The Modern Guide to Judaism

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Does it mean nothing at all that we are spiritual beings What does one of the world's oldest religions have to say After the astonishing success of his latest book, Kosher Sex, Shmuley Boteach now tackles these important issues in another freshly argued, provocative book that will stir debate. Convinced that Judaism possesses a core of wisdom that appeals to everyone, Shmuley Boteach ferociously argues against Jews seeking piety in abstractions, in rationalising injustice, in explaining the holocaust away as a punishment for assimilation. He pleads for recognition that Judaism is not about death or suffering, but is about seeking optimism and spirituality, as is life. In a modern world riddled with angst, this book will have an astonishing impact on the way our relationship to society should be understood.

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'Boteach possesses the power to surprise as much as he does to preach'Publishers Weekly

'Boteach writes passionately, providing much for the thoughtful reader to consider in matters of spiritual and mundane conduct'Library Journal

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Shmuley Boteach is one of the world's leading relationship experts and spiritual authorities. His twenty-one books have been bestsellers in seventeen languages, and his award winning syndicated column is read by a global audience of millions. He was Oprah Winfrey's love, marriage, and parenting expert on Oprah and Friends. He served for eleven years as rabbi at Oxford University, where he built the Oxford L'Chaim Society into the University's second largest student organisation. Newsweek calls him the most famous rabbi in America. The winner of the highly prestigious London Times Preacher of the Year award.