Books by Mordechai Rotenberg

Written as a fictional dialogue, clearly delineates the psychic interdependence of creativity and sexuality, as well as the integration of the concepts as they are defined by both Jewish mysticism and modern psychology.It both reconstructs the interdisciplinary bridge between Judaism and psychology and deconstructs some exegetical traditions.

While the term midrash--from the Hebrew darash, searched or interpreted--can refer to both legal and extralegal scriptural exegesis, it most commonly refers to symbolic legends, stories, and parables used to make moral or ethical concepts accessible to the layman

Interest in the impact of ethical systems and social or religious ideologies on socio-behavioral patterns is a longstanding theme in social science research

The Calvinist view that man is predestined to be among the elect or the damned has profoundly influenced not only our views of criminals and deviants, but also the theoretical basis of correctional methods and psychotherapeutic techniques

Judaism openly recognizes, as an integral part of human nature, the enigmatic relationship between yetzer, or physical desire, and yetzirah, or spiritual creativity

Jewish Scriptural interpretation entails a potential therapeutic bridge between the rational-material and the irrational-mystic in the world of psychotherapy

The Jewish system of Scriptural interpretation entails a potential therapeutic bridge between the rational-material and the irrational-mystic in the world of psychotherapy. Mordechai Rotenberg believes that by engaging readings in a "dialogue" with each other the psychology underlying one's existence may be more readily understood.

This work examines the impact of Protestant doctrine on Western theories of deviance. It explores the inherent contradiction between Protestant ethics, with its view of human nature as predestinated, and the "people-changing" sciences.

While the term midrash--from the Hebrew darash, searched or interpreted--can refer to both legal and extralegal scriptural exegesis, it most commonly refers to symbolic legends, stories, and parables used to make moral or ethical concepts accessible to the layman