Isbn: 9781910301630 - life's journeys (2 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In English.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Human life is made up of a series of journeys, and every stage is an experienceand purpose in the long history of life's challenges. But there are two journeysevery person must undertake, a physical and a spiritual one; and whilstthe physical one is essential there is also need for a spiritual one.The Torah as a guide enables us to attain both ends. To be a Jew is to be on a journey and as a people we have never stood still.Judaism teaches that life is one long journey through time, and each movementand stoppage serves a higher purpose and better future. In his role as rabbi and educator, Rabbi Simon S. Silas places great emphasis onJewish learning and Torah values and in this edited version of 'Sermons and Articles'delivered over the years to Sephardi congregations in North West London,Rabbi Silas has quoted a treasury of statements from the Bible, Talmud, Midrash andRabbinic literature in the belief that their ethical and spiritual themes offer wisecounsel in our role as being the eternal people of God. As he comments: 'Life's Journeys has been a labour of love. I hope that this work, filled with the wisdomof Scripture and Rabbinic commentaries, will inspire readers to a deeper understandingof our faith in God and direct them to face the challenges in 'life's journeys'.'.…