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The Wisdom of Maimonides: The Life and Writings of the Jewish Sage
The Wisdom of Maimonides: The Life and Writings of the Jewish Sage
by Edward Hoffman
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Here is an accessible introduction to the life and wisdom of the famous twelfth-century philosopher-physician Moses Maimonides, whose prolific writings on medical and religious issues, commentaries on Jewish texts, and writings on Jewish ethics and law... (read more)

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Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures, the New JPS Translation According to the Traditional Hebrew Text
Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures, the New JPS Translation According to the Traditional Hebrew Text
by Jps
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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)

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Ethical Treatises of Berachya, Son of Rabbi Natronai Ha Nakdan Being the Compendium and the Masref
Ethical Treatises of Berachya, Son of Rabbi Natronai Ha Nakdan Being the Compendium and the Masref
by Berachya Hanakdan
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Now edited for the first time from manuscripts at Parma and Munich, with an English translation, introduction and notes. This study of the life and works of Berachya may serve to demonstrate how steadily the study of Jewish literature has proceeded in... (read more)

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Jewish New Testament
Jewish New Testament
by David H Stern
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Translated by David H. Stern The New Testament is a Jewish book, written by Jews, initially for Jews. Its central figure was a Jew. His followers were all Jews; yet no translation--except this one--really communicates its original, essential Jewishness... (read more)

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One Voice: The Selected Sermons of W. Gunther Plaut
One Voice: The Selected Sermons of W. Gunther Plaut
by Gunther W. Plaut
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W. Gunther Plaut is an internationally recognized rabbi and scholar, and one of the greatest preachers of the twentieth century. He was born in Germany, but in 1935 fled the Nazis for the United States, where he became a rabbi. He served in Chicago and... (read more)

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The Sermons of Rabbi Zevi Hirsh Masliansky
The Sermons of Rabbi Zevi Hirsh Masliansky
by Zevi Hirsh Masliansky
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This new edition provides timeless, inspirational thoughts on the holidays, Jewish life and ethics, and Zionism for all readers.... (read more)

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The Five Books of Moses; Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy; A New Translation with Introductions, Commentary
The Five Books of Moses; Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy; A New Translation with Introductions, Commentary
by Everett Fox
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Widely acclaimed by Bible scholars and theologians of every denomination, Everett Fox's masterful translation re-creates the echoes, allusions, alliterations, and wordplays of the Hebrew original. Together with its extensive commentary and illuminating... (read more)

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Of Methods, Monarchs, and Meanings: A Sociorhetorical Approach to Exegesis
Of Methods, Monarchs, and Meanings: A Sociorhetorical Approach to Exegesis
by Gina Hens-Piazza
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Can rhetorical criticism and social-science criticism collaborate in the interpretation of Old Testament texts? Part one of this study surveys the two methods, defines the profitable points of contact in biblical exegesis, then proposes an integrated... (read more)

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Tanakh-TK
Tanakh-TK
by Jewish Publication Society
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I still like to read the Psalms in the King James Bible; but when I want to read a clear and modern language version of the scriptures, I prefer the Jewish Publication Society's (JPS) Tanakh. This version of what is also known as the Old Testament was... (read more)

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One Voice
One Voice
by W. Gunther Plaut
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W. Gunther Plaut is an internationally recognized rabbi and scholar, and one of the greatest preachers of the twentieth century. He was born in Germany, but in 1935 fled the Nazis for the United States, where he became a rabbi. He served in Chicago and... (read more)

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Witness from the Pulpit: Topical Sermons, 1933-1980
Witness from the Pulpit: Topical Sermons, 1933-1980
by Harold I. Saperstein
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Harold I. Saperstein served as rabbi of Temple Emanu-El of Lynbrook, N.Y., from 1933 until his retirement in 1980. The specific contours of his career reflect a sustained effort to use the pulpit of this suburban temple to communicate a Jewish... (read more)

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The Torahional Japanese
The Torahional Japanese
by Henry Holt
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Here is an elegant, authoritative gift edition of the sacred Torah illustrated with Jewish art and iconography from around the world. Ancient frescoes, medieval illuminated manuscripts, and paintings by contemporary Ethiopian Jewish artists in the Copic... (read more)

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Torah-TK: Five Books of Moses
Torah-TK: Five Books of Moses
by Harry Jps Orlinsky
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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)

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Song of Songs : a New Translation (95 Edition)
Song of Songs : a New Translation (95 Edition)
by Ariel (translator) Bloch
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The Song of Songs, often referred to as the Song of Solomon, is one of the greatest love poems of all time. In their lyrical new translation, Ariel Bloch and Chana Bloch restore the sensuousness of the original language and strip away the veils of... (read more)

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The Complete Artscroll Siddur (Artscroll Mesorah)
The Complete Artscroll Siddur (Artscroll Mesorah)
by Nosson Scherman
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A Prayer book for our times, it speaks to today's Jew, relating the thoughts and words of our heritage to the mind and heart of modern, sophisticated Jews.... (read more)

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Torah : 5 Books of Moses-pocket Edition ((3RD)92 Edition)
Torah : 5 Books of Moses-pocket Edition ((3RD)92 Edition)
by Jewish Publication Society Of America
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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)

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Witness from the Pulpit: Topical Sermons, 1933-1980
Witness from the Pulpit: Topical Sermons, 1933-1980
by Harold I. Saperstein
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Harold I. Saperstein served as rabbi of Temple Emanu-El of Lynbrook, N.Y., from 1933 until his retirement in 1980. The specific contours of his career reflect a sustained effort to use the pulpit of this suburban temple to communicate a Jewish... (read more)

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Witness from the Pulpit
Witness from the Pulpit
by Harold I. Saperstein
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Harold I. Saperstein served as rabbi of Temple Emanu-El of Lynbrook, New York, USA, from 1933 until his retirement in 1980. The specific contours of his career reflect a sustained effort to use the pulpit of this suburban temple to communicate a Jewish... (read more)

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A Guide for Preachers on Composing and Delivering Sermons: The or Ha_darshanim of Jacob Zahalon, a Seventeenth Century Italiam Preacher's Manual
A Guide for Preachers on Composing and Delivering Sermons: The or Ha_darshanim of Jacob Zahalon, a Seventeenth Century Italiam Preacher's Manual
by Henry Adler Sosland
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Banned by the Inquisition in 1693, fourteen months after the author's death, this manual by one of the Italian Jewish community's most effective preachers has remained unpublished since then. But this guide to composing, organizing, and delivering... (read more)

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In Search of Holiness
In Search of Holiness
by Ephraim Levy Gastwirth
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In Search Of Holiness is based upon a selection of articles from the extensive writings of the late Rabbi Ephraim Levy Gastwirth - communal leader, educator and philosopher. His deep insight, knowledge and reflective style provides an unusual perspective... (read more)

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