Righteous Indignation: A Jewish Call for Justice
In this groundbreaking volume, leading rabbis, intellectuals, and activists explore the relationship between Judaism and social justice, drawing on ancient and modern sources of wisdom. The contributors argue that American Jewry must move beyond "mitzvah days" and other occasional service programs, and dedicate itself to systemic change in the United States, Israel, and throughout the world. These provocative essays concentrate on specific justice issues such as eradicating war, global...
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In this groundbreaking volume, leading rabbis, intellectuals, and activists explore the relationship between Judaism and social justice, drawing on ancient and modern sources of wisdom. The contributors argue that American Jewry must move beyond "mitzvah days" and other occasional service programs, and dedicate itself to systemic change in the United States, Israel, and throughout the world. These provocative essays concentrate on specific justice issues such as eradicating war, global warming, health care, gay rights and domestic violence, offering practical ways to transform theory into practice, and ideas into advocacy. Rich and passionate, these expressions will inspire you to consider your obligations as a Jew, as an American and as a global citizen, while challenging you to take thoughtful and effective action in the world.
Foreword David Ellenson ixAcknowledgments xiIntroduction xiiiJudaism, Justice, and American LifeCan Social Justice Save the American Jewish Soul? Sidney Schwarz 3What Does Tikkun Olam Actually Mean? Jane Kanarek 15Divine Limitation and Human Responsibility Or N. Rose 23Preaching What I Practice: The Power of Jewish Organizing Margie Klein 31The Legacy of Abraham Joshua Heschel: Jewish Spirituality and Political Transformation Michael Lerner 38Religious Leadership and Politics David Saperstein 45Renewing Creation: Judaism and the EnvironmentRereading Genesis: Human Stewardship of the Earth Ellen Bernstein 55Jewish Textual Practice and Sustainable Culture Natan Margalit 60Wonder and Restraint: A Rabbinical Call to Environmental Action$dCoejl 67Toxic Waste and the Talmud Jeremy Benstein 76Judaism, Oil, and Renewable Energy Shana Starobin 79The Temple of the Spirit: The Human BodyRedemption for Radicals: Jewish Congregation-Based Community Organizing Jonah Dov Pesner 87The Blood of OurNeighbors: American Health Care Reform Sandra Fox Martin Seltman 94The Global AIDS Crisis: Caring for the Sick by Standing with the Activists Jacob Feinspan Julia Greenberg 102A Jewish View of Embryonic Stem Cell Research Elliot N. Dorff 110The Brownsville Legacy: Judaism and Reproductive Rights Judith Rosenbaum 120Looking Inward: Domestic Violence within the Jewish Community Naomi Tucker 126The Yoke of Oppression: Social and Economic JusticeHearing the Voice of the Poor Aryeh Cohen 135A Jewish Vision for Economic Justice Jill Jacobs 147Why a Labor Movement Matters Arieh Lebowitz 155And If Not Together, How? Jews and Immigration in the United States Dara Silverman 163Gracious Giver of Wisdom: Recovering America's Great Public School System Marla Feldman Joshua Seth Ladon 169The Possibility of Change: An Argument for Restorative Justice Sharon Brous Daniel Sokatch 175Klal Yisrael: Creating an Inclusive CommunityThe Significance of Sex: Social Order and Post-Mythic Religion Jay Michaelson 185Beyond Same-Sex Marriage: Social Justice and Sexual Values in Judaism Martha Ackelsberg Judith Plaskow 195Priority Lists: A Dialogue on Judaism, Feminism, and Activism Rebecca Alpert Danya Ruttenberg 206Created Beings of Our Own: Toward a Jewish Liberation Theology for Men, Women, and Everyone Else Elliot Rose Kukla 214Multiracial Jewish Families: A Personal and Political Approach to Justice Politics Marla Brettschneider 222Differently Abled: The Lesson of Rabbi Elazar Abigail Uhrman 229Seeking Peace: Israel, Palestine, and American JewryWarriors, Prophets, Peacemakers, and Disciples: A Call to Action in the Face of Religiously Inspired Violence Melissa Weintraub 237Plotting the Middle Path to Israeli-Palestinian Peace: The Role of American Jews Diane Balser 249Imitatio Dei and/as Shared Space: A Jewish Theological Argument for Sharing the Holy Land Shaul Magid 260Everything Falls Apart Joel Schalit 270The Challenge of Making Peace Stephen P. Cohen 275The Seventy Nations: Global ConcernsAm I My Brother's Keeper If My Brother Lives Halfway Around the World? Ruth Messinger Aaron Dorfman 281A Jewish Response to Globalization Micha Odenheimer 293"Silence Is Akin to Assent": Judaism and the War in Iraq Adam Rubin 303Once Again: Genocide in Darfur Mark Hanis 308How to Split the Sea: Anti-Semitism and Social Change April Rosenblum 312Reopening the Tent of Abraham Phyllis Berman Arthur Waskow 319Notes 327Credits 348Righteous Indignation on the Web 350About the Editors 351
