Judaism category: 3160 books
Early Judaism
New Insights and Scholarship
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2018
An exploration of the emergence of Rabbinic Judaism drawing on primary sources and new methods
Over the past generation, several major findings and methodological innovations have led scholars to reevaluate the foundation of Judaism. The Dead Sea Scrolls were the most famous, but other materials...
by John P. Walker
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2013
Judaism Jews Hebrew language Kingdom of Judah Ethnic group Religion Philosophy Hebrew Bible Tanakh Talmud Israelites God in Judaism Rabbinic Judaism Moses Biblical Mount Sinai Oral Torah Hellenistic Judaism Humanistic Judaism Sabbateans Jewish religious movements Orthodox Judaism Haredi Judaism Modern...
by Leo Baeck, Irving Howe, Victor Grubenwieser
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2018
First published in German in 1905 as Das Wesen des Judentums, Leo Baeck’s The Essence of Judaism is perhaps the most widely read example of German Jewish scholarship in the 20th century. Written as a response to Adolf von Harnack’s lectures Das Wesen des Christentums (The Essence of Christianity),...
by Rabbi Ted Falcon, David Blatner
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2011
Judaism isn’t a race or even a particular culture or ethnic group. There are about 13 or 14 million Jews spread around the world, including about 6 million in the United States and about 5 million in Israel – so Judaism clearly isn’t “a nation.” So what does it mean to be Jewish? Here are...
Being Jewish
The Spiritual and Cultural Practice of Judaism Today
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2000
Increasing numbers of Jews are returning to their religious roots in a search for meaning, eager to explore a heritage that is deeply embedded in history and at the same time rapidly changing. But what is Judaism today? And what does it mean -- culturally, spiritually, and ritually -- to be Jewish...
by Bernard-Henri Lévy
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2017
From world-renowned public intellectual Bernard-Henri Lévy comes an incisive and provocative look at the heart of Judaism.
“A smart, revealing, and essential book for our times.”—The Washington Post
For more than four decades, Bernard-Henri Lévy has been a singular figure on...
Emerging Jewish
Surviving the Conversion Process with Your Ideals and Relationships Intact
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2007
Converting to Judaism can be an arduous process. After all, the Jewish tradition is over three thousand years old, filled with a rich history of significant events, great literature, sophisticated theology, a full calendar of holidays, and chock-full of home rituals, spiritual practices, customs and...
Jacob Neusner
An American Jewish Iconoclast
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2016
Biography: Neusner is a social commentator, a post-Holocaust theologian, and an outspoken political figure.
Jacob Neusner (born 1932) is one of the most important figures in the shaping of modern American Judaism. He was pivotal in transforming the study of Judaism from an insular project only...
Modern Judaism
An Introduction to the Beliefs and Practices of Contemporary Judaism
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2018
Modern Judaism: An Introduction to the Beliefs and Practices of Contemporary Judaism is a modern, up-to-date introduction to Judaism as a culture and as an expression of faith.
The book begins with a survey of Jewish history in order to provide a context for the thoughts and practices of Judaism...
by Martin Goodman
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2018
A sweeping history of Judaism over more than three millennia
Judaism is one of the oldest religions in the world, and it has preserved its distinctive identity despite the extraordinarily diverse forms and beliefs it has embodied over the course of more than three millennia. A History of Judaism...
The Peace and Violence of Judaism
From the Bible to Modern Zionism
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2011
Religious violence has become one of the most pressing issues of our time. Robert Eisen provides the first comprehensive analysis of Jewish views on peace and violence by examining texts in five major areas of Judaism - the Bible, rabbinic Judaism, medieval Jewish philosophy, Kabbalah, and modern...
The Birth of Conservative Judaism
Solomon Schechter's Disciples and the Creation of an American Religious Movement
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2012
Solomon Schechter (1847–1915), the charismatic leader of New York's Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS), came to America in 1902 intent on revitalizing traditional Judaism. While he advocated a return to traditional practices, Schechter articulated no clear position on divisive issues, instead preferring...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2010
The interaction of Judaism and economics encompasses many different dimensions. Much of this interaction can be explored through the way in which Jewish law accommodates and even enhances commercial practice today and in past societies. From this context, The Oxford Handbook of Judaism and Economics...
Ethical Monotheism
A Philosophy of Judaism
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2017
The term Ethical Monotheism is an important marker in Judaism’s tumultuous transition into the modern era. The term emerged in the context of culture-wars concerning the question of whether or not Jews could or should become emancipated citizens of modern European states. It appeared in arguments...