Judaism

In the sixteenth century, the famous kabbalist Isaac Luria transmitted a secret trove of highly complex mystical practices to a select groups of students. These meditations were designed to capitalize on sleep and death states in order to effectively...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for National Jewish Book Award (Children/Young Adult) 2010.Book InformationISBN 9781580234221Author Steve SheinkinFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Jewish...

Saadya ben Joseph al-Fayyumi (882-942), gaon (head) of the rabbinic academy at Sura and one of the preeminent Jewish thinkers of the medieval period, attempted to create a complete statement of Jewish religious philosophy in which all strands of...

"Paulist Press deserves credit for adding this new dimension to interfaith dialogue." The Jewish Spectator The Talmud: Selected Writings translated by Ben Zion Bokser introduced by Ben Zion Bokser and Baruch M. Bokser preface by Robert Goldenberg "Study...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780970077547Author Yosef YaronFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Qirqisani CenterPublisher Qirqisani CenterWeight(grams) 499gDimensions(mm) 223mm * 157mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781683363088Author Dr. Erica BrownFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Jewish Lights PublishingPublisher Jewish Lights Publishing

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Sefer ha-Zohar (The Book of Radiance) has amazed readers ever since it emerged in medieval Spain over seven hundred years ago. Written in lyrical Aramaic, this masterpiece of Kabbalah exceeds the dimensions of a normal book; it is virtually a body of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802877529Author Florentino Garcia MartinezFormat PaperbackPage Count 651Imprint William B Eerdmans Publishing CoPublisher William B Eerdmans Publishing...

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The popularity of Kabbalah, a Jewish mystical movement at least 900 years old, has grown astonishingly within the context of the vast and ever-expanding social movement commonly referred to as the New Age. This book is the first to provide a broad...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802828873Author John J. CollinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 266Imprint William B Eerdmans Publishing CoPublisher William B Eerdmans Publishing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781583303368Author Rabbi Ben Tzion ShafierFormat PaperbackPage Count 226Imprint Feldheim PublishersPublisher Feldheim PublishersWeight(grams)...

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Israeli Jews' response to and appropriation of Greek culture is the subject of the essays in this rich volume. Contributors provide evidence of Greek cultural influence in Judea and Galilee, from before the Maccabean revolt into the rabbinic period. They...

The fashion, history, and development of Jewish dress tells a story that spans the globe and crosses many cultures. In this colourful volume, Jewish communities - particularly those established for centuries in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and North...

Can we understand G-D and his creation? What is man's role in creation? How does G-D oversee his creations and to what final purpose? Spiritual Illumination in the Modern World was conceived as a work of Jewish outreach and targeted to help connect...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781683360902Author Rabbi Lawrence KushnerFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Jewish Lights PublishingPublisher Jewish Lights Publishing

The Myth of the Twelve Tribes of Israel is the first study to treat the history of claims to an Israelite identity as an ongoing historical phenomenon from biblical times to the present. By treating the Hebrew Bible's accounts of Israel as one of many...

Within this volume, Reb Kalonymus teaches the art of self-observation with an emphasis on organizing and running a spiritual community. The reader is exhorted to be mindful of God at all times, with specific advice given for enhancing the experience of...

Rabbinic tradition has it that 613 commandments were given to Moses on Mount Sinai, but it does not specify those included in the enumeration. Maimonides methodically and artfully crafts a list of 613 commandments in a work that serves as a prolegomenon...

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Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach was one of the most original and inspired Jewish personalities of the twentieth century. In this incredible volume, Yitta Halberstam Mandelbaum, a devoted student of Reb Shlomo, gathers dozens of stories about this charismatic,...

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The life and times of a treasured book read by generations of Jewish families at the seder tableEvery year at Passover, Jews around the world gather for the seder, a festive meal where family and friends come together to sing, pray, and enjoy traditional...

Why does Hebrew matter? In answering this question, Hebrew Roots, Jewish Routes addresses the many ways engagement with Hebrew enriches Jewishness—culturally, religiously, ethnically.Whether you know Hebrew or not, linguist and cultural anthropologist...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781537622057Author Pesach GlaserFormat PaperbackPage Count 300Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781597524131Author Professor of Religion Jacob NeusnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Wipf & Stock PublishersPublisher Wipf & Stock...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781606082409Author Louis JacobsFormat PaperbackPage Count 486Imprint Wipf & Stock PublishersPublisher Wipf & Stock PublishersWeight(grams)...

"A whirlwind of flavors from the northeast of Thailand." - Michelin "A festival of fresh ingredients, spices, unctuosity and manifold flavours." - Michelin With fresh ingredients and a little extra attention to Thai preparation methods, you can put the...

What kind of literature is the Talmud? To answer this question, Daniel Boyarin looks to an unlikely source: the dialogues of Plato. In these ancient texts he finds similarities, both in their combination of various genres and topics and in their dialogic...

A vast bounty of tales recounting mystical experiences among the rabbis can be found in the Talmud, the Zohar, Jewish folktales, and Hasidic lore. Now, in Gabriel's Palace, scholar Howard Schwartz has collected the greatest of these stories, sacred and...