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Words of Torah: A Collection of Divrei Torah by Young Israel Rabbis

By: Aronson

Price: $9.95

Publisher: Jason Aronson, Inc.: October 1999

Seller ID: 333661

ISBN: 0765760045

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

Celebrate! Stories of the Jewish Holidays

By: Berger, Gilda

Price: $6.95

Publisher: Scholastic: September 1998

Seller ID: 325835

ISBN: 0590935038

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

This sparkling collection of stories, recipes, crafts, and commentary introduces readers to the eight major Jewish holidays. Each story is accompanied by three sections: What We Celebrate, How We Celebrate, and Crafts and Food.
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The Jews in the Greek Age

By: Bickerman, Elias

Price: $7.95

Publisher: Harvard University Press: September 1990

Seller ID: 302874

ISBN: 0674474910

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

One of our century's greatest authorities on the ancient world gives us here a vivid account of the Jewish people from the conquest of Palestine by Alexander the Great in 332 B.C.E. to the revolt of the Maccabees. It is a rich story of Jewish social, economic, and intellectual life and of the relations between the Jewish community and the Hellenistic rulers and colonizers of Palestine--a historical narrative told with consummate skill.Bickerman portrays Jewish life in the context of a broader picture of the Near East and traces the interaction between the Jewish and Greek worlds throughout ...
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Middle Judaism: Jewish Thought, 300 B.C.E. to 200 C.E.

By: Boccaccini, Gabriele

Price: $14.95

Publisher: Fortress Press: September 1991

Seller ID: 302852

ISBN: 0800624939

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Very Good

The Wisdom of Israel: An Anthology

By: Browne, Lewis

Price: $7.95

Publisher: Modern Library: January 1956

Seller ID: 305204

ISBN: B000OL9TKC

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

The Way Of Man: According to the Teaching of Hasidism

By: Buber, Martin

Price: $3.95

Publisher: Citadel: October 2000

Seller ID: 295484

ISBN: 0806500247

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

Everymans Talmud : The Major Teachings of the Rabbinic Sages

By: COHEN, ABRAHAM

Price: $8.95

Publisher: Random House Inc: February 1995

Seller ID: 379855

ISBN: 0805210326

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

"To some readers of this book, the Talmud represents little more than a famous Jewish book. But people want to know about a book that, they are told, defines Judaism. Everyman's Talmud is the right place to begin not only to learn about Judaism in general but to meet the substance of the Talmud in particular . . . In time to come, Cohen's book will find its companion-though I do not anticipate it will ever require a successor for what it accomplishes with elegance and intelligence: a systematic theology of the Talmud's Judaism."
--From the Foreword by Jacob Neusner

Long regarded ...
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Tradition in a Rootless World: Women Turn to Orthodox Judaism

By: Davidman, Lynn

Price: $5.95

Publisher: University of California Press: March 1993

Seller ID: 84502

ISBN: 0520075455

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

The past two decades in the United States have seen an immense liberalization and expansion of women's roles in society. Recently, however, some women have turned away from the myriad, complex choices presented by modern life and chosen instead a Jewish orthodox tradition that sets strict and rigid guidelines for women to follow.

Lynn Davidman followed the conversion to Orthodoxy of a group of young, secular Jewish women to gain insight into their motives. Living first with a Hasidic community in St. Paul, Minnesota, and then joining an Orthodox synagogue on the upper west side of M...
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Christian Engagements with Judaism

By: Davies, W. D.

Price: $9.95

Publisher: Trinity Press International: August 1999

Seller ID: 366817

ISBN: 1563382687

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Very Good

This volume gathers together studies on various ""engagements"" between Judaism and Christianity. Following an introduction on ""my odyssey in New Testament interpretation,"" Professor Davies examines such topics as the nature of Judaism, canon and Christology, Torah and dogma, law in Christianity, and the promised land in Jewish and Christian tradition. Part II focuses on Paul and Judaism, with special attention to Paul and the exodus, Paul and the law, and the allegory of the two olives in Romans 11:13-24. Part III looks at the background and origins of the Gospels, centering specifically on...
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The Vanishing American Jew: In Search of Jewish Identity for the Next Century

By: Dershowitz, Alan M.

Price: $6.95

Publisher: Touchstone: September 1998

Seller ID: 362805

ISBN: 0684848988

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

Explores the meaning of Jewishness in light of the increasing assimilation of America's Jews and suggests ways to preserve Jewish identity.
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New Jewish Wedding, Revised

By: Diamant, Anita

Price: $5.95

Publisher: Scribner: March 2001

Seller ID: 266044

ISBN: 0743202554

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

The Definitive, Completely Up-to-Date Guide to Planning a Jewish Wedding
Since its original publication in 1986, The New Jewish Wedding has become required reading, assigned to engaged couples by Conservative, Reform, and Reconstruc-tionist rabbis alike. In this new revision, Anita Diamant, one of the most respected writers of guides to Jewish life, continues to offer step-by-step guidance to planning the ceremony and the party that follows -- from hiring a rabbi and wording the invitation to organizing a processional and hiring a caterer. She also includes:

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Living Judaism: The Complete Guide to Jewish Belief, Tradition, and Practice

By: Dosick, Wayne D.

Price: $7.95

Publisher: Harper San Francisco: November 1995

Seller ID: 375497

ISBN: 0060621192

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

Comprehensive, authoritative, and wonderfully engaging, this peerless guide to Jewish faith and practice belongs on the bookshelf of every Jewish family -- and anyone interested in Jewish culture.

Why is the Torah Central to the Jewish Faith? How did the Talmud originate? What do Jewish holidays celebrate? What goes on in a synagogue worship service? How do kosher dietary laws work? Why is the land of Israel so important for Jews?

These are just a few of the questions Rabbi Wayne Dosick answers in this masterly overview of Jewish faith and tradition, now available in a handsome paperback e...
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Sketches of Jewish Social Life

By: Edersheim, Alfred

Price: $5.95

Publisher: Eerdmans Pub Co: June 1976

Seller ID: 360728

ISBN: 0802881327

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

Sketches of Jewish Social Life

By: Edersheim, Alfred

Price: $5.95

Publisher: Hendrickson Pub: November 1994

Seller ID: 367009

ISBN: 156563005X

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Acceptable

For the first time since it originally appeared, this classic work has been newly typeset in an easy-to-read modern typeface, making reading, studying, consulting easier than ever before.

The most relevant citations of Scripture, rabbinic sources, and the works of Philo and Josephus are supplied to complement Edersheim's masterful assessment of the writings of Jesus' day. This makes bland references come alive, in many cases shedding invaluable light on difficult passages or capturing the deep devotion. Edersheim brings to the task of understanding the world of Jesus and his disciples.

The...
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Sketches of Jewish Social Life

By: Edersheim, Alfred

Price: $7.95

Publisher: Hendrickson Pub: November 1994

Seller ID: 368062

ISBN: 156563005X

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

For the first time since it originally appeared, this classic work has been newly typeset in an easy-to-read modern typeface, making reading, studying, consulting easier than ever before.

The...
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Judaism: Revelation and Traditions (Religious Traditions of the World Series)

By: Fishbane, Michael

Price: $5.95

Publisher: HarperOne: January 1988

Seller ID: 358121

ISBN: 0060626550

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

Discusses Jewish religious history, shows how Judaism developed out of the Hebrew Bible, and looks at Jewish customs and ideals.
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Holy and the Profane: Evolution of Jewish Folkways

By: Gaster, Theodor H.

Price: $5.95

Publisher: William Morrow: April 1980

Seller ID: 163416

ISBN: 0688067956

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

Passover Anthology (JPS Holiday Anthologies)

By: Goodman, Philip

Price: $7.95

Publisher: Jewish Pubn Society: June 1992

Seller ID: 381092

ISBN: 0827604106

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Very Good

This seven-volume series is the perfect gift for home and synagogue libraries. This treasure, considered one of the most outstanding series covering the history and celebration of the Jewish holidays, includes selections from prose, poetry, and Scripture. Special sections with songs, recipes, and children's stories complete each volume.
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Scribes, Visionaries, and the Politics of Second Temple Judea

By: Horsley, Richard A.

Price: $14.95

Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press: October 2007

Seller ID: 188759

ISBN: 0664229913

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Very Good

Judaism and Christianity both arose in times of empire, with roots in Persian, Hellenistic, and Roman periods. In order to understand these religious movements, we must first understand the history and society of these imperial cultures. In these formative years, wisdom and apocalyptic traditions flourished as two significant religious forms. In Scribes, Visionaries, and the Politics of Second Temple Judea, distinguished New Testament scholar Richard A. Horsley analyzes the function and meaning of these religious movements within their social context, providing essential background f...
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World of Our Fathers

By: Howe, Irving

Price: $7.95

Publisher: Schocken: January 1990

Seller ID: 273426

ISBN: 080520928X

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Very Good

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