Byron L. Sherwin

Author of How to Be a Jew: Ethical Teachings of Judaism

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About the Author

Byron L. Sherwin, an ethicist and scholar of Jewish philosophy and mysticism, is the Distinguished Service Professor at the Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies, Chicago. He is the author or editor of thirty books, including Studies in Jewish Theology.

Includes the names: Byron Sherwin, L. Bryon Sherwin

Works by Byron L. Sherwin

Why Be Good?: Seeking Our Best Selves in a Challenging World (1998) 25 copies

John Paul II and Interreligious Dialogue (Faith Meets Faith Series) (1999) — Author; Editor, some editions — 19 copies

Jewish Ethics for the Twenty-First Century: Living in the Image of God (Library of Jewish Philosophy) (2000) 19 copies

Sparks Amidst the Ashes: The Spiritual Legacy of Polish Jewry (1997) 16 copies

The Cubs and the Kabbalist: How a Kabbalah-Master Helped the Chicago Cubs Win Their First World Series Since 1908 (2006) 15 copies

Encountering the Holocaust: An Survey (1979) 15 copies

Abraham Joshua Heschel (Makers of contemporary theology) (1979) 15 copies

Golems Among Us: How a Jewish Legend Can Help Us Navigate the Biotech Century (2004) 14 copies

Mystical Theology and Social Dissent (1982) 14 copies

In partnership with God : contemporary Jewish law and ethics (1990) 12 copies

Faith Finding Meaning A Theology of Judaism (2009) 11 copies

Kabbalah: An Introduction to Jewish Mysticism (2006) 9 copies, 1 review

The Life Worth Living: Faith in Action (2009) 7 copies

Jerzy Kosinski : literary alarmclock (1982) 7 copies

Workers of Wonders: A Model for Effective Religious Leadership from Scripture to Today (2004) 6 copies

Crafting the soul : creating your life as a work of art (1998) 4 copies

Golem Legend: Origins and Implications (1985) 4 copies

Studies in Jewish Theology: Reflections in the Mirror of Tradition (2007) 3 copies

¿Por qué ser bueno?: El sentido de la ética en el mundo actual (1999) 1 copy

Duchowe dziedzictwo Zydów polskich (1995) 1 copy

Duchowe dziedzictwo Zydow polskich 1 copy

Gan Hadorot - Garden of Generations 1 copy

"Who Do You Say That I Am?" A New Jewish View of Jesus 1 copy

Gan hadorot = [Garden of the generations] 1 copy

Holocaust [booklet 1-5: Introductory material, Study guide for grade school children, Study guide for teenagers, Study guide for adults and college youth, Family home viewing… 1 copy

How To Be A Jew: Ethical Teachings of judaism 1 copy

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Associated Works

Contemporary Jewish Theology: A Reader (1998) — Contributor — 54 copies

Dita Saxova (1962) — Afterword, some editions — 51 copies, 1 review

“The Learning of the Jews”: What Latter-day Saints Can Learn from Jewish Religious Experience (2021) — Contributor — 6 copies

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