Judaism

Winner of the Jewish Book Council Nahum M. Sarna Memorial Award in Scholarship This book explores the reception history of the most important Jewish Bible commentary ever composed, the Commentary on the Torah of Rashi (Shlomo Yitzhaki; 1040-1105)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780425166291Author David AaronFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Penguin Putnam IncPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 164gDimensions(mm) 208mm *...

Endorsed support to help students reach their full potential. This Student Book provides comprehensive support for this faith-based course, with a strong focus on improving performance. Endorsed by OCR for use with the OCR GCSE Religious Studies A: World...

An exciting new treasury of Jewish stories and storytellers, from ancient tales and classics re-imagined to contemporary family stories, parables, and humor "Why were human beings created?" goes a traditional Jewish saying. "Because God loves stories."...

This revised edition of a modern classic includes a new Foreword by Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel and an Afterword by Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, editor of The Talmud: The Steinsaltz Edition, as well as a Coda by the author in which he explores the many paths...

A new translation according to the traditional Hebrew text The Psalms have long brought comfort to those who mourn and have helped us find the spiritual in everyday life. This edition presents the new JPS translation, based on the original Hebrew text,...

Decodes the long history of Hebrew and its influential place as the ancestor of many modern written languages Hebrew as a language is just over 3,000 years old, and the story of its alphabet is unique among the languages of the world. Hebrew set the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781897448090Author Rav Michael LaitmanFormat HardbackPage Count 520Imprint Laitman Kabbalah PublishersPublisher Laitman Kabbalah PublishersWeight(grams)...

The story of Judaism is a story of paradox. It is the story of how a small cluster of desert tribes gave birth to a monotheistic doctrine that profoundly shaped the history of human civilization. It is the story of how that initially obscure desert...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781506481777Author Jason M. ZurawskiFormat HardbackPage Count 325Imprint Fortress Press,U.S.Publisher 1517 MediaWeight(grams) 454g

Samuel Lebens takes the three principles of Jewish faith, as proposed by Rabbi Joseph Albo (1380-1444), in order to scrutinize and refine them with the toolkit of contemporary analytic philosophy. What could it mean for a perfect being to create a world...

Joshua Jacobson's 2002 edition-the comprehensive 1000-page guide to cantillation-is now available in this condensed, 300-page, user-friendly paperback edition. It is an ideal instructional guide for adult and young-adult students of Torah, for b'nai...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780807011331Author Nelle MortonFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Beacon PressPublisher Beacon PressWeight(grams) 298g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780873341035Author Daniel PekarskyFormat HardbackPage Count 212Imprint JTS PressPublisher JTS PressWeight(grams) 152g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781728459370Author Shoshana SilbermanPage Count 14Imprint Kar-Ben Publishing (R)Publisher Kar-Ben Publishing (R)

Heidegger and Nazism: Ever since the philosopher's public involvement in state politics in 1933, his name has necessarily been a part of this unsavory couple. After the publication in 2014 of the private Black Notebooks, it is now unambiguously part of...

Jews in America are in a period of unprecedented status and impact, but for many their identity as Jews--religiously, historically, culturally--is increasingly complicated. Many are becoming Jews without Judaism. It appears success and acceptance will...

Written by two leading Old Testament scholars with wide ranging expertise, this unique introduction describes the historical, social and cultural setting in which the Old Testament was written, and provides a description of the major genres of literature...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780876048665Author John Van AukenFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint ARE PressPublisher ARE Press

Widely read with reverence, the books of the Bible have moved minds and hearts for thousands of years. The content and words of Scripture inspired the legends of the Bible. This single volume contains a selection of tales chosen from the classic The...

Angelic beings can be found throughout the Hebrew Bible, and by late antiquity the archangels Michael and Gabriel were as familiar as the patriarchs and matriarchs, guardian angels were as present as one's shadow, and praise of the seraphim was as sacred...

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An in-depth look at how The New York Times failed in its coverage of the fate of European Jews from 1939-45. It examines how the decisions that were made at The Times ultimately resulted in the minimizing and misunderstanding of modern history's worst...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780805210323Author Abraham CohenFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint Schocken BooksPublisher Schocken BooksWeight(grams) 431gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 130mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789653015739Author Rabbi Dr Tzvi Hersh WeinrebFormat HardbackImprint Koren PublishersPublisher Koren Publishers

One woman learned on the eve of her Roman Catholic wedding. One man as he was studying for the priesthood. Madeleine Albright famously learned from the Washington Post when she was named Secretary of State. "What is it like to find out you are not...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781928822141Author Dovid SearsFormat PaperbackPage Count 290Imprint Breslov Research InstitutePublisher Breslov Research InstituteWeight(grams)...

A finalist for the 2020 National Jewish Book Award for scholarship--a broad, systematic account of one of the most original and creative kabbalists, biblical interpreters, and Talmudic scholars the Jewish tradition has ever produced"Beautifully written,...

This is an exceptional anthology of 24 stories about the women in the Bible. Drawing from the ancient tradition of midrash, the author brings to life the inner world and the experiences of these women, weaving rabbinic legends and her own imagination...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781580235075Author Rabbi Jeffrey K. SalkinFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Jewish Lights PublishingPublisher Jewish Lights PublishingWeight(grams) 1g

This book provides impressive dossier on the phenomenon of Saturnism, offering a new interpretation of aspects of Judaism, including the emergence of Sabbateanism. This book explores the phenomenon of Saturnism, namely the belief that the planet Saturn,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780671799960Author WieselFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Pocket BooksPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 25g

What did ancient Jews believe about demons and angels? This question has long been puzzling, not least because the Hebrew Bible says relatively little about such transmundane powers. In the centuries after the conquests of Alexander the Great, however,...

Jewish Law as Rebellion is unconventional and controversial in its approach to the world of Jewish Law and its response to religious crises. The book delves into the contemporary application and development of halacha and pointedly protests many accepted...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780853038030Author Jeffrey M CohenFormat PaperbackPage Count 238Imprint Vallentine Mitchell & Co LtdPublisher Vallentine Mitchell & Co LtdWeight(grams)...

How to live a life of wisdom and fulfillment in a far-from-perfect world? Philosopher Menachem Fisch and artist Debra Band together probe Qohelet's inquiry into the value of life "under the sun" in this brilliant work-the first illuminated manuscript of...

Modern Orthodox Judaism offers an extensive selection of primary texts documenting the Orthodox encounter with American Judaism that led to the emergence of the Modern Orthodox movement. Many texts in this volume are drawn from episodes of conflict that...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781565637801Author Flavius JosephusFormat HardbackPage Count 944Imprint Hendrickson Publishers IncPublisher Hendrickson Publishers Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781944878320Author Miriam MaranzenboimFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint JetlaunchPublisher JetlaunchWeight(grams) 594gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 23mm

Shai Held is one of the most important teachers of Torah in his generation.-Rabbi David Wolpe, author of David: The Divided HeartIn The Heart of Torah, Rabbi Shai Held's Torah essays-two for each weekly portion-open new horizons in Jewish biblical...