Not by Birth Alone

Conversion to Judaism

Häftad, Engelska, 1997

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Beskrivning

Whom do Jews consider to be Jewish? Is one born a Jew? Does one have a choice? Marriage, religious conviction, feelings of guilt in the face of history have all been reasons for seeking membership of the Jewish community. What are the practical issues for someone wishing to convert to Judaism? International contributors describe in this volume the manifold theological, legal, sociological, and psychological aspects to the phenomenon of the new children of Abraham, and people who have confronted this issue in their own lives tell their stories.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1997-01-01
Mått:140 x 216 x 12 mm
Vikt:310 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:224
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9780304338092

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Rabbi Walter Homolka is former Chief of Staff at Bertelsmann AG and Chairman of the Board of Directors at Greenpeace Germany and current Executive Director of the Abraham Geiger College at the University of Potsdam, Germany.

Innehållsförteckning

Conversion in the Hebrew Bible; over land and sea for a proselyte?; conversion to Judaism in the Talmudic period; group conversions to Judaism; from the Golden Age to the Inquisition - conversion during the Middle Ages; further group conversions; out of the ghetto and into the open society; individual conversions of historically significant personalities; current attitudes to religious conversion; the significance of motivation in the Halachah of conversion; conversion to Judaism now; converts tell their stories.