Sacred Writings

NATIONAL BESTSELLER "Dennis Prager has put together one of the most stunning commentaries in modern times on the most profound document in human history. It's a must-read that every person, religious and non-religious, should buy and peruse every night...

While most gender-based analyses of rabbinic Judaism concentrate on the status of women in the halakhah (the rabbinic legal tradition), Judith R. Baskin turns her attention to the construction of women in the aggadic midrash, a collection of expansions...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780881231618Author Mark WashofskyFormat PaperbackPage Count 410Imprint Central Conference of American RabbisPublisher Central Conference of American...

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...

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Illuminating the ethical legacy of the biblical prophets, Path of the Prophets identifies the prophetic moment in the lives of eighteen biblical figures and demonstrates their compelling relevance to us today. While the Bible almost exclusively names men...

Eight Questions of Faith is a spiritual exploration of some of life's biggest questions-questions that have been asked by prophets and kings, mystics and sinners-that continue to be asked by every one of us today. Niles Elliot Goldstein uses eight...

A dual language Hebrew-English edition These six short books of the Bible, each read in connection with a Jewish holy day, constitute a literature unto themselves-a poetic, spiritual, and literary treasure. This volume includes The Song of Songs, Ruth,...

James S. Diamond, a consummate teacher of the Bible, provides a clear and simple (but not simplistic) method for reading and understanding the weekly Torah portions. This is a how-to book, not an interpretive one. It is not a commentary on each week's...

The traditional rabbinic approach to Bible study revealed through 11 selections from the sources.Book InformationISBN 9780874414127Author Behrman HouseFormat PaperbackPage Count 1Imprint Behrman House Inc.,U.S.Publisher Behrman House Inc.,U.S.

This supplement is perfect for individuals seeking greater understanding of the haftarot as independent literary entities and in the larger context of the Torah cycle and Jewish life; for leaders of adult education groups who wish to focus their study on...

An introduction to halachah featuring selections from the basic sources--halachic midrashim Mishnah Jerusalem and Babylonian talmuds the Codes and the responsa--translated and interpreted for today's student.Book InformationISBN 9780874412116Author...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578856025Author Rita RowanFormat PaperbackPage Count 142Imprint Bayit: Building JewishPublisher Bayit: Building JewishWeight(grams) 152g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780985816179Author Nancy Reuben GreenfieldFormat PaperbackPage Count 228Imprint Delightfully Different PublishingPublisher Delightfully Different...

Beautiful verse from the world's greatest book In the concluding lines of The Song of Songs, one lover beckons the other to hurry to the "hills of spices," a place rich in fragrances and flavors, a feast for the senses. This lovely new...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802847430Author J. J. CollinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 180Imprint William B Eerdmans Publishing CoPublisher William B Eerdmans Publishing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of San Diego Book Awards (History) 2007 and San Diego Book Awards (History) 2008.Book InformationISBN 9780802844248Author David Noel FreedmanFormat PaperbackPage...

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The central element of Jewish worship is the yearly cycle of reading the first five books of the Bible, the Five Books of Moses, called the Torah in Hebrew. Torah Today, a compilation of fifty-four essays that grew out of Pinchas Peli's Torah column in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780979261893Author Michael Shelomo Bar-RonFormat PaperbackPage Count 274Imprint Lightcatcher BooksPublisher Lightcatcher BooksWeight(grams)...

For many people the Bible is a dusty old book with little relevance to their lives. But for Vistozky the Bible is a living entity that can offer endless insights for its readers if they enter into dialogue with it in the manner of the ancient rabbis,...

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We think of the Hebrew Bible as the Book--and yet it was produced by a largely nonliterate culture in which writing, editing, copying, interpretation, and public reading were the work of a professional elite. The scribes of ancient Israel are indeed the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789652298874Author Rabbi Dr. Israel DrazinFormat HardbackPage Count 200Imprint Gefen Publishing HousePublisher Gefen Publishing HouseWeight(grams) 550g

Students will learn how a Torah is made meet the rabbis whose commentaries make up the Talmud and learn how our sacred texts define and enrich Jewish life.Book InformationISBN 9780874418651Author Behrman HouseFormat PaperbackPage Count 1Imprint Behrman...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780878204113Author Hebrew Union College PressFormat HardbackPage Count 215Imprint Hebrew Union College Press,U.S.Publisher Hebrew Union College Press,U.S...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781958972199Author Ellen BernsteinFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Monkfish Book Publishing CompanyPublisher Monkfish Book Publishing Company

This classic work by early-20th-century Jewish humanist and scholar Isaac Heinemann surveys the crucial phases of Jewish thought concerning correct conduct as codified in the commandments. Heinemann provides his own systematic insights about the...

Rabbi Abraham ibn Ezra, poet, philosopher, mathematician, was one of the outstanding personalities produced by medieval Jewry. His chief claim to fame, however, is his commentary on the Bible. The latter is printed in all major editions of the...

This classic work by early-20th-century Jewish humanist and scholar Isaac Heinemann surveys the crucial phases of Jewish thought concerning correct conduct as codified in the commandments. Heinemann provides his own systematic insights about the...

Analyses the writings of Rabbi Yechiel Mechel Halevi Epstein (1829-1908), author of the Arukh Hashulkhan, a bold and unusual approach to Jewish law. Based primarily on the original text of Rabbi Epstein's legal codes and homilies, this work covers topics...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781580233705Author Rabbi Elyse GoldsteinFormat PaperbackPage Count 496Imprint Jewish Lights PublishingPublisher Jewish Lights PublishingWeight(grams) 1g

This volume deals with the female dynasty of the House of David and its influence on the Jewish Messianic Myth. It provides a missing link in the chain of research on the topic of messianism and contributes to the understanding of the connection between...

When Maimonides' Mishneh Torah (Code of Jewish Law) reached Lunel, France, a group of scholars composed twenty-four objections to his positions. Surprisingly, Maimonides' rejoinder opened with an unusual rhymed prose epistle with effusive praise for his...