Richard Hirsh

I AM: A Journey in Jewish Faith

World Religions

“We might imagine that after millennia of interpretation, there is little left to say about the Shema that has not been said. But Rabbi Eron’s I AM proves the wisdom of the ancient rabbinic aphorism: ‘perpetually turn the words of the Torah, for it is the gateway to everything.’ Eron uses the well-known words of this most central of Jewish prayers to explore in remarkably fresh ways the intricacies of life observed over time, harvesting what has been and imagining what might yet be.”

What Can a Modern Jew Believe?

World Religions

“Rabbi Rosenthal combines academic erudition with a facility for language that makes the diversity and depth of what Jews have believed throughout Jewish history accessible, informative, and provocative. With equal respect for the core central affirmations of Jewish faith and for the many additional and alternative Jewish perspectives about that faith, Rabbi Rosenthal is able to embrace the pluralism in Jewish thought without reducing issues of belief to mere personal choice. We are challenged to think again about just what it is that we can affirm, what we are challenged to believe, and how we can take a respectful position regarding tradition without succumbing to a false fundamentalism.”