One People, Two Worlds: A Reform Rabbi and an Orthodox Rabbi Explore the Issues That Divide Them-Fast Shipping

Description

For Jews and non-Jews: An honest, intelligent, no-holds-barred discussion of virtually every “hot button” issue on which Reform and Orthodox Jews differ.

After being introduced by a mutual friend in the winter of 2000, Reform Rabbi AmmielHirsch and Orthodox Rabbi Yosef Reinman embarked on an unprecedented eighteen-monthemail correspondence on the fundamental principles of Jewish faith and resulted is this book: amongthe discussions the existence of a Supreme Being, the origins and authenticity of the Bibleand the Oral Law, the role of women, assimilation, the value of secular culture,and Israel.

Sometimes they agree; more often than not they disagree—and quite sharply,too. But the important thing is that, as they keep talking to each other, they discoverthat they actually like each other, and, above all, they respect each other. Theirjourney from mutual suspicion to mutual regard is an extraordinary one; from it,both Jews and non-Jews of all backgrounds can learn a great deal about the practiceof Judaism today and about the continuity of the Jewish people into the future.