Jewish Woman Next Door : Repairing the World One Step at a Time.

By:

Flancbaum, Debby

Contributor(s):

Flancbaum, Debby

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9789655241822

Subject(s):

Jewish women -- Religious life -- United States

Genre/Form:

Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Jewish Woman Next DoorDDC classification:

305.488924

LOC classification:

BM726 -- .F57 2015eb

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Contents:

Intro -- Title Page -- Half Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword by Louis Flancbaum, M.D. -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Pidyon Sh'vuyim / Redeeming Captives -- Ruth Gruber -- Barbara Ribacove Gordon -- Alice Sardell -- Chapter 2. Tzedakah / Righteousness -- Naomi Eisenberger -- Jenny Kaplan, z"l -- Eileen Sklaroff -- Chapter 3. Hachnasat Orchim / Welcoming Guests -- Bessie Fishman Newell, z"l and Rachel Bess Levine -- Sylvia Ruskin -- Wendy Kay -- Chapter 4. Bikkur Chollim / Visiting the Sick -- Barbara Sarah -- Zella Goldfinger and Chava Rose -- Joan Posnick -- Chapter 5. V'ahavta L'reyacha / Loving One's Neighbor -- Eve Stern -- Myriam Gummerman -- Stanlee Stahl -- Chapter 6. Lo Ta'amod al Dam Re'echa / Do Not Stand Idly by While the Blood of Your Neighbor is Being Shed -- Maxine Uttal -- Linda Storfer -- Claire Ginsburg Goldstein -- Chapter 7. Talmud Torah / The Study of Torah -- Sarah Labkowski -- Judith Helfand -- Marla Berkowitz -- Chapter 8. Kavod Hamayt, Nichum Avaylim / Honoring the Dead and Comforting the Bereaved -- Rena Halpern Kieval -- Leatrice Rabinsky -- Ronnie Shonzeit -- Chapter 9. Ahavat Zion / Zionism and Love of the Land of Israel -- Stephanie Stein -- Judith Darsky -- Toni Wortman -- Chapter 10. Rodef Shalom / The Pursuit of Peace -- Letty Cotton Pogrebin -- Paula Rackoff -- Maureen Kushner -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author.

Summary: The women profiled in this collection of absorbing essays-some known throughout the world, others known only within their own communities-all share one key trait: whether religious or secular, they are driven by their commitment to Judaism to engage in acts of kindness. In profiling women such as Ruth Gruber, who helped hundreds of Jewish refugees escape from war-torn Europe, or Wendy Kay, who regularly invites teenagers to her home for Shabbat, The Jewish Woman Next Door provides contemporary role models that readers will admire and be able to emulate.

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The women profiled in this collection of absorbing essays-some known throughout the world, others known only within their own communities-all share one key trait: whether religious or secular, they are driven by their commitment to Judaism to engage in acts of kindness. In profiling women such as Ruth Gruber, who helped hundreds of Jewish refugees escape from war-torn Europe, or Wendy Kay, who regularly invites teenagers to her home for Shabbat, The Jewish Woman Next Door provides contemporary role models that readers will admire and be able to emulate.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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