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Pirkei Avot: A Social Justice Commentary

By Shmuly Yanklowitz

Book information

Publisher
CCAR Press
Year
2018
ISBN
0881233226, 9780881233223
Language
english
Format
MOBI
Filesize
880 kB (901235 bytes)
Pages
420\0
Topic
Religion
Time added
2020-06-07 07:34:46

Description

Pirkei Avot is the urtext of Jewish practical wisdom. In many ways, the words of Pirkei Avot were the first recorded manifesto of social justice in Western civilization. This commentary explores the text through a lens of contemporary social justice and moral philosophy, engaging both classical commentators and modern thinkers.

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