Books in category Judaism

Kabbalah

Author: Joseph Dan
Publisher : Oxford Univ Pr
ISBN : 9780195327052
One of the world's leading authorities on Jewish mysticism offers a concise and highly accurate look at the history and character of the various systems developed by the adherents of the Kabbalah.

This Is My God

Author: Herman Wouk
Publisher : Back Bay Books
ISBN : 9780316955140
The contemporary novelist illuminates the history, doctrines, traditions, rituals, and future of Judaism

They Loved the Torah: What Yeshua's First Followers Really Thought about the Law

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Publisher :
ISBN : 9781880226940
Did Yeshua observe the Law? Did Paul teach his congregations to abandon the Torah? Was the devout Jew, Peter, persuaded that the Commandments were cancelled? The answers you'll find in this book may surprise you! Even though many Jews believe that Paul taught against the Law, this book disproves that notion. Most Christians are disconnected from the Torah; reading this book will reconnect them. Dr

Complete Jewish Bible

Author: David H. Stern
Publisher : Jewish New Testament Pubns
ISBN : 9789653590151
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God in Search of Man

Author: Abraham Joshua Heschel
Publisher : Noonday Pr
ISBN : 9780374513313
Abraham Joshua Heschel was one of the most revered religious leaders of the 20th century, and God in Search of Man and its companion volume, Man Is Not Alone, two of his most important books, are classics of modern Jewish theology. God in Search of Man combines scholarship with lucidity, reverence, and compassion as Dr. Heschel discusses not man''s search for God but God''s for man--the notion of

The Kestenbaum Edition Tikkun: The Torah Reader's Compendium

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Publisher :
ISBN : 9781578193134
After her conversion from Orthodox Judaism to Christianity, Lauren Winner found that her life was indelibly marked by the rich traditions and spiritual practices of Judaism. She set out to discover how she could incorporate some of these practices into her new faith. Winner presents eleven Jewish spiritual practices that can transform the way Christians view the world, and God. Whether discussing

Mudhouse Sabbath

Author: Lauren Winner
Publisher : Paraclete Pr
ISBN : 9781557255327
After her conversion from Orthodox Judaism to Christianity, Lauren Winner found that her life was indelibly marked by the rich traditions and spiritual practices of Judaism. She set out to discover how she could incorporate some of these practices into her new faith. Winner presents eleven Jewish spiritual practices that can transform the way Christians view the world, and God. Whether discussing

Contemporary Torah

Author: Carol L. Meyers, Adele Berlin, David E. S. Stein, Ellen Frankel
Publisher : Jewish Pubn Society
ISBN : 9780827607965
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Hannah Senesh

Author: Hannah Senesh
Publisher : Jewish Lights Pub
ISBN : 9781580233422
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On the Road With Rabbi Steinsaltz

Author: Arthur Kurzweil
Publisher : Jossey-Bass Inc Pub
ISBN : 9780787983246
Adin Steinsaltz is widely acclaimed as the greatest rabbi of our time. His most fervent disciple in this country is Arthur Kurzweil who has accompanied him on his regular travels throughout the US for 23 years, shepharding him to hundreds of speaking events, learning seminars, special appearances on national media, at the US Senate, universities, think tanks, secondary schools,

I Am Jewish

Author: Ruth Pearl, Judea Pearl
Publisher : Jewish Lights Pub
ISBN : 9781580232593
When Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl was brutally murdered in Pakistan, many Jews were particularly touched by his last words affirming his Jewish identity. Many were moved to reflect on or analyze their feelings toward their lives as Jews. The saying ?two Jews, three opinions? well reflects the Jewish community's broad range of views on any topic. I Am Jewish captures this richness of i

Tree of Souls

Author: Howard Schwartz, Elliot K. Ginsburg, Caren Loebel-Fried
Publisher : Oxford Univ Pr
ISBN : 9780195327137
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How to Run a Traditional Jewish Household

Author: Blu Greenberg
Publisher : Fireside
ISBN : 9780671602703
Jewish and other religious leaders, critics and readers everywhere have embraced Blu Greenberg's guide to understanding, accepting and incorporating the ways of Orthodox Judaism into the contemporary household of the 80s.

Sacred Therapy

Author: Estelle Frankel
Publisher : Random House Inc
ISBN : 9781590302040
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Mitzvahchic

Author: Gail Anthony Greenberg
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
ISBN : 9780743284929
An indispensable, modern-day guide to planning the perfect bar or bat mitzvah, celebrating substance and style There used to be only two approaches to the bar or bat mitzvah party -- a low-key event that reflects the solemnity of this sacred rite of passage or a big bash that has no connection to the religious service. For many, it was an impossible dilemma. Will a big bash trivialize and overshad

You Bring the Bagels, I`ll Bring the Gospel

Author: Barry Rubin
Publisher : Lederer Messianic Pubns
ISBN : 9781880226650
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Yentl's Revenge

Author: Susannah Heschel, Danya Ruttenberg
Publisher : Seal Pr
ISBN : 9781580050579
Ruttenberg, contributing editor to the journal Lilith, has assembled a collection of writings that express the diverse spiritual outlets and identities that are available to, or are attached to, young Jewish women. On topics that range from parenting to transgenderdom, these essays open the door on what it means to be a Jewish feminist today.

Gossip

Author: Bob Burg, Lori Palatnik
Publisher : Simcha Pr
ISBN : 9780757300554
Lori Palatnik and Bob Burg have strong things to say about the subject of gossip. And they have Biblical references to back them up. Their goal? To extinguish the fire of evil speech and help us live in a gossip-free environment that will result in positive interactions with the people around us and healthier relationships including the one with ourselves. Gossip: Ten Pathways to Eliminate It From

A Rabbi Talks With Jesus

Author: Donald Harman Akenson, Jacob Neusner
Publisher : McGill Queens Univ Pr
ISBN : 9780773520462
Imagine yourself transported two thousand years back in time to Galilee at the moment of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount. After hearing it, would you abandon your religious beliefs and ideology to follow him, or would you hold on to your own beliefs and walk away? In A Rabbi Talks with Jesus Jacob Neusner considers just such a spiritual journey.Placing himself within the context of the Gospel of Matthe

Creation and the Persistence of Evil

Author: Jon D. Levenson
Publisher : Princeton Univ Pr
ISBN : 9780691029504
This paperback edition of Creation and the Persistence of Evil brings to a wide audience one of the most innovative and meaningful models of God for this post-Auschwitz era.