There Shall Be No Needy
Pursuing Social Justice through Jewish Law and Tradition
- 288 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
How can a Jewish approach to social justice offer positive change for America?
"Ancient texts offer significant wisdom about human nature, economic cycles, the causes of inequality, and our obligations to each other. These insights can inform our own approaches to current issues, challenge our assumptions, and force us to consider alternative approaches. The conversation between our texts and our lives can enrich our experience of both."
—from the Introduction
Confront the most pressing issues of twenty-first-century America in this fascinating book, which brings together classical Jewish sources, contemporary policy debate and real-life stories.
Rabbi Jill Jacobs, a leading young voice in the social justice arena, makes a powerful argument for participation in the American public square from a deeply Jewish perspective, while deepening our understanding of the relationship between Judaism and such current social issues as:
Poverty and the Poor
Collection and Allocation of Tzedakah
Workers, Employers and Unions
Housing the Homeless
The Provision of Health Care
Environmental Sustainability
Crime, Punishment and Rehabilitation
By creating a dialogue between traditional texts and current realities, Jacobs presents a template for engagement in public life from a Jewish perspective and challenges us to renew our obligations to each other.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Foreword by Rabbi Elliot N. Dorff, PhD
- Preface by Simon Greer
- INTRODUCTION: The Search for an Integrated Judaism
- 1 A VISION OF ECONOMIC JUSTICE
- 2 ESSENTIAL TERMS: Tikkun Olam, Tzedek, and Prophetic Judaism
- 3 DEFINING POVERTY AND THE POOR
- 4 SUFFICIENT FOR ONE’S NEEDS: The Collection and Allocation of Tzedakah
- 5 SERVANTS TO SERVANTS OR SERVANTS TO GOD: Workers, Employers, and Unions
- 6 THEY SHALL TREMBLE NO MORE: Housing and Homelessness
- 7 I WILL REMOVE ILLNESS FROM WITHIN YOUR MIDST: The Provision of Health Care
- 8 THE CITY AND THE GARDEN: Environmental Sustainability for the Twenty-first Century
- 9 WHEN YOUR BROTHER IS FLOGGED: Crime, Punishment, and Rehabilitation
- CONCLUSION: Judaism in the Public Sphere
- Notes
- Glossary
- Suggestions for Further Reading
- Index
- About Jewish Lights
- Copyright