Judaism

Lately, it seems as if we wake up to a new atrocity each day. Every morning is now a ritual of scrolling through our Twitter feeds or scanning our newspapers for the latest updates on fresh horrors around the globe. Despite the countless protests we...

Greco-Roman antiquity's premier Jewish historian.Josephus, soldier, statesman, historian, was a Jew born at Jerusalem about AD 37. A man of high descent, he early became learned in Jewish law and Greek literature and was a Pharisee. After pleading in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780743235853Author James L KugelFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint The Free PressPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 369gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm...

Ever since the earliest times, Jewish scholars have looked to the Hebrew language as a source of holiness and a wellspring of wisdom. Both letters and words, it has always been assumed, they have hidden messages and secrets to be sought after, as if we...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780805211597Author Rebecca GoldsteinFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Schocken BooksPublisher Schocken BooksWeight(grams) 301gDimensions(mm) 202mm *...

Mysticism, which transcends the boundaries of time and space and refers to a reality not grasped by means of ordinary human cognition, is one of the central sources of inspiration of religious thought. It is an attempt to decode the mystery of divine...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062560162Author Marc Zvi BrettlerFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint HarperOnePublisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781611806236Author Perle Besserman, PerleFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780824604233Author Rabbi Maurice LammFormat HardbackPage Count 340Imprint Jonathan David Co., IncPublisher Jonathan David Co., IncWeight(grams) 553g

The controversial Jewish thinker whose tortured path led him into the heart of twentieth-century intellectual lifeScion of a distinguished line of Talmudic scholars, Jacob Taubes (1923-1987) was an intellectual impresario whose inner restlessness led him...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780805212211Author Anita DiamantFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Schocken BooksPublisher Schocken BooksWeight(grams) 134g

The Oration by philosopher Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (1463-1494), to which later editors added the subtitle On the Dignity of Man, is the most famous text written in Italy at the height of the Renaissance. The Life of Giovanni by Gianfrancesco Pico,...

Louis Jacobs was Britain's most gifted Jewish scholar. A Talmudic genius, outstanding teacher and accomplished author, cultured and easy-going, he was widely expected to become Britain's next Chief Rabbi. Then controversy struck. The Chief Rabbi...

Extraordinary wisdom to help you understand yourself, lead your life and deal with other people. "As human beings, we have instincts for both good and evil, conscious and unconscious. To rectify ourselves-to live spiritually and properly-involves...

Browse discussion questionsRuth Calderon has recently electrified the Jewish world with her teachings of talmudic texts. In this volume, her first to appear in English, she offers a fascinating window into some of the liveliest and most colorful stories...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781580231152Author Alan LewFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Jewish Lights PublishingPublisher Jewish Lights PublishingWeight(grams) 1g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781953829375Author Michael StrassfeldFormat PaperbackPage Count 278Imprint Ben Yehuda PressPublisher Ben Yehuda PressWeight(grams) 376gDimensions(mm) 229mm...

The sheets of paper are as brittle as fallen leaves; the faltering handwriting changes from page to page; the words, a faded brown, are almost indecipherable. The pages are filled with recipes. Each is a memory, a fantasy, a hope for the future. Written...

Syncretistic exegesis.The philosopher Philo was born about 20 BC to a prominent Jewish family in Alexandria, the chief home of the Jewish Diaspora as well as the chief center of Hellenistic culture; he was trained in Greek as well as Jewish ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781666750843Author A JordanFormat PaperbackPage Count 186Imprint Resource Publications (CA)Publisher Resource Publications (CA)Weight(grams)...

The Kabbalah is divided into three branches-the theoretical, the meditative, and the practical. While many books, both in Hebrew and English, have explored the theoretical Kabbalah, virtually nothing has been published regarding the meditative methods of...

"Denying History" takes a bold and in-depth look at those who say the Holocaust never happened and explores the motivations behind such claims. While most commentators have dismissed the Holocaust deniers as antisemitic neo-Nazi thugs who do not deserve...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780898709759Author Roy H. SchoemanFormat PaperbackPage Count 350Imprint Ignatius PressPublisher Ignatius PressWeight(grams) 422gDimensions(mm) 200mm * 151mm...

Rashi, the medieval French rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki (1040-1105), authored monumental commentaries on the Hebrew Bible and the Babylonian Talmud. With The JPS Rashi Discussion Torah Commentary, his commentary on the Torah-regarded as the most authoritative...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.About the AuthorSteven C. Smith is associate professor of Sacred Scripture at Mount St. Mary's Seminary.Reviews"I read this book with joy. In the mid-twentieth century, Catholic...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780374513313Author Abraham Joshua HeschelFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint Farrar, Straus & Giroux IncPublisher Farrar, Straus & Giroux IncWeight(grams)...

Ahoy there! The Nine Sails is casting off for Madagascar so all aboard for a treasure hunt you'll never forget! Kintana has grown up listening to stories of life at sea from her pa, an ex-pirate turned pet shop owner. So when a tall ship - The Nine Sails...

The response of Jewish philosophy to the intellectual freedom of modern times as articulated in the works of Hirsch Buber Kaplan Heschel Fackenheim Borowitz Herzl and many others.Book InformationISBN 9780874410143Author Behrman HouseFormat PaperbackPage...

'Whoever listens to a witness, becomes a witness.' - Elie Wiesel When Nazi occupiers arrived in Greece in 1941, it was the beginning of a horror that would reverberate through generations. In the city of Salonica (Thessaloniki), almost 50,000 Jews...

Most people understand Judaism to be the Torah and the Torah to be Judaism. However, in The Invention of Judaism, John J. Collins persuasively argues this was not always the case. The Torah became the touchstone for most of Judaism's adherents only in...

The death of Edmond Jabes in January 1991 silenced one of the most compelling voices of the postmodern, post-Holocaust era. Jabes's importance as a thinker, philosopher, and Jewish theologian cannot be overestimated, and his enigmatic style-combining...

An authoritative presentation of the fundamental history, beliefs, and goals of Reform Judaism in one compact volume. The book explains the main ideas and rules of Reform Judaism and shows how it's different from and similar to other types of Judaism...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781947857575Author Bezalel NaorFormat PaperbackPage Count 682Imprint Kodesh PressPublisher Kodesh PressWeight(grams) 984gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 38mm

As featured on the cover of Tikkun magazine How do we articulate a religious vision that embraces evolution and human authorship of Scripture? Drawing on the Jewish mystical traditions of Kabbalah and Hasidism, path-breaking Jewish scholar Arthur Green...

Thanks to these generous donors for making the publication of this book possible: Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence Deutsch.The latest in the JPS Bible Commentary series, 2011 National Jewish Book Award Winner, Barbara Dobkin Award in Women's StudiesThe moving story...

Many Christians and Jews believe that their faiths developed independently from each other, and that their religions are distinct, even antagonistic towards each other. A Portable God dramatically departs from the idea that the birth of Judaism and...

Ever since Plato's Republic, the study of statecraft has been a staple of Western discourse, and so has the study of particular leaders. Although Jewish scholars, thinkers, and popularizers have contributed notably to this genre, strikingly few have...

A clear, accessible guide to reading and understanding the Talmud. This book offers a unique introduction to the study of the Talmud and suggest ways to apply its messages and values to contemporary life. Imaginatively conceived, this volume is...

The best single introduction to Jewish religious thought in print.-Theology TodayNational Jewish Book Award WinnerHalakhic Man is the classic work of modern Jewish and religious thought by the twentieth century's preeminent Orthodox Jewish theologian and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of National Jewish Book Award (Jewish Life) 2012.Book InformationISBN 9781580236270Author Rabbi Zalman Schachter-ShalomiFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Jewish...