Taking Hold of Torah: Jewish Commitment and Community in America

Jews have both benefitted and suffered from the fraying of traditional loyalties that has come to characterize modern American culture. In each of the five chapters, Arnold M. Eisen examines a major issue or theme related to his vision for the renewal of Jewish communities - in terms of one of the five books of the Torah. What is the meaning and purpose of Jewish tradition? What is the signifiacnce of faith and covenant? What are the contemporary uses of ritual? What should a new agenda for politics in American Jewish life include? What legacy is to be left to future generations? This encouraging work is essential reading for anyone concerned with questions of Jewish faith and the future of Judaism.