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    Weaving Your Thread in the Tapestry of Judaism
    Weaving Your Thread in the Tapestry of Judaism
    Weaving Your Thread in the Tapestry of Judaism
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    Weaving Your Thread in the Tapestry of Judaism

    By Lev Green

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    This book is a beautiful and concise discussion of Judaisms place in humankind, and the role of the individual Jew in contributing to the tapestry of Judaism. In every generation, Jews covenant with God as partners to be a shining example of righteousness, based upon the lessons of the Torah. The tapestry of Judaism represents the interweaving of all of the individual threads of Jews past and present who have used their God-given talents toward this end. Every Jew needs to weave his/her thread so that the tapestrys brilliance may continue to shine for all humankind. This book would be of interest to any Jew seeking a better understanding of Judaisms place in humankind and our place in Judaism.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXlibris US
    Release dateNov 6, 2012
    ISBN9781479727681
    Weaving Your Thread in the Tapestry of Judaism
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    Lev Green

    About the Author: Lev (Lawrence) Green is a practicing attorney and a student of Torah. Lev is the long-time Chair of the American Jewish Society for Service, a national non-profit organization that sponsors Jewish teens to perform Tikkun Olam in summer service projects. Now in its seventh decade, AJSS has sponsored over 2500 volunteers in service projects in 47 states, Canada and Israel. Lev is a graduate of Wesleyan University and New York University School of Law, where he was a Root-Tilden Scholar. Lev lives with his wife Denise in Brookline, Massachusetts, where they are long-serving members of Temple Ohabei Shalom. They have four grown sons and one grandson.

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      Weaving Your Thread in the Tapestry of Judaism - Lev Green

      Copyright © 2012 by Lev Green.

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.

      Cover art: By the rivers of Babylon… , 2008

      (detail of) woven tapestry by Berit Engen.

      Copyright Berit Engen. www.beritengen-tapestries.com

      To order additional copies of this book, contact:

      Xlibris Corporation

      1-888-795-4274

      www.Xlibris.com

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      Contents

      Preface

      Introduction

      Chapter 1 Resolving Doubts About God

      Chapter 2 Torah as a Living Document

      Chapter 3 Our Covenant with God and the Concept of Chosenness

      Chapter 4 The People Israel and the Land of Israel

      Chapter 5 The Gift of Shabbat

      Chapter 6 Avodah

      Chapter 7 Our Time on Earth

      Conclusion Weaving Your Thread

      To all those, past and

      present, who have woven

      their threads to create

      this magnificent tapestry.

      Preface

      This manuscript is authored under my Hebrew name, Lev, meaning heart or core. I do so because this work is written from my heart, and as a result of my love of Judaism. Judaism has become part of my core. My primary purpose in writing this book is to have Judaism become part of the core of those who have never been connected with our religion or who have become disconnected.

      In every generation, Jews individually and collectively covenant with God as partners to be a shining example of righteousness for all of humanity, working toward a world free of violence and injustice. The tapestry of Judaism represents the interweaving of all of the individual threads of Jews past and present who have used their God-given talents toward this end. The tapestry continues to be woven, as we must do more to create this world. Each of us needs to weave our thread so that the tapestry may continue to be strong, so that the tapestry’s brilliance may shine for all humankind.

      Having provided the moral code for so much of humanity over the millennia, Judaism should be our moral compass as we lead our lives. For those who have never been connected with their Judaism, or who have lost their connection, Judaism offers so many portals through which you can become connected: synagogue, Torah study groups, havurah, music, brotherhood and sisterhood, meditation and Tikkun Olam. Indeed,

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