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Religion and Society #49: Mediating Religion, Sanctifying Media: Exploring the Nexus of Media Practice and Contemporary Religious Revival in Israel by Michele Rosenthal Publisher Comments Around the world, religious communities are engaging with and responding to old and new media. In the process, religious users reshape the constellations of their own communities as well as the nature of the media. Drawing upon the case study of Amon... (read more) Available February 2013 Your price: $166.95 New - Hardcover 
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Other and Brother: Jesus in the 20th-Century Jewish Literary Landscape by Neta Stahl Publisher Comments In a groundbreaking exploration of modern Jewish literature, Neta Stahl examines the attitudes adopted by modern Jewish writers toward the figure of Jesus, the ultimate Other in medieval Jewish literature. Stahl argues that twentieth-century Jewish... (read more) Available November 2012 Your price: $85.95 New - Hardcover
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The Gift of Rest: Rediscovering the Beauty of the Sabbath by Senator Joe Lieberman Publisher Comments Rediscovering the Beauty of Sabbath Rest Our bodies and souls were created to rest—regularly—and when they do, we experience heightened productivity, improved health, and more meaningful relationships. In these pages youll find... (read more) Available August 7, 2012 Your price: $14.99 New - Trade Paper
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The Story of Israel in the Book of Qohelet: Ecclesiastes as Cultural Memory by Jennie Barbour Publisher Comments This book is a study of the making of collective memory within early Judaism in a seminal text of the Western canon. The book of Ecclesiastes and its speaker Qohelet are famous for saying that there is 'nothing new under the sun'. In the literary... (read more) Available October 2012 Your price: $153.95 New - Hardcover
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To Be Continued: Reincarnation and the Purpose of Our Lives by Karen Berg Synopsis If we lived with an awareness of reincarnation and karma, we would never think of life as random, perceive ourselves as victims, and wed always be conscious of our actions. Life would make more sense and would be infinitely more fulfilling. Reincarnation... (read more) Available September 2012 Your price: $22.95 New - Hardcover
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The Jewish 2012-2013 Engagement Calendar: Jewish Year 5773 by New York The Jewish Museum Publisher Comments The indispensable The Jewish 2012-2013 Engagement Calendar features work from the internationally renowned collection of The Jewish Museum, New York. It includes full-color illustrations of Judaic ceremonial masterpieces along with selections from the... (read more) Available June 5, 2012 Your price: $13.99 New - Other
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Judaism in Christian Eyes: Ethnographic Descriptions of Jews and Judaism in Early Modern Europe by Yaacov Deutsch Publisher Comments This book examines Christian ethnographic writing about the Jews in early modern Europe, offering a systematic historical analysis of this literary genre and arguing its importance for understanding both the period in general and Jewish-Christian... (read more) Available July 2012 Your price: $85.95 New - Hardcover
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Studia Judaica #68: Tractates Abbat and Eruvin by Heinrich W. Guggenheimer Publisher Comments This volume of the Jerusalem Talmud publishes the first twotractates of the Second Order, abbat and Eruvin. These tractates deal with discussion of all regulations regarding Shabbat, the weekly day of rest, including the activities prohibited on Shabbat.... (read more) Available June 2012 Your price: $306.95 New - Hardcover
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The Real Name of God: Embracing the Full Essence of the Divine by Rabbi Wayne Dosick Publisher Comments Reveals the real, whole name of God and its place within each of us - Explains how none of the God-names commonly used in the Bible is God's real name - Shows how the real name of God unites all religions from both West and East - Includes spiritual... (read more) Available May 2012 Your price: $19.95 New - Hardcover
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Two Powers in Heaven: Early Rabbinic Reports about Christianity and Gnosticism by Alan F. Segal Publisher Comments In his now classic Two Powers in Heaven, Alan Segal examines rabbinic evidence about early manifestations of the "two powers" heresy within Judaism. Segal sheds light upon the development of and relationships among early Christianity, Gnosticism, and... (read more) Available August 2012 Your price: $50.25 New - Trade Paper
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The Jewish Calendar 2013 Wall by Amsterdam Jewish Historical Museum Publisher Comments The beautiful The Jewish Calendar 2013 Wall features selections from the superb collection of the Jewish Historical Museum, Amsterdam. Full-color illustrations of Judaic ceremonial and historical masterpieces are beautifully reproduced. * The calendar... (read more) Available June 5, 2012 Your price: $13.99 New - Other
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Holy War in Judaism: The Fall and Rise of a Controversial Idea by Reuven Firestone Publisher Comments Holy War in Judaism is the first book to consider how the concept of holy war disappeared from Jewish thought for almost 2000 years, only to reemerge with renewed vigor in modern times. Holy war, sanctioned or even commanded by God, is a common and... (read more) Available June 2012 Your price: $47.95 New - Hardcover
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An Illustrated History of the Jewish People: The Epic 4,000-Year Story of the Jews, from the Ancient Patriarchs and Kings Through Centuries-Long Pers by Lawrence Joffe Synopsis An in-depth history of the Jewish faith and development of Jewish culture, from the time of Abraham and the 12 tribes through the destruction of the Temple and the Diaspora, including the Golden Age of Spain and the flowering of Yiddish culture in... (read more) Available June 2012 Your price: $35.00 New - Hardcover
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Surviving Your Bar/Bat Mitzvah: The Ultimate Insider's Guide by Matt Axelrod Publisher Comments In Surviving Your Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Cantor Matt Axelrod provides a practical, humorous guide for Jewish students and their families as they prepare for their big day. Breezy and friendly yet reassuring and focused, Axelrod easily cuts through the fear and... (read more) Available August 2012 Your price: $16.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Israelite Samaritan Version of the Torah: First English Translation Compared with the Masoretic Version by Sharon Sullivan Publisher Comments Here, for the first time in English, Benyamim Tsedaka presents the Samaritan version of the Pentateuch, a text of growing interest and importance for biblical studies. Tsedaka?'s expert English translation is presented parallel to the more familiar... (read more) Available July 2012 Your price: $100.00 New - Hardcover
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O Powerful Western Star: American Jews, Russian Jews, and the Final Battle of the Cold War by Peter Golden PW Review "An extensively researched history of the impact of the Cold War on Soviet Jews, Golden's book is largely concerned with the American Jewish community's efforts to help their Soviet counterparts emigrate from the flagrantly anti-Semitic U.S.S.R. under... (read more) Available May 2012 Your price: $34.95 New - Hardcover
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Masculinities and the Law: A Multidimensional Approach by David Fishman Publisher Comments According to masculinities theory, masculinity is not a biological imperative but a social construction. Men engage in a constant struggle with other men to prove their masculinity. Masculinities and the Law develops a multidimensional approach. It sees... (read more) Available August 27, 2012 Your price: $96.95 New - Hardcover
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Studying Judaism: The Critical Issues (Studying World Religions) by Melanie J. Wright Publisher Comments This volume in the Studying World Religions series is an essential guide to the study of Jewish faith. Clearly structured to cover all the major areas of study, including historical foundations, scripture, worship, society, thought and ethics, this is... (read more) Available May 2012 Your price: $22.75 New - Trade Paper
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Modern Orthodoxies: Judaic Imaginative Journeys of the Twentieth Century (Routledge Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Literature) by Lisa Mulman Publisher Comments This study invigorates contemporary academic scholarship on Modernist art and literature by introducing a genuine and provocative religious vocabulary into the discourse. Mulman looks closely and carefully at key texts and figures of the Modern period... (read more) Available May 2012 Your price: $136.25 New - Hardcover
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The Kuzari and the Shaping of Jewish Identity, 1167 1900 by Adam Shear Publisher Comments Judah Halevi 's Book of the Kuzari is a defense of Judaism that has enjoyed an almost continuous transmission since its composition in the twelfth century. By surveying the activities of readers, commentators, copyists, and printers for more than 700... (read more) Available July 2012 Your price: $60.25 New - Trade Paper
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