Talmud of America: Commentaries On The Declaration of Independence; In Celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the founding of the United States
Published by Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies, New York, 2026
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27, [1] pages, including covers. Mailing information on rear cover. Seals have been opened for cataloguing. This is a new collection of essays exploring the Declaration of Independence through the lens of Jewish text and tradition. Jewish commentary on the ideas that have shaped America for 250 years from the Pardes Institute. The essays are: That All Men are Created Equal by Rabbi Rahel Berkovits; Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness by Yiscah Smith; Prudence and the Right of Rebellion by Leah Rosenthal; and Our Lives, Our Fortunes, and our Sacred Honor by David Bernstein. Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies is a Jewish educational institution based in Jerusalem with programs worldwide. Rabbi Michael Swirsky launched Pardes in the fall of 1972 with the support of the World Zionist Organization, which provided the facility and covered overhead costs. The institute began with 25 students in the summer of 1972 at 10 Rehov Gad in the Baka, Jerusalem. The initial students came from top universities across North America. In that first year, its faculty included the following rabbis and professors, each teaching one full day each week: Adin Steinsaltz, David Hartman, Eliezer Schweid, Pinchas Hacohen Peli, and Michael Rosenak, with Dov Berkovits and Menachem Froman functioning as teaching assistants. The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies is an open, inclusive, diverse and intellectually challenging Jewish learning community based in Jerusalem with programs worldwide. Pardes cultivates a life-long love of Jewish learning, the Jewish people and Israel. Pardes inspires engagement in Jewish life - as communal and spiritual leaders, educators and active participants. Our Mission: Provide an open, inclusive, diverse and intellectually challenging environment in Jerusalem which engages all Jews in the study of classic texts and ideas of their heritage. Padres offer its students an intense experience of Jewish life and tradition. It cultivates in its students a life-long love of Jewish learning, the Jewish people and Israel, inspiring them to engage in Jewish life as communal and spiritual leaders, educators and active participants worldwide. It translates these immersive experiences in Jerusalem into programs throughout North America and beyond. Our Vision: We envision a renewed Jewish life anchored in Jewish knowledge and literacy, which places the study of Jewish texts at the center of Jewish life with an eye toward contemporary relevance. Through relationships with faculty, the community and Jewish texts, students leave Pardes with refined critical thinking, improved communication and interpersonal skills and more nuanced and sensitive perspectives. We Value: We value the study of classic Jewish texts, both for their own sake and for the sake of personal and communal transformation. We value personal and spiritual growth. We value the crucial role of community and welcome multiple perspectives and constructive disagreement. We value building deep connections between the Jewish people worldwide with the State of Israel at its center. The Pardes model has inspired almost five decades of Jewish leadership marked by openness, passion, Jewish literacy, knowledge and inclusivity, and continues to inspire new possibilities for Jewish communities worldwide.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- Talmud of America: Commentaries On The Declaration of Independence; In Celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the founding of the United States
- Author
- Morris, Rabbi Leon A. (Foreword--presumed Editor)
- Publisher
- Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies, New York
- Publication year
- 2026
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Wraps
- Edition
- Presumed First Edition, First Printing.
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