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Prophetic Voices

Renewing and Reimagining Haftarah

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Publisher Description

The traditional haftarah cycle, read on Shabbat and holidays during the Torah service, contains a wealth of prophetic wisdom, yet today it is too often forgotten or ignored. Prophetic Voices gives new life to these ancient texts. A diverse group of contributors--including rabbis, cantors, scholars, educators, activists, and poets--provide short commentaries on each haftarah, demonstrating their profound relevance to the present. Moreover, the volume boldly invites us to rethink the haftarah canon. Going beyond the Prophets, it presents alternative readings from Jewish texts biblical to contemporary. New haftarot for each Shabbat and holiday are included, plus haftarot for the Jewish American calendar, from Yom HaShoah to Pride Month to Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The readings are enhanced by scholarly essays placing the Prophets in historical context and examining the role of prophecy in Reform Judaism. Prophetic Voices summons us to listen, study, think, and teach--as well as to sing, pray, and march.

Published by CCAR Press, a division of the Central Conference of American Rabbis

GENRE
Religion & Spirituality
RELEASED
2023
February 1
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
752
Pages
PUBLISHER
CCAR Press
SELLER
CCAR Press
SIZE
1.1
MB

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