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Kabbalah: The Way of the Jewish Mystic (Shambhala Classics) by Perle Epstein Publisher Comments This pioneering, popular introduction to Jewish mysticism was the first survey written for a general audience, and it's now available in Shambhala Classics. Epstein presents the methods, schools, and legendary practitioners of Kabbalah, unraveling the... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English: Seventh Edition by Geza (trn) Vermes Publisher Comments A newly updated edition of the landmark translation by one of our greatest religious scholars Since its publication in 1962, esteemed biblical expert Géza Vermes's translation of the Dead Sea Scrolls has established itself as the authoritative... (read more) Your price: $22.00 New - Trade Paper
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The Gods Are Broken!: The Hidden Legacy of Abraham by Jeffrey K. Salkin Publisher Comments The story of Abraham smashing his fathers idols might be the most important Jewish story ever told and the key to how Jews define themselves. In a work at once deeply erudite and wonderfully accessible, Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin conducts readers through... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Trade Paper
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Torah-TK: Five Books of Moses by Harry Jps Orlinsky Publisher Comments The Torah is the essence of Jewish tradition; it inspires each successive generation. The current JPS translation, based on classical and modern sources, is acclaimed for its fidelity to the ancient Hebrew.... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Israelite Samaritan Version of the Torah: First English Translation Compared with the Masoretic Version by Benyamim (edt) Tsedaka 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) Your price: $100.00 New - Hardcover
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Torah : 5 Books of Moses-pocket Edition ((3RD)92 Edition) by Jewish Publication Society Of America Publisher Comments The Torah is the essence of Jewish tradition; it inspires each successive generation. The current JPS translation, based on classical and modern sources, is acclaimed for its fidelity to the ancient Hebrew.... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $10.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Commentary on the Torah by Richard Elliott Friedman Publisher Comments Chapter One At the beginning of this commentary, I emphasized the point that the Bible is rich in background, that the events in the first reading, Parashat Bereshit, remain as an essential substratum in all that follows in the Bible's story. Every... (read more) Your price: $30.99 New - Trade Paper
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In the Image of God by Judith S. Antonelli Publisher Comments In the Image of God: A Feminist Commentary on the Torah is a unique blend of traditional Judaism and radical feminism and is a groundbreaking commentary on the Bible, the central document of Jewish life.... (read more) Your price: $61.75 New - Trade Paper
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Torah Commentary for Our Times #02: Exodus and Leviticus by Harvey J. Fields Publisher Comments A provocative approach to the weekly sidrah, juxtaposing the insights of ancient, medieval, and modern commentators (including the author). Perfect for both beginning Torah students of all ages and scholars seeking new angles on the text. The three... (read more) Your price: $24.95 New - Trade Paper
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Hebrew-English Tanakh-PR-Student Guide by Jewish Publication Society Publisher Comments The JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH features the oldest-known complete Hebrew version of the Holy Scriptures, side by side with JPSs renowned English translation. Its well-designed format allows for ease of reading and features clear type, an engaging and... (read more) List Price $45.00 Your price: $33.00 Used - Flexible
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Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures, the New JPS Translation According to the Traditional Hebrew Text by Jps Publisher Comments Regarded throughout the English-speaking world as the standard English translation of the Holy Scriptures, the JPS TANAKH has been acclaimed by scholars, rabbis, lay leaders, Jews, and Christians alike. The JPS TANAKH is an entirely original translation... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $12.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Women's Torah Commentary: New Insights from Women Rabbis on the 54 Weekly Torah Portions by Elyse Goldstein Publisher Comments Over fifty inspiring rabbis bring their rich perspective -- a women's perspective, and especially a feminist perspective -- to bear on the entire biblical text. The first comprehensive commentary by women, in a week-by-week format. A major contribution... (read more) List Price $31.50 Your price: $8.50 Used - Hardcover
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Parables in Midrash: Narrative and Exegesis in Rabbinic Literature by David Stern Publisher Comments David Stern shows how the parable or mashal-the most distinctive type of narrative in midrash-was composed, how its symbolism works, and how it serves to convey the ideological convictions of the rabbis. He describes its relation to similar tales in... (read more) Your price: $49.75 New - Trade Paper
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The Program of the Fathers According to Rabbi Nathan a by Jacob Neusner Synopsis Of the documents in the Rabbinic canon that reached closure in late antiquity, the Fathers According to Rabbi Nathan A is different in its indicative traits from any other in the Rabbinic documents of its period. Neusner explains what is at stake for the... (read more) Your price: $61.75 New - Trade Paper
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How the Halakhah Unfolds by Jacob Neusner Synopsis In separate multi-volumed works, form-analytical English translations of the Mishnah, Tosefta, Yerushalmi, and Bavli have been set forth. Outlines of the Yerushalmi and the Bavli have been brought about, and those outlines of the two Talmuds have been... (read more) Your price: $79.75 New - Trade Paper
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Praise Her Works (05 Edition) by Adelman Publisher Comments This rich collection celebrates 23 biblical women, from the familiar Sarah, Miriam, Ruth, and Esther, to the more mysterious Hatzlelponi mother of Samson) and the unnamed “Wife of Ovadiah.” Based on the 13th-century Yemenite Midrash ha-Gadol (... (read more) List Price $20.00 Your price: $11.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Documentary History of Judaism & Its Recent Interpreters by Jacob Neusner Synopsis Neuser has collected some of the more ambitious ventures into the documentary hypothesis of the Rabbinic canon and its current recapitulations. Neusner begins with the article written by Professor William Scott Free for Encyclopaedia Judaica second... (read more) List Price $44.50 Your price: $14.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Building Blocks of the Soul by Matityahu Glazerson Publisher Comments In this intensive study of Hebrew letters and words, Rabbi Matityahu Glazerson uses gematria (interpretive Jewish numerology) to reveal the mysterious correlation between Jewish ethics and practices and the numeric values of Hebrew words which name and... (read more) Your price: $78.75 New - Hardcover
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The Wisdom of the Talmud: A Thousand Years of Jewish Thought by Ben Zion Bokser Publisher Comments Citadel Press is proud to announce the newest titles in the Wisdom Library, a collection of books showcasing the thoughts and writings of diverse literary, philosophical, political, and scientific immortals. These books deserve a place on every home... (read more) Your price: $12.00 New - Trade Paper
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Chumash the Stone Edition by Nosson Scherman Publisher Comments The Chumash with a contemporary English translation of the Torah - Commentaries from the Talmud, Midrash, and the classic Rabbinic commentators - Hebrew / Aramaic texts of Rashi and Onkelos - Haftaros with new translation - Comments introducing the... (read more) List Price $54.99 Your price: $35.00 Used - Hardcover
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