Judaic Thought and Culture
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The Story of Yiddish: How a Mish-Mosh of Languages Saved the Jews
by Neal Karlen  Publisher Comments Yiddish—an oft-considered "gutter" language—is an unlikely survivor of the ages, much like the Jews themselves. Its survival has been an incredible journey, especially considering how often Jews have tried to kill it themselves. Underlying...
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Jewish Literacy: The Most Important Things to Know about the Jewish Religion, Its People, and Its History
by Joseph Telushkin Publisher Comments How much do you know about Judaism?How did the Ten Lost Tribes become lost ? Are circumcisions performed on the Sabbath ? Which country first granted Jews equal rights ?When was polygamy outlawed for Jews ? Why does Jewish law compare gossiping to murder...
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Yiddish Civilisation
by Paul Kriwaczek Publisher Comments From the author of In Search of Zarathustra— an illuminating chronicle of Yiddish civilization from its roots in the Diaspora to the present. Paul Kriwaczek begins his search when Jewish culture first spreads to Europe during the Roman Empire after...
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Choosing My Religion: A Memoir of a Family Beyond Belief (P.S.)
by Stephen Dubner Publisher Comments Choosing My Religionis a luminous memoir, crafted with the eye of a journalist and the art of a novelist by New York Times Magazinewriter and editor Stephen J. Dubner. By turns comic and heartbreaking, it tells the story of a family torn apart by...
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Born to Kvetch: Yiddish Language and Culture in All of Its Moods (P.S.)
by Wex Publisher Comments A delightful excursion through the Yiddish language, the culture it defines and serves, and the fine art of complaint Throughout history, Jews around the world have had plenty of reasons to lament. And for a thousand years, they've had the perfect...
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Ynetl's Revenge : the Next Wave of Jewish Feminism (01 Edition)
by Danya Ruttenberg Publisher Comments Thanks in large part to the struggles of their activist foremothers, today’s young Jewish women have a dizzying array of spiritual options. Yentl’s Revenge chronicles a range of experiences lived by an entire generation of women, from Judeo...
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Understanding Judaism: Origins, Beliefs, Practices, Holy Texts, Sacred Places
by Carl S Ehrlich Publisher Comments Arguably the oldest monotheistic faith, Judaism worships one universal God and focuses on the relationship He is believed to have initiated with the Jewish people. Understanding Judaism covers Judaism's development over three millennia, explaining major...
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Jewish with Feeling: A Guide to Meaningful Jewish Practice
by Z Schachter Shalomi Publisher Comments One of the great innovators in Jewish history writes a practical guide to Jewish living in a modern world. Scholar, mystic, teacher, friend to spiritual teachers from Thomas Merton to the Dalai Lama, from Ram Dass to the revered Native American elders...
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Yale Companion to Jewish Writing and Thought in German Culture 1096-1996
by Sander L Gilman Book News Annotation Commencing with an account of the 1056 Crusades' attack against major Jewish communities in Germany, 100+ scholars conduct a chronological tour of Jewish contributions to German culture. Under the editorship of Gilman (U. of Chicago) and Zipes (U. of...
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Wrestling with God and Men: Homosexuality and the Jewish Tradition
by Steven Greenberg 
Publisher Comments For millennia, two biblical verses have been understood to condemn sex between men as an act so abhorrent that it is punishable by death. Traditionally Orthodox Jews, believing the scripture to be the word of God, have rejected...
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Two Jews on a Train: Stories from the Old Country and the New
by Adam Biro Publisher Comments "Somewhere between Isaac Bashevis Singer and Morey Amsterdam."—Kirkus Reviews Two Jews were on a train: "All Eastern European Jewish jokes start this way, or almost," says Adam Biro, who has assembled this rich volume of such stories, tales in...
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Wise Words: Jewish Thoughts and Stories Through the Ages
by Jessica Gribetz Publisher Comments A comprehensive anthology of wise sayings, stories, and insights from the Jewish tradition addressing such topics as faith, friendship, ethics, nature, charity, kindness, marriage, death, the Holocaust, and Israel. Wise Wordscelebrates the heart and soul...
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Sacred Therapy: Jewish Spiritual Teachings on Emotional Healing and Inner Wholeness
by Estelle Frankel Synopsis In Sacred Therapy Estelle Frankel travels to the heart of Jewish mysticism to reveal how people of any faith can draw upon this rich body of teachings to gain wisdom, clarity, and a deeper sense of meaning in the midst of modern life. In an engaging and...
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Deborah, Golda, and Me: Being Female and Jewish in America
by Letty Cott Pogrebin Publisher Comments A leading feminist activist, author, and nationally known lecturer writes of her struggle to integrate a feminist head with a Jewsih heart....
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Rodinsky's Room
by Rachel Lichtenstein Synopsis Recluse David Rodinsky lived above a synagogue in the heart of the Jewish East End of London. In 1969 he disappeared. His room, a chaos of writings, annotated books and maps, gramophone records, and clothes, remained undisturbed for 20 years. Rodinsky's...
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Born to Kvetch: Yiddish Language and Culture in All Its Moods
by Michael Wex Publisher Comments As the main spoken language of the Jews for more than a thousand years, Yiddish has had plenty to lament, plenty to conceal. Its phrases, idioms, and expressions paint a comprehensive picture of the mind-set that enabled the Jews of Europe to survive a...
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The Vanishing American Jew: In Search of Jewish Identity for the Next Century
by Alan M Dershowitz Synopsis Dershowitz "writes with characteristic optimism and audacity" ("The New York Times Book Review"), in this provocative book about the contradictions and quandaries of American-Jewish assimilation....
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Home We Build Together: Recreating Society
by Jonathan Sacks Publisher Comments Arguing that global communications have fragmented national cultures and that multiculturalism, intended to reduce social friction, is today reinforcing it, Jonathan Sacks advocates for a new approach to national identity. He envisions a responsibility...
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Real Jews: Secular Versus Ultra-Orthodox: The Struggle for Jewish Identity in Israel
by Noah J Efron Publisher Comments Most Americans would be shocked and disturbed to learn that the harsh rhetoric of virulent anti-Semitism is alive and thriving in Israel. Israel is a Jewish state, after all, so the anti-Semitism found there could hardly be aimed at all Jews. In fact...
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Klezmer America: Jewishness, Ethnicity, Modernity
by Jonathan Freedman Publisher Comments By comparing and contrasting the performances that go into the making of Jewishness in America with those that build different forms of cultural identity-Latino, Asian, white, black, and homosexual-Jonathan Freedman believes we can learn much about the...
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