Eight Candles of Consciousness

Rabbi Yonassan Gershom vegetarian and lifelong pacifist shares his best anti-war articles thoughts poems and memories from 40 years of peace activism. Includes his nonviolent Hanukkah service Eight Candles of Consciousness; his anti-Kahane protest actions in the 1980s; essays on ecology and Judaism; why he supports gay rights; how he became a vegetarian; thoughts essays stories prayers anecdotes and quotes on peace. A fascinating retrospective woven together in a personal style that combines good scholarship with easy reading. Accessible to both Jews and Gentiles this anthology will forever change your ideas about Judaism and nonviolence.