This site can be explored in two languages, english and japanese. Today i have good health that i thought was impossible to achieve a few years ago. Many of you know the accomplished talmid chachim, rabbi yitzchok adlerstein as the cofounder of the popular crosscurrents web site. John shors has hit another home run with cross currents. Alas, there is only one instrument i can play, with a. Rabbi slifkin, who faced intense pressures from haredi rabbis to withdraw his books. Orthodox rabbis and scholars take religious discourse. A seychelle sullivan novel south florida adventure series book 2. A friend had recommended cross currents to me, and because i wasnt familar with the authors work, i picked up the book with some reluctance. Theology and the clash of civilizations by jack miles. These two books by a medical doctor who has spent years researching the effects of electromagnetic fields on humans warn of an unseen danger.
He is the cofounder and a featured writer on crosscurrents, an online blog, as well as the author of the everything torah book. Airbrushing women out of charedi publications by rabbi yaakov horowitz. Rabbi yitzchok adlerstein is a senior staff member at the simon wiesenthal center, a jewish. The perils of electropollution, the promise of electromedicine paperback december 1, 1990. He founded and writes for the popular crosscurrents blog. Adlerstein describes crosscurrents as aiming to expose the intersection between two currents. He is the cofounder of crosscurrents, an online journal of orthodox jewish thought, and regularly contributes to that site. He refined a point about modern orthodoxy in rabbi broyde s article. Cross currents book series the centre for cross border. The first three books features essays on multiculturalism, the island economy and human rights.
Dyer shambhala publications, 1991 back to table of contents. The work of the foundation is rooted in the idea that there are times when ordinary people can make significant change if advocates for change. On shabbat chanukah, getting it all together the jewish star. And if rabbi adlerstein wants to address scandal why not start on the very cross currents where he is syndicated, a. For some of us, the cross currents carry us far from where others swim. One of the gems lost to klal yisrael during this plague was prof. Introduction to the electronic version of cross currents. Filipino seamen currently compose approximately twenty percent of the 1. Subscribe and save with cengage unlimited this title and all of your other cengage access codes and online textbooks are available with a cengage unlimited subscription. This issue of crosscurrents proposes to reexamine the rich history of maritime china and adjacent areas by tracing the interactions of the three initiatives of control, evasion, and interloping. Especially after one of our readers, stefanie argamon, was nice enough to.
Crosscurrents, rabbi adlerstein has now written an eloquent and thoughtful exploration of his thinking. This was a delightful book set in ko phi phi, thailand in december 2004. With its rich variety of readings that span the major college disciplines, crosscurrents is a true writing across the curriculum reader. He is the co founder of crosscurrents, an online journal of orthodox jewish. Finally, also on cross currents, rabbi dovid goldman rebutted rabbi broyde and, coming full circle, although from a different angle, returned to rabbi adlerstein s perspective on modern orthodoxy, in his article, defining modern orthodoxy s crossroads. Please note that many of our writers are accomplished public speakers, and may be available to speak in your community. Rabbi adlerstein, who has devoted himself to translating torah.
Cory had served as a pastor for many years before experiencing biblical evangelism firsthand under the mentorship of several equipping. Crosscurrents rabbi yitzchok adlerstein and others sat, 11 april. Rabbi yitzchok adlerstein is the director of interfaith affairs for the simon wiesenthal center. Crosscurrents rabbi yitzchok adlerstein and others. It soars 21 feet and ten inches into the brilliant southwest florida sky. Crosscurrents at the intersection of torah and current events.
Rabbi yitzchok adlerstein is the director of interfaith affairs for the simon. Rabbi yosef huttler, cross currents poet laureate, took his artistry to a more discriminating audience when. The science of the cross the collected works of edith stein, vol. Though it took me maybe 15 pages to get into the book, i was hooked fairly quickly. I started to do a phrasebyphrase commentaryanalysis. Crosscurrents enters world politics by yitzchok adlerstein. John of the cross in 1542, edith stein received the task of preparing a study of his.
To submit your entry to the yizkor book, please click here. As we observe chanukah, celebrating among other things our survival while our persecutors disappeared, we recall the infamous look magazine cover story in 1964. Becker are electromagnetic fields causing rises in cancer. A yearbook of central european culture first appeared in 1982 as a publication of the slavic department at the university of michigan. However, many of the values we teach can be found in other religions and groups. Not long after sending that note, adlerstein cofounded a blog of his own called crosscurrents, along with rabbi yakov menken. I started reading his crosscurrents posts about a decade ago in their preblog email stage. Ninety percent of the worlds goods and commodities are transported by ship. Jung is well known for his early development of a theory of psychological types, which was stimulated by his contact and final confrontation with freud. I do not have anything to add to the substance, other than to note that it is well. Rabbi yitchok adlerstein at crosscurrents seems to exclusively write thoughtful, interesting, and sensitive posts. R avrohom gordimer argued that is a website run by jews who for the most part refer to themselves as orthodox, but who have rejected paramount orthodox beliefs. This special issue stems from a conference the guest editors organized in boston in 2015, with support from boston university, brandeis university. One of rav yitzchok adlersteins tactics when writing at cross currents is to pretend to approach matters from the perspective of rightwing modern orthodox instead of a chareidi one.
Into and foras na gaeilge towards the cost of producing crosscurrents. Introduction to the electronic version of cross currents by ladislav matejka, editor. Isi books crosscurrents series makes available in english, usually for the first time, new translations of both classic and contemporary works by authors working within, or with crucial importance for, the conservative, religious, and humanist intellectual traditions. Located at the entry to florida gulf coast universitys courtyard is a formed and fabricated steel sculpture called cross currents. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. How i wish i were one of those musicians who have done such a beautiful job, lifting the spirits of our beleaguered people. Please send your inquiries to speakers at crosscurrents. Yitzchok adlerstein born 1950 in new york is an orthodox rabbi. Crosscurrents is kalw public radios awardwinning news magazine, broadcasting mondays through thursdays on 91. Gelber and romaeus leuven, ocd to help celebrate the fourth centenary of the birth of st.
Cross currents is a new series of short books featuring essays by leading intellectual figures in ireland, north and south, on issues of current importance to the people of both jurisdictions. Its primary aim was to defend the spiritual identity of national cultures in the central european region. A seychelle sullivan novel south florida adventure series book 2 kindle edition by kling, christine. Interview with rabbi yitzchok adlerstein who will be in. On shabbat chanukah, getting it all together the jewish. The science of the cross the collected works of edith. This book is an autobiographical exploration of internalized homophobia and final recognition the love of two men can be as powerful as any other pairing. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. This drew strong responses on the website, which comments on jewish thought from a more a traditional perspective. I made that judgment on the basis of a casual survey of intercivilizational conflicts. We make joyful, informative stories that engage people across the economic, social, and cultural divides in our community. Yitzchok adlerstein, author at crosscurrents page 20 of 92. Crosscurrents a note to rabbi adlerstein, more in sorrow than anger rabbi adlersteins posting on crosscurrents laffaire slifkin is, i am afraid, highly problematic. We routinely turn away contributors of pure halacha and hashkafa pieces.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading cross current. The cross current tcc is a local missions ministry that equips the church by example to normalize sharing the gospel in all your personal and community relationships. Cross currents catalog by center for visual art issuu. He is the cofounder of crosscurrents, an online journal of orthodox jewish. While rav adlerstein surely has his merits, id like to see him for once come out blasting schroeder like he does the bible codes, or at least not having his posts censored. I have some problems with r yitzchak adlersteins final response to r marc angel on the current israeliamerican conversion crisis.
Three introductory chapters on critical reading, thinking. The vanishing american jew predicted that american. I read that book cover to cover several times over and decided that if i was going to be a jew, thats the kind of jew i was going to be. The quintessential debatestyle reader for introductory and canadian politics has undergone an exciting change of format. The first notices and appreciations focused on his important contributions to the philosophy of mathematics. Theology and the clash of civilizations by jack miles in the winter 2002 issue of crosscurrents, the journal of the association for religion and intellectual life. While i agree that, properly run, an organization such as ejf could be valuable, it seems that ejf itself is beyond saving.
The crosscurrents foundation was established in late 2006 to promote social, environmental and economic justice. Rabbi menken is the author of the everything torah book, a basic guide to jewish. He is the cofounder of cross currents, an online journal of orthodox jewish thought, and regularly contributes to that site. Yitzchok adlerstein, author at crosscurrents page 21 of 92.
Rabbi adlerstein will be traveling to the east coast to be the scholar in residence at congregation ahavas yisroel 14702read more interview with rabbi yitzchok adlerstein who will be in kgh, shabbos, march 7th. His most recent book is an outstandingly lucid translation and adaptation of the maharal. Rabbi adlerstein is a contributing editor to the quarterly jewish action, and the founding and senior editor of crosscurrents, a popular orthodox blog of torah and current affairs. Crosscurrents magazine brings you the best of the major world religion including, christianity, islam, buddhism, hinduism, judaism, both online and in real time. This catalog accompanied the exhibition cross currents, curated by cecily cullen, shown from november 11, 20 february 8, 2014 at metropolitan state university of denvers off campus art. Crosscurrents open comments an open forum for commenting on crosscurrents posts sans censorship. At first glance, you might think this 8 x 12 foot wide, 17, 000pound. Rabbi yaakov menken born 1965 is an orthodox rabbi and early pioneer in the field of internetbased orthodox jewish outreach. Yitzchok adlerstein, author at crosscurrents page 2 of 93.