Sacred Writings

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

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 John J. CollinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 167Imprint 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 9780892817245Author Leonora LeetFormat PaperbackPage Count 480Imprint Inner Traditions Bear and CompanyPublisher Inner Traditions Bear and...

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,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780807408001Author Behrman HouseFormat PaperbackPage Count 1Imprint UAHC PressPublisher UAHC Press

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

Understanding the sacred text has been a wonderful yet elusive challenge through the ages. This book is a reading of the Bible, accessible to readers of all backgrounds and levels of familiarity with the biblical text. In contrast to previous works on...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788876536908Author Reinhard NeudeckerFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Gregorian & Biblical PressPublisher Gregorian & Biblical PressWeight(grams) 476g

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783447112703Author Simona GronemannFormat HardbackPage Count 194Imprint HarrassowitzPublisher HarrassowitzWeight(grams) 372g

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...

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...

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781644697047Author Simcha FishbaneFormat HardbackPage Count 280Imprint Academic Studies PressPublisher Academic Studies PressWeight(grams) 156g

Practice-oriented educational philosopher Elie Holzer invites readers to grow as teachers, students, or co-learners through "attuned learning," a new paradigm of mindfulness. Groundbreaking interpretations of classical rabbinic texts sharpen attention to...

Publicly or secretly, traditional Jews increasingly doubt the historical reliability of the Torah. Here, Gellman provides an ""old-fashioned"" Jewish theology for accepting the contemporary critique of Torah and history. Gellman...

Groundbreaking interpretations of classical rabbinic texts lead the reader through an exploration of ""attuned learning"" an emerging paradigm of mindfulness that emphasizes alertness to ones own mental, emotional, and physical...

Rabbi Abraham ibn Ezra's commentary is one of the great biblical exegeses produced by medieval Jewry. His commentary accompanies almost every version of the Rabbinic Bible, and his influence on biblical studies continues to this very day. Ibn Ezra sought...

A two-volume hardcover set In The Heart of Torah, Rabbi Shai Held's Torah essays-two for each weekly portion-open new horizons in Jewish biblical commentary. Held probes the portions in bold, original, and provocative ways. He mines Talmud and midrashim,...

A deluxe, slipcased edition of the new JPS The Song of Songs by Debra Band, with a facsimile art print from the book signed by the author. The Song of Songs has provided generations with some of the most passionate and most lasting love poetry ever...

The JPS Torah Commentary series guides readers through the words and ideas of the Torah. Each volume is the work of a scholar who stands at the pinnacle of his field. Every page contains the complete traditional Hebrew text, with cantillation notes, the...

The prohibition against lending on interest (Exodus 22:24) is a well-known biblical law: ""If you lend to any one of my people with you who is poor, you shall not be to him as a creditor, and you shall not exact interest from him."" This prohibition was...

The set of Jewish mystical teachings known as Kabbalah are often imagined as timeless texts, teachings that have been passed down through the millennia. Yet, as this groundbreaking new study shows, Kabbalah flourished in a specific time and place,...

This book invites readers to reconsider what they think they know about the opening chapters of the Book of Genesis, from the creation of the world, through the Garden of Eden, Cain and Abel, the Flood, and the Tower of Babel, to the introduction of...

Mekhilta de-Rabbi Ishmael is a classic collection of midrash. It contains commentary on a large part of the Book of Exodus (chapters 12 to 23) and represents the two main modes of interpretation: the halakhah (legal doctrine), and the aggadah (moral and...

Web of Life weaves its suggestive interpretation of Jewish culture in the Palestine of late antiquity on the warp of a singular, breathtakingly tragic, and sublime rabbinic text, Lamentations Rabbah. The textual analyses that form the core of the book...

The Leipzig Mahzor is one of the most lavish Hebrew illuminated manuscripts of all time. A prayer book used during Jewish holidays, it was produced in the Middle Ages for the Jewish community of Worms in the German Rhineland. Though Worms was a vibrant...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789655241259Author Rav Moshe WeinbergerFormat HardbackPage Count 432Imprint Urim PublicationsPublisher Urim PublicationsWeight(grams) 825g