Books in category Judaism

The Popes Against the Jews

Author: David I. Kertzer
Publisher : Vintage Books
ISBN : 9780375706059
A groundbreaking historical study--its chief source the Vatican's secret archives--makes irrefutably clear how anti-Semitism at the highest levels of the Catholic Church nurtured the hatred that would ultimately make the Holocaust possible.

Women Remaking American Judaism

Author: Riv-Ellen Prell, David Weinberg
Publisher : Wayne State Univ Pr
ISBN : 9780814332801
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Generation to Generation

Author: Edwin H. Friedman
Publisher : Guilford Pubn
ISBN : 9780898620597
This groundbreaking volume applies the concepts of systemic family therapy to the emotional life of congregations and their leaders. Challenging many of the conventions of pastoral counseling, Edwin H. Friedman shows how family theory points to a less stressful approach to the full range of the clergy's responsibilities. He also illuminates how congregational dynamics can be a useful model for the

Jews, God and History

Author: Anna Fields, Max I. Dimont
Publisher : New Amer Library
ISBN : 9780451207012
This comprehensive account of 4,000 years of Jewish history has become a popular classic in its field. Max Dimont traces the Jewish experience from the biblical period through modern times, explaining key historical events in narrative form. Dimont examines the many nations where Jews lived, how they survived and maintained their identity in different places and times, and how they influenced worl

Jews, God and History

Author: Anna Fields, Max I. Dimont
Publisher : Signet Classic
ISBN : 9780451529404
This updated account of the rich four-thousand-year history of the Jewish people stretches from ancient Palestine, through Europe and the Orient, to America and the birth of Israel, tracing the relationship between Jews and their God and the reasons for Jewish survival over the course of four thousand years. Reprint.

Wrestling With God And Men

Author: Steven Greenberg
Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Pr
ISBN : 9780299190941
In 1999, Rabbi Steven Greenberg became the first Orthodox rabbi to openly declare his homosexuality. This book is the result of his ten-years struggle to reconcile his two warring identities. Using traditional rabbine resources, he presents readers with surprising biblical interpretations, going beyond the question of whether homosexuality is biblically acceptable, to ask how relationships can be

The Mystery of the Copper Scroll of Qumran

Author: Robert Feather
Publisher : Bear & Co
ISBN : 9781591430148
Includes 16-page color insert and 42 black-and-white illustrations Introduces a radical new perspective on the historical foundations of monotheism, based on the enigma of the Copper Scroll of the Essenes. * Confirms the link between ancient Judaism and the pharoah Akhenaten. * Decodes the system of measurements encrypted on the Copper Scroll that has confounded scholars for over 50 years, leading

Endless Light

Author: David Aaron
Publisher : Berkley Pub Group
ISBN : 9780425166291
Though many of the philosophical and spiritual texts tend to be academic and out-of-reach, this introduction to Kabbalah is remarkable in its ability to discuss God and the meaning of life with frank clarity. Aaron fills this discussion with his own personal anecdotes and stories, managing to explain the more difficult concepts in everyday terms and encouraging readers to seek love, harmony, and w

The Beginning of Wisdom

Author: Leon Kass
Publisher : Univ of Chicago Pr
ISBN : 9780226425672
As ardent debates over creationism fill the front pages of newspapers, Genesis has never been more timely. And as Leon R. Kass shows in The Beginning of Wisdom, it’ s also timeless. Examining Genesis in a philosophical light, Kass presents it not as a story of what happened long ago, but as the enduring story of humanity itself. He asserts that the first half of Genesis contains insights abo

Dead Sea Scrolls

Author: Kenneth Hanson
Publisher : Council Oaks Distribution
ISBN : 9781571780300
Hebrew scholar Dr. Kenneth Hanson tells the of enthralling story the Dead Sea Scrolls for the first time. Hanson describes the astounding discovery itself, the half-century of intrigue that followed and the mysterious sect which wrote, preserved and died defending these treasured works, which for them and countless others contained the word of God.

Tabernacle Model

Author: Peter Pohle, Tim Dowley
Publisher : Kregel Pubns
ISBN : 9780825424861
History that''s visual! Tim Dowley and Peter Pohle bring to life the portable sanctuary that was the center of God''s presence among his people. Discover what the Tabernacle was made of, where it was placed, what was inside the tent walls, and much more. Including full-color maps, photographs, illustrations, and a ready-to-build scale model, this concise guide to the Tabernacle is perfect for pers

When Bad Things Happen to Good People

Author: Harold S. Kushner
Publisher : Schocken Books
ISBN : 9780805241938
Written when confronted with the death of his own son, Rabbi Kushner`s book looks to solace those people who have been hurt by life and who want to achieve and understanding of why they were hurt and how to proceed with living and with loving God.

American Judaism

Author: Jonathan D. Sarna
Publisher : Yale Univ Pr
ISBN : 9780300109764
This magisterial work chronicles the 350-year history of the Jewish religion in America. Tracing American Judaism from its origins in the colonial era through the present day, Jonathan Sarna explores the ways in which Judaism adapted in this new context. How did American culture--predominantly Protestant and overwhelmingly capitalist--affect Jewish religion and culture? And how did American Jews s

Jesus the Pharisee: A New Look at the Jewishness of Jesus

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ISBN : 9781592443130

The Rebbe's Army

Author: Sue Fishkoff
Publisher : Random House Inc
ISBN : 9780805211382
Excuse me, are you Jewish? With these words, the relentlessly cheerful, ideologically driven emissaries of Chabad-Lubavitch approach perfect strangers on street corners throughout the world in their ongoing efforts to persuade their fellow Jews to live religiously observant lives. In The Rebbe's Army, award-winning journalist Sue Fishkoff gives us the first behind-the-scenes look at this small Bro

The Wisdom in the Hebrew Alphabet

Author: Michael L. Munk
Publisher : Mesorah Pubns Ltd
ISBN : 9780899061948
The contemporary novelist illuminates the history, doctrines, traditions, rituals, and future of Judaism

Jephte's Daughter

Author: Naomi Ragen
Publisher : Toby Pr
ISBN : 9781902881508
A modern classic of Jewish-American literature, a remarkable journey into the shrouded world of Chassidic women. Naomi Ragen's first novel has been called one of the too most important Jewish books. Abraham Ha-Levi is a wealthy American businessman and the last male survivor of an important Orthodox Jewish family. He decides it's time he finally honored his religious and cultural inheritance and s

Postville

Author: Stephen G. Bloom
Publisher : Mariner Books
ISBN : 9780156013369
When a Lubavitcher Jew from Brooklyn moves to Postville, Iowa, the townspeople welcome his business, a slaughterhouse that renews the economy of the area. But when Lubavitchers relocate in numbers, and power begins to shift in the community, resentment arises among the older residents, who eventually take strong measures after accusations arise about unfair labor practices at the slaughterhouse.

Thus Saith the Lord

Author: Richard E. Rubenstein
Publisher : Harcourt
ISBN : 9780151012190
Seeks to connect modern beliefs about moral conduct, human equality, and the nature of God to the teachings of Jeremiah and Isaiah in ancient Judea, tracing the region`s history in order to demonstrate how their lessons are relevant in today`s world. By the author of Aristotle`s Children.

The Bar/Bat Mitzvah Planner

Author: Emily Haft Boom, Sheri Giblin
Publisher : Chronicle Books Llc
ISBN : 9780811858007
Imagine throwing a party as elaborate as a wedding but catering to the tastes of teenagers. That's the challenge of planning a bar or bat mitzvah. Emily Haft Bloom has organized this daunting task into manageable steps. Focusing on both the spiritual and practical aspects of the event, her book is full of ideas to please parents, kids, and rabbis. Chapters on stationery, vendors, and entertainment