Judaism and Justice: The Jewish Passion to Repair the World

Woodstock, VT: Jewish Lights Publishing, 2006. First edition. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed by author. Inscribed on half-title.. Glued binding. Paper over boards. xxvi, 312, [14] p. Interviews. Endnotes. BIbliography. Index. The author is a Rabbi. The Foreword was written by Ruth Messinger. Examines Jewish dedication to causes of equality, human rights and peace, showing how the idea of justice shapes Jewish attitudes even as the community wrestles with its instincts for self-preservation and its desire to serve as a light to the nations. " From the author's website: "Rabbi Sid Schwarz has been a congregational rabbi, a social entrepreneur, the CEO of several non-profits and an author. Currently, Sid serves as a senior fellow at Clal: The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership where he directs the Clergy Leadership Incubator (CLI) program which trains rabbis across the denominational spectrum to be visionary spiritual leaders with the skills to transform American synagogues. He is also deeply involved in interfaith work with a particular emphasis on co-existence efforts in the Middle East. Sid has also been instrumental in the 2012 launch of the René Cassin Fellowship Program which he now directs. This year-long fellowship program for young professionals, ages 25-35, focuses on Judaism and human rights and has hubs in New York, London and Jerusalem, each with 12 fellows. The program is sponsored by the London based organization, Rene Cassin. The program is funded by the Commission on the Jewish People of the New York UJA Federation. Rabbi Sid founded and led PANIM: The Institute for Jewish Leadership and Values for 21 years, an organization that is dedicated to inspiring, training and empowering Jewish youth to a life of leadership, activism and service. Dr. Schwarz previously served as the executive director of the Jewish Community Council of Greater Washington D.C. where he oversaw the public affairs and community relations work for the Jewish community. He is the founding rabbi of Adat Shalom Reconstructionist Congregation in Bethesda, MD where he continues to teach and lead services. Dr. Schwarz holds a Ph.D. in Jewish history and is the author of more than 100 articles and three groundbreaking books, Finding a Spiritual Home: How a New Generation of Jews Can Transform the American Synagogue (Jewish Lights, 2000), Judaism and Justice: The Jewish Passion to Repair the World (Jewish Lights, 2006), and Jewish Megatrends: Charting the Course of the American Jewish Future (Jewish Lights, 2013)."