How is it possible; after the Shoah; to declare one's faith in the God of Israel? Breaking the Tablets is David Weiss Halivni's eloquent and insightful response to this question. Halivni; Auschwitz survivor and one of the greatest Talmudic scholars of the past century; declares that at this time of God's near absence; Jews can still observe the words of the Torah and pray for God to come near again. Jews must continue to study the classic texts of rabbinic Judaism but now with greater humility; recognizing that even the greatest religious leaders and thinkers interpret these texts only as mere people; prone to human error. Breaking the Tablets is important reading for anyone who feels burdened by the question of how it is possible to believe in God and practice their religion.
#5535858 in Books Rowman n Littlefield Publishers 2002-08-15Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.30 x .81 x 6.22l; 1.08 #File Name: 0742521915224 pages
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful. excellentBy john1983A well argued and researched account of Soviet Russia's behavior and intentions during the world's greatest military confrontation.13 of 24 people found the following review helpful. Where was the editor?By SaumacusYet another good book spoiled by lousy editing.1. Russians do not have middle names. It should be Andrey Dmitrievich Sakharov; or A.D. Sakharov; or Andrey Sakharov; but NOT Andrey D. Sakharov.2. There are A LOT of mistakes in spelling of Russian names and book titles.3. In two Greek words (allegedly by Plato); chresimos pseudos; I found 3 (THREE) errors: there are no zetas it those words at all; only sigmas.4. By the time of Versailles Treaty; Romania had been on the map of Europe for about 50 years; it had not been created as a result of that treaty . . .etc.; etc.; etc.I do not believe Professor Weeks doesn't know when Romania was created. I blame copyeditor and proofreader . . . if there were any.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. The evidence of Stalin's plan for world conquestBy J. MichaelThis book is a not an original historical work but is nevertheless a valuable compendium and analysis of the latest historical findings regarding Soviet Russia's intended war of aggression against Nazi Germany.Hitler's public justification for Operation Barbarossa was the assertion that the Soviet Union was about to attack Germany. That causus belli was generally discounted as a mere fig leaf for aggression until Viktor Suvorov's "Icebreaker" presented evidence to the contrary. Suvorov's book has been routinely derided by jealous historians; but now that Soviet archives are opening up; his thesis earns more and more validation.Still; there is no smoking gun in the form of a written order. However; the evidence is overwhelming. There are the speeches in which Stalin openly declared his intention that the Soviet Union would now take the offensive against Germany. There was the offensive disposition of the Soviet Armies along the border with German occupied territory. Most of all though; is the fact that an aggressive takeover of the world was basic Communist orthodoxy. Peaceful co-existence was no tenet of that ideology; especially with a Nazi Germany whose ideology was equally as aggressive and confrontational. The attack from the Soviet was coming sooner or later and by 1942 at the latest the Soviet Union would be impregnable and unbeatable. Hitler's attack obviously preempted that turn of events; but he was too late. Weeks' book does a good job compiling the arguments made by modern historians familiar with the increasingly open Russian archives.
