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Radical Traditions #8: Tree of Life, Tree of Knowledge: Conversations with the Torah
by Michael Rosenak  Publisher Comments Viewing education through the prism of the Torah, Tree of Life, Tree of Knowledge takes the reader through the stages of learning, growth, and self-development that characterize human lives. The journey begins with education as it happens in the home...
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Our Haven and Our Strength: The Book of Psalms
by Martin Samuel Cohen Publisher Comments An inspiring and new translation of the Book of Psalms, featuring the Hebrew text with a fresh gender-neutral translation....
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For the Sake of Heaven and Earth: The New Encounter Between Judaism and Christianity
by Irving Greenberg Publisher Comments Rabbi Greenberg's new book makes an invaluable contribution to interfaith conversation. He calls for Christians and Jews to come together in their continuously evolving partnership with God -- dual covenants that demand "openness to each other, learning...
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Canon Without Closure: Torah Commentaries
by Ismar Schorsch Synopsis A landmark collection of commentaries on the weekly Torah portion by an influential leader and scholar in the American Jewish world. Each commentary draws upon the author's wide breadth of Jewish scholarship, Talmudic teachings, and inspirational...
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The Burning Word: A Christian Encounter with Jewish Midrash
by Judith M. Kunst Publisher Comments Midrash, an ancient Jewish method for interpreting the Bible, views the Bible as one side of a conversation, started by God. Kunst invites readers to explore midrash for the first time through a conversation between the author's own experiences and...
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Swimming in the Sea of Talmud : Lessons for Everyday Living (97 Edition)
by Michael Katz Publisher Comments A clear, accessible guide to reading and understanding the Talmud. Rabbis Michael Katz and Gershon Schwartz, both congregational Conservative rabbis, offer a unique introduction to the study of the Talmud and suggest ways to apply its messages and values...
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Konin: One Man's Quest for a Vanished Jewish Community
by Theo Richmond Publisher Comments In 1939 the Polish town of Konin vanished in the wake of Nazi occupation. Twenty-five years later, Theo Richmond set out to find what he could about that vanished world. He traveled across the United States, Europe, and Israel, tracing survivors and...
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In the Time of the Nations (Continuum Impacts)
by Emmanuel Levinas Publisher Comments In this major collection of essays, Levinas considers Judaism's uncertain relationship to European culture since the Enlightenment, as well as problems of distance and integration. In the Time of the Nations includes five Talmudic readings from between...
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Pathways Through the Bible: Classic Selections from the Tanakh
by Mortimer J Cohen Publisher Comments This new edition shares the same essential features as the original, especially the core principle that Pathways Through the Bible, in Cohen's words, "is not intended to replace The Holy Scriptures...it is rather to be regarded as preparatory to the...
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Jewish Life in the Industrial Promised Land, 1855-2005
by Nora Faires and Nancy Hanflik Publisher Comments Jewish Life in the Industrial Promised Land, 1855-2005 combines an examination of the evolution of a small ethnic and religious community with analysis of the dramatic rise and decline of an industrial boomtown. In both popular accounts and scholarly...
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Genesis: Translation and Commentary
by Robert Alter Publisher Comments Alter's rare combination of fluent translation and insightful commentary makes this the perfect edition of Genesis for anyone drawn to this formative work in our culture. With a translation that attends to the usages, rhythms, and narrative patterns of...
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Cambridge Companion To the Talmud and Rabbinic Literature (07 Edition)
by Charlotte Elisheva Fonrobert Publisher Comments This volume guides beginning students of Rabbinic literature to the range of historical-interpretive and culture-critical issues that contemporary scholars use when studying the rabbinic texts of late antiquity. The editors, themselves well-known...
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Why Jews Should Not Be Liberals
by Larry F Sternberg Publisher Comments This Conservative Book Club Alternative Selection, here in its revised, first paperback edition, makes a powerful argument that the principles of Judaism are at odds with the realities of modern liberalism. Larry F. Sternberg chronicles how President...
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Torah Today: A Renewed Encounter with Scripture (Jewish Life, History, and Culture)
by Pinchas Peli Publisher Comments The central element of Jewish worship is the yearly cycle of reading the first five books of the Bible, the Five Books of Moses, called the Torah in Hebrew. Torah Today, a compilation of fifty-four essays that grew out of Pinchas Peli's Torah column in...
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Tradition in the Public Square: A David Novak Reader (Radical Traditions)
by Randi L. (edt) Rashkover Synopsis Tradition in the Public Square collects key essays by David Novak, one of the world's leading contemporary Jewish thinkers. Novak's insightful writings in this reader address the inextricable relationship between philosophical and theological matters and...
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Hebrew Illuminations: Sacred Judaic Art for Meditation, Prayer, and Divine Renewal
by Adam Rhine Publisher Comments The Judaic art of Adam Rhine is popping up everywhere?from best-selling calendars and greeting cards to magazine covers and even on chocolate candy. Hebrew Illuminations brings together for the first time over 44 stunning images from this visionary...
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Complete Idiot's Guide to the Talmud
by Aaron Parry Publisher Comments An insightful look at one of the most unusual written works ever created. Compiled centuries ago by a group of wise men as a way to preserve the oral traditions of the Jewish faith, the Talmud has challenged and thrilled some of the world's greatest...
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The Talmud and the Internet: A Journey Between Worlds
by Jonathan Rosen Synopsis Rosen explores the contradictions of his inheritance and toggles between personal paradoxes and the larger world. Along the way, he chronicles the remarkable parallels between a page of the Talmud and the home page of a Web site....
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The Essential Talmud
by Adin Steinsaltz Publisher Comments The Essential Talmud is a masterful introduction to the beliefs, attitudes, and methods of the sacred text by which the Jewish people have lived and survived through the ages-by the renowned Israeli rabbi, scholar, and teacher. Rabbi Steinsaltz is the...
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The Harlot by the Side of the Road: Forbidden Tales of the Bible
by Jonathan Kirsch Publisher Comments Sex and violence are words rarely associated with the sacred text of the Bible. Yet in this brilliant book, Jonathan Kirsch recounts shocking tales that have been suppressed by religious authorities throughout history. Kirsch places each story within the...
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