Judaism'S 10 Best Ideas by Arthur Green

Judaism'S 10 Best Ideas by Arthur Green

A welcoming introduction to the most important ideas in Judaism.

In an age of fluid identity, many people are honestly asking the question Why be Jewish? What in this religious and ethnic legacy is worth preserving? Does Judaism have something unique to offer a contemporary seeker free to choose a way of life and a system of values?

Here is the answer of a leading spiritual teacher who has faced these questions in conversation with generations of students. With warmth, humor, personal and rabbinic stories and down-to-earth explanations, Arthur Green presents the ideas in Judaism that kept him loyal to the tradition passed on to him. The result is an enticing look into timeless Jewish wisdom that will encourage you to explore further and search out the riches of Judaism for yourself.

Arthur Green, PhD, is regarded as one of the world's foremost experts on Jewish spirituality and thinking. He is the Irving Brudnick professor of philosophy and religion at Hebrew College, as well as the rector of the Rabbinical School, which he established in 2004. Dr. Green is the author of several publications, including Judaism's Ten Best Ideas: A Short Guide for Seekers; Ehyeh: A Kabbalah for Tomorrow; Seek My Face: A Jewish Mystical Theology; and Your Word Is Fire: The Hasidic Masters on Contemplation. He is a professor emeritus at Brandeis University and formerly taught at the University of Pennsylvania and the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, where he served as dean He is also the writer of Speaking Torah: Spiritual Teachings from Around the Maggid's Table (Yale University Press) and the author of Radical Judaism (Yale University Press). He's been linked to the Havurah movement and a neo-Hasidic approach to Judaism for a long time.