Here, in a long-awaited collection, are the most important writings from a lifetime of work by one of the most influential Jewish thinkers in American life over the last half-century. Arnold Wolf's combination of religious traditionalism with political activism has placed him at the leading edge of Reform Judaism, whether as the navy's only Jewish chaplain in the Far East, among the marchers at Selma, as Hillel director at Yale University, or in his Chicago-area congregations. “For decades,” writes Eugene Borowitz in his Foreword, “Arnold Jacob Wolf has been the finest English stylist in the American rabbinate. In the diverse fields that have engaged him, he has written with unique clarity, penetration, belief, and sophistication. His writing, as the Mindrash says of Revelation, 'smashes against the ear.'” Through the years Rabbi Wolf has used this gift to attempt to make God manifest in life, experimenting with prayer and ceremony long before “spirituality” became a generation's rallying cry. These selections from a wide range of his writings display his boldness of faith, his uncommon respect for students and congregants, and his rare qualities of humanity. Wolf is the rabbi of a Reform congregation in Chicago and former Hillel director at Yale University. In 1977 Breira, an American Jewish group of which Rabbi Wolf was national chairperson, supported a so-called two-state solution in Israel, calling for a more open peace process and open dialogue between Israel and the Palestinians. The group's stand aroused harsh opposition and controversy, but Wolf touches only briefly on this aspect of his life in the book's 45 selections. He discusses such topics as faith, theology, Shabbat and festivals, family, marriage, sex, civil rights, Vietnam, materialism, Israel, Zionism, and the Holocaust. There is much wisdom to be found here. Wolf's provocative pieces are highly relevant and unflinching in their approach to controversial and difficult subjects. George Cohen “A pure delight.” ― Times Literary Supplement “We should rejoice and be grateful for this treasure trove of Wolfian wisdom and for the life of which they are a sample.” ―Jack Riemer, Jewish Book World “A fascinating chronicle through the writings of one of the great Jewish voices of the 20th century.” ― Publishers Weekly “Some of his best and certainly his most mature work....” ― The New York Times “Mature...dramatic...rhapsodic.” ―Howard Mumford Jones, Saturday Review Arnold Jacob Wolf is rabbi of KAM Isaiah Israel Congregation in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. He has also written What is Man? and Challenge to Confirmands and has edited Rediscovering Judaism and Jewish Spiritual Journeys . Used Book in Good Condition