Tanu Rabbanan: Our Rabbis Taught : Essays on the Occasion of the Centennial of the Central Conference of American RabbisJoseph B. Glaser Tanu Rabbanan includes four discourses which together present the agenda of the American Reform rabbinate at this milestone: "The Rabbi as Religious Figure", "United Within Diversity", "Israel and the Reform Rabbinate" and "The Next Century". Historical overviews of the Conference complete this volume. As the CCAR Press enters into its second century, this book of essays addresses the forever timely questions as to whether rabbinic authority is ascribed or earned; whether there are or should be boundaries of theology or practice; whether being a rabbi is primarily doing or being; and how to maintain rabbinic integrity and authenticity in the face of communal and societal pressures. |
Contents
Introduction Joseph B Glaser | 1 |
Our Masters Eugene J Lipman | 39 |
The Rabbi as Religious Figure Samuel E Karff | 71 |
Copyright | |
3 other sections not shown
Common terms and phrases
action adopted affirmation Ahad Ha'am aliya American Jewish American Rabbis American Reform ARZA authority autonomy binic called CCAR members CCAR Yearbook CCAR's centennial Central Conference century colleagues College-Institute Columbus Platform Commission Committee congregations continue David Polish debate Diaspora diversity Education ence established ethical Executive Board faith Gates of Prayer groups halacha Hebrew Union College HUC-JIR individual Israeli issues Jerusalem Jewish community Jewish Institute Jewry joint Land of Israel leaders liberal liturgy live meeting membership ment messianic mitzvah mitzvot mixed marriage official organizations Orthodox Palestine percent Perspective Pittsburgh Platform placement Platform political position practice prayerbook President prophetic proposed published question Reform Jewish Reform Jews Reform Judaism Reform movement Reform rabbis religion religious resolution Responsa response ritual role secular Shabbat spiritual statement synagogue theological tion tional Torah traditional UAHC Union Prayer Book Wise women worship Yishuv York Zion Zionist