"Judaism for the World is a collection of personal reflections on faith, religious praxis, and contemporary issues by a well-known scholar and teacher of the Jewish mystical tradition. Green, an academic and educator of rabbis for over half a century, presents himself as a Neo-Hasidic seeker, one who is both devotional and boldly questioning in his understanding of God and in his relationship with Jewish tradition. He offers a contemporary Judaism that grows out of his engagement with the mystical sources, translating insights of the Hasidic masters into a new religious language that bridges pre- and post-modern understandings of sacred narrative, symbol, and deed. Its three parts, following an ancient Jewish rubric of soul, year, and world, include essays on Green's own spiritual path, the Jewish sacred calendar, and such public issues as religion and responsibility for the environment"-- Provided by publisher.