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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781667855646Author Jack ShechterFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint BookbabyPublisher BookbabyWeight(grams) 152g

Judaism is an ancient religion, practiced through most of recorded history and having profound influence on both Christianity and Islam. It is a modern religion, too, still transforming the lives of many people. In this book, Jacob Neusner brings...

In the tradition of Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club and Holy Days by Lis Harris, Rivka Zakutinsky and Yaffa Leba Gottlieb show the inner workings of a fascinating community of women that few outsiders will enter on their own. With humor and sensitivity,...

It is well known that in formulating his general theoretical framework and views on religion Freud drew on multiple disciplines within the natural and social sciences, as well as from the humanities. This edited collection adds to the continued...

One of the oldest monotheistic religions known to humankind, Judaism has withstood the tests of time. So what exactly are the tenets of this ancient faith that have been passed down over the millennia, and how do they apply to our lives in the 21st...

Narrative and Document in the Rabbinic Canon, Volume I is a study of the inclusion of biographical narratives about sages in components of the unfolding canon of Rabbinic Judaism in the formative age. These documents are of the first six centuries C.E...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781494064440Author Lewis BrowneFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint Literary Licensing, LLCPublisher Literary Licensing, LLCWeight(grams) 358g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781498110839Author Morris JosephFormat PaperbackPage Count 540Imprint Literary Licensing, LLCPublisher Literary Licensing, LLCWeight(grams) 712g

Unique in the literature on Jewish camping, this book provides an in-depth study of a community-based, residential summer camp that serves Jewish children from primarily rural areas. Focused on Camp Ben Frankel (CBF), established in 1950 in southern...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781498054737Author Author Israel ZangwillFormat PaperbackPage Count 376Imprint Literary Licensing, LLCPublisher Literary Licensing, LLCWeight(grams) 503g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781560253723Author Henry BeanFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Thunder's Mouth PressPublisher Thunder's Mouth Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781628386349Author J E WFormat PaperbackPage Count 402Imprint Page Publishing, IncPublisher Page Publishing, IncWeight(grams) 585g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781580234610Author Dr. Norman J. CohenFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Jewish Lights PublishingPublisher Jewish Lights PublishingWeight(grams)...

This detailed examination of the "Torah" (the first five books of the Bible) lays particular emphasis on the role and character of the Torah's transcendent God, as its central protagonist. Viewing both the 'Torah' and its God as purely human creations,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781646067305Author Batya ShemeshFormat PaperbackPage Count 364Imprint Global Summit HousePublisher Global Summit HouseWeight(grams) 531g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781532617713Author Marilyn PriceFormat PaperbackImprint Resource Publications (CA)Publisher Resource Publications (CA)Weight(grams) 141g

Anyone familiar with the Rastafari movement and its connection with the Bible is struck by the prevalence of messianic I-locution found in both. As the phenomenon is important in the canonical Testaments, more so within the New Testament, this study...

In separate multi-volume works, the project has presented form-analytical English translations of the Mishnah, Tosefta, Yerushalmi, and Bavli, outlined the Yerushalmi and the Bavli and compared these outlines. In this volume, the main points of the...

This collection of ten essays and five book reviews draws on three years of work, from late 2005 through mid-2008. It begins with two Halakhic essays, one on the category-formations of the Halakhah and how to account for the ones that we do not have but...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781497972506Author Henry BerkowitzFormat PaperbackPage Count 180Imprint Literary Licensing, LLCPublisher Literary Licensing, LLCWeight(grams) 249g

Keepers of Memory answers the question of how descendants of Holocaust survivors remember the Holocaust, the event that preceded their birth but has shaped their lives. Through personal stories and in-depth interviews, Rich examines the complicated...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781498040105Author Samuel CurtissFormat PaperbackPage Count 344Imprint Literary Licensing, LLCPublisher Literary Licensing, LLCWeight(grams) 458g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781497952195Author William John FerrarFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Literary Licensing, LLCPublisher Literary Licensing, LLCWeight(grams) 277g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781425777708Author Rabbi Daniel KohnFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint XlibrisPublisher XlibrisWeight(grams) 127g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781436390705Author Sami M El-SoudaniFormat PaperbackPage Count 316Imprint XlibrisPublisher XlibrisWeight(grams) 463g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781436354288Author Rabbi Henry Cohen, IIFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Xlibris CorporationPublisher Xlibris CorporationWeight(grams) 127g

The Life and Teachings of Hillel provides the most comprehensive treatment ever published of one of the greatest figures in Jewish tradition. Yitzhak Buxbaum weaves together the various stories about Hillel along with his teachings and sayings to develop...

This collection of essays draws on work done in 2011-2012. The author takes up several topics in the systemic analysis of Judaism, its literature, and its theology. The reason for periodically collecting and publishing essays and reviews is to give them...

Rabbinic documents of David, progenitor of the Messiah, carry forward the scriptural narrative of David the king. But he also is turned by Rabbinic writings of late antiquity-from the Mishnah through the Yerushalmi and the Bavli-into a sage...

The Talmud is a confusing piece of writing. It begins no where and ends no where but it does not move in a circle. It is written in several languages and follows rules that in certain circumstances trigger the use of one language over others. Its...

Jerusalem and Sao Paulo is a pioneering work of over four years of anthropological research on the "repentance", or return to Jewish roots phenomenon, in the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil. The return-to-Jewish-roots phenomenon is identified by its...

Volume Two of Jewish Philosophy: Foundations and Extensions deals with major thinkers. "Interpreting Judah Ha-Levi" discusses misunderstandings of his idea, and his impact on Jewish thought, especially his theories of Jewish uniqueness and the...

Rabbinic Judaism affirms the Prophetic heritage and makes it its own. Indeed, the Rabbis of the formative age and canon of Rabbinic Judaism looked to Prophecy along with the Torah and the Writings to define and sustain their system. We may reasonably...

Torah for Today is composed of a series of articles written by Esther Taus for the monthly Temple publication, the Bulletin. Compiled over 22 years of writing, this work deals with the practical application of biblical principles and contemporary...

This collection of essays was compiled in response to the proliferation of violence throughout the modern world. They constitute a multi-disciplinary approach to the intersection of violence with Jewish life and thought. Examined are ancient and modern...

Charitable giving and philanthropic behavior are frequently the subject of media reports and newspaper headlines. Examining the incentives and barriers to charitable behavior, Dashefsky and Lazerwitz account for such giving by members of the Jewish...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781419685002Author M E RossonFormat PaperbackPage Count 296Imprint Booksurge PublishingPublisher Booksurge PublishingWeight(grams) 435g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781241112776Author Morris JosephFormat PaperbackPage Count 566Imprint Primary Sources, Historical CollectionsPublisher Primary Sources, Historical...

In order to understand the faith of Judaism, according to Jacob Neusner, one must look at the very foundation of that faith: the Torah. To believers, this act of studying the Torah provides a direct and immediate link to the living God and forms the very...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780997820577Author Daniel a KleinFormat HardbackPage Count 526Imprint Kodesh Press L.L.C.Publisher Kodesh Press L.L.C.Weight(grams) 152g