Like diamants companion volume for converts, choosing a jewish life, living a jewish life is a fine resource for someone looking for introductorylevel information on nonorthodox judaism. Guide to choosing a jewish name reclaiming judaism. Jews choosing life by matthew berke february 1999 the sanctity and infinite worth of every human being is a quintessential jewish value, grounded in the biblical notion that man is made in the image and likeness of god. The definitive guide to the conversion process, revised and updated for a new generation of jewsbychoice however you choose to fashion your personal journey to judaism, anita diamant is the perfect guide. Choose life many people do not choose life when they choose drugs or choose to treat others unkindly abusively.
A handbook for people converting to judaism and for their family and friends kindle edition by diamant, anita. Ida crown jewish academy has taught me core values of life, work ethics, and judaism, and it has aided my growth from a sheltered child into a mature and thriving jewish student living in the modern world. Download now jewish tradition is a gift and a challenge. Living a jewish life is your guide to the cultural and spiritual treasures of judaism, explained in ways that address the choices posed by modern life. Learn about membership options, or view our freely available titles. Here you will learn how to choose a rabbi, a synagogue, a denomination, a hebrew name. In america, i was a young, stayathome, homeschooling mom of four small children with a successful husband that traveled for work. Choosing a jewish life by anita diamant overdrive rakuten. Apr 26, 2015 six months ago, i began teaching a premarital class to intrafaith and interfaith couples being married by clergy at my synagogue. Choosing a jewish life enjoy a little jewish reading. Tribalists believe the organized jewish community should continue its present. Choosing a jewish life was the first book i started reading for the kickstart of my conversion earlier this summer. A handbook for people converting to judaism and for their family and friends 97808052472 by diamant, anita and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. A handbook for people converting to judaism and for their family and friends offers a handholding guide.
I will give it to every interfaith couple, and recommend that they give it to their parents. Much later, the life and teachings of the great kabbalist rabbi yitzchak luria, known as the ari, might be introduced to strengthen the name and the persons jewish connection. Choosing a college with a jewish life on campus ida. Choosing a jewish life, revised and updated rakuten kobo. Choosing a jewish life helps you understand the extraordinary journey of selfdiscovery and of spiritual and intellectual growth that converstion to judaism can and should be. And we choose life each time we lift our voices to advocate for civil rights or environmental protection. Choosing life, one banana bread at a time hebrew college. Our tradition is predicated on the notion that no jew should live alone on a desert island. In a sense each choice we make during the day can be seen as either choosing life or not. I have put before you life and death, blessing and curse. At any one moment a person holds his entire life in his hands. Jews choosing life by matthew berke articles first things. Many questions most wouldbe converts may have concerning synagogue, rabbi, rules, and rituals were well anticipated. I love this book because not only does it explain the faith traditions of judaism, it gives examples and ideas of how to integrate these traditions into ones life.
Jewishitalian family tiramisu business finds new life during pandemic ryan torok april 21, 2020 0 giovanni bolla is a master of the art of tiramisu, the italian dessert featuring coffeedipped. Also, send me the jewish newsletter and special offers. Our choices affect not only ourselves, but life on a global levelwhen we choose to drive less, spend less, and consume less, we are choosing life. Its so refreshing and reassuring as a new jewbychoice. This phrase is a classic example of a merism, a figure of speech that is used frequently in the bible, where two parts or elements are used to denote the whole. Rachel cowan, coauthor of mixed blessingsin the same knowledgeable, reassuring, and respectful style that has made her one of the most admired writers of guides to jewish practices and rituals, anita diamant provides advice and information that can transform the act of conversion into an extraordinary journey of selfdiscovery and spiritual. Jewish italian family tiramisu business finds new life during pandemic ryan torok april 21, 2020 0 giovanni bolla is a master of the art of tiramisu, the italian dessert featuring coffeedipped. Choosing a jewish life, revised and updated by anita diamant. A handbook for people converting to judaism and for their family and friends ebook. Let us pray that loved ones of the victims of yesterdays attack will be comforted. Recommended by educators and rabbis, and required reading in many classes for those considering conversion, choosing a jewish life contains information and advice about selecting a rabbi, a synagogue, a denomination, and a hebrew name.
As a rabbi and a convert, i appreciate this book deeply for its sensitivity to the complex feelings of those who are exploring paths to becoming jewish, and for the deep love of judaism it conveys. I have put before you life and death, blessing and curse therefore choose life. A handbook for people converting to judaism and for their family and friends 4. Choosing a jewish life, revised and updated by anita. Parents dont always get this right, so it is possible to change ones sacred name later in life. Our world offers a dizzying array of options for constructing identity and making meaning. All of these are questions that an academy student must consider in order to choose a college where he or she will feel comfortable and be happy. Married to a convert herself, anita diamant provides advice and information that can transform the act of conversion into an extraordinary journey of selfdiscovery. Some people convert to become part of a jewish family and to raise jewish children, many after living in a jewish family for years. Six months ago, i began teaching a premarital class to intrafaith and interfaith couples being married by clergy at my synagogue. Death is capitulating to the temptations of the temporal. Dear friends, even as our enemies choose death, let us choose life. Life is ultimately cleaving to hashem who is eternal.
Because ones name is made from the lashon kodeshthe letters of the holy language of the jewish people, this name is part of ritually establishing the childs place within the jewish people and our. Anita diamant married to a convert herself, diamant anticipates all the questions, doubts, and concerns, provides a comprehensive explanation of the rules and rituals of conversion, and offers practical guidance. Long ago, god challenged his people israel to make the ultimate life choice. Below is a brief introduction to choosing a hebrew name for your child, from why a jewish name is important, to the particulars of how that name can be selected, to when a child is traditionally named. Whether someone grew up orthodox or is new to it, choosing to maintain a strict jewish ritual observance represents some degree of inconveniencefrom. A handbook for people converting to judaism and for their family and friends by anita diamant 1998, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. It is moses final oration although a coda of an epic poem and a blessing will follow, and ends with the stirring call that has come to define the jewish character and especially this season of the jewish year.
It absolutely should be a staple in a new converts library and will highly recommend it to everyone. Running on your treadmill that you havent used in months is choosing life. Everything youll need to set up the perfect jewish home. As a rabbi and a convert, i appreciate this book deeply for its sensitivity to the complex feelings of those who are ex.
Pdf choosing a jewish life download full pdf book download. Choosing a jewish life, revised and updated a handbook for people converting to judaism and for their family and friends by anita diamant and publisher schocken. This book discusses various aspects of jewish life, including home and community observances, the. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Diamants fiances decision to convert inspired her to write a book providing practical and spiritual advice about the conversion process. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Married to a convert herself, anita diamant provides advice and information that can transform the act of conversion into an extraordinary journey of selfdiscovery and spiritual growth. Young americans who are choosing to become orthodox jews. The zohar says that there really is only one giant mitzvah and that is choose life all the rest of the mitzvos are etzos advice on how to achieve choosing life. We often face challenges in which we need to exercise wisdom and understanding.
Choosing a jewish life a handbook for people converting to judaism and for their family and friends by anita diamant. A handbook for people converting to judaism and for their family and friends 1st pbk. Choosing life, one banana bread at a time april 28, 2020 hebrew college. To do so successfully, we must start with the first and most basic choicechoosing the way that leads to life. Choosing aliyah jewish voice ministries international.
With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability. Recommended by educators and rabbis, and required reading in many classes for those considering conversion. The implications for the future of jewish life in america are varied. Others choose to remain a non jewish member of a jewish family, sometimes still participating fully in jewish life. Choosing jewish life fostering jewish peoplehood the. Others choose to remain a nonjewish member of a jewish family, sometimes still participating fully in jewish life. When the first edition of anita diamants groundbreaking book on conversion, choosing a jewish life, came out 18 years ago, conversion was rarely openly spoken of within the jewish community, let alone embraced and celebrated as a positive life choice.
Choosing a jewish life anticipates questions, doubts, and concerns, provides a comprehensive explanation of the rules and rituals of conversion, and discusses the process of creating an authentic jewish identity. Regardless of whether couples were endogamous or interfaith, we believed that marriage presented an opportunity to. Whether choosing judaism for the first time, or returning or affirming this path for yourself, the choice to live a jewish life calls for ritual and communal celebration. Save up to 80% by choosing the etextbook option for isbn. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. I grieve for life lost with those i love because i made a choice to love god by obeying above all. Download pdf choosing a jewish life book full free. A handbook for people converting to judaism and for their family and friends view larger image. Seth rosen nearly opted out of jewish life entirely. For jews who practice even a modicum of tradition, social distancing is an unnatural act. If, for example, a womans name is rinah, meaning song or joy, and she is a musical person, one might use this saying to indicate how appropriate her birth name is in retrospect, looking back on her life from the present. This book discusses various aspects of jewish life, including home and community observances, the holidays, and the life cycle. A child given the sacred name ahmose amos in western parlance might be introduced to the prophetic tradition and also the powerful poetry of israeli national amos oz. The impetus for the class was the increasing disaffiliation and disconnection of jewish young adults from jewish life.
Choosing a jewish life, revised and updated and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Choosing a jewish life available for download and read online in other formats. A handbook for people converting to judaism and for their family and friends diamant, anita on. Moses words are so timeless that i feel he could be delivering them in our synagogues today.
Log in you must be logged into bookshare to access this title. Sep 26, 2016 when the first edition of anita diamants groundbreaking book on conversion, choosing a jewish life, came out 18 years ago, conversion was rarely openly spoken of within the jewish community, let alone embraced and celebrated as a positive life choice. Choosing a jewish life, revised and updated on apple books. Sensitive, sympathetic, and insightful, choosing a jewish life provides everything necessary to make conversion a joyful and spiritually meaningful experience. I praise the wisdom of our sages, who carefully calibrated the calendar so that we would always be hearing these words to prime us for the new year.
Choose life, that you and your descendants may live. A handbook for people converting to judaism and for their family and friends. Condemning people and judging them negatively is choosing death. Read choosing a jewish life, revised and updated a handbook for people converting to judaism and for their family and friends by anita diamant available from rakuten kobo. Oct 04, 2019 the zohar says that there really is only one giant mitzvah and that is choose life all the rest of the mitzvos are etzos advice on how to achieve choosing life. I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day. Whoever destroys one life is as if he destroyed a whole world, and whoever. The sanctity and infinite worth of every human being is a quintessential jewish value, grounded in the biblical notion that man is made in the image and likeness of god. Living a jewish life is your guide to the cultural and spiritual treasures of judaism, explained in ways that address the. For help choosing a jewish name, check out kvellers baby name finder. Choosing a college with a jewish life on campus ida crown. Sometimes, choosing life means helping others choose life in their time of deepest sorrow. If you do whats hard by making an unexpected call to thank someone who helped you in the past, this is choosing life.
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