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Tri-Faith America: How Catholics and Jews Held Postwar America to Its Protestant PromiseTri-Faith America: How Catholics and Jews Held Postwar America to Its Protestant Promise
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt put it bluntly, if privately, in 1942-the United States was...
Purity, Sacrifice, and the Temple: Symbolism and Supersessionism in the Study of Ancient JudaismPurity, Sacrifice, and the Temple: Symbolism and Supersessionism in the Study of Ancient Judaism
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Ancient Jewish sacrifice has long been misunderstood. Some find in sacrifice the key to the...
Eusebius of Caesarea's Commentary on Isaiah: Christian Exegesis in the Age of Constantine (Oxford Early Christian Texts)Eusebius of Caesarea's Commentary on Isaiah: Christian Exegesis in the Age of Constantine (Oxford Early Christian Texts)
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Eusebius of Caesarea (d. 339) is our major witness to the triumph of Christianity in the early...
Qumran Cave 4: XIV: Parabiblical Texts, Part 2 (Discoveries in the Judaean Desert)Qumran Cave 4: XIV: Parabiblical Texts, Part 2 (Discoveries in the Judaean Desert)
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This volume contains a collection of compositions from cave 4 at Qumran written during the...
Qumran Cave 4: X: The Prophets (Discoveries in the Judaean Desert)Qumran Cave 4: X: The Prophets (Discoveries in the Judaean Desert)
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This volume continues the publication of the series of biblical Dead Sea Scrolls that were...


Qumran Cave 4: XVI: Psalms to Chronicles (Discoveries in the Judaean Desert)Qumran Cave 4: XVI: Psalms to Chronicles (Discoveries in the Judaean Desert)
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This volume continues the publication of the series of biblical Dead Sea Scrolls that were...
Wisdom and Law in the Old Testament: The Ordering of Life in Israel and Early Judaism (Oxford Bible Series)Wisdom and Law in the Old Testament: The Ordering of Life in Israel and Early Judaism (Oxford Bible Series)
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"An excellent treatment providing both overview and critical depth...Represents the...
Introduction to Old Yiddish LiteratureIntroduction to Old Yiddish Literature
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The field of early Yiddish studies has so far only been accessible to specialist scholars. This...
The Book Called Isaiah: Deutero-Isaiah's Role in Composition and RedactionThe Book Called Isaiah: Deutero-Isaiah's Role in Composition and Redaction
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This book represents a highly original, major new contribution to one of the most important and...
Not Bread Alone: The Uses of Food in the Old TestamentNot Bread Alone: The Uses of Food in the Old Testament
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In ancient Israel the production of food was a basic concern of almost every Israelite....


At Home in AmericaAt Home in America
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This unique book combines a brief, comprehensive history of women in the American newspaper...
German-Jewish History in Modern Times, volume 1: Tradition and Enlightenment, 1600-1780German-Jewish History in Modern Times, volume 1: Tradition and Enlightenment, 1600-1780
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A comprehensive historical survey of the Jewish presence in Central Europe from the seventeenth...
Queer Theory and the Jewish QuestionQueer Theory and the Jewish Question
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The essays in this volume boldly map the historically resonant intersections between Jewishness...
Seeking a Life That Matters: Wisdom for Today from the Book of ProverbsSeeking a Life That Matters: Wisdom for Today from the Book of Proverbs
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The Only True God: Early Christian Monotheism in Its Jewish ContextThe Only True God: Early Christian Monotheism in Its Jewish Context
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During the first chapters of the book, McGrath lays out well his understanding of monotheism in...

Humanism of the OtherHumanism of the Other
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A new translation (by Nidra Poller) of Emmanuel Levinas' 1972 collection of essays...
Jewish Feminists: Complex Identities and Activist LivesJewish Feminists: Complex Identities and Activist Lives
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Well written, reads smoothly and expressively. I think this is an important book for women of...
Nine Talmudic Readings by Emmanuel LevinasNine Talmudic Readings by Emmanuel Levinas
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Emmanual Levinas (1906-95) was a contintental philosopher, credited with introducing the...
The Invention of Jewish Identity: Bible, Philosophy, and the Art of TranslationThe Invention of Jewish Identity: Bible, Philosophy, and the Art of Translation
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Jews from all ages have translated the Bible for their particular times and needs, but what does...
Rabbis and Lawyers: The Journey from Torah to ConstitutionRabbis and Lawyers: The Journey from Torah to Constitution
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Auerbach examines the special contributions of rabbis and lawyers to American Jewish...

Hermeneutics of Holiness: Ancient Jewish and Christian Notions of Sexuality and Religious CommunityHermeneutics of Holiness: Ancient Jewish and Christian Notions of Sexuality and Religious Community
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In Hermeneutics of Holiness , Naomi Koltun-Fromm examines the ancient nexus of holiness and...
Christianity and Rabbinic Judaism (2nd Edition)Christianity and Rabbinic Judaism (2nd Edition)
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Springs of Jewish wisdom: The Talmud, sayings of the Fathers, the Book of Zohar, the Bible, Martin Buber, Albert Einstein, Franz KafkaSprings of Jewish wisdom: The Talmud, sayings of the Fathers, the Book of Zohar, the Bible, Martin Buber, Albert Einstein, Franz KafkaWho Wrote the Bible?Who Wrote the Bible?Responses to 101 Questions on the Dead Sea ScrollsResponses to 101 Questions on the Dead Sea Scrolls

Blood Relations: Christian and Jew in The Merchant of VeniceBlood Relations: Christian and Jew in The Merchant of Venice
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In Blood Relations , Janet Adelman confronts her resistance to The Merchant of Venice as both...
Return to Judaism: Religious Renwal in IsraelReturn to Judaism: Religious Renwal in Israel
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The Talmud of the Land of Israel, Volume 26: Qiddushin (Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism)The Talmud of the Land of Israel, Volume 26: Qiddushin (Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism)
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Edited by the acclaimed scholar Jacob Neusner, this thirty-five volume English translation of...
Durkheim and the Jews of France (Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism)Durkheim and the Jews of France (Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism)
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Ivan Strenski debunks the common notion that there is anything "essentially" Jewish in...
A Concise Guide to JudaismA Concise Guide to Judaism
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For almost 4,000 years, Judaism has exerted a powerful influence on thought and culture...

Beggars and Prayers: Adin Steinsaltz Retells the Tales of Rabbi Nachman of BratslavBeggars and Prayers: Adin Steinsaltz Retells the Tales of Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav
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This 1979 classic is one of the most readable versions of Rebbe Nachman's Tales available in...
Embracing the Stranger: Intermarriage and the Future of the American Jewish CommunityEmbracing the Stranger: Intermarriage and the Future of the American Jewish Community
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This book takes an honest look at the growing number of intermarriages between Jews and non-Jews...
13 Petalled Rose13 Petalled Rose
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In this classic of Jewish mysticism, the world-renowned scholar seeks to answer the major...
The Way: Using the Wisdom of Kabbalah for Spiritual Transformation and FulfillmentThe Way: Using the Wisdom of Kabbalah for Spiritual Transformation and Fulfillment
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Thank you, Michael Berg -- this is a great gift to humanity! And it is greatly enriching my...
The Guide for the PerplexedThe Guide for the Perplexed
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This has become one of my favourite non-fiction books. The Rambam (Maimonides) is an absolute...

Jewish Fairy Tales (Dover Children's Evergreen Classics)Jewish Fairy Tales (Dover Children's Evergreen Classics)
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Twenty-three authentic tales from ancient sources transport readers back to a land at the...
The Holy Kabbalah (Dover Occult)The Holy Kabbalah (Dover Occult)
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World renowned Masonic writer A.E. Waite and his book "The Holy Kabbalah" brings the...
Hasidism and Modern ManHasidism and Modern ManHumanizing Jewish Life: Judaism and the Human Potential MovementHumanizing Jewish Life: Judaism and the Human Potential Movement
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Rosh-Ha-Shanah and Yom Kippur (Living Festivals)Rosh-Ha-Shanah and Yom Kippur (Living Festivals)

Understanding the Old Testament (5th Edition)Understanding the Old Testament (5th Edition)
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Bernard Anderson's book titled UNDERSTANDING THE OLD TESTAMENT is a well written explanation...
Responses to Suffering in Classical Rabbinic LiteratureResponses to Suffering in Classical Rabbinic Literature
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David Kraemer takes a historical approach to classical rabbinic responses to the problem of...
Zionism and the Creation of a New Society (Studies in Jewish History (Oxford Hardcover))Zionism and the Creation of a New Society (Studies in Jewish History (Oxford Hardcover))
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Israel is a modern state whose institutions were clearly shaped by an ideological movement. The...
World Religions TodayWorld Religions Today
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I have used this book in an introductory class in World Religions. I have found the book to be...
Peshat and Derash: Plain and Applied Meaning in Rabbinic ExegesisPeshat and Derash: Plain and Applied Meaning in Rabbinic Exegesis
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The title derives from peshat - the plain meaning of the text - and derash - the interpreted or...

The Lord's Song in a Strange Land: Music and Identity in Contemporary Jewish Worship Book and CD (American Musicspheres)The Lord's Song in a Strange Land: Music and Identity in Contemporary Jewish Worship Book and CD (American Musicspheres)
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This journey of Jewish song and identity draws the best of both to comprise an inspiring book...
Searching for a Distant God: The Legacy of MaimonidesSearching for a Distant God: The Legacy of Maimonides
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Monotheism is usually considered Judaism's greatest contribution to world culture, but it is...
Christ Killers: The Jews and the Passion from the Bible to the Big ScreenChrist Killers: The Jews and the Passion from the Bible to the Big Screen
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Jeremy Cohen has performed a great service in writing "Christ Killers." It's an...
Execution and Invention: Death Penalty Discourse in Early Rabbinic and Christian CulturesExecution and Invention: Death Penalty Discourse in Early Rabbinic and Christian Cultures
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The death penalty in classical Judaism has been a highly politicized subject in modern...
Reader's Hebrew-English Lexicon of the Old Testament, AReader's Hebrew-English Lexicon of the Old Testament, A
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This volume is definitely a good expenditure for those who desire to read the Bible in Hebrew...

The Song of Solomon: Love Poetry of the Spirit (Classic Bible Series)The Song of Solomon: Love Poetry of the Spirit (Classic Bible Series)
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The Song of Solomon is unique among the books of the Bible in that its central theme is the...
The Woman Who Named God: Abraham's Dilemma and the Birth of Three FaithsThe Woman Who Named God: Abraham's Dilemma and the Birth of Three Faiths
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I am struggling to figure out how this is a Christian book. The introduction started out...
HoseaHoseaPaul and Palestinian JudaismPaul and Palestinian JudaismMr and Mrs JobMr and Mrs Job
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A brilliant exposition of one of the most difficult texts in the Bible conveying sure...

Access to History: Anti-Semitism and the Holocaust: Second EditionAccess to History: Anti-Semitism and the Holocaust: Second Edition
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This new edition of Anti-Semitism and the Holocaust covers the origins of anti-Semitism from...
The Wisdom of HeschelThe Wisdom of Heschel
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"Philosophy may be defined as the art of asking the right questions...Awareness of the...
KaddishKaddish
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This is one of those books that you put down at times in bafflement and irritation and pick up...
The New Joys of Yiddish: Completely UpdatedThe New Joys of Yiddish: Completely Updated
Read by 5 CDs/6 hours With joy and unrestrained kvelling , Random House AudioBooks announces a...
The Jewish Search for a Usable Past (The Helen and Martin Schwartz Lectures in Jewish Studies)The Jewish Search for a Usable Past (The Helen and Martin Schwartz Lectures in Jewish Studies)
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"Roskies has illuminated a path to further self-understanding of who Jews are and the type...

Spectacular Suffering: Theatre, Fascism, and the Holocaust (Unnatural Acts: Theorizing the Performative)Spectacular Suffering: Theatre, Fascism, and the Holocaust (Unnatural Acts: Theorizing the Performative)
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"This is the first extended study I know of what the author calls a "Holocaust...
Dilemmas in Modern Jewish Thought: The Dialectics of Revelation and HistoryDilemmas in Modern Jewish Thought: The Dialectics of Revelation and History
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"MIchael Morgan has served up an intellectual treat. These subtle and carefully reasoned...
Joachim Prinz, Rebellious Rabbi: An Autobiography--the German and Early American YearsJoachim Prinz, Rebellious Rabbi: An Autobiography--the German and Early American Years
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These memoirs are amazing! Rabbi Prinz writes with candor and ease. This book not only offers...
The Community of the Renewed Covenant: The Notre Dame Symposium on the Dead Sea Scrolls (Christianity and Judaism in Antiquity ; V.10)The Community of the Renewed Covenant: The Notre Dame Symposium on the Dead Sea Scrolls (Christianity and Judaism in Antiquity ; V.10)
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The Formation of Social Policy in the Catholic and Jewish TraditionThe Formation of Social Policy in the Catholic and Jewish Tradition

Guide to Exodus (Tef Study Guide)Guide to Exodus (Tef Study Guide)
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In a world where people still oppress and enslave one another, and rulers are still afraid or...
Zohar, The (The Classics of western spirituality)Zohar, The (The Classics of western spirituality)Israel: History of an IdeaIsrael: History of an Idea
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I.L. Peretz and the Making of Modern Jewish Culture (The Samuel and Althea Stroum Lectures in Jewish Studies)I.L. Peretz and the Making of Modern Jewish Culture (The Samuel and Althea Stroum Lectures in Jewish Studies)
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The New Joys of Yiddish: Completely UpdatedThe New Joys of Yiddish: Completely Updated
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Read by 4 cassettes/6 hours With joy and unrestrained kvelling , Random House AudioBooks...

Amos (Anchor Bible Series)Amos (Anchor Bible Series)
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. . .to the Anchor Bible series and to serious study of Amos. I have been more than impressed...
The Dead Sea ScripturesThe Dead Sea Scriptures
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The Dead Sea Scriptures explores the Qumran scoll writings which were found in the Qumran caves...
Running the Books: The Adventures of an Accidental Prison LibrarianRunning the Books: The Adventures of an Accidental Prison Librarian
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Customer review from the Amazon Vine™ Program ( What's this? ) This...
Judean Antiquities 1-4 (Books 1-4)Judean Antiquities 1-4 (Books 1-4)
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Flavius Josephus is without a doubt the most important witness to ancient Judaism from the close...
The History of the Jews in the Greco-Roman World: The Jews of Palestine from Alexander the Great to the Arab ConquestThe History of the Jews in the Greco-Roman World: The Jews of Palestine from Alexander the Great to the Arab Conquest
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The History of the Jews in the Greco-Roman World examines Judaism in Palestine throughout the...

Hanukah moneyHanukah money
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Two young brothers wonder how much money they will receive from their relatives for Hanukkah.
Celebrate/bk Jewis Gb (All aboard books)Celebrate/bk Jewis Gb (All aboard books)
An overview of all the Jewish holidays from Tu Bishvat to Hanukkah, complete with Hebrew...
Number Our Days: Culture and Community Among Elderly Jews in an American GhettoNumber Our Days: Culture and Community Among Elderly Jews in an American Ghetto
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I love to read, but I doubt that this is the kind of book I would have ever read on my own free...
Where She Came From: A Daughter's Search for Her Mother's HistoryWhere She Came From: A Daughter's Search for Her Mother's History
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In WHERE SHE CAME FROM, Cambridge, Massachusetts-based award-winning author Helen Epstein has...
Make Yourself a Teacher: Rabbinic Tales of Mentors and Disciples (Samuel and Althea Stroum Lectu)Make Yourself a Teacher: Rabbinic Tales of Mentors and Disciples (Samuel and Althea Stroum Lectu)
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Make Yourself a Teacher is a teaching book and a book about teaching. It discusses three...

The Song of Songs and the Ancient Egyptian Love SongsThe Song of Songs and the Ancient Egyptian Love Songs
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This book is very interesting and beautiful. General readers or those like me with a basic...
It Happened in the Catskills: Oral History in the Words of Busboys, Bellhops, Guests, Prioprieters, Comedians, Agents, and Others Who Lived ItIt Happened in the Catskills: Oral History in the Words of Busboys, Bellhops, Guests, Prioprieters, Comedians, Agents, and Others Who Lived It
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This signature book captures the flavor of the "Borscht Belt," that fabled vacation...
The Elsewhere: On Belonging at a Near DistanceThe Elsewhere: On Belonging at a Near Distance
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"The Elsewhere." Or, midbar-biblical Hebrew for both "wilderness" and...
The Code of Maimonides (Mishneh Torah): Book 3, The Book of Seasons (Yale Judaica Series) (Bk.3)The Code of Maimonides (Mishneh Torah): Book 3, The Book of Seasons (Yale Judaica Series) (Bk.3)
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The Fathers According to Rabbi Nathan (Yale Judaica Series)The Fathers According to Rabbi Nathan (Yale Judaica Series)
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As usual, I come at this text as a Lutheran pastor, and a fan of all things Jewish. It is in my...

Noah's Flood: The Genesis Story in Western ThoughtNoah's Flood: The Genesis Story in Western Thought
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Norman Cohn never fails to dazzle and his history of the reaction to story of Noah is an...
Saving the Forsaken: Religious Culture and the Rescue of Jews in Nazi EuropeSaving the Forsaken: Religious Culture and the Rescue of Jews in Nazi Europe
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Does religion encourage altruism on behalf of those who do not belong? Are the very religious...
The Chosen Will Become Herds: Studies in Twentieth-Century KabbalahThe Chosen Will Become Herds: Studies in Twentieth-Century Kabbalah
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The Chosen Will Become Herds by Jonathan Garb examines twentieth-century Kabbalah in its Israeli...
The Medieval Haggadah: Art, Narrative, and Religious ImaginationThe Medieval Haggadah: Art, Narrative, and Religious Imagination
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In this beautifully illustrated book, historian Marc Michael Epstein explores four magnificent...
A Concise Guide to JudaismA Concise Guide to Judaism
Best Price: $8.00
For almost 4,000 years, Judaism has exerted a powerful influence on thought and culture...

Beggars and Prayers: Adin Steinsaltz Retells the Tales of Rabbi Nachman of BratslavBeggars and Prayers: Adin Steinsaltz Retells the Tales of Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav
Best Price: $150.00
This 1979 classic is one of the most readable versions of Rebbe Nachman's Tales available in...
Embracing the Stranger: Intermarriage and the Future of the American Jewish CommunityEmbracing the Stranger: Intermarriage and the Future of the American Jewish Community
Best Price: $2.98
This book takes an honest look at the growing number of intermarriages between Jews and non-Jews...
13 Petalled Rose13 Petalled Rose
Best Price: $118.46
In this classic of Jewish mysticism, the world-renowned scholar seeks to answer the major...
The Way: Using the Wisdom of Kabbalah for Spiritual Transformation and FulfillmentThe Way: Using the Wisdom of Kabbalah for Spiritual Transformation and Fulfillment
Best Price: $2.94
Thank you, Michael Berg -- this is a great gift to humanity! And it is greatly enriching my...
The Guide for the PerplexedThe Guide for the Perplexed
Best Price: $6.88
This has become one of my favourite non-fiction books. The Rambam (Maimonides) is an absolute...

Jewish Fairy Tales (Dover Children's Evergreen Classics)Jewish Fairy Tales (Dover Children's Evergreen Classics)
Best Price: $0.70
Twenty-three authentic tales from ancient sources transport readers back to a land at the...
The Holy Kabbalah (Dover Occult)The Holy Kabbalah (Dover Occult)
Best Price: $11.68
World renowned Masonic writer A.E. Waite and his book "The Holy Kabbalah" brings the...
Hasidism and Modern ManHasidism and Modern ManHumanizing Jewish Life: Judaism and the Human Potential MovementHumanizing Jewish Life: Judaism and the Human Potential Movement
Best Price: $7.00
 
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