Elliot N Dorff

Jewish Choices, Jewish Voices: Social Justice - Jewish Choices, Jewish Voices Elliot N Dorff

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.; 1; V. 1. Body -- v. 2. Money -- [3] Power -- v. 4. Sex and intimacy -- v. 5 War and national security. Table of Contents: Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Case 1. Poverty and Health Care -- Case Study -- Traditional Sources / Uzi Weingarten -- Contemporary Sources / Steven Edelman-Blank, Julia Oestreich -- Responses: Passion, Power, and Partnership / Shmuly Yanklowitz -- Health Care for the Homeless: An Interview with Lillian Gelberg / Elliot N. Dorff -- The Reach and the Limits of Responsibility / Jill Jacobs -- Case 2. Discrimination and Preferential Treatment -- Case Study -- Traditional Sources / Uzi Weingarten -- Contemporary Sources / Steven Edelman-Blank, Julia Oestreich -- Responses: For Whom is the Fight Against Discrimination? Jews, Liberal Equality and Ethnic-Nationalism / Joseph Gindi -- Discrimination: A Violation of Human Dignity / Rachel Kahn-Troster -- Bias Crime Laws and the Mission of Social Justice / Frederick M. Lawrence -- Case 3. The Environment -- Case Study -- Traditional Sources / Uzi Weingarten -- Contemporary Sources / Steven Edelman-Blank, Julia Oestreich -- Responses: Teshuvah to Shylah: Creating Questions from Answers / Arthur Waskow -- Preventing Our Stumble / Justin Goldstein -- Struggling with Environmental Balance / Joel S. Jacobs -- Case 4. Criminal Justice -- Case Study -- Traditional Sources / Uzi Weingarten -- Contemporary Sources / Steven Edelman-Blank, Julia Oestreich -- Responses: Getting Our Priorities Right: The Call for Education, Not Incarceration / Jo Hirschmann -- Reading the Rabbis in Their Own World: Contextualizing Rabbinic Views of Capital Punishment / Mark Ankcorn -- The Role of Punishment and the Death Penalty / Laurie L. Levenson -- Conclusion: The Ethics of Social Justice -- Suggestions for Further Reading -- Editors and Contributors -- Index.

Contributor Bio:  Dorff, Elliot N Rabbi Elliott N. Dorff, PhD, is the author of many important books, including The Way Into Tikkun Olam (Repairing the World), a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award, and The Jewish Approach to Repairing the World (Tikkun Olam): A Brief Introduction for Christians. An active voice in contemporary interfaith dialogue, he is Rector and Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the American Jewish University (formerly the University of Judaism), and chair of the Academy of Judaic, Christian and Muslim Studies. Rabbi Elliot N. Dorff, PhD, is available to speak on the following topics: Jewish Medical Ethics Conservative Judaism Jewish and American Law Finding God in Prayer A Jewish Approach to PovertyContributor Bio:  Ruttenberg, Danya Danya Ruttenberg is author of the forthcoming Surprised by God: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Religion and editor of the anthology Yentl's Revenge: The Next Wave of Jewish Feminism. She is a contributing editor to Lilith magazine and Women in Judaism: A Multidisciplinary Journal. Ruttenberg will receive rabbinic ordination from the American Jewish University.