Liberal Judaism

by Eugene B. Borowitz

This book probes the varieties of Jewish thought and ritual practice from the perspective of liberal Judaism.

Genres: Jewish, Judaism, Religion, Judaica, Nonfiction

1 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1984

About the author

"Eugene B. Borowitz is Sigmund L. Falk Distinguished Professor of Education and Jewish Religious Thought at the Hebrew Union College — Jewish Institute of Religion in New York City, where he has taught since 1962. He is the author of numerous books and the first person to receive a National Foundation for Jewish Culture Achievement Award in Scholarship for work in the field of Jewish thought."
- from the 1996 paperback edition of Renewing the Covenant

Reviews

[Richard · Rating 2 out of 5]

Useful in parts as an introduction to the thinking of key intellects in modern liberal Jewish thought (Cohen, Kaplan, Baeck, Buber, Heschel) but also oddly dated in tone despite being only 40 years old at the time I read it, and too often moralistic bordering on censorious despite its author’s liberalism in some respects (most clearly in his feminism.)
Clearly organized by topic with each chapter designed to answer a specific question, so probably better dipped in and out of rather than read cover to cover as I did, as an assigned reading.

[Michelle Lawrence · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a wonderful introduction to the philosophical underpinnings of liberal (Reform, Reconstructionist, and Conservative) Judaism, on a variety of topics. It's a bit academic for the general reader, though.

[Bob · Rating 2 out of 5]

Meh. I took an Adult Judaism course. This was the least memorable and least helpful of the books.

[Chris · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting but slow