{"product_id":"confronting-scandal-how-jews-can-respond-when-jews-do-bad-things-paperback","title":"Confronting Scandal: How Jews Can Respond When Jews Do Bad Things - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eErica Brown\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"We can battle insensitivity, immorality and dishonesty in our lives individually and collectively as a people. We have a wonderful road map in the Torah and its traditions. It is time to think seriously about our reputation in the world and what we can do to enhance it, not because we want to \u003cem\u003elook\u003c\/em\u003e good but because we want to \u003cem\u003ebe\u003c\/em\u003e good.\"\u003cbr\u003e--from Chapter 6.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat should we do when we see other Jews behaving badly? \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost Jews are good, upstanding people who live by a strong moral code and follow Isaiah's words to be a light to others. But when Jews in the public sphere make headlines for being caught in scandals, their actions can provoke anger, shame and a sense of betrayal in the larger Jewish community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this insightful and timely book, Jewish scholar Dr. Erica Brown presents an intentional, disciplined framework to explore the emotions provoked in the Jewish community by reports of Jews committing crime. She proposes that we transform our sense of shame into actions that inspire and sustain a moral culture. Drawing from the Hebrew Bible, Talmud and our centuries-long Jewish commitment to ethics, she outlines ways you can activate and operate your personal moral compass, and shows how you can empower yourself with sacred obligation, responsibility, kindness and knowledge to increase Jewish pride.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr. Erica Brown\u003c\/strong\u003e, an inspiring writer and educator, is scholar-in-residence for the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington. She consults for the Jewish Agency and other Jewish non-profits, and is a faculty member of the Wexner Foundation. She is an Avi Chai Fellow, winner of the Ted Farber Professional Excellence Award, and the recipient of a Covenant Award for her work in education. She is author of \u003cem\u003eConfronting Scandal: How Jews Can Respond When Jews Do Bad Things\u003c\/em\u003e;\u003cem\u003e Inspired Jewish Leadership: Practical Approaches to Building Strong Communities\u003c\/em\u003e, a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award, and \u003cem\u003eSpiritual Boredom: Rediscovering the Wonder of Judaism\u003c\/em\u003e and coauthor of \u003cem\u003eThe Case for Jewish Peoplehood: Can We Be One?\u003c\/em\u003e (all Jewish Lights). She contributed to \u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe Have Sinned: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e Sin and Confession in Judaism-\u003c\/em\u003eAshamnu \u003cem\u003eand \u003c\/em\u003eAl Chet, \u003cem\u003eWho by Fire, Who by Water\u003c\/em\u003e-Un'taneh Tokef and \u003cem\u003eAll These Vows\u003c\/em\u003e-Kol Nidre (all Jewish Lights). She lectures widely on subjects of Jewish interest and leadership. She lives in Silver Spring, Maryland, and can be reached at www.EricaBrown.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760227189024,"sku":"9781683360124","price":12.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/af77a63fef0b0c7c25f931a584d87261.webp?v=1780175029","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/confronting-scandal-how-jews-can-respond-when-jews-do-bad-things-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}