Judaism

A fascinating memoir about a Holocaust survivor's loss of and journey back to faith.

"e;What have I in common with Jews?

"e;If Hasidism begins in the life-enhancing spirituality of the Baal Shem Tov, it concludes in the tortuous, elitist and utterly fascinating career of Nahman of Bratslav (1722-1810) whose biography and teaching Arthur Green has set forth in his comprehensive, moving, and subtle study, Tormented Master.

A firsthand account of the American Jewish experience on the front lines of the Korean War During the height of the Korean conflict, 1950-51, Orthodox Jewish chaplain Milton J.

Exploring how Southern Jews forged identity, community, and belonging in the evolving landscape of the New South.

The history of educational summer camps in American Reform Judaism The history of educational summer camps in American Reform Judaism.

A rare view of a childhood in a European ghetto Anna Spector was born in 1905 in Korsun, a Ukrainian town on the Ros River, eighty miles south of Kiev.

An annotated translation of the Yudisher Theriak, along with a comprehensive introduction that places the original work in its historical context.

In March 2007, Leah Fishbane, a promising young graduate student in the prime of her life, was struck down suddenly with a undiagnosed brain tumor.

An annotated translation of the Yudisher Theriak, along with a comprehensive introduction that places the original work in its historical context.

patai investigates the false messiahs who have appeared throughout Jewish history, the modern Messiah-influenced movements such as reform Judaism and Zionism, and the numerous reasons put forth by the various branches of Judaism as to why the Messiah has not yet appeared.

Staging and Stagers in Modern Jewish Palestine sheds important light on the stagers of modern Jewish Palestine and on the processes and mechanisms that created the performative lore in other cultures, in ancient as well as modern times.

This study documents the history, traditions, tales, customs, and institutions of the Jadid al-Islam "e;New Muslims.

Comprehensive and balanced history of the Reform Movement.

A biography of Anthonius Margaritha, convert to Christianity and reporter on Jewish life and religious practices.

Highlights an international generation of scholars currently revitalizing the field of Yiddish studies.

Examines the origins of the En Yaaqov in the tumultuous medieval period and the motivations of its creator, exiled Spanish rabbi Jacob ibn Habib.

Brings together highly regarded scholars of Jewish and Christian mysticism in Eastern Europe to analyze the overlap of mysticism in the two religions.

A comprehensive study of Jewish magic in the late antiquity and the early Islamic period the phenomenon, the sources, and method for its research, and the history of scholarly investigation into its nature and origin.

The first annotated English edition of a classic early-twentieth-century Yiddish memoir that vividly describes Jewish life in a small Eastern European town.

Explores the life and thought of Rabbi Max Lilienthal, who created a new model for the American rabbinate.

Nach 1945 veränderte der christliche Dialog mit dem Judentum die Theologie.

Journeys of dislocation and return, of discovery and conquest hold a prominent place in the imagination of many cultures.

For most of the last four centuries, the broad expanse of territory between the Baltic and the Black Seas, known since the Enlightenment as "e;Eastern Europe,"e; has been home to the world's largest Jewish population.

When the rabbis composed the Mishnah in the late second or early third century C.

The wide-ranging portrayal of modern Jewishness in artistic terms invites scrutiny into the relationship between creativity and the formation of Jewish identity and into the complex issue of what makes a work of art uniquely Jewish.

From the last decades of the nineteenth century through the late 1930s, the West Bohemian spa towns of Carlsbad, Franzensbad, and Marienbad were fashionable destinations for visitors wishing to "e;take a cure"e;to drink the waters, bathe in the mud, be treated by the latest X-ray, light, or gas therapies, or simply enjoy the respite afforded by elegant parks and comfortable lodgings.

The study of midrashthe biblical exegesis, parables, and anecdotes of the Rabbishas enjoyed a renaissance in recent years.

Written in Judeo-Arabic in eleventh-century Muslim Spain but quickly translated into Hebrew, Bahya Ibn Paquda's Duties of the Heart is a profound guidebook of Jewish spirituality that has enjoyed tremendous popularity and influence to the present day.

According to the account in the Book of Exodus, God addresses the children of Israel as they stand before Mt.

This volume focuses on the major issues and debates in the study of Jews and Judaism in late antiquity (third to seventh century C.

Winner of the 2025 Canadian Society of Biblical Studies' Beare Award.

Staging and Stagers in Modern Jewish Palestine sheds important light on the stagers of modern Jewish Palestine and on the processes and mechanisms that created the performative lore in other cultures, in ancient as well as modern times.

In dieser Studie wird die jüdische Aufklärung in ihrer spezifischen Ausprägung bei Isaak Satanow (1732–1804) sowie dessen einzigartige Verwendung der jüdischen Mystik zur Harmonisierung verschiedenster Wissensfelder dargestellt, analysiert und kontextualisiert.

The story of ancient Israel, from the arrival in Canaan to the destruction of the Kingdom of Judah and the Babylonian exile some six centuries later, here is the highly anticipated second volume
in Everett Fox’s landmark translation of the Hebrew Bible.

Kosher?

This updated edition of the classic parenting book combines insights from Jewish tradition with contemporary thinking about how children learn and grow.

This book explores the life and thought of one of the most important but least known figures in early Zionism, Nathan Birnbaum.

As the greatest book of Jewish mysticism, the Zohar is a revered and much-studied work.

Hasidism Incarnate contends that much of modern Judaism in the West developed in reaction to Christianity and in defense of Judaism as a unique tradition.

This book traces the mixing of musical forms and practices in Istanbul to illuminate multiethnic music-making and its transformations across the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

Reconstructing Ashkenaz shows that, contrary to traditional accounts, the Jews of Western Europe in the High Middle Ages were not a society of saints and martyrs.

Despite its deceptively simple title, this book ponders the thorny issue of the place of the Bible in Jewish religion and culture.

At the core of Judaism stands a body of traditions that have remained consistent over millennia.

Since the late 1700s, when the Jewish community ceased to be a semiautonomous political unit in Western Europe and the United States and individual Jews became integrated-culturally, socially, and politically-into broader society, questions surrounding Jewish status and identity have occupied a prominent and contentious place in Jewish legal discourse.

Contemplative Nation challenges the long-standing view that theology is not a vital part of the Jewish tradition.

The Zohar is the great medieval compendium of Jewish esoteric and mystical teaching, and the basis of the kabbalistic faith.

Sefer ha-Zohar (The Book of Radiance) has amazed and overwhelmed readers ever since it emerged mysteriously in medieval Spain toward the end of the thirteenth century.