Waar bent U als ik U nodig heb

by Robert N. Levine, Harmina van der Vinne (Translator)

Korte beschouwingen over Gods goedheid, door de Amerikaanse liberaal-joodse rabbijn.

87 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1996

About the author

Rabbi Levine is the Senior Rabbi of Congregation Rodeph Sholom, one of the largest reform synagogues in New York. He has taught there for roughly fifteen years and continues to play an integral part in the lives of more than 6,000 congregants. Rabbi Levine first garnered media attention in 2004 when he participated in an advanced screening panel for Mel Gibsons Passion of the Christ, comprised of prominent New York religious leaders, at the behest of the New York Post. After his interview with the Post, he went on to express his outrage on Paula Zahn Now, Crossfire, and CBS the Early Show, opining that the movie is stereotypically anti-Semitic. He has also made appearances on News 4 New York, Point of View, Embracing Judaism, People for the American Way, The Charles Grodin Show, and Religion on the Line/WABC AM radio. In 2006, when Rabbi Levine accepted the Presidency of the New York Board of Rabbis, Senator Hillary Clinton attended his installation ceremony. Additionally, he is the Chairman of the Catholic-Jewish Dialogue of the Archdiocese of New York, and one of New Yorks most active interfaith clergymen. In Rabbi Levines new book, What God Can Do For You Now, he speaks out against two extremities that he believes are not only polarizing and dangerous, but are spreading across the nationnamely, Christian fundamentalism and atheism. He is also the author of two other books, Where are You When I Need You?: Defending God When Life Hurts, and There is No Messiah, and Youre It: The Steady Transformation of Judaisms Most Provocative Idea.

Rabbi Levine was ordained at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in 1977 and received his Doctorate of Divinity Degree in March 2002. He is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Columbia University. In 1997 he received the Maria and Joel Finkle Prize as Rabbi of the Year, presented by the New York Board of Rabbis; in 2002, he was the recipient of the International Humanitarian Award by The World Union for Progressive Judaism, alongside Ehud Barak, former Prime Minister of Israel.
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Reviews

[Annie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Parts of this were good but most of it was weird to read - lots of probablies and maybes. Portrayed God as not all-powerful. I mustn't judge, but how can you talk about God and not include Jesus? How can you talk about where the soul ends up without describing heaven?