Jewish Voice of Peace 6

Dear Stan, I can't think of the last time we did this — but there are three books out from Jewish Voice for Peace leaders that we are really excited to share with you. Rabbi Lynn Gottlieb and Rabbi Brant Rosen of the JVP Rabbinical Council, and Penny Rosenwasser, a JVP founding board member, have each written critical books that help us explore justice traditions within Jewish community life.  They are gifts to our movement, and are sure to spark even deeper conversations about how we can build a world based on values of equality, dignity, and mutual respect. It's a daily honor to work with these three tremendous activists and thinkers - please take a look at their new works below, and consider ordering a copy (or three!). Sincerely, Cecilie Surasky Deputy Director Trail Guide to the Torah of Nonviolence Trail Guide to the Torah of Nonviolence by Rabbi Lynn Gottlieb "Trail Guide to the Torah of Nonviolence, by Rabbi Lynn Gottlieb, is an inspirational and hope-filled book. For those Jewish seekers and practitioners preparing for the life of a shomeret shalom (practitioner of nonviolent peace stewardship), it gives guidance and wisdom, as they struggle to replace war and militarism, and implement restorative justice and reconciliation through nonviolent conflict transformation. In a world struggling to move from violent to nonviolence, this Trail Guide to the Torah of Nonviolence will play an important part in the new consciousness evolving within the Human Family, which proclaims that life is sacred, and we can together, in love, solve our problems without violence, nuclear weapons, militarism and war." Mairead Corrigan-Maguire 1976 Nobel Peace Laureate Rabbi Lynn Gottlieb is celebrating her 40th year as one of the world's first women rabbis. She has been walking the path of Jewish nonviolence since her early 20's. Lynn is a performing artist, percussionist and activist. She currently devotes her time to multifaith, multicultural and multigenerational nonviolent peacebuilding and the arts of resistance. Lynn is on the Rabbinic Council of Jewish Voice for Peace and works as a Freeman Fellow of The Fellowship of Reconciliation.  Wrestling in the Daylight Wrestling in the Daylight  by Rabbi Brant Rosen In 2006, Rabbi Brant Rosen, a congregational rabbi from Evanston, Illinois, launched a blog called Shalom Rav, in which he explored a broad range of social-justice issues. The focus of his writing—and his activism—changed dramatically in December 2008, when Israel launched a wide, 23-day military attack against Gaza, causing him to deeply question his lifelong liberal Zionism. Over the two years that followed, Shalom Rav became a public and always highly readable record of his journey from liberal Zionist to active and visionary Palestinian solidarity activist. Wrestling in the Daylight: A Rabbi’s Path to Palestinian Solidarity is Rosen’s self-curated compilation of these blog posts between 2008 and 2010. Wrestling in the Daylight includes many of the discussions that took place on his blog’s comment boards, providing readers with a privileged window not only into the grace-filled, compassionate, and sometimes anguished reasoning of one rabbi, but also into the whole, complex web of discussions that have arisen within and beyond the American Jewish community over the ever-thorny Palestine/Israel question. Both the content of his posts and the generosity with which Rosen includes—and seriously engages with—the views of his harshest critics show us an admirable spiritual leader at work. In many different ways, Wrestling in the Daylight can serve as a valuable resource for all those within or beyond the Jewish community, who yearn to hold open and honest discussions on Israel and Palestine. Hope into Practice Hope into Practice, Jewish women choosing justice despite our fears  by Penny Rosenwasser (JVP Founding National Board Member) "When I first read the Table of Contents, I was surprised to feel tears arise: tears of need, hunger, yearning, promise. Penny’s book is filled with wild, truthful, and exuberant voices, you can feel their spirits in their words." Rabbi Margaret Holub (Co-Chair, JVP Rabbinical Council) "A wonderful, gutsy, and inspiring book. Penny Rosenwasser takes on the most explosive issues in American Jewish life today—racism and anti-Semitism, victimization and privilege, and Jewish politics around Israel and Palestine. A vision of a progressive Jewishness for a multicultural 21st century comes through proud and clear." Karen Brodkin, author, How Jews Became White Folks and What That Says About Race in America Anchored in Jewish ethical tradition, community-building, and an activist’s call to repair the world, Hope into Practice asks Jewish women for the courage to love ourselves enough to face our fears without acting on them—to free ourselves of internalized anti-Semitism, expanding our sense of possibility, empowering our activism. This book brings to life an irresistible blend of healing stories, fascinating history, and a fair-minded perspective on Israel-Palestine, inviting us to use privilege to shift power and midwife justice. Includes action-oriented Reader’s Guide, for groups or individuals.

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