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Witness from the Pulpit: Topical Sermons, 1933-1980
Contributor(s): Saperstein, Harold I. (Author), Saperstein, Marc (Author)

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 ISBN: 0739102591     ISBN-13: 9780739102596
Publisher: Lexington Books
OUR PRICE: $58.79  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: April 2001
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Annotation: Harold I. Saperstein served as rabbi of Temple Emanu-El of Lynbrook, N.Y., from 1933 until his retirement in 1980. The specific contours of his career reflect a sustained effort to use the pulpit of this suburban temple to communicate a Jewish perspective based on personal encounters with great issues of the day -- including the rise of Nazism and the Holocaust, the civil rights era, the McCarthy era, and other turning points in American history. The fifty-two sermons in this book have been selected, introduced, and annotated by Marc Saperstein, whose award-winning books on the history of Jewish preaching have established him as a leading expert on this subject. No other book illustrates as effectively the value of the sermon as a resource for understanding the challenges faced by American Jews at some of the most dramatic moments in the turbulent history of this century.
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BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Sermons - Jewish
- Religion | Judaism - Rituals & Practice
- History | Jewish - General
Dewey: 296.47
Physical Information: 0.82" H x 5.88" W x 8.96" L (1.08 lbs) 384 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - Jewish
- Religious Orientation - Jewish
Features: Annotated
 
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Harold I. Saperstein served as rabbi of Temple Emanu-El of Lynbrook, N.Y., from 1933 until his retirement in 1980. The specific contours of his career reflect a sustained effort to use the pulpit of this suburban temple to communicate a Jewish perspective based on personal encounters with great issues of the day-including the rise of Nazism and the Holocaust, the civil rights era, the McCarthy era, and other turning points in American history. The fifty-two sermons in this book have been selected, introduced, and annotated by Marc Saperstein, whose award-winning books on the history of Jewish preaching have established him as a leading expert on this subject. No other book illustrates as effectively the value of the sermon as a resource for understanding the challenges faced by American Jews at some of the most dramatic moments in the turbulent history of this century.
 
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