Judaism category: 3160 books
Saying Kaddish
How to Comfort the Dying, Bury the Dead, and Mourn as a Jew
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2007
The definitive guide to Judaism’s end-of-life rituals, revised and updated for Jews of all backgrounds and beliefs
From caring for the dying to honoring the dead, Anita Diamant explains the Jewish practices that make mourning a loved one an opportunity to experience the full range of emotions—grief,...
Rediscovering Philo of Alexandria
A First Century Torah Commentator Volume I: Genesis
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017
"Philo is one of the great thinkers of the ancient world, yet he no longer remains enigmatic to biblical interpreters. I enthusiastically recommend Rediscovering Philo of Alexandria." Dr. Marvin Wilson, Professor of Biblical and Theological Studies Gordon College, Wenham, MA "Philo...
Jewish Wisdom
The Wisdom of the Kabbalah, The Wisdom of the Talmud, and The Wisdom of the Torah
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2018
From the sacred texts of Judaism: ancient and lyrical reflections on the meaning of life, faith, and humanity.
The Wisdom of the Kabbalah: Handed down in the oral tradition for thousands of years and transcribed in fourteenth-century Spain, the Kabbalah is the classical expression of Jewish...
Ethics and Suffering since the Holocaust
Making Ethics "First Philosophy" in Levinas, Wiesel and Rubenstein
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2016
For many, the Holocaust made thinking about ethics in traditional ways impossible. It called into question the predominance of speculative ontology in Western thought, and left many arguing that Western political, cultural and philosophical inattention to universal ethics were both a cause and an...
by Peter Schäfer
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2009
Scattered throughout the Talmud, the founding document of rabbinic Judaism in late antiquity, can be found quite a few references to Jesus--and they're not flattering. In this lucid, richly detailed, and accessible book, Peter Schäfer examines how the rabbis of the Talmud read, understood, and used...
Jewish Sanctuary in the Atlantic World
A Social and Architectural History
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2014
Jewish Sanctuary in the Atlantic World is a blend of cultural and architectural history that examines Jewish heritage as it expanded among the continents and islands linked by the Atlantic Ocean between the mid fifteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Barry L. Stiefel achieves a powerful synthesis...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2014
Over the centuries, the messianic tradition has provided the language through which modern Jewish philosophers, socialists, and Zionists envisioned a utopian future. Michael L. Morgan, Steven Weitzman, and an international group of leading scholars ask new questions and provide new ways of thinking...
A Question of Identity
Iberian Conversos in Historical Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2004
In 1391 many of the Jews of Spain were forced to convert to Christianity, creating a new group whose members would be continually seeking a niche for themselves in society. The question of identity was to play a central role in the lives of these and later converts whether of Spanish or Portuguese...
Jewish Science
Diving Healing in Judaism
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2012
Thousands of American Jews were drawn to Christian Science and other New Thought teachings at the turn of the 20th century along with countless Christians. The growing popularity of New Thought teachings among American Jews concerned Jewish leaders of the time, including American Reform Rabbi...
Next Generation Judaism
How College Students and Hillel Can Help Reinvent Jewish Organizations
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2016
Winner of the 2016 National Jewish Book Award in the category of Education and Jewish Identity
The Jewish world is changing before our eyes. The traditional notions of what it means to be a Jew, what Jewish organizations look like and what Jewish leadership means are no longer working, leaving...
by Rabbi Joseph B. Meszler
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Find spiritual strength for healing in the wisdom of Jewish tradition.Whether you are facing illness yourself, serving as a caregiver, providing pastoral care, or simply wondering where God is when we get sick, the teachings and wisdom of Jewish tradition can help you cope with the difficulties of illness...
My People's Prayer Book Vol 6
Tachanun and Concluding Prayers
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2013
"The prayer book is our Jewish diary of the centuries, a collection of prayers composed by generations of those who came before us, as they endeavored to express the meaning of their lives and their relationship to God. The prayer book is the essence of the Jewish soul."
This stunning...
Coming of Age in Medieval Egypt
Female Adolescence, Jewish Law, and Ordinary Culture
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2017
Much of what we know about life in the medieval Islamic Middle East comes from texts written to impart religious ideals or to chronicle the movements of great men. How did women participate in the societies these texts describe? What about non-Muslims, whose own religious traditions descended partly...
Divorce Is a Mitzvah
A Practical Guide to Finding Wholeness and Holiness When Your Marriage Dies
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2012
If your marriage must come to an end, do it the right way—
with wisdom, practicality, and understanding.
What does Judaism tell you about divorce? What guidance, strength, and insight can Judaism provide?
In this first-of-its-kind handbook, Perry Netter—divorc, father, congregational...