Judaism

A Beggar in Jerusalem: A Novel

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Elie Wiesel's bestselling tale of the beggars and madmen, survivors and fighters, victors and victims who congregate at the Western Wall in Jerusalem in the days following the Six-Day War brilliantly weaves together myth and mystery, parable and paradox.

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Dead Sea Scriptures

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This volume contains the translated text of the ancient Hebrew writings found in caves near the Dead Sea, plus separate introductions for each scroll as wee as new translations of the Hymns and paraphrases of the Bible narratives by Professor Gaster, one of the world's leading Hebraists.

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A Different Light : The Hanukkah Book of Celebration (Different Light)

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A how-to guide for a creative celebration of candle lighting, blessings, songs, stories, and readings for adults, teenagers and children. Features ?The Maccabees? Megillah? which retells the dramatic conflict of the Hanukkah story. Includes 8 biographical readings on great Jewish men and women.

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A Different Light: The Hanukkah Book of Celebration

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A how-to guide for a creative celebration of candle-lighting, blessings, songs, stories, and readings for adults, teenagers and children. Features 'The Maccabees' Megillah' which retells the dramatic conflict between King Antiochus and Mattathias the Priest; the heroism of Judah the Maccabee and Judith; and the martyrdom of Hannah and her seven sons.

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The Way into Jewish Prayer (Way Into--)

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An invitation into a history rich with wisdom and guidance, Creating an Ethical Jewish Life offers traditional texts, clear explanations, and ways for us to use them in our lives. Rabbis Sherwin and Cohen highlight a wide variety of classic texts, including the Zohar, The Holy Letter, The Path of the Upright by Moshe Hayyim Luzzatto, Duties of the Heart by Bahya ibn Pakudah, and Nachmanides' Commentary on the Torah. These timeless texts are combined with the authors' insightful commentary to address the ultimate human moral issue, the most intimate personal question: How can I best live the life God has entrusted into my care?

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Halakhic Man

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Halakhic Man is the classic work of modern Jewish and religious though by the twentieth century's preeminent Orthodox Jewish theologian and talmudic scholar. It is a profound excursion into religious psychology and phenomenology, a pioneering attempt at a philosophy of halakhah, and a stringent critique of mysticism and romantic religion.

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The Lonely Man of Faith

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Joseph B. Soloveitchik, the rabbi known as ?The Rav? by his followers worldwide, was a leading authority on the meaning of Jewish law and prominent force in building bridges between traditional Orthodox Judaism and the modern world. In The Lonely Man of Faith, a soaring, eloquent essay first published in Tradition magazine in 1965, Soloveitchik investigates the essential loneliness of the person of faith in our narcissistic, materially oriented, utilitarian society.

In this modern classic, Soloveitchik uses the story of Adam and Eve as a springboard, interweaving insights from such important Western philosophers as Kierkegaard and Kant with innovative readings of Genesis to provide guidance for the faithful in today?s world. He explains prayer as ?the harbinger of moral reformation,? and discusses with empathy and understanding the despair and exasperation of individuals who seek personal redemption through direct knowledge of a God who seems remote and unapproachable. He shows that while the faithful may become members of a religious community, their true home is ?the abode of loneliness.? In a moving personal testimony, Soloveitchik demonstrates a deep-seated commitment, intellectual courage, and integrity to which people of all religions will respond.

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Tough Questions Jews Ask: A Young Adult's Guide to Building a Jewish Life

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In Judaism we?re allowed to ask questions. We are invited to ask them. But for young people, it often feels as if no one is willing to take tough questions about religion, ourselves, and the world seriously. Tough Questions Jews Ask turns that all around. With honesty, humor, and respect, Rabbi Edward Feinstein tackles topics as diverse as:

Why does God let terrible things happen? What is God anyway? If I pray for something, will I get it? What?s the meaning of life? Is that a dumb question? Why does religion need so many rules? Why be Jewish?

With insight and wisdom--and without pretending to have all the answers--Rabbi Feinstein encourages young people to make sense of the Jewish tradition by wrestling with what we don?t understand.

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The Art of Torah Cantillation: A Step-by-Step Guide to Chanting Torah

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This unique, step-by-step book and compact disc package will lead the novice through each step of learning how to chant Torah. Divided into 13 lessons and additional useful appendices and bibliography, the book allows the reader to "self-teach" the important principles of Torah cantillation. The only pre-requisite for this course of learning is a basic ability to read Hebrew and a willingness to learn! It is a perfect selection for B'nai Mitzvah students, beginning learners, and for adult education courses. Step-by-step exercises and instructions CD of recordings correspond with written exercises Includes both male and female voices on recording Includes glossary, list of parashiyot, High Holy Day cantillation and more!

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Engendering Judaism: An Inclusive Theology and Ethics

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Winner of the 1998 National Jewish Book Award?the summation of a life's work by a mother of Jewish feminist theology




How can women's full participation transform Jewish law, prayer, sexuality, and marriage? What does it mean to "engender" Jewish tradition? Pioneering theologian Rachel Adler gives this timely and powerful question its first thorough study in a book that bristles with humor, passion, intelligence, and deep knowledge of traditional biblical and rabbinic texts. Engendering Judaism challenges both mainstream Judaism and feminist dogma and speaks across Reform, Conservative, and Orthodox movements as well as to Christian theologians and feminists. Beacon's paperback edition of this major work brings it to a wide audience for the first time.
"Summarizing the thinking of a lifetime, [this] is the first major work of feminist Jewish theology since Plaskow's Standing Again at Sinai."


?Alicia Ostriker, Lilith
"Both builds on and departs from earlier feminist work, creating a theology and ethics that are dazzling in their inventiveness and analytic power. . . . [A] rich brew that many progressive Jews will find nourishing and usable, and many non-Jewish feminists will find an important model of the combination of theory and practice."


?Judith Plaskow, The Women's Review of Books
"Will surely be the major text of the new Jewish feminism."


?Arnold Jacob Wolf, Judaism

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