Table of Contents

List of Abbreviations
Glossary
Foreword
Preface

PART I: AN UNDERSTANDING OF SCRIPTURE

Chapter 1. The Myth of the Garden
Chapter 2. Cain and Abel
Chapter 3. Never Again?
Chapter 4. The Tower of Babel
Chapter 5. Abraham and Sodom
Chapter 6. Ishmael my Brother
Chapter 7. The Birthright of a Jew
Chapter 8. Israel and Edom
Chapter 9. Jacob's Ladder
Chapter 10. Esau's Kiss
Chapter 11. Life and the Use We Make of it
Chapter 12. The Ten Plagues
Chapter 13. The Spirit of Nachshon
Chapter 14. Miriam and Deborah
Chapter 15. The Jews had Light
Chapter 16. Sacrifices
Chapter 17. Loving the Stranger
Chapter 18. The Numbers Game
Chapter 19. Eldad and Medad
Chapter 20. The Cushite Woman
Chapter 21. The Spirit that Affirms
Chapter 22. Controversies and Controversies
Chapter 23. The Mortality of Moses
Chapter 24. Jews and Non-Jews
Chapter 25. Signposts of Repentance
Chapter 26. The Stranger Who Lives Among You
Chapter 27. Good God?
Chapter 28. Sword or Book

PART II: SEASONS OF THE JEWISH YEAR

Chapter 29. Season of Freedom
Chapter 30. Season of Revelation
Chapter 31. Season of Sorrow
Chapter 32. Season of Repentance
Chapter 33. Season of Atonement
Chapter 34. Season of Gladness
Chapter 35. Season of Dedication
Chapter 36. Season of Levity

About the Author

John D. Rayner (1924-2005) graduated from Emmanuel College, Cambridge and Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute of Religion, Cincinnati. He was Emeritus Rabbi of the Liberal Jewish Synagogue, London, Hon. Life-President of the Union of Liberal and Progressive Synagogues, and Lecturer in Liturgy at Leo Baeck College, London.