promotes joy inside of us and also
encourages ethical action. But fi-
nally, the answer to why be Jew-
ish must reside in the mystery of
each seeking soul, trying to find
its place with others and with
God."
Rabbi Wolpe's previous works
include The Healer of Shattered
Hearts, In Speech and In Silence
and Teaching Your Children
About God.
Also asking the question "Why
be Jewish?" is Rabbi Daniel
Gordis, another JTS graduate
and now vice president for pub-
lic affairs and community out-
reach at the University of
Judaism in Los Angeles.
In God Was Not in the Fire:
The Search for a Spiritual Ju-
daism (Charles Scribner's Sons),
Rabbi Gordis says that the first
step in the search should be set-
ting aside logic and, instead, be-
ginning to feel. The primary goal
of faith, he argues, should be pro-
viding answers to personal ques-
tions.
Rabbi Gordis guides the read-
er through Jewish tradition and
ritual, discussing prayer, study
and the importance of doing
mitzvot — all of which lead to a
relationship with God, he says. It
is only at this point can one begin
to find continuity and, eventu-
ally, spirituality.

And in Life in Dark Ages
(Fromm International), Ernst
Pawel recalls how he fled from
the Nazis in Berlin to Belgrade,
where he and his family were tol-
erated, but certainly not wel-
comed.
Pawel later joined the parti-
sans, then came to the United
States, where he was eager to join
the army and fight Hitler.
Born in Breslau, the late Mr.
Pawel (who was dying as he
wrote this last book) also was the
author of The Nightmare of Rea-
son, a biography of Franz Kafka,
The Labyrinth of Exile, a biogra-
phy of Theodor Herzl, and a
biography of Heinrich Heine to
be published posthumously.

y

our brother-in-law is a
rabbi with the Conserva-
tive movement, but he
says he's traditional. Your
father is nothing. Your sister is
Orthodox, but it's modern Or-
thodox. Your brother also is Or-
thodox, but he says he supports
the Agudah.
The question is: what does it
all mean?
Edited by Raphael Patai and
Emanuel Goldsmith, Events
and Movements in Modern
Judaism (Paragon House) is a
kind of "everything you wanted
to know about Jewish move-
ments and where they are
t is the tale of one city and of headed, but were afraid to ask"
an entire people. Karl Mis- kind of guide.
tele's The End of a Com-
It includes chapters not only
munity (Ktav) is the story of that help define the diversity in
what happened to the Jewish Jewish practice and belief, but
community in Bamberg from considers theological changes the
1938-1942.
movements have undergone
Providing an almost
day-by-day account of
the horror, the book is
filled with intimate de-
tails that show what life
was like, and how it was
destroyed, as the Nazis
came to power in this
Bavarian city.
Especially troubling
are advisory notes, is-
sued beginning in the
late 1930s by Jewish
community leaders. One
reads, in part:
To all the members of
our community!
In spite of repeated
strong warnings to show
utmost restraint during
these grave days, it has
come to our attention
that some of our mem-
`-
bers
do not seem to corn-
/-
prehend the demands of David Wolpe:
Soul man.
the times...
At all times avoid
pushing and loud behavior while throughout the years and trends
shopping or dealing with official that will affect the future, in-
agencies. To the contrary, show cluding the role of women and the
in all cases the utmost restraint influence of the Holocaust.
and a calm, dignified demeanor.
Mr. Patai is the author of
lint one single individual dare numerous books, including The
Je°Pa' -4-,e our entire communi- Arab Mind, while Mr. Goldsmith
ty by unseernk, - , rul objectionable teaches Hebrew language and
behavior. Each anti .,,,, Ty one is Jewish studies at Queens College
doubly responsible to all of .Q
in New York. Li

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