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– December 19, 2011
Comprised of over fifty brief essays on a variety of topics (e.g., “Man, God, and the Torah,” “Education and Leadership,” “Jewish Family and Society,” “Holidays and Customs,” “The Power of Prayer”) this volume contains a wealth of deep, transcendent ideas that thoughtful Jews should consider. Lopes Cardozo’s knowledge is vast, and in a single essay we may encounter Berlin and Spinoza, Rabbi Meir Simcha of Dvinsk and the Psalms, but his style remains so accessible that it is a joy to read, and then to reflect upon.
One can only hope that Rabbi Lopes Cardozo will continue to write his weekly e‑mail reflections upon which this book is based and that future collections will soon be available.
Leonard A. Matanky, Ph.D., serves as associate superintendent of the Associated Talmud Torahs of Chicago, director of its Morris and Rose Goldman Computer Department for Jewish Studies, dean of Ida Crown Jewish Academy, and rabbi of Congregation K.I.N.S. of West Rogers Park (Chicago).
