We’re delighted to welcome RABBI MICHAEL MARMUR back to A Tree with Roots for a discussion of his crucial, engaging, new book of Jewish theology.

In LIVING THE LETTERS: An Alphabet of Emerging Jewish Thought, Rabbi Marmur employs the structure of the Hebrew alphabet to create an accessible and meaningful approach to emerging Jewish theology. He presents a case for the urgent relevance of Jewish life at a time of deepening rupture and accelerating change. For each letter of the Hebrew alphabet, Marmur proposes a concept, gleaned from theology, philosophy, ritual, politics, community, and other fields, inviting readers to use them in imagining a Judaism of tomorrow.

Simply put: the new book is the most exciting work of Jewish theology I (Neal) have read in years, by one of our most insightful and engaging teachers. It’s also the first book of Jewish philosophy to engage the implications of post-Oct. 7 Jewish life.

MICHAEL MARMUR is Associate Professor of Jewish Theology at Hebrew Union College in Jerusalem. He previously served as the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Provost at HUC-JIR, and was Dean of the Jerusalem campus. He served for three years as Chair of the Israeli organization Rabbis for Human Rights. After some 20 years in administrative capacities, he now concentrates his energies on teaching and writing. 

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