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Woodstock, Vt. : Jewish Lights Pub., 2009. |
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| Edition: |
Hardcover ed. |
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| ISBN: |
9781580233941 (hardcover) 1580233945 (hardcover) |
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| Call number: |
296.38 JAC |
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| Physical description: |
xix, 257 p. ; 24 cm. |
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| Subject: |
Social justice -- Religious aspects -- Judaism.
Judaism and social problems -- United States.
Judaism -- 20th century.
Rabbinical literature -- History and criticism.
Jewish ethics.
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| Note: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 222-246) and index. |
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| Contents note: |
A vision of economic justice -- Essential terms: tikkun olam, tzedek, and prophetic Judaism -- Defining poverty and the poor -- Sufficient for one's needs: the collection and allocation of tzedakah -- Servants to servants or servants to God: workers, employers, and unions -- They shall tremble no more: housing and homelessness -- I will remove illness from within your midst: the provision of health care -- The city and the garden: environmental sustainability for the twenty-first century -- When your brother is flogged: crime, punishment, and rehabilitation. |
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