Between the Lines: Choosing Hope
CHOOSING HOPE: THE HERITAGE OF JUDAISM
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Throughout our history, Jews have traditionally responded to our trials with hope, psychologist David Arnow says, because we have had ready access to Judaism鈥檚 abundant reservoir of hope. The first book to explore the depths of this reservoir, Choosing Hope journeys from biblical times to our day to explore nine fundamental sources of hope in Judaism:
- Teshuvah: The method to fulfill our hope to become better human beings
- Tikkun olam: The hope that we can repair the world by working together
- Abraham and Sarah: Models of persisting in hope amid trials
- Exodus: The archetype of redemptive hope
- Covenant: The hope for a durable relationship with the One of Being
- Job: The 鈥渉ard-fought hope鈥� that brings a grief-stricken man back to life
- World-to-Come: The sustaining hope that death is not the end
- Israel: High hope activists work to build a just and inclusive society for all Israelis
- Jewish Humor: 鈥淗ope鈥檚 last weapon鈥� in our darkest days
Grounded in a contemporary theology that situates the responsibility for creating a better world in human hands, with God acting through us,Choosing Hopecan help us both affirm hope in times of trial and transmit our deepest hopes to the next generation.
ABOUT DAVID ARNOW
David Arnow is a psychologist and scholar of the festival of Passover. He is the author of Creating Lively Passover Seders, coeditor of My People鈥檚 Passover Haggadah, and co-author of Leadership in the Bible: A Practical Guide for Today. His most recent book is Choosing Hope: The Heritage of Judaism.
