This book examines the tales of three remarkable figures of the biblical world: the tragic prophet Jeremiah, and the two atypical prophets Jonah and Balaam.
Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, the Alter Rebbe, famously stated that we must "e;live with the times,"e; thereby experiencing the teachings of the Torah related to each week of the year.
In the book Medium7, Canadian researcher and author Donna Smith-Moncrieffe shares insight from her journey to find truth about the nature of existence.
Miracle from the Heart shares the story of author Irene Sonja Fananes journey from a state of religious confusion to one of spiritual awakening and self-empowerment.
Although few of us know it, ancient tradition says that the Bibles first five books can be read as an extended parable describing the personal spiritual journey.
Antisemitism has been on the rise in recent years, with violent attacks, increased verbal insults, and an acceptability in some circles of what would hitherto have been condemned as outrageous antisemitic discourse.
Architects of Annihilation follows the activities of the demographers, economists, geographers and planners in the period between the disorderly excesses of the November 1938 pogrom and the fully-effective operation of the gas chambers at Auschwitz in summer 1942.
Judaism, Christianity and Islam: An Introduction to Monotheism shows how a shared monotheistic legacy frames and helps explain the commonalities and disagreements among Judaism, Christianity and Islam and their significant denominations in the world today.
Despite predictions of continuing secularisation, the twenty-first century has witnessed a surge of religious extremism and violence in the name of God.
InCollected Studies (Volume 1): The Jews of Provence, Joseph Shatzmiller, the foremost expert on Provenal Judaism, offers a comprehensive overview of the medieval history of the Jews in Provence.
The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in the caves near Qumran in 1947 sparked near endless speculation about the possible connections between the Essenes--purportedly the inhabitants of the settlement--and the birth, nature, and growth of early Christianity.
It is an odd thing: a desire comes to me to write, and to write in my faltering mother tongue, which, as it happens, I have not spoken since I left the home of my parents.
This volume, a translation of book 1 of Philo of Alexandria's De vita Mosis, with introduction and commentary, aims to introduce new readers, both students and scholars, to Philo of Alexandria through what is widely considered to be one of his most accessible works and one that Philo himself may have intended for readers unfamiliar with Judaism.
The following passage from the biography of Arsene Darmesteter, prefixed to Volume I of his Reliques Scientifiques, deserves quotation, both on account of its criticism of Emanuel Deutsch's brilliant article on the Talmund, which originally appeared in the quarterly review for October, 1867, and as an illustration of the phenomenon, often noted in the scientific world, that investigators, wholly independent and perhaps in ignorance of each other, publish work of similar import simultaneously, though the phase of the subject presented may have been completely neglected up to that time.
This vintage book contains a fascinating essay on the subject of the shoe and its importance within Jewish customs and traditions, as well as its symbolism in other cultures and traditions.
*; Award Winner in Outstanding ';Religious/Christian Non-Fiction' Category of The Independent Author Network Book of the Year Awards*; Award Winner in the Spirituality: Inspirational category of the 2024 Best Book Awards sponsored by American Book Fest*; Explores obscured periods of Mary's life, including her time as leader of the Christian community and as the spiritual teacher to Jesus and Mary Magdalene*; Examines Mary's high-level powers, which enabled the divine conception of Jesus, his resurrection, and Mary's assumption into heaven*; Shows how nurturing a relationship with Mother Mary can provide healing, empowerment, and the development of your own womb powersMany women have trouble with the image of the Virgin Mary, a young woman whose most esteemed quality has been celibacy.
Wien wurde vor dem Ersten Weltkrieg zu einem Zentrum jüdischer Konvertiten, wobei die Schottenpfarre zur größten und bedeutendsten katholischen Konvertitenpfarre wurde.