An Intelligent Person's Guide to Judaism (Intelligent Person's Guide Series) - Tapa dura

Does it mean nothing at all that we are spiritual beings? What does one of the world's oldest religions have to say? Convinced that Judaism possesses a core of wisdom that appeals to everyone, Shmuley Boteach ferociously argues against Jews seeking piety in abstractions, in rationalising injustice, in explaining the holocaust away as a punishment for assimilation. He pleads for recognition that Judaism is not about death or suffering, but is about seeking optimism and spirituality. In a modern world riddled with angst, this enlightening and provocative book poses a new outlook on Judaism and spiritual life today.

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach is the international best-selling author of 14 books, including Kosher Sex, Kosher Adultery, Dating Secrets of the Ten Commandments, and Judaism for Everyone. He founded the Oxford University L'Chaim Society and as rabbi to the students for eleven years, played host to some of the world's leading thinkers, entertainers, and statesmen, including Mikhail Gorbachev, Shimon Peres, Benjamin Netanyahu and Elie Wiesel. He hosts a radio talk show in the US and lectures around the world. In 1999 he won The Times' 'Preacher of the Year' award.