As Rabbis Face Facts, Bible Tales Are Wilting
When I grew up in Brooklyn, congregants were not sophisticated about anything. Today, they are very sophisticated and well read about psychology, literature and history, but they are locked in a childish version of the Bible.Harold Kushner (When bad Things Happen to Good People) is a co-editor of Etz Hayim (Tree of Life), a newly issued version of the Torah and commentary which refutes literal interpretations of traditional Bible stories.
