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Seeking-Redemption-In-An-Unredeemed-World.Pdf Praise for this book _________________________ The late Pope John Paul II once referred to the Jewish people as “our elder brothers in the faith of Abraham.” This insightful, probing, and very creative collection of essays on Jewish spirituality, edited by Rabbi Howard Addison, examines the many nuances of the Jewish understanding of redemption from a variety of perspectives and, in doing so, offers a fundamental backdrop against which Catholics and other Christians can examine their own understanding of the concept. For this reason, it is an invaluable tool for deepening our understanding of the roots our Christian heritage, challenging it, enriching it, and transforming it, so that we may enter into dialogue with our Jewish sisters and brothers and, indeed, with all who look to Abraham as their father in faith. Dennis J. Billy, C.Ss.R, ThD, STD, DMin John Cardinal Krol Chair of Moral Theology (2008-16) St. Charles Borromeo Seminary Author, Conscience and Prayer: The Spirit of Catholic Moral Theology Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan, the founder of Judaism's Reconstructionist movement, taught that divine redemption is manifest in the human commitment to creativity and our efforts to achieve freedom. That understanding of salvation is exemplified in this fascinating volume. It explores spiritual direction, dance, art, liturgical innovation and social activism as practices for twenty-first- century spiritual renewal. In turn it connects them to Process Theology, beliefs in reincarnation and liberation theology in thought- provoking ways. It is important reading, especially for all who want insights into avenues for reinvigorating Jewish life. Rabbi David A. Teutsch, PhD, DHL, DD Wiener Professor Emeritus, Reconstructionist Rabbinical College Editor in Chief, Kol Haneshamah Prayer Book Series Seeking Redemption in an Unredeemed World offers fresh and diverse Jewish perspectives on the concept of redemption in Jewish life. I am delighted by its exciting new additions to the growing literature on Judaism and Spirituality, particularly in the area of Social Justice and Faith. There is no more important issue in our time, and this book is a wonderful resource, especially to all pursuers of justice. May our holy work be blessed! Rabbi Amy Eilberg, DMin Coordinator, Jewish Community Engagement, Faith in Action Bay Area Author, From Enemy to Friend: Jewish Wisdom and the Pursuit of Peace Seeking Redemption in an Unredeemed World is . a rich trove of Jewish historical interpretations of and approaches to the concept of redemption . Rabbi Addison’s book is equally a message and a challenge to Muslims and Christians. Surely, the concept of redemption, in all of its expressions, is a constant theme in their theologies. Which Christian, which Muslim, would argue with the notion: “All life is interdependent. All life is interconnected?” Shaykh Ibrahim Abdul-Malik, EdD, PhD Ecumenical Studies, Fairleigh-Dickinson University Co-editor, Learning to Lead: Lessons in Leadership for People of Faith 1 SEEKING REDEMPTION IN AN UNREDEEMED WORLD ESSAYS IN JEWISH SPIRITUALITY Edited by Howard Avruhm Addison GTF Books ___________________________ Mishawaka 2 Seeking Redemption in an Unredeemed World: Essays in Jewish Spirituality Copyright © 2019 by Howard Avruhm Addison. All Rights Reserved. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means including information storage and retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the author. The only exception is by a reviewer, who may quote short excerpts in a review. Cover image: Copyright Elyssa Wortzman © 2018 This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental. Howard Avruhm Addison Published by GTF Books Graduate Theological Foundation Mishawaka, Indiana 46544 USA ISBN (ebook) 978-1-7327134-1-3 / (paperback) 978-1-7327134-0-6 3 Table of Contents Foreword 5 Preface 6 Editor’s Note 7 on Transliteration, Abbreviation, Textual References and…Gratitude Introduction 9 Celebrating Partial Redemptions Howard Avruhm Addison Yeshu•ah/Salvation 13 The Arc of Becoming: Process Theology and Jewish Spiritual Direction 15 Barbara Eve Breitman Choreography of Presence 28 Julie Leavitt Building “Conscious Community” through Art Imagination and Ritual 37 Elyssa Wortzman Hatzalah/Deliverance 48 Saying “We Believe”: The Blessings of Local Interfaith Dialogue 50 James R. Michaels New Psalms for a Jewish Paradigm Shift 57 Herbert J. Levine Pidyon/Release and Restoration 64 You Heal Me Through Dreams… 66 Howard Avruhm Addison Re-Discovering the Afterlife 79 Simcha Paull Raphael The Soul Lives On: Converts to Judaism and Past Lives 87 Charlotte Sutker Ge•ulah/ Redemption 101 The Shofar and the White House: Festival, Midrash and Eco-Social Justice 103 Arthur Waskow Imagining a Jewish Theology of Liberation 112 Mordechai Liebling Contributors 121 Jewish Spirituality Program 125 4 Foreword When I first approached Rabbi Addison’s Seeking Redemption in an Unredeemed World, I was prepared for a “universal” exploration of ways of finding redemption in places where the concept of being saved from sin or evil is not much in evidence. What I found instead was a rich trove of Jewish historical interpretations of and approaches to the concept of redemption. As a consequence, I quickly went from being a casual reader to being very personally invested in the unfolding themes and approaches. One example that spoke powerfully to me is the fact that Judaism sees history as a spiral . cyclical, yet each cycle advances the arc of history from Creation toward the End of Days. As a Muslim, I resonate deeply with that concept. Clearly, Creation, Revelation and Redemption are the three themes/events that have been central to Judaism throughout its long history. But there is no gainsaying that Redemption is the preeminent one. And beyond the many Hebrew words (and their definitions) that explain “redemption,” the writers certainly confirm how these multiple explanations and approaches have reflected the great diversity in Jewish thought.Yet I would be remiss if I did not also express how Rabbi Addison’s book is equally a message and a challenge to Muslims and Christians, who recognize the times, places and figures of Judaism. Surely, the concept of redemption, in all its expressions, is a constant theme in their theologies. Which Christian, which Muslim would argue with the notion: “All life is interdependent. All life is interconnected?” The unremitting fact is that while we often use the same words in our dialogue, when we are faced with truly challenging situations that demand grace, humility, patience, and generosity, more often than not, we come up short. How do we deal with new/different concepts? In Barbara Breitman’s article, “The Arc of Becoming: Process Theology and Jewish Spiritual Direction,” she offers an interesting possibility—to consider God, not as a “Being,” but as a “Process.” Are we too stuck on the former to entertain the possibility of the latter? At the beginning of the article, Dr. Breitman quotes Rabbi Toba Spitzer: God’s reality does not stand at an untouchable remove from the created world, but . is in process with it [my emphasis]. Our godly task here on earth is to be partners in the process of becoming. Yes, according to Qur’anic teaching, the idea of associating partners with God is entirely forbidden. But what about the first sentence? Does it challenge us to re-examine (at minimal, reflect on) our concept of God? The author reminds us that “we need ways of thinking about God that are consistent with how we understand and experience reality.” And surely our 2018 understanding and experience of reality are quite different from what our forebears understood and experienced centuries ago. Does our current concept of The Creator reflect the realities of our time? Undoubtedly there are those who will reject, out of hand, any thinking that probes their static views and beliefs; but we cannot escape the reality that life itself is dynamic, not static. Even our universe is expanding. Or to use the words of Process Theology: all of reality is “in process;” all of life is becoming. Challenge? To many, many. Worthy of consideration? Absolutely. Shaykh Ibrahim Abdul-Malik, EdD, PhD Ecumenical Studies, Fairleigh-Dickinson University Co-editor, Learning to Lead: Lessons in Leadership for People of Faith New York, September 2018 5 Preface When people from different faith traditions begin to talk together they quickly discover that they share a vocabulary: they speak of “salvation,” of “Messiah/Saviour,” of “redemption,” of “sin” and “grace.” But as the discussion proceeds the impression may form that these traditions are religions divided rather than united by a common vocabulary. They use the same words—but do they mean the same thing? At the hard end, they certainly don’t. If, for instance, a Muslim understands “salvation” as Allah’s vindication of the righteous and the penitent at the end of time that they may enjoy Paradise everlasting, the Christian understands “salvation” as “rescue by Jesus from the consequences of Adam’s sin” and a Jew understands “salvation”—as do several contributors to this volume—to mean something like “spiritual guidance beyond human words,” they are not going to make much sense of each other without unravelling their respective vocabularies, and even then, may fail to see eye-to-eye on basic issues. But the reality is softer and more nuanced. Within Christianity, within Islam, and within Judaism, a range of meanings has been assigned to the basic terms. It is this broad and often overlapping range, rather than any conventionally defined theology, that allows communities to work together to adapt and thrive in a changing world and to work together for the common healing. I warmly welcome the initiative of the editor, Rabbi Howard Avruhm Addison, PhD, and his talented team at the Graduate Theological Foundation, in exploring the possibilities for developing the foundational Jewish notions of “redemption/salvation” in a contemporary context.
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