There Shall Be No Needy: Pursuing Social Justice through Jewish Law and Tradition
Confront the most pressing issues of twenty-first-century America in this fascinating book, which brings together classical Jewish sources, contemporary policy debate and real-life stories.\ Poverty and the Poor\ Collection and Allocation of Tzedakah\ Workers, Employers and Unions\ Housing the Homeless\ The Provision of Health Care\ Environmental Sustainability\ Crime, Punishment and Rehabilitation\ By creating a dialogue between traditional texts and current realities, Jacobs presents a...
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Confront the most pressing issues of twenty-first-century America in this fascinating book, which brings together classical Jewish sources, contemporary policy debate and real-life stories.Poverty and the PoorCollection and Allocation of TzedakahWorkers, Employers and UnionsHousing the HomelessThe Provision of Health CareEnvironmental SustainabilityCrime, Punishment and RehabilitationBy creating a dialogue between traditional texts and current realities, Jacobs presents a template for engagement in public life from a Jewish perspective and challenges us to renew our obligations to each other. Publishers Weekly The author of this excellent examination of the Jewish response to contemporary issues of social justice earned her rabbinical ordination at New York's Jewish Theological Seminary, where she became aware of problems experienced by residents of neighboring Harlem. This and her subsequent position working for a trade union led her to explore the relationship between Jewish texts and matters of social policy. Today, she is rabbi-in-residence of the Jewish Fund for Justice. Combining the examination of Jewish texts with contemporary social concerns has resulted in a thoughtful book. Jacobs explores problems of poverty, workers, housing, health care and the environment, highlighting the contribution of Jewish teachings to answering these social questions. (Apr. )Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Acknowledgments ixForeword Rabbi Elliot N. Dorff, PhD xiPreface Simon Greer xviiIntroduction: The Search for an Integrated Judaism 11 A Vision of Economic Justice 92 Essential Terms: Tikkun Olam, Tzedek, and Prophetic Judaism 243 Defining Poverty and the Poor 494 Sufficient for One's Needs: The Collection and Allocation of Tzedakah 795 Servants to Servants or Servants to God: Workers, Employers, and Unions 976 They Shall Tremble No More: Housing and Homelessness 1327 I Will Remove Illness From Within Your Midst: The Provision of Health Care 1598 The City and the Garden: Environmental Sustainability for the Twenty-first Century 1799 When Your Brother is Flogged: Crime, Punishment, and Rehabilitation 192Conclusion: Judaism in the Public Sphere 214Notes 222Glossary 247Suggestions for Further Reading 251Index 252
\ Publishers WeeklyThe author of this excellent examination of the Jewish response to contemporary issues of social justice earned her rabbinical ordination at New York's Jewish Theological Seminary, where she became aware of problems experienced by residents of neighboring Harlem. This and her subsequent position working for a trade union led her to explore the relationship between Jewish texts and matters of social policy. Today, she is rabbi-in-residence of the Jewish Fund for Justice. Combining the examination of Jewish texts with contemporary social concerns has resulted in a thoughtful book. Jacobs explores problems of poverty, workers, housing, health care and the environment, highlighting the contribution of Jewish teachings to answering these social questions. (Apr. )\ Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.\ \
