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‘The Triumph Of Life’: An Inspiring Response To Eternal Questions

JL;DR SUMMARY Marking Jewish Book Month, Gary Rosenblatt highlights "The Triumph of Life: A Narrative Theology of Judaism" by Rabbi Irving Yitz Greenberg. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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HolocaustJewish LeadershipTheologyJewish ContinuityPluralismModernityRabbi Irving Yitz GreenbergBlu GreenbergThe Triumph Of LifeJewish Book Month

Places mentioned

Jerusalem, Israel
"At the same time, though, while walking the streets of Jerusalem, Yitz felt the vitality of the city and sensed he was witnessing the renewal of the covenant by the Jewish people and by God."
Riverdale, New York, United States
"He has played a major role in synagogue life as rabbi of the Riverdale Jewish Center for seven years, early in his career, and in Jewish education, founding SAR day school in Riverdale, NY, and a Jewish studies department at City College of New York."
New York, United States
"He has played a major role in synagogue life as rabbi of the Riverdale Jewish Center for seven years, early in his career, and in Jewish education, founding SAR day school in Riverdale, NY, and a Jewish studies department at City College of New York."
Pawling, New York, United States
"One example of CLALs impact: In 1979, I participated in a four-day CLAL retreat in Pawling, NY that brought together about two dozen then-emerging young leaders, including Deborah Lipstadt, Arnie Eisen, Stephen P. Cohen, Cindy Chazan, Reuven Kimmelman and Moshe Waldoks, connecting us to the work of the organization and to each other in ways that still resonate for each of us."
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"Tragically, he was killed by a car while biking with his brother in Tel Aviv on the eve of Yom Kippur in 2002."

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