{"product_id":"tough-questions-jews-ask-2-e-a-young-adults-guide-to-building-a-jewish-life-hardcover","title":"Tough Questions Jews Ask 2\/E: A Young Adult's Guide to Building a Jewish Life - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdward Feinstein\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat your rabbi probably has never told you, but could--if you'd only ask.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Every day I wonder if God is real, if the Torah is true. Every day I wonder why I'm a Jew. But that's part of being Jewish. In the Torah, we're called Yisrael--the ones who wrestle with God. Wrestling, asking, wondering, searching is just what God wants us to do! God loves good questions. Now tell me, what are your questions?\"\u003cbr\u003e--from Chapter 1\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Judaism we're allowed to ask questions. We are \u003cem\u003einvited\u003c\/em\u003e to ask them. But for young people, it often feels as if no one is willing to take tough questions about religion, ourselves, and the world seriously.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis updated and expanded new edition of \u003cem\u003eTough Questions Jews Ask\u003c\/em\u003e turns that all around. With honesty, humor and respect, Rabbi Edward Feinstein tackles topics as diverse as: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy Does God Let Terrible Things Happen?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat Is God Anyway?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf I Pray for Something, Will I get It?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat's the meaning of life? Is that a dumb question?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy Does Religion Need So Many Rules?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy Be Jewish?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith insight and wisdom--and without pretending to have all the answers--Rabbi Feinstein encourages young people to make sense of the Jewish tradition by wrestling with what we don't understand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRabbi Edward Feinstein\u003c\/strong\u003e is senior rabbi of Valley Beth Shalom in Encino, California. He is an instructor in the Ziegler Rabbinical School of American Jewish University and the Wexner Heritage Program. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eTough Questions Jews Ask: A Young Adult's Guide to Building a Jewish Life \u003c\/em\u003e(Jewish Lights) and \u003cem\u003eCapturing the Moon\u003c\/em\u003e; and the editor of \u003cem\u003eJews and Judaism in the 21st Century: Human Responsibilities, the Presence of God, and the Future of the Covenant \u003c\/em\u003e(Jewish Lights). He contributed to \u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003eMay God Remember: \u003c\/em\u003eMemory and Memorializing in Judaism-\u003c\/em\u003eYizkor;\u003cem\u003e Who by Fire, Who by Water\u003c\/em\u003e-Un'taneh Tokef and \u003cem\u003eWe Have Sinned: Sin and Confession in Judaism\u003c\/em\u003e-Ashamnu \u003cem\u003eand \u003c\/em\u003eAl Chet (all Jewish Lights).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 06, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758408270112,"sku":"9781683364696","price":29.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b677e7f4d4fa53438ba3ba7b80d7ff60.webp?v=1780125307","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/tough-questions-jews-ask-2-e-a-young-adults-guide-to-building-a-jewish-life-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}