Rabbi Herring's sermons have earned him an enviable reputation as an incisive observer of the contemporary Jewish scene. His sense of humor, creative use of sources, felicitous style, and coherent and well-articulated philosophy have contributed to their popularity, both in their original form and as essays which have appeared in a variety of newspapers and journals. This volume contains a carefully selected collection of these sermons, covering such subjects as the place of religion in American society, the dynamics of assimilation, conversion to Judaism, the theological meaning of the Holocaust, the ethical and religious challenges economic success poses. In addition, he subjects a number of pressing social and political issues to searching analysis. But most of all, Rabbi Herring never loses the common touch, the ability to relate to our deepest concerns as human beings.
by Basil Herring