Witness from the Pulpit

Harold I. Saperstein; Marc Saperstein

doi:10.5771/9780739162576

Witness from the Pulpit

Topical Sermons, 1933-1980

1. Edition 1999

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Abstract

Harold I. Saperstein served as rabbi of Temple Emanu-El of Lynbrook, N.Y., from 1933 until his retirement in 1980. The specific contours of his career reflect a sustained effort to use the pulpit of this suburban temple to communicate a Jewish perspective based on personal encounters with great issues of the day-including the rise of Nazism and the Holocaust, the civil rights era, the McCarthy era, and other turning points in American history. The fifty-two sermons in this book have been selected, introduced, and annotated by Marc Saperstein, whose award-winning books on the history of Jewish preaching have established him as a leading expert on this subject. No other book illustrates as effectively the value of the sermon as a resource for understanding the challenges faced by American Jews at some of the most dramatic moments in the turbulent history of this century.

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i–xiv Preface i–xiv
- Contents
- Preface, by Emanuel Rackman
- Foreword, by David Saperstein
1–18 Introduction, by Marc Saperstein 1–18
19–28 1. Nazi Nationalism, 1933 19–28
29–36 2. Are We Civilized?, 1933 29–36
37–43 3. The Call to Battle, 1934 37–43
44–49 4. The Great Olympic Idea, 1935 44–49
50–55 5. Must There Be War?, 1936 50–55
56–61 6. Can Jews Afford to Be Pacifists?, 1937 56–61
62–67 7. Return to Thy People, 1938 62–67
68–74 8. Unconquered, 1939 68–74
75–82 9. The World We Make (Introduction), 1940 Sufferance Is the Badge, 1940 75–82
83–89 10. Undying Fires, 1941 83–89
90–95 11. The Mount of Sacrifice, 1942 90–95
96–101 12. What Have We Jews to Be Thankful For?, 1942 96–101
102–105 13. Farewell, 1943 102–105
106–109 14. The Call of the Shofar, 1944 106–109
110–117 15. The Voice of Joy and Gladness, 1945 110–117
118–122 16. A Jewish Veteran Returns, 1946 118–122
123–127 17. Passover-For Our Day, 1946 123–127
128–134 18. The Resistance Movement in Palestine, 1946 128–134
135–140 19. Thieves in the Night, 1947 135–140
141–146 20. Israel and Us, 1948 141–146
147–153 21. A Prince in Israel, 1949 147–153
154–158 22. Outside the Law, 1949 154–158
159–164 23. The Chains of the Messiah, 1950 159–164
165–169 24. Birth of a Nation, 1951 165–169
170–174 25. "I Lift My Lamp," 1952 170–174
175–179 26. The Fruits of Sacrifice, 1953 175–179
180–185 27. Promise and Fulfillment, 1954 180–185
186–193 28. How Leadership Fails, 1957 186–193
194–199 29. Message from the Movies, 1958 194–199
200–205 30. Jewish Life Behind the Iron Curtain, 1959 200–205
206–211 31. Moral Issues of the Eichmann Case, 1961 206–211
212–217 32. New Frontiers in Catholic-Jewish Relationships, 1962 212–217
218–225 33. The American Dream, In Color, 1963 218–225
226–229 34. Martyr for the American Dream, 1963 226–229
230–237 35. "The Deputy"-Where Does the Guilt Lie?, 1964 230–237
238–243 36. The War on Poverty, 1965 238–243
244–251 37. On the Freedom Trail in Alabama, 1965 244–251
252–258 38. The Dilemma of Vietnam, 1966 252–258
259–266 39. A Great Miracle Happened There, 1967 259–266
267–272 40. An American Tragedy, 1968 267–272
273–278 41. Portnoy's Complaint, And Mine, 1969 273–278
279–284 42. The Ordeal of Soviet Jewry, 1970 279–284
285–291 43. Dissent-Jewish Style, 1971 285–291
292–298 44. Keepers of the Keys, 1972 292–298
299–303 45. The War of the Day of Judgment, 1973 299–303
304–309 46. Slaughter of the Innocent, 1974 304–309
310–315 47. How My Mind Has Changed, 1975 310–315
316–321 48. The Dream Shattered, 1975 316–321
322–328 49. The Harvest of '77, 1977 322–328
329–333 50. Jonestown and Masada, 1978 329–333
334–339 51. Farewell to the "Me Decade," 1980 334–339
340–346 52. Days I Remember, 1973 340–346
347–365 Index 347–365

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