To Life: A Celebration of Jewish Being and Thinking Paperback – November 1, 1994

This book has been wonderful this far. really sparked my thinking, and addressed questions I had that I didn't even know I had. This would be a great book for anyone who is interested in the topic (Jew and gentile alike). Also, I think this would be a great group discussion book!

This is an amazing read even as an introduction to Judaism. I recommend this book to everyone who is curious about Jusaism.

I was born to catholic parents, later in my teens became a methodist, about two years now I've been doing a lot of reading about judaism.During the course of reading this book I learned a lot. Specially the last chapter where he expresses his opinion about both faith.When I was a catholic I was guided into believing that the jews where not really the good guys. What they did was unforgiving. (read any book about the expulsion of the jews from Spain in 1492 and after, that should give you a very good idea.) Until recently (1962-65) the vatican published the "Nostra Aetate" asking the jewish community for forgiveness for past "mistakes" and for the christian (catholic) community to make peace and be more tolerant with jews.As a methodist ( and other branches for that matter )that part of history "doesn't" apply. Why? Well protestants started around the 16th c. and much later. That doesn't mean that they are saints either, they have their blemishes too. But what is more troublesome about them (evangelicals) is the insistence of converting you over. No matter what the conversation may be, sooner or later the pitch comes. I know, I've done it.The only way to get along is like Kushner proposes in his book, is a mutual respect for each others faith. (period) His opinion about the events of the crucifiction (refering to the jews participation) might not coincide with many, after all he is jewish, and indirectly he is expressing two thousand years of pain and suffering, unfortunately some of it is still with us today. So think about it, what would your opinion be if you where in his place.I highly recommend this book to all non-jews and jews alike.

This is an excellent seller and I would absolutely buy books from this person again. Book was as described and well packed

I love love love this book. I am Jewish, but this book really helped explain a lot of things to me that I never knew before or never thought of before. Harold Kushner is so articulate (a quality which I envy!), and he knows how to explain things or present them in a simple to understand way. I recommend this easy to read book to everyone who ever asked me about Judaism, and certainly anyone who is interested in conversion (I meet quite a few people in my line of work who approach me about that). If you want to know more (hence, the ALMOST), visit your local synagogue or look for some websites on the internet (I like aish.com, and I am NOT an orthodox Jew).

Book came ripped, likely happened being jostled during shipping. However I am super excited to read this finally

In these days of pandemic, disension, unrest and on and on, it's so very important to remember how in the beginning, (before we messed everything up) God declared everything, "...very good! "L'chiam, to life!

I had strayed from any form of observance after my younger brother became Bar Mitzvah in the mid-70s. Reading Rabbi Kushner's book when it first came out in the early '90s just as I was contemplating *how* I wanted to raise my kids confirmed for me a commitment to live as a Jew again, to raise my kids as Jews. I have since gifted this book to several Gentile friends who wanted to better understand what we're all about, as well.This and Rabbi David Lieb's "Apples and Oranges" should be requisite reading for teens still enrolled in Hebrew School. It makes a very convincing argument to remain affiliated and to think about observance, regardless of "belief."