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A lively, thoughtful history of America's Jews, exploring their complex relationships with national culture, identity, and politics-and each other. You can be called a Bad Jew-by the community or even yourself-if you don't keep kosher, don't send...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781647390037Author Brian Yosef Schachter-BrooksFormat PaperbackPage Count 164Imprint Rockridge PressPublisher Rockridge PressWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781400033362Author Harold S. KushnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Modern Library IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 192gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060666842Author Judith PlaskowFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint HarperOnePublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 220gDimensions(mm) 230mm...

Is Judaism a religion, a culture, a nationality--or a mixture of all of these? In How Judaism Became a Religion, Leora Batnitzky boldly argues that this question more than any other has driven modern Jewish thought since the eighteenth century. This...

This popular guide explains how families and churches can celebrate seven Hebrew festivals to enhance their understanding of the message of the Bible.,"This unique book brings deeper meaning to seven Jewish feasts by offering a ""guided tour"" through...

Goy: Israel's Others and the Birth of the Gentile traces the development of the term and category of the goy from the Bible to rabbinic literature. Adi Ophir and Ishay Rosen-Zvi show that the category of the goy was born much later than scholars assume;...

The first comprehensive account of Protestant and Catholic attitudes toward Jews and Judaism in the European Reformation In this rich, wide-ranging, and meticulously researched account, Kenneth Austin examines the attitudes of various Christian groups in...

"Mount Athos, for over a thousand years a centre for monasticism, has attracted pilgrims for nearly as long. This fascinating collection of essays discusses pilgrimage, the pilgrims, and the monks themselves. The Athonite ban on females has not precluded...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780807060100Author Viktor E. FranklFormat HardbackPage Count 200Imprint Beacon PressPublisher Beacon PressWeight(grams) 380gDimensions(mm) 224mm * 146mm *...

The story of the prophet Elijah's transformation from fierce zealot to compassionate hero and cherished figure in Jewish tradition "In a series on Jewish Lives, this volume is about the Jewish life-the one that goes on forever. Becoming Elijah blends...

Through a close and critical reading of biblical texts, ancient history, and recent archeological discoveries, Steven L. McKenzie concludes that David was indeed a real person. This David was not the humble shepherd who slew Goliath and became king,...

Biblical Judgments invites readers to consider today's timeless dilemmas of law and government, social justice, and human rights, through the perspective of a text that has helped shape western society: the Hebrew Bible. By focusing on biblical...

Resurrection of the dead represents one of the more enigmatic beliefs of Western religions to many modern readers. In this volume, C. D. Elledge offers an interpretation of some of the earliest literature within Judaism that exhibits a confident hope in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780913573037Author Benjamin DavidsonFormat HardbackPage Count 794Imprint Hendrickson Publishers IncPublisher Hendrickson Publishers IncWeight(grams) 1370g

This masterly book is the climax of over twenty-five years of study of the impact of Canaanite religion and mythology on ancient Israel and the Old Testament. It is John Day's magnum opus in which he sets forth all his main arguments and conclusions on...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780990515562Author Noam SiennaFormat PaperbackPage Count 452Imprint Print-O-Craft PressPublisher Print-O-Craft PressWeight(grams) 599gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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 9780374513313Author Abraham Joshua HeschelFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint Farrar, Straus & Giroux IncPublisher Farrar, Straus & Giroux IncWeight(grams)...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781592644117Author Joseph Dov SoloveitchikFormat HardbackImprint Toby Press LtdPublisher Toby Press LtdWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm) 218mm * 142mm * 18mm

Leaving a religion is not merely a matter of losing or rejecting faith. For many, it involves dramatic changes of everyday routines and personal habits. Davidman bases her analysis on in-depth conversations with forty ex-Hasidic individuals. From these...

In these essays Deutscher speaks of the emotional heritage of the European Jew with calmness and clear-sightedness; as a historian he writes without anger but with compassion; as a non-Jewish Jew he writes without religious belief, but with a generous...