IN GOD'S MIRROR : REFLECTIONS AND ESSAYS

Hoboken, N. J. : Ktav, 1990. Hardcover. 8vo. Xvii, 310 pages. First edition. SUBJECT (S) : Judaism -- 20th century; Fasts and feast - Judaism. ISBN: 0881253596. "Born in the Bronx, N. Y. , Schulweis was educated at Yeshiva College, Jewish Theological Seminary of America, New York University, and the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, Calif. He taught philosophy at City College of New York before taking pulpits in Parkchester, N. Y. , Oakland, Calif. , and Encino, Calif. Schulweis is widely regarded as the most successful and influential synagogue leader in his generation. His theology of the American synagogue extended the traditional role of the synagogue to encompass the full cultural life of a living Jewish community. Beginning in 1970, at Valley Beth Shalom in Encino, Schulweis introduced a series of synagogue innovations that spread widely among American congregations. These include: Synagogue-based "Havurot" - small groupings of families sharing learning and celebration in congregants' homes; "Response" - a support and educational organization welcoming gays and lesbians and their families into the synagogue; and "Keruv" - a vigorous outreach to unaffiliated Jews and "unchurched" Christians, offering classes and counseling toward conversion into Judaism. " (EJ, 2007) Ex library. Covers a little bowed, good+ condition. (RAB-25-6).