{"product_id":"american-torah-toons-2-fifty-four-illustrated-commentaries-hardcover-1","title":"American Torah Toons 2: Fifty-Four Illustrated Commentaries - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLawrence Bush\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"What are these statutes, laws, ordinances, testimonies, and stories to you?\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor, editor, and artist \u003cstrong\u003eLawrence Bush\u003c\/strong\u003e boldly and beautifully answers that question of what the Torah means for him in this collection of original graphic art for each of the 54 weekly Torah portions in his new volume, \u003cstrong\u003eAmerican Torah Toons 2\u003c\/strong\u003e, a full-color sequel to his 1997 volume, American Torah Toons (Jason Aaronson).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne part sermonette, one part editorial cartoon, one part prophecy\u003c\/strong\u003e, \"American Torah Toons 2\" applies the principle \"A picture is worth a thousand words\" to the central text of the Jewish religion. Bush springboards from each Torah portion into deeply personal and provocative artworks, thereby reinventing a two-millenia tradition of Biblical commentary for our visual age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach two-page color spread features a Torah passage, a paragraph of commentary from both traditional and modern Jewish sources, and a photo-and-word collage that responds to the text with humor, ethical conscience, and both social and self awareness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An illuminating and fabulously entertaining collection,\" says poet \u003cstrong\u003eMarcia Falk, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Blessings\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A vexing, funny, offensive, insightful, infuriating, thought-provoking book,\" says\u003cstrong\u003e Rabbi David Saperstein, director emeritus of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA former speechwriter for Rabbi Alexander Schindler when he led American Reform Judaism, \u003cstrong\u003eLawrence Bush is perhaps as close as one can get to a rabbi were he not unable to get past his insistent atheism\u003c\/strong\u003e (a struggle he recounted in his memoir, \"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWaiting for God: Reflections of a Reluctant Atheist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003c\/strong\u003e). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe brings to this new project a deep concern that \"we sacrifice candor to reverence in most worship services - and in most of what I see written about the Torah.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile admitting that \"\u003cstrong\u003eAs portrayed in the Torah, the Lord your God is hardly a being I'd care to worship - or meet in a dark alley\u003c\/strong\u003e,\" Lawrence Bush is convinced that \"\u003cstrong\u003ethe seeds of Jewish liberalism are found deeply buried in the Torah\u003c\/strong\u003e,\" which \"has shaped the passion for social justice for generations.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is \u003cstrong\u003ea work of creative, comic, and caustic theology\u003c\/strong\u003e that ranges from Genesis - \"Maybe if we were simply to surround that word, \"God,\" with quotation marks, we could all be happy\" - through Deuteronomy - \"So much to love. So much to feel. So much to do. What shall we do?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLawrence Bush is an innovative creator who has been active in American Jewish life for over four decades\u003c\/strong\u003e. He is the author of a dozen books, including \u003cem\u003eWaiting for God: The Spiritual Explorations of a Reluctant Atheist\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eBESSIE: A Novel of Love and Revolution\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003ePinko Jew, \u003c\/em\u003e an anthology of his writings and artworks. He edited \u003cem\u003eJewish Currents\u003c\/em\u003e, a 75-year-old magazine, from 2002-18, for which he conducted JEWDAYO, a history blog that appeared every day for nine years. He was also the founding editor of \u003cem\u003eReconstructionism Today\u003c\/em\u003e for thirteen years. Bush's writing has appeared in the\u003cem\u003e New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMAD\u003c\/em\u003e magazine, \u003cem\u003eTikkun\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eReform Judaism\u003c\/em\u003e, and many other publications. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 132\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 11 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42653018521696,"sku":"9781953829276","price":69.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/Tk41WFNGV2JnOWs0dG9OK0MvVlZuZz09.webp?v=1773949867","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/american-torah-toons-2-fifty-four-illustrated-commentaries-hardcover-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}