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TARGUM SHLISHI ANNOUNCES THE PUBLICATION OF
JEWISH SAGES OF TODAY, EDITED BY ARYEH RUBIN |
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Jewish Sages of Today: Profiles of Extraordinary People, edited by Aryeh Rubin, $16.95, 264 pages, Devora Publishing and Targum Shlishi, 978-1-934440-96-4, November 30, 2009
Miami, FL (December 6, 2009)—Who inspires us, makes us think, gives us hope? Who is making a difference in the Jewish world? Jewish Sages of Today: Profiles of Extraordinary People, edited by Aryeh Rubin, founder and director of Targum Shlishi (Devora Publishing and Targum Shlishi), contains in-depth profiles of twenty-seven accomplished individuals dedicated to improving the Jewish world.
The book has been several years in the making and is considered by Mr. Rubin to be a mission of sorts, an effort to offer an alternative to the widespread and misguided celebrity worship so prevalent in our society. “The sages in this book, and others like them, are true heroes. These are people who have a a mission in life, have incorporated Jewish values into their core, and are working to improve the world,” explains Mr. Rubin. “Sages inspire us, elevate us, and motivate us to imagine and live lives of intent and purpose.”
In addition to inspiring readers through the examples of these remarkable people, Mr. Rubin hopes that this book will help to stimulate change in terms of Jewish leadership. “The sages profiled in this book, and their peers, should be included in the power structure of Jewish leadership on a macro level, and largely are not,” Mr. Rubin says. “Why are the wisest people in our generation not involved in the decision making process? Just think about how much more effective Jewish leadership would be if the sages and people like them were at the table.”
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From the Chicago Jewish News:
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| Can Jewish tenets be a model for a more eco-friendly world? |
| By Gil Shefler (12/04/2009) |
| Have Jews been “green” for millennia without knowing it?A Jewish delegation made the case to a climate-change conference in Britain, arguing for eco-friendly measures based on the Jewish tenets of Shabbat, kashrut and shmita, the injunction to let land lie fallow every seventh year.
Titled “Many Heavens, One Earth,” the conference at Windsor Palace in Britain invited representatives of nine religions from around the world to offer their perspectives on climate change and the environment. |
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