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Jewish Preaching in Times of War, 1800 - 2001
Author Information - Contents - Publication Details
Wartime sermons offer a window on to how Jews perceive themselves in relation to the majority society and how Jewish and national values are reconciled when the fate of a nation is at stake. They also reveal a great deal about how rabbis guide their communities through the challenges of their times. The sermons reproduced here were delivered by rabbis from across the Jewish spectrum, and each is accompanied by a comprehensive introduction and detailed notes.
Marc Saperstein is Principal of Leo Baeck College, London. After receiving a PhD at Harvard, he taught there for nine years, holding the first regular faculty position in Jewish Studies at Harvard Divinity School. Before relocating to London, he was the Charles E. Smith Professor of Jewish History and Director of the Program in Judaic Studies at the George Washington University. A Fellow and former Vice President of the prestigious American Academy for Jewish Research, he has been visiting professor at Columbia University, the University of Pennsylvania, and the Revel Graduate School of Yeshiva University. He is the author of five previous books, including Jewish Preaching, 1200-1800 and 'Your Voice Like a Ram's Horn': Themes and Texts in Traditional Jewish Preaching, both of which won National Jewish Book Awards, as well as many other works on Jewish history and thought. Professor Saperstein is widely recognized as the leading authority in this generation on the history of the Jewish sermon in medieval and modern times.
| Format | 23.5 x 15.5 cm / 6" x 9" |
| Pages | 640 pages |
| ISBN | 978-1-904113-54-6 |
| Price | £39.95 / $69.95 |
| Date of publication | 31 January 2008 |
© The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, 2008