Judaism

Who is Israel?

"e;I knew a Man, who having nothing but a summary Notion of Religion himself, and being wicked and profligate to the last Degree in his Life, made a thorough Reformation in himself, by labouring to convert a Jew.

Narrative and Document in the Rabbinic Canon, Volume I is a study of the inclusion of biographical narratives about sages in components of the unfolding canon of Rabbinic Judaism in the formative age.

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When over 900 followers of the Peoples Temple religious group committed suicide in 1978, they left a legacy of suspicion and fear.

This book studies the unique concept of Jewish peoplehood and its survival over the centuries in the face of many challenges.

At last -- the Jewish holidays transformed into exquisite celebrations, graced with sublime chic and elegant ease for the contemporary Jewish reader.

What Jewish tradition can teach us about human dignity in a scientific ageThis book explores one of the great questions of our time: How can we preserve our sense of what it means to be a person while at the same time accepting what science tells us to be true-namely, that human nature is continuous with the rest of nature?

In ancient Israelite literature Exile is seen as a central turning point within the course of the history of Israel.

The bestselling author "e;wields impressive intellectual weapons in demolishing the New Atheists' claims that science has disproven the existence of God"e; (Booklist, starred review).

Based on archival and primary sources in Persian, Hebrew, Judeo-Persian, Arabic, and European languages, Between Foreigners and Shi'is examines the Jews' religious, social, and political status in nineteenth-century Iran.

Martyrs create space and time through the actions they take, the fate they suffer, the stories they prompt, the cultural narratives against which they take place and the retelling of their tales in different places and contexts.

Traditionally, the Talmud was read as law, that is, as the authoritative source for Jewish practice and obligations.

This book is concerned with the connection between the formal structure of agency and the formal structure of genocide.

Das 40-jährige Jubiläum des Studienprogramms "Studium in Israel" war Anlass für einen Blick auf Stand und künftige Perspektiven des christlich-jüdischen Dialogs und auf die Forschung zur rabbinischen Literatur.

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Today there are more than seven million Jews in the United States.

The concept of the Jews as a chosen people is a key element of the Jewish faith and identity.

Sometimes it is easy to view the Old Testament as difficult to apply to our day-to-day lives.

A window into Judaism's sacred days-throughout history and today.

Die Gestalt des Mose ist eng mit dem Glauben an den einen und einzigen Gott verbunden, weshalb ihm eine besondere Stellung in Judentum, Christentum und Islam zukommt.

An inspiring introduction to the most important lesson for today's busy world: the take-away is to take away.

Are you or someone you love desperate for a miracle?

Scholars have long argued that early Hasidic teachings introduced a psychological dimension to kabbalistic traditions and revitalized modern Judaism.

The book explores the evolving relationships between parents and children, the significance of the Jewish school in their lives, how young people think about religious practices, and their lives in the UK.

What Dorothy discovered in Oz and Alice discovered in Wonderland you'll discover here: a parallel reality where a third temple rose and fell in antiquity, women were ordained in the fifth century CE, and alternate sages and texts ripple in and out of the ones we know from history.

Who is the biblical Gideon?

Originally published in 1955, and containing some 500 passages, this Biblical anthology brings together, in their original wording, the highest expressions of the Biblical view of life.

This collection of essays examines the politicization and the politics of the Jewish people in the Russian empire during the late tsarist period.

This title explores why Christians have different ways of looking at time, at how the life of the church is ordered and organized by days, weeks, seasons, and years.

A landmark new translation of the most significant text in medieval Jewish thought.

For this new anthology, Anthony Bonner has chosen central texts from his acclaimed two-volume compilation Selected Works of Ramon Llull (Princeton, 1985).

While premodern kabbalistic texts were not chronicles of historical events, they provided elaborate models for understanding the secret divine plan guiding human affairs.

Berlinerblau argues that in order to procure reliable historical information about 'popular religious groups' (such as women, non-privileged economic strata, heterodox elements) we must search for what he calls 'implicit evidence': mundane details regarding the vow which the biblical writers tacitly assumed and hence unknowingly bequeathed to posterity.

The authors argue that resorting to rules and categories cannot adequately address the pervasive problems of ambiguity, difference, and boundaries - that is to say, the challenge of pluralism in our world.

An exhaustive cross-referencing tool for interpreting Scripture with Scripture.

At day's end, quiet your mind and unburden your heart.

This essential handbook and ready reference offers a detailed overview of the existing and currently researched technologies available for the control of mercury in coal-derived gas streams and that are viable for meeting the strict standards set by environmental protection agencies.

In the Second-Temple period non-Jews were attracted to Judaism's communal life, religious observance and theological imagination.