Godwrestling

Arthur Waskow

1978

My own efforts to wrestle with the Ishmael story came from my fierce fears and hopes for modern Israel, my urgency to discover how Israel could live in peace, my efforts to talk with angry, fearful, and despairing Jews about what could be done. But as I struggled with these questions, that still more intimate struggle of my life—my wrestle with my…

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Arthur Waskow

b. 1933

Born in Baltimore, Arthur Waskow is a rabbi, author, educator, activist, and key figure in the Jewish Renewal movement. Involved throughout his career in politics, environmental issues, Jewish theology, and peace efforts, he received the 2001 Abraham Joshua Heschel Award from the Jewish Peace Fellowship.

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