Who Stole My Religion?: Revitalizing Judaism & Applying Jewish Values to Help Heal Our Imperiled Planet: Revitalizing Judaism and Applying Jewish Values to Help Heal Our Imperiled Planet - Hardcover

Richard H. Schwartz

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9789655242348: Who Stole My Religion?: Revitalizing Judaism & Applying Jewish Values to Help Heal Our Imperiled Planet: Revitalizing Judaism and Applying Jewish Values to Help Heal Our Imperiled Planet

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ISBN 10: 965524234X ISBN 13: 9789655242348

Publisher: Urim Publications (US), 2016

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A wake-up call to Jews to apply Judaism's powerful teachings on justice, peace, compassion, kindness, and environmental sustainability to help shift our imperiled planet onto a sustainable path. The book extols Judaism, arguing that Judaism is a radical, transformative religion, but many Jews, especially Orthodox Jews, are in denial about climate change and are supporting conservative politicians and policies that are inconsistent with Jewish values. Richard Schwartz provides a thought-provoking read, and he demonstrates that the future of humanity depends on Jews applying Judaism's highest values in response to today's crises.

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"For many years now, Richard Schwartz has been a clear, unwavering voice for a more compassionate, more humane and holier Judaism. Who Stole My Religion? offers Jews and non-Jews alike a critique of many of the unhappy trends in the Jewish world today and an authentic and inspirational view of what traditional Judaism is and should be." --Alon Tal, Professor, Ben Gurion University of the Negev; Chairman, "The Green Movement" (Israel's Green Party); author, Pollution in the Promised Land

"No one has been more creative, committed, and consistent than Richard Schwartz in arguing for a Judaism that can address in all its depth the world crisis that all humanity and all the life-forms of our planet face today." -- Rabbi Arthur Waskow, director, The Shalom Center; author, Down-to-Earth Judaism, Seasons of Our Joy

"Once again Richard Schwartz has produced a thought provoking book. Who Stole My Religion? will be a very positive addition to our libraries. His writing is powerful and thought provoking. As always, Richard is not afraid to challenge us." --Rabbi Michael M. Cohen, Director of Development, Friends of the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies

"With so many people apparently oblivious of the climate catastrophe the world is rapidly approaching, Who Stole My Religion? is a breath of fresh air. I hope this excellent book will be widely read and its message heeded, helping fulfill Dr. Schwartz's dream of shifting our imperiled world to a sustainable path."-- Bruce Friedrich, peace and justice advocate; author, The Animal Activist's Handbook; Director of Policy, Farm Sanctuary

"The book seeks to identify who has stolen Judaism and how, and aims to bring us back to the true, original religion which is one based on love and compassion, not rules and rituals, particularly ones which have been misinterpreted." --Barbara Gardner, The Ark

About the Author:

Richard H. Schwartz is the author of many books including Judaism and Vegetarianism, Judaism and Global Survival, and Mathematics and Global Survival. He has also written over 200 articles on Jewish vegetarianism. Richard Schwartz is president of the Society of Ethical and Religious Vegetarians (SERV) and president emeritus of Jewish Vegetarians of North America (JVNA). He is also an associate producer of the 2007 documentary A Sacred Duty: Applying Jewish Values to Help Heal the World. Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz was listed in Newsweek's "America's Top 50 Rabbis for 2012." He is the Executive Director of the Arizona Valley Beit Midrash, the Founder and President of Uri L'Tzedek, and the Founder and CEO of The Shamayim V'Aretz Insitute. He is the author of The Soul of Jewish Social Justice.

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