Place Where You Are Standing Is Holy
A book-length study of the wisdom that Judaism imparts upon relationships with God, self, and others.
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A book-length study of the wisdom that Judaism imparts upon relationships with God, self, and others. Library Journal Winkler, a rabbi, and Elior, a scholar of Judaica and Winkler's wife, have chosen as their theme what Judaism has to say about interpersonal relationships, i.e., relationships with God, the self, other adults, children, and the earth. As Judaism is a covenanting faith above all else, this important theme is at first developed quite promisingly. Then, unfortunately, two things begin to negate the book's usefulness. First, the authors have a tendency to combine the traditional insights of Judaism with contemporary pop psychology, and second, the writing style is verbose-so much so that it is doubtful if any reader will have the stamina to plow through the entire book, at least a third of which should have been cut. Recommended only for all-inclusive Judaica collections.-Robert A. Silver, formerly with Shaker Heights P.L., Ohio
AcknowledgmentsPrefaceIntroduction1The Sanctity of Personal Space12Covenanting with God113Covenanting with Self594Covenanting with Other1135Covenanting with Children1796Covenanting with the Earth203Bibliography221Index223
\ Rabbi Zalman M. Schachter-ShalomiThe Place Where You Are Standing Is Holy: A Jewish Theology on Human Relationships is an eco-ethic for the next era. The authors open the classical sources—that we have often heard about but have seldom seen in English—with erudite scholarship as well as holistic psycho-ethical insight.\ \ \ \ \ Library JournalWinkler, a rabbi, and Elior, a scholar of Judaica and Winkler's wife, have chosen as their theme what Judaism has to say about interpersonal relationships, i.e., relationships with God, the self, other adults, children, and the earth. As Judaism is a covenanting faith above all else, this important theme is at first developed quite promisingly. Then, unfortunately, two things begin to negate the book's usefulness. First, the authors have a tendency to combine the traditional insights of Judaism with contemporary pop psychology, and second, the writing style is verbose-so much so that it is doubtful if any reader will have the stamina to plow through the entire book, at least a third of which should have been cut. Recommended only for all-inclusive Judaica collections.-Robert A. Silver, formerly with Shaker Heights P.L., Ohio\ \
