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Discerning Wisdom: The Sapiential Literature of the Dead Sea Scrolls (Vetus Testamentum, Supplements)
by Matthew J Goff  Book News Annotation The Dead Sea Scrolls contain portions of at least eight previously unknown writings that are widely considered to be wisdom texts from the second and first centuries BCE, a period from which no other wisdom text in Hebrew survives. The only other book-...
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The Jewish Messiahs: From the Galilee to Crown Heights
by Harris Lenowitz Publisher Comments In this book, Harris Lenowitz explores the fascinating history of Jewish messianic movements. Looking in detail at all of the Jewish messiahs about whom anything is known, he introduces each of these figures in turn, and offers extensive excerpts of the...
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Yearnings: Embracing the Sacred Messiness of Life
by Irwin Kula Publisher Comments Rabbi Kula acknowledges that the yearning for spiritual answers now is no different than in ancient times. Merging ancient wisdom with contemporary insights, he shows how traditional and nontraditional practices can enrich the search for meaning....
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Judaism & Justice: The Jewish Passion to Repair the World
by Sidney Schwarz Synopsis Why is it that Jews are so involved in causes dedicated to justice, equality, human rights and peace? Are these trends influenced by religion, history, sociology or something else? This groundbreaking volume sheds light on the relationship between...
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Jew in the Lotus
by Rodger Kamenetz Publisher Comments Kamenetz, a poet and a Jew, was invited to attend and write about a historical meeting between a delegation of American Jews and a group of Tibetan Buddhists that included the Dalai Lama. This interfaith get-together was inspired, in part, by the...
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Limits of Orthodox Theology Maimonides' Thirteen Principles Reappraised
by Marc B. Shapiro Book News Annotation Shapiro (Judaic studies, U. of Scranton, Pennsylvania) examines the principles set out by Maimonides (Moses ben Maimon, 1138-1204), which are considered by many Jews to be the definitive statement of what is orthodox and what heretical. He assumes...
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Haikus for Jews: For You, a Little Wisdom
by David M Bader Publisher Comments Why is this haiku book different from all other haiku books? <BR>For centuries, the Japanese haiku has been one of the world's most dazzling poetic forms. In just three short lines, it captures the sublime beauty of nature--the croak of the...
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Love and Terror in the God Encounter: The Theological Legacy of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, Volume One
by David Hartman Publisher Comments Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik (1903?1993) profoundly influenced modern Orthodox Judaism in the United States ? and Judaism as a whole ? by opening up a discourse between the tradition of Torah study and Western philosophical thought. The future of both...
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Judaism and Hebrew Prayer: New Perspectives on Jewish Liturgical History
by Stefan C. Reif Publisher Comments This study traces the origins of Hebrew prayer among the Jews and explains how the first volumes of formal Jewish liturgy emerged. It describes in a lively and thought-provoking manner the leading rites and personalities of medieval Jewish worship and...
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The God of Old: Inside the Lost World of the Bible
by James L. Kugel Publisher Comments One of Harvard's most popular teachers has assembled evidence within the Bible that the earliest Israelites did not see God the way we do--as a distant, omnipotent being. Instead, their God was nearby and human in appearance; He inhabited a spiritual...
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The Nine Questions People Ask about Judaism
by Dennis Prager Publisher Comments Written for the educated, skeptical, searching Jew, and for the non-Jew who wants to understand the meaning of Judaism, this thought-provoking book has become a widely-read introduction to the oldest living religion, consisely and engagingly presenting...
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Studies in Jewish Theology; Reflections in the Mirror of Tradition.
by Byron L Sherwin Book News Annotation Sherwin (theology and ethics, Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies, Chicago) collects some of his essays in Jewish theological scholarship, including the interplay between Jewish and Christian theology, and Jewish theologians. His topics include the...
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Gossip: Then Pathways to Eliminate It from Your Life and Transform Your Soul
by Lori Palatnik Publisher Comments 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...
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Judaism and the Doctrine of Creation
by Norbert M. Samuelson Publisher Comments A unique synthesis of religious belief and philosophy which puts an entirely new complexion on creation....
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Unlocking the Garden: A Feminist Jewish Look at the Bible, Midrash, and God
by Naomi Graetz Publisher Comments Unlocking the Garden: A Feminist Jewish Look at the Bible, Midrash, and God, is a collection of 15 articles which are exemplars of the state of the art of feminist Jewish interpretation of biblical texts. In these articles Naomi Graetz explores some of...
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A People Divided: Judaism in Contemporary America (Brandeis Series in American Jewish History, Culture, and Life)
by Jack Wertheimer Publisher Comments An analysis of contemporary American Judaism within the broader scope of American religious life....
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Jewish New York
by Ira Wolfman Publisher Comments A beautifully illustrated guide to Jewish life in the metropolis: Jewish New York celebrates Jewish life in New York City from the seventeenth century to the present through a selection of photographs, memorabilia, souvenirs, manuscripts, postcards, maps,...
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Spirit Matters
by Michael Lerner Publisher Comments The author of The Politics of Meaning presents his vision of an "Emancipatory Spirituality" capable of healing our inner conflicts and creating a society based on compassion, social justice, and ecological sanity by helping us integrate our private faith...
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From Shmear to Eternity: The Only Book of Yiddish You'll Ever Need
by Fred Kogos Publisher Comments Bursting with humor, insight, and above all the warmth of the Jewish people, this book is a passport to the wonderful maxims, proverbs, colloquialisms, curses, and ribald expressions that have been faithfully passed down in Yiddish through the ages....
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On Women and Judaism: A View from Tradition
by Blu Greenberg Publisher Comments A classic for nearly 20 years, this thought-provoking volume explores the role of Jewish women in the synagogue, in the family, and in the secular world. Greenberg offers ways to change present Jewish practices so that they more readily reflect feminine...
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