Judaism

In the Greco-Roman period there arose among the Jews a new genre for re-telling Bible stories and for composing new religious stories as well. This genre was the novel. This volume brings together for the first time and in fresh, lively translations all...

A leading expert provides an engaging firsthand portrait of American Judaism todayAmerican Judaism has been buffeted by massive social upheavals in recent decades. Like other religions in the United States, it has witnessed a decline in the number of...

Through an innovative synthesis of narrative critique, oral-formulaic study, folkloric research, and literary analysis, Kristen H. Lindbeck reads all the Elijah narratives in the Babylonian Talmud and details the rise of a distinct, quasi-angelic figure...

Examining the production and assimilation of Jews as "the nation" in the modern state of Israel, this book shows how identity is constrained through myriad struggles over the meanings and practices of being Jewish. Based on years of ethnographic...

When the Jews of Eastern Europe came to the United States in the 19th century, they brought with them their own special humor. Developed in response to the dissonant reality of their lives, their self-critical humor served as a source of salvation,...

In this vivid collection, Judaic scholar Vanessa Ochs brings the legends of the biblical matriarchs to new life. Intimate, familiar and wise, the heroines in Sarah Laughed are revealed to be inspiring role models for women today. From Eve's rebellious...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780805200751Author Judah HaleviFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 316gDimensions(mm) 202mm *...

Samuel Dresner, a former student and lifelong friend of Heschel's, gives a personal insight into his life and views into the Hasidic movement and the important concept of halakha.About the AuthorSamuel Dresner is a former Visiting Professor at the Jewish...

An unprecedented annotated anthology of the most important Jewish mystical works, A Kabbalah and Jewish Mysticism Reader is designed to facilitate teaching these works to all levels of learners in adult education and college classroom settings. Daniel M...

While Jews in the land of Israel in ancient times shared much in common - scripture, reverence for the Temple and its cult, some traits as one 'Orthodox' Judaism. Diverse 'Judaisms' flourished, each with its particular way of life, world view, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781952326547Author Menachem Z RosensaftFormat PaperbackPage Count 124Imprint Kelsay BooksPublisher Kelsay BooksWeight(grams) 191gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781897448496Author Rav Michael LaitmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 472Imprint Laitman Kabbalah PublishersPublisher Laitman Kabbalah PublishersWeight(grams)...

Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav (1772-1810) is widely considered to be one of the foremost visionary storytellers of the Hasidic movement. The great-grandson of the Ba'al Shem Tov, founder of the movement, Rabbi Nachman came to be regarded as a great figure...

Tom 'Diver' Derrick VC DCM was Australia's most famous fighting soldier of World War II. Derrick fought in five campaigns, won the highest medals for bravery, and died of wounds sustained while leading his men in the war's last stages. His career reached...

In Conceiving Israel, Gwynn Kessler examines the peculiar fascination of the rabbis of late antiquity with fetuses-their generation, development, nurturance, and even prenatal study habits-as expressed in narrative texts preserved in the Palestinian...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780140147957Author David J. WolpeFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Penguin Books LtdPublisher Penguin Books LtdWeight(grams) 174gDimensions(mm) 195mm *...

More than half a century after the Holocaust, in countries where Jews make up just a tiny fraction of the population, products of Jewish culture (or what is perceived as Jewish culture) have become very viable components of the popular public domain. But...

A Rabbi Reads the Torah distils a lifetime of Bible study by a Jewish scholar devoted to popularising the study of the Hebrew Bible in its original language, helped by the wealth of centuries of Jewish interpretation and debate, as well as the best of...

An encyclopedic survey of the Jewish body as it has existed and as it has been imagined from biblical times to the present That the human body can be the object not only of biological study but also of historical consideration and cultural criticism is...

Before widescale emigration in the early 1960s, North Africa's Jewish communities were among the largest in the world. Without Jewish emigrants from North Africa, Israel's dynamic growth would simply not have occured. North African Jews, also called...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781683361848Author Rabbi Marc D. AngelFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Jewish Lights PublishingPublisher Jewish Lights Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692681695Author Bezalel NaorFormat PaperbackPage Count 268Imprint Kodesh PressPublisher Kodesh PressWeight(grams) 395gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 15mm

Much of what we know about life in the medieval Islamic Middle East comes from texts written to impart religious ideals or to chronicle the movements of great men. How did women participate in the societies these texts describe? What about non-Muslims,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780881236309Author Sue Levi ElwellFormat PaperbackPage Count 168Imprint Central Conference of American RabbisPublisher Central Conference of American...

Nine rich and masterful readings of the Talmud by the French Jewish philosopher Emmanuel Levinas translate Jewish thought into the language of modern times. Between 1963 and 1975, Levinas delivered these commentaries at the annual Talmudic colloquia of a...

An intellectually stimulating and personally uplifting exploration of Genesis. Genesis: the Beginning of Desire breathes new life into the stories of Adam and Eve, Noah, Abraham and Sarah, Isaac, Jacob and Esau, Rachel, and Joseph. Zornberg brings...

The last hasidic rebbe of the Warsaw Ghetto explores many facets of spiritual growth and character development.About the AuthorThis text was translated from the original Hebrew text of Chovat Ha Talmidim by Rabbi Micha Odenheimer. He studied in Yeshivah...

The Jews of Hungary is the first comprehensive history in any language of the unique Jewish community that has lived in the Carpathian Basin for eighteen centuries, from Roman times to the present. Noted historian and anthropologist Raphael Patai,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780979286513Author Aitan LevyFormat PaperbackPage Count 146Imprint Bst PublishingPublisher Bst PublishingWeight(grams) 222gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 9mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781684580613Author Yosef Hayim YerushalmiFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint Brandeis University PressPublisher Brandeis University Press

A systematic chronological study by one of the world's leading Jewish theologians. A masterly guide to the major currents of Jewish thought.Book InformationISBN 9780874412260Author Behrman HouseFormat PaperbackPage Count 1Imprint Behrman House Inc.,U.S...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780973231595Author Rav Michael LaitmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 380Imprint Laitman Kabbalah PublishersPublisher Laitman Kabbalah PublishersWeight(grams)...

The Holiness of Doubt is a timely and essential contribution to the study of sacred Jewish texts. What does it mean for a book of faith for millions of people to be riddled with the uncertainties evoked by hundreds of questions? Rabbi Joshua Hoffman has...

As the Bible tells us, ancient Israel's neighbours worshipped a wide variety of Gods. It is now widely accepted that the Israelites' God, Yahweh, must have originated as among these many, before assuming the role of the one true God of monotheism. Mark...

The Blackwell Reader in Judaism introduces Judaism in its own words, affording readers a direct encounter with this ancient and enduring faith.About the AuthorJacob Neusner is Research Professor of Religion and Theology at Bard College. He has nine...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780836112337Author Millard C. LindFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint Herald Press,U.S.Publisher Herald PressWeight(grams) 340g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910383674Author Derek TaylorFormat HardbackPage Count 290Imprint Vallentine Mitchell & Co LtdPublisher Vallentine Mitchell & Co Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781619702622Author Jacob NeusnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 1984Imprint Hendrickson Publishers IncPublisher Hendrickson Publishers Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780973231557Author Rabbi Rav Yehuda AshlagFormat PaperbackPage Count 302Imprint Laitman Kabbalah PublishersPublisher Laitman Kabbalah...

A leading scholar of Jewish history's bracing and challenging case for the role of the historian today Why do we study history? What is the role of the historian in the contemporary world? These questions prompted David N. Myers's illuminating and...