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Dorling Kindersley Ltd What Would You Do If You Werent Afraid Discover A
Book SynopsisLet Michal Oshman take you on a journey of self discovery to identify what makes you you, what you were born to do and how to do it.As a mentor for leaders in top global companies, Michal created a unique personal growth methodology based on the life-changing principles of Jewish wisdom. It is easy to think that the daily challenges we experience in the 21st century are new and unlike any that people faced in the past. Michal draws on her own heritage and a wide range of Jewish teachings to offer practical advice for common concerns, such as a broken heart, parenting, overcoming setbacks and getting the most out of your career.By challenging you to explore what matters, Michal offers solutions to your everyday struggles. She will empower you as well as teach you how to adopt her self-development tools to discover who you really are and what you were born to do with your life. With its uplifting belief that you already have all the ingredients within you to leaTrade ReviewThis is a self-help book with a difference [...] For anyone seeking a more fulfilling life, Michal Oshman's account of how she found hers could just be an inspiring and invaluable handbook. -- Sipora Levy * The Jewish Chronicle *Using age-old approaches to issues such as Imposter Syndrome, company culture and risk-taking, she brings sometime fresh to the professional self-help landscape. It is inspiring beyond belief. -- Alice Olins * Red *
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Oxford University Press Inc When Near Becomes Far Old Age in Rabbinic
Book SynopsisWhen Near Becomes Far explores the representations and depictions of old age in the rabbinic Jewish literature of late antiquity (150-600 CE). Through close literary readings and cultural analysis, the book reveals the gaps and tensions between idealized images of old age on the one hand, and the psychologically, physiologically, and socially complicated realities of aging on the other hand. The authors argue that while rabbinic literature presents a number of prescriptions related to qualities and activities that make for good old age, the respect and reverence that the elderly should be awarded, and harmonious intergenerational relationship, it also includes multiple anecdotes and narratives that portray aging in much more nuanced and poignant ways. These anecdotes and narratives relate, alongside fantasies about blissful or unnoticeable aging, a host of fears associated with old age: from the loss of physical capability and beauty to the loss of memory and mental acuity, and from marginalization in the community to being experienced as a burden by one''s children. Each chapter of the book focuses on a different aspect of aging in the rabbinic world: bodily appearance and sexuality, family relations, intellectual and cognitive prowess, honor and shame, and social roles and identity. As the book shows, in their powerful and sensitive treatments of aging, rabbinic texts offer some of the richest and most audacious observations on aging in ancient world literature, many of which still resonate today.Trade ReviewNuanced and detailed ... the volume will be primarily useful to those familiar with the critical study of rabbinic texts. * J. S. Kaminsky, CHOICE *While this most engagingly written book would be a natural for an academic library, members of a synagogue library would certainly significantly expand their intellectual horizons through an encounter with this volume ... Reading When Near Becomes Far will challenge the reader of whatever age to question their assumptions as to the meaning of old age, societal expectations of the aged, and what the Talmudic writings have to truly teach. * Mindy C. Reiser, Association of Jewish Libraries News and Reviews *In this insightful study on old age in rabbinic literature, Balberg and Weiss give the rabbis' kaleidoscopic and multi-layered look... When Near Becomes Far contributes substantially to rabbinic studies in terms of its topic and the analysis of rabbinic texts. * Michail Kitsos, Religious Studies Review *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1. Like Two Fountains: Fluidity, Sexuality, and the Aging Body 2. Squawk to Them Like Roosters: Aging Parents and their Children 3. I Am Not Old: Age and Agelessness in the Study House 4. Raise My Eyes for Me: Gazing at Old Age 5. Running at Dusk: Anonymity and Identity in Old Age Epilogue Bibliography Source Index Subject Index
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Schocken Books The Dairy Restaurant Jewish Encounters
Book SynopsisBen Katchor retells the history of where we choose to eat—a history that starts with the first man who was allowed to enter a walled garden and encouraged by the garden's owner to enjoy its fruits. He examines the biblical milk-and-meat taboo, the first vegetarian practices, and the invention of the restaurant. Through text and drawings, Katchor illuminates the historical confluence of events and ideas that led to the development of a “milekhdike (dairy) personality” and the proliferation of dairy restaurants in America, and he recollects his own experiences in many of these iconic restaurants just before they disappeared.PART OF THE JEWISH ENCOUNTERS SERIES
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John Murray Press Judaism An Introduction Teach Yourself
Book SynopsisThis book is a concise guide to the history, beliefs and practices of this major world faith. Covering all the key aspects of Judaism, including the impact of the Holocaust and the significance of Israel on Jewish self-understanding, gain real insight into what it means to be Jewish today. NOT GOT MUCH TIME?One, five and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started.AUTHOR INSIGHTSLots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author''s many years of experience.TEST YOURSELFTests in the book and online to keep track of your progress.EXTEND YOUR KNOWLEDGEExtra online articles at www.teachyourself.com to give you a richer understanding of psychology.FIVE THINGS TO REMEMBERQuick refreshers to help you remember the key facts.TRY THISInnovative exercises illustrate what you''ve learnt and how to use it.Table of Contents : 1. Approaching Judaism : 2. The roots of belief and practice - the Bible : 3. The chain of tradition - the Talmud : 4. Orthodox Judaism : 5. Non-Orthodox Judaism : 6. Food laws : 7. Life and death matters : 8. Jewish education : 9. Marriage : 10. Prayer : 11. The Synagogue : 12. The Sabbath : 13. The rhythm of the year - festivals and fasts : 14. The pilgrim festivals : 15. The New Year and the Day of Atonement : 16. The Holocaust : 17. Israel : Taking it further
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Living a Jewish Life Revised and Updated
Book SynopsisThe classic guide to the cultural and spiritual treasures of Judaism is now updated for the first time in 15 years to reflect changes in the modern Jewish community.Living a Jewish Life describes Judaism as not just a contemplative or abstract system of thought but as a blueprint for living fully and honorably.Trade Review"An excellent first reader for the young family taking its first steps into living their Jewishness." — Rabbi Harold Kushner
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Dorling Kindersley Ltd What Would You Do If You Werent Afraid
Book SynopsisEmbark on a journey of self-discovery as you learn the secrets to living a fearless, meaningful life.Today, more than ever, we act out of fear. We fear change, rejection, failure, and suffering. But what if we could find a way to live that looks to the future instead of the past? What if we could replace our fear with purpose, and discover our potential for growth instead of focusing on our limits?Global mentor for leaders in some of the world''s biggest tech companies, Michal Oshman has created a unique personal growth methodology that challenges you to explore what really matters and offers solutions to everyday struggles. Covering everything from relationships to parenting, developing your career to dealing with past traumas and controlling anxiety, these tools will empower you to embrace change and discover who you really are and what you were born to do with your life. This unique book will help you to find your courage and move forward freely to embrace a life that is free from fear.
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University of Notre Dame Press Four Hasidic Masters and Their Struggle against
Book SynopsisTrade Review“As always, Wiesel’s characters are infused with the breath of life: these extraordinary men are fully human, whether reeling in spiritual ecstasy or pondering their existential melancholy, the loneliness that accompanies vision and greatness. . . . These tales make inspiring and fascinating reading for all.” —Library Journal (review of previous edition)“Wiesel’s theme is that four great masters, Pinhas of Koretz, Barukh of Medzebozh, the Seer of Lublin, and Naphtali of Ropshitz, were each a source of inspiration for others, communicating joy and fervour, but were themselves locked in struggles with melancholy and often fear. Through their legends and writings, Wiesel sees them fighting off their sorrow with exuberance, inundating their despair with an urgent commitment. Sometimes they fail. It is a delicate and worthwhile collection.” —A. Podet, European Judaism (review of previous edition)**“Drawing extensively on Jewish legend and tradition, Wiesel creates literature of lasting power and moral authority. . . . As Wiesel portrays each of these teachers, his book becomes a classic Hasidic tale about friendship and hope against overwhelming odds.” —John K. Roth, Thought: A Review of Culture and Idea (review of previous edition)“The delightful work, in the by now well-known manner of Elie Wiesel, continues his recounting of Hasidic tales begun in Souls on Fire. . . . On their own terms they are splendid.” —Choice (review of a previous edition)“For Wiesel, Hasidism is not a theology or a philosophy. It is not an abstract system of ideas or a conception of the Deity. It is a friendship and a concern for people and for God. Hasidism is the opposite of solitude. It is a sense of being bound up together with all other human beings in their joy and in their distress and of being bound up with God in his joy and in his distress.” ―Commonweal (review of a previous edition)"Another beautifully written and prepared work by one of the fine writers of our time." ―The Jewish Post and Opinion (review of a previous edition)“There is more help for the troubled in these stories than in many books programmed for self-help." ―Christian Century (review of a previous edition)“Elie Wiesel is one of the great writers of this generation.” ―New York Times Book Review (review of a previous edition)“Wiesel brings a journalist’s optimism to his studies of the Hasidic saints who set Eastern European Jewry alight in the 18th century with the faith that brought it through the last, worst centuries of persecution.” ―The Boston Globe (review of a previous edition)Table of ContentsForeword by Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C. Introduction by Irving Greenberg 1. Rebbe Pinhas of Koretz 2. Rebbe Barukh of Medzebozh 3. The Holy Seer of Lublin 4. Rebbe Naphtali of Ropshitz Background Notes Synchronology
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Thou Shall Prosper
Book SynopsisThe book details the ten permanent principles that never change, the ten commandments of making money if you will, and explores the economic and philosophic vision of business that has been part of Jewish culture for centuries. This new edition will provide new examples, especially of Internet related business opportunities.Table of ContentsForeword by Dave Ramsey v Introduction to the New Edition 1 The First Commandment Believe in the Dignity and Morality of Business 19 The Second Commandment Extend the Network of Your Connectedness to Many People 57 The Third Commandment Get to Know Yourself 91 The Fourth Commandment Do Not Pursue Perfection 129 The Fifth Commandment Lead Consistently and Constantly 171 The Sixth Commandment Constantly Change the Changeable, While Steadfastly Clinging to the Unchangeable 205 The Seventh Commandment Learn to Foretell the Future 239 The Eighth Commandment Know Your Money 269 The Ninth Commandment Act Rich: Give Away 10 Percent of Your After-Tax Income 297 The Tenth Commandment Never Retire 319 Epilogue 341 Notes 345 Index 354
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Harvard University Press A Mahzor from Worms
Book SynopsisIn the Leipzig Mahzor, one of the most lavish Hebrew illuminated manuscripts of all time, Kogman-Appel has discovered a fascinating portal into the life of the fourteenth century Jewish community in Worms. A prayer book used only during holidays, it brings to life the religious culture and customs of medieval Ashkenazi Jews.Trade ReviewKatrin Kogman-Appel has established herself as perhaps the foremost expositor of medieval illuminated Hebrew manuscripts today. Her treatment of the Leipzig Mahzor demonstrates once again that she is a scholar of formidable erudition who peels away the layers of these magnificent manuscripts to reveal the rich complexity of medieval society and the important role that visual culture plays in it. -- Adam S. Cohen, University of TorontoAn authoritative study of a stunning manuscript, Katrin Kogman-Appel’s A Mahzor from Worms illuminates one of the great masterpieces of medieval Hebrew book painting. With great learning and historical imagination, Kogman-Appel unravels the Mahzor’s intricate integration of ritual and pietistic practice in Worms, one of the great centers of medieval Ashkenazi culture. -- Jeffrey Hamburger, Harvard UniversityA Mahzor from Worms offers a notably learned and thoughtful examination of a fascinating manuscript that has received surprisingly little scholarly attention. Conceptually sophisticated and thoroughly interdisciplinary, it convincingly reads the Mahzor as a kind of self-portrait created by and for the Worms Jewish community. The sensitive analysis reveals a still vibrant but increasingly pressured community struggling to honor sometimes-conflicting traditions and reconcile a proud heritage with contemporary needs. It is a significant contribution to cultural history as well as art history and Judaic Studies. -- Sara Lipton, State University of New York at Stony BrookIn this meticulously researched book, Kogman-Appel casts new light on the religious concepts, ideas, rituals, and values in 14th-century Worms and in Ashkenaz in general. Her work provides us with historical insights about one of the important Jewish communities of medieval Europe about which we still know too little. We learn how the Jews of Worms ‘saw’ the Mahzor, how they saw themselves, and how they perceived their community in a time of decline. -- Shmuel Shepkaru, University of Oklahoma
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Princeton University Press Hidden Heretics
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Finalist for the National Jewish Book Award in American Jewish Studies""Finalist for the Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature, Jewish Book Council""Finalist for the Jordan Schnitzer Award in Social Science, Anthropology, and Folklore, Association for Jewish Studies""[An] absorbing account of how Haredi Jews in contemporary New York use social and other digital media to negotiate religious doubt. . . . It is the personal stories in particular that make Hidden Heretics so compelling."---Giulia Miller, Times Literary Supplement"Engaging. . . . Fader effectively shows how modern apostasy meets hard-line orthodoxy." * Library Journal *"Providing us with a detailed examination of how disbelief occurs on a spectrum, Fader pushes us to understand how staying or leaving a religion does too."---Katie Christine Gaddini, Marginalia"Hidden Heretics provides a view of contemporary ultra-Orthodox life from a series of unexpected angles and tucked-away corners."---Naomi Seidman, Public Books"Fader has written a groundbreaking work that delves into the parts of the Orthodox world that many do not even know exist."---Ben Rothke, Times of Israel"Substantial and riveting."---David Zvi Kalman, The Forward"Ayala Fader . . . unpacks one of the most daunting public secrets confronting Haredi communities: the suspicion, or realistic understanding, that there are members of the community who are experiencing life-changing doubt." * American Anthropologist *"[Hidden Heretics] explores, with great insight and sensitivity, the complex existence of double lifers and the conditions under which they live. [Fader’s] engaging style makes this fascinating work appeal both to scholars of contemporary Orthodox Judaism and those who study the relationship between technology and society, as well as to the general reader." * American Jewish History *"Hidden Heretics does indeed reflect the best of anthropology: an incisive, sensitive book that draws novel ethnographic fieldwork together with scholarship on language and semiotic ideologies, secrecy, doubt, media, authority, and ethics." * Journal of Linguistic Anthropology *"Masterfully written"---Oren Golar, Journal of Religion, Media and Digital Culture
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Kar-Ben Copies Ltd The Shabbat Princess
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Jewish Publication Society The Hanukkah Anthology
Book SynopsisDelves into the stories and messages of Hanukkah as they have unfolded in Jewish literature over the past two thousand years: biblical intimations of the festival, post-biblical writings, selections from the Talmud and midrashim, excerpts from medieval books, home liturgies, laws and customs, observances in different nations, stories and poems, art, and recipes.Trade Review“Throughout my long career as a rabbi, the JPS holiday anthologies have been an essential resource. All the core background is in one place. If I need a holiday story, the anthologies contain a wide range of choices. And sections on celebrations worldwide provide new approaches to festivals.”—Rabbi Steven Bob, author of Jonah and the Meaning of Our Lives “This reissue is good news! I read this rich, varied, and classic series with pleasure and collected the volumes avidly when they first appeared.”—Rabbi Reuven Hammer, author of Akiva: Life, Legend, LegacyTable of ContentsList of Illustrations A Note from the Publisher Preface Acknowledgments HANUKKAH AND ITS HISTORY HANUKKAH IN THE BIBLE HANUKKAH IN POSTBIBLICAL WRITINGS HANUKKAH IN TALMUD AND MIDRASH THE MEDIEVAL SCROLL OF THE HASMONEANS HANUKKAH IN JEWISH LAW HANUKKAH IN MODERN PROSE HANUKKAH IN ART A HANUKKAH DRAMA HANUKKAH IN MANY LANDS HANUKKAH IN POETRY HANUKKAH IN THE SHORT STORY HANUKKAH ODDITIES HANUKKAH SIDELIGHTS THE HANUKKAH CUISINE CHILDREN’S STORIES FOR HANUKKAH CHILDREN’S POEMS FOR HANUKKAH HOME SERVICE FOR HANUKKAH HANUKKAH PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES DANCES FOR HANUKKAH MUSIC FOR HANUKKAH Notes Glossary of Hanukkah Terms Bibliography
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Jewish Publication Society The Jewish Family Ethics Textbook
Book SynopsisThe Jewish Family Ethics Textbook guides teachers and students of all ages and backgrounds in mining classical and modern Jewish texts to inform decision-making on hard choices.Trade Review"The Jewish Family Ethics Textbook is an excellent work for anyone looking for an introductory text in Jewish ethics."—Rabbi Rachel Esserman, Reporter"Scheindlin has provided us with a gift to continue to look at ourselves and those we are close to, whether family or friends, and to engage in a continual learning process by linking our contemporary lives to the ethics and values of our rich tradition."—Stephen G. Donshik, Jerusalem Post“In this thoughtful and thorough work, Rabbi Scheindlin brings traditional Jewish texts directly into conversation with contemporary Jewish voices, managing to both honor the tradition and the values of our day. Rabbi Scheindlin does not shy away either from the aspects of the tradition that seem most remote from—or offensive to—our own social mores or from the thorny real-life dilemmas of our experience in twenty-first-century America. This guide speaks directly to our most difficult questions. It is an extraordinarily useful resource for all those who seek to teach the tradition—whether in a synagogue, school, or home—and all those who seek to live an ethical life rooted in Jewish tradition and responsive to contemporary life.”—Rabbi Rachel Timoner, senior rabbi, Congregation Beth Elohim, Brooklyn, New York“This is the book we have been waiting for! For inquisitive high school students and adults of all ages and streams of Jewish life who are eager to wrestle with questions of ethics, this creative book by an esteemed teacher grounds the most urgent moral issues of our time in eye-opening texts. The Jewish Family Ethics Textbook is sure to generate lively conversations from the classroom to the dinner table.”—Rabbi Judd Kruger Levingston, director of Jewish studies, Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, and author of Sowing the Seeds of Character: The Moral Education of Adolescents in Public and Private Schools“Neal Scheindlin’s book is a gold mine for educators. Distilling decades of wisdom from a master teacher, this rich trove of important Jewish texts bears on challenges that teenagers, families, and schools grapple with every day.”—Rabbi Joshua Cahan, educator, Leffell School, Westchester, New York“This is a most important book introducing students to the profound depth of Jewish Family Ethics found in classic Jewish literature.”—Rabbi Mel Gottlieb, president, Academy for Jewish Religion, California“A richly rendered, sensitive, and nuanced volume. As a beloved teacher of Jewish studies in a pluralistic Jewish high school, Scheindlin presents cutting-edge issues that loom large for today’s youth with warmth and empathy toward his audience and a reverence for Jewish tradition.”—Elliott Rabin, director of thought leadership at Prizmah: Center for Jewish Day Schools, New York City“This is an essential study guide for parents, educators, young adults, and teens seeking to clarify and deepen their understanding of and relationship to Jewish ethics. Educators will appreciate this well-curated collection of cases and texts as a valuable compass to navigate explorations with teens about challenging essential questions of our day. In an era when opinions are so often shaped by influencers and soundbites, this book provides substantive Judaic source material to ground student learning about ethical dilemmas in our tradition in our times.”—Miriam Heller Stern, national director, Rhea Hirsch School of Education, Los AngelesTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments How to Use This BookUsing the Book in a Classroom Setting Using the Book without a Teacher Introduction Theories of Ethical Decision Making How Jews Approach Ethical Problems Works and History of Classical Jewish LiteratureText 1—Deut. 17:8–11A Brief Jewish LexiconText 2—Eiruvin 13bClassical Literature as Understood by Modern Jews 1. Parents and Children Case Study #1: Who Chooses Where to Go to College? Case Study #2: Caring for a Parent with Dementia Case Study #3: Distancing from an Abusive Parent Text Study #1: Children’s Twin Obligations to Parents—Honor and ReverenceText 1a—Exod. 20:12 Text 1b—Deut. 5:16 Text 2—Lev. 19:3 Text 3—Mekhilta, Massekhta de-BaHodesh 8 Text 4a—Kiddushin 30b Text 4b—Kiddushin 30b (continued) Text 5—Kiddushin 30b–31aText Study #2: The Mitzvot Children Owe to ParentsText 6—Kiddushin 31b Text 7a—Shulḥan Arukh, Yoreh De’ah 240:21 Text 7b—Rashi on Lev. 19:3 Text 7c—Mishneh Torah, Laws of Rebellion 6:11 Text 8a—Shulḥan Arukh, Yoreh De’ah 240:4–5 Text 8b—Mishneh Torah, Laws of Rebellion 6:12 Text 8c—Golinkin, “Institutionalizing Parents with Alzheimer’s Disease” Text 9a—Kiddushin 31a–b Text 9b—Mishneh Torah, Laws of Rebellion 6:9 Text 9c—Mishneh Torah, Laws of Rebellion 6:10 Text 9d—Mishneh Torah, Laws of Rebellion 6:11 (continued) Text 10a—Midrash Tanhuma Eikev 3 Text 10b—Kiddushin 31b Text 11a—Dorff, Love Your Neighbor as Yourself Text 11b—Diamant, Choosing a Jewish LifeText Study #3: Parents’ Responsibilities to ChildrenText 12a—Kiddushin 29a Text 12b—Nevins, “Between Parents and Children” Text 13—Kiddushin 29a–bText Study #4: Problems in the Parent-Child RelationshipText 14—Shulḥan Arukh, Yoreh De’ah 240:18 Text 15—Dratch, “Honoring Abusive Parents” Text 16a—Jacob, “Responsibility of Children to Their Parents” Text 16b—Nevins, “Between Parents and Children”Conclusion 2. Honesty Case Study #1: Cheating on an Exam Case Study #2: Potential Plagiarism Case Study #3: Withholding Part of the Truth from a Prospective Employer Text Study #1: Truth Telling and Its LimitsText 1a—Exod. 20:13 Text 1b—Exod. 23:7 Text 1c—Lev. 19:11 Text 1d—Mecklenburg, HaKetav VeHaKabbalah on Exod. 23:7Text 2—Ketubot 16b–17a Text 3a—Yevamot 65b Text 3b—Bava Metzia 23b–24a Text 3c—Mishnah Nedarim 3:4Text Study #2: Whistleblowing and RebukeText 4—Tosefta Bava Kama 7:3 Text 5a—Leff, “Whistleblowing” Text 5b—Lev. 19:17 Text 5c—Mishneh Torah, Laws of Personal Qualities 6:7 Text 5d—Lev. 19:14 Text 5e—Sifra Kedoshim 2:14 Text 6—Shulḥan Arukh, Hoshen Mishpat 388:9Text 7—Mishneh Torah, Laws of Robbery and Lost Objects 11:3Text Study #3: Crediting Others for Use of Their Intellectual PropertyText 8—Tanhuma Bemidbar 22 Text 9a—Gittin 10b Text 9b—Berakhot 5b Text 9c—Tosefta Bava Kama 7:3 Text 10a—Deut. 19:14 Text 10b—Bava Batra 21b Text 11a—Shulḥan Arukh, Hoshen Mishpat 203:1 Text 11b—Arukh HaShulḥan, Hoshen Mishpat 212:3Text 11c—CCAR Responsum, “Copyright and the Internet”Conclusion 3. Social Media Case Study #1: Social Media Insults Case Study #2: Online Privacy Text Study #1: Permitted and Forbidden SpeechText 1a—Lev. 19:16 Text 1b—Rashi on Lev. 19:16 Text 2—Arakhin 15b Text 3a—Mishneh Torah, Laws of Personal Qualities 7:2 Text 3b—Hafetz Hayyim 1:8 Text 3c—Hafetz Hayyim 3:3 Text 4—Yoma 4b Text 5—Hafetz Hayyim 10:1 Text 6—Student, “A Torah Guide for the Digital Age”Text Study #2: PrivacyText 7—Mishnah Bava Batra 3:7; Bava Batra 60a Text 8a—Kurshan, Comments on Bava Batra 2a–b Text 8b—Dorff, Love Your Neighbor and Yourself Text 8c—Samlan, “The Ten Commandments of Social Media”Conclusion 4. Sex and Intimacy Case Study #1: Four Ideas about Jewish Sexual Ethics Case Study #2: LGBTQ Orientations Text Study #1: The Two InclinationsText 1a—Gen. 1:31 Text 1b—Ramban, Iggeret HaKodesh Text 2—Genesis Rabbah 9:7Text Study #2: Sex within MarriageText 3—Mishnah Ketubot 5:6; Ketubot 62b Text 4—Nedarim 20a–b Text 5a—Eiruvin 100b Text 5b—Shulḥan Arukh, Even HaEzer 25:2Text Study #3: The Power of Sexual DesireText 6—Kiddushin 81a Text 7a—Mishnah Kiddushin 1:1 Text 7b—Yevamot 61b Text 7c—Gittin 81b Text 7d—Mishneh Torah, Laws of Marriage 1:4Text Study #4: Sexual ValuesText 8a—Birkat Eirusin, Betrothal Blessing from the Wedding Ceremony Text 8b—Blessing Six of the Wedding Ceremony Text 9a—Novak Winer, Sacred Choices Text 9b—Salkowitz, “Reform Jewish Sexual Values” Text 10—Plaskow, Standing Again at SinaiText Study #5: LGBTQ SexualityText 11a—Lev. 18:22 Text 11b—Lev. 20:13 Text 12—Sanhedrin 54a–b Text 13a—Shulḥan Arukh, Even HaEzer 24:1 Text 13b—Bayyit Ḥadash on Even HaEzer 24:1 Text 14a—Nedarim 51a with Rashi’s commentary Text 14b—Torah Temimah on Lev. 18:22 Text 14c—Havrelock, “Acharei Mot: Boundaries of Rituals: The Sanctuary and the Body” Text 15—Mishneh Torah, Laws of Intercourse 21:8Text 16—Berakhot 19b Text 17—Dorff, Nevins, and Reisner, “Homosexuality, Human Dignity and Halakhah” Text 18—Reconstructionist Commission on Homosexuality, “Homosexuality and Judaism” Text 19—Litman, “‘Bisexual’ Identity: A Guide for the Perplexed”Conclusion 5. Medical Ethics at the Beginning of Life Case Study #1: Who Counts as a Parent? Case Study #2: Choosing Single Parenthood Case Study #3: Surrogate Motherhood Case Study #4: Parenthood through Cloning Text Study #1: The Mitzvah of ProcreationText 1—Gen. 1:27–28 Text 2—Yevamot 63b Text 3—Mishnah Yevamot 6:6 Text 4—Dorff, Matters of Life and Death Text 5a—Jacob, “Jewish Marriage without Children” Text 5b—Panitz, “Must a Jew Have Children? A Conservative Answer”Text Study #2: Assisted Reproductive TechnologiesText 6—Hagigah 14b–15a Text 7—Mishneh LaMelekh on Mishneh Torah, Laws of Matrimony 15:4 Text 8a—Ramban on Lev. 18:20 Text 8b—Waldenberg, Responsa Tzitz Eliezer Text 9—Broyde, “The Establishment of Paternity in Jewish and American Law” Text 10—Grossman, “Choosing Parenthood”Text Study #3: Surrogate MotherhoodText 11a—Gen. 16:1–4,15 Text 11b—Gen. 30:1–6 Text 11c—Spitz, “On the Use of Birth Surrogates” Text 12a—Gellman, “The Ethics of Surrogate Motherhood” Text 12b—Freundel, Contemporary Orthodox Judaism’s Response to Modernity Text 12c—Jakobovits, Jewish Medical Ethics Text 13a—Jacob, “Surrogate Mother” Text 13b—Spitz, “On the Use of Birth Surrogates” Text 13c—Loike and Tendler, “Gestational Surrogacy” Text 13d—State of Israel Ministry of Health, “Surrogacy in Israel”Text Study #4: Parenthood through CloningText 14—Sanhedrin 65b Text 15a—Menachem HaMeiri on Sanhedrin 67b Text 15b—Ashkenazi, Responsa Hakham Tzvi 93 Text 16—Mishnah Sanhedrin 4:5 Text 17—Waldenberg, Responsa Tzitz Eliezer Text 18—Grazi and Wolowesky, Overcoming InfertilityConclusion 6. Abortion Case Study #1: Fetal Reduction of Twins Case Study #2: Abortion of a Fetus with a Deficit Case Study #3: When Contraception Fails Text Study #1: Halakhic Status of the FetusText 1a—Exod. 21:12 Text 1b—Exod. 21:22–23 Text 2—Mishnah Ohalot 7:6 Text 3a—Exod. 22:1–2 Text 3b—Rashi on Exod. 22:1–2 Text 3c—Sanhedrin 73b Text 4—Sanhedrin 72bText Study #2: Two Approaches to Abortion EthicsText 5a—Rashi on Sanhedrin 72b, s.v. “If its head came out” Text 5b—Mishneh Torah, Laws of Murder and Preservation of Life 1:9Text Study #3: Fetal PersonhoodText 6—Arachin 7a Text 7—Sanhedrin 84b Text 8a—Central Conference of American Rabbis, Resolution on Abortion Text 8b—Agudath Israel of America, National Public Policy Position Paper Text 9—Feldman, “Abortion: The Jewish View” Text 10—Bleich, Judaism and Healing Text 11—Meacham (leBeit Yoreh), Encyclopedia of Jewish Women Text 12—Waldenberg, Responsa Tzitz Eliezer Text 13—Feinstein, Responsa Iggrot Moshe Text 14—Jacob, “When Is Abortion Permitted?” Text 15—“Israel: Reproduction and Abortion: Law and Policy” Text 16—Alpert, “Sometimes the Law Is Cruel”Conclusion 7. Medical Ethics at the End of Life Case Study #1: Defining Death Case Study #2: Extending Life at What Cost? Case Study #3: Physician-Assisted Dying Text Study #1: Basic Principles of Jewish Medical EthicsText 1a—Ps. 24:1 Text 1b—Mishneh Torah, Laws of Proper Conduct 3:3 and 4:1 Text 2a—Mishnah Yoma 8:6–7 Text 2b—Yoma 85b Text 2c—Yoma 85a Text 3a—Exod. 21:18–19 Text 3b—Bava Kamma 85a Text 3c—Mishneh Torah, Laws of Murder and Preservation of Life 11:4–5Text Study #2: When Death Is InevitableText 4a—Semaḥot 1:1–1:4 Text 4b—Shulḥan Arukh, Yoreh De’ah 339:2 Text 5—Avodah Zarah 18a Text 6—Shulḥan Arukh, Yoreh De’ah 339:1 Text 7a—HaLevi, Natural and Artificial Life Text 7b—Waldenberg, Responsa Tzitz Eliezer Text 8a—Reisner, “A Halakhic Ethic of Care for the Terminally Ill” Text 8b—Sinclair, Tradition and the Biological Revolution Text 8c—Sherwin, Jewish Ethics for the Twenty-First Century Text 9a—Uniform Determination of Death Act (1980)Text 9b—Mishneh Torah, Laws of Shabbat 2:19 Text 9c—Mishnah Ohalot 1:6 Text 9d—Rosner, Biomedical Ethics and Jewish Law Text 9e—Waldenberg, Responsa Tzitz Eliezer Text 9f—Veatch, “The Evolution of Death and Dying Controversies”Text Study #3: SuicideText 10a—Semaḥot 2:1 Text 10b—1 Sam. 31:3–4 Text 11a—Lev. 19:14 Text 11b—Sifra Kedoshim 2:14 Text 12—Mishnah Gittin 5:9 Text 13—Cahana, “‘Who Shall Live . . . ’”Conclusion Notes Bibliography
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Simon & Schuster Unorthodox
Book SynopsisNow a Netflix original series! Unorthodox is the bestselling memoir of a young Jewish woman’s escape from a religious sect, in the tradition of Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s Infidel and Carolyn Jessop’s Escape, featuring a new epilogue by the author.As a member of the strictly religious Satmar sect of Hasidic Judaism, Deborah Feldman grew up under a code of relentlessly enforced customs governing everything from what she could wear and to whom she could speak to what she was allowed to read. Yet in spite of her repressive upbringing, Deborah grew into an independent-minded young woman whose stolen moments reading about the empowered literary characters of Jane Austen and Louisa May Alcott helped her to imagine an alternative way of life among the skyscrapers of Manhattan. Trapped as a teenager in a sexually and emotionally dysfunctional marriage to a man she barely knew, the tension between Deborah’s desires and her responsibilities as a good Satmar girl grew more explosive until she gave birth at nineteen and realized that, regardless of the obstacles, she would have to forge a path—for herself and her son—to happiness and freedom. Remarkable and fascinating, this “sensitive and memorable coming-of-age story” (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) is one you won’t be able to put down.Trade Review“A brave, riveting account... Unorthodox is harrowing, yet triumphant.” — Jeannette Walls, New York Times bestselling author of The Glass Castle“A sensitive and memorable coming-of-age story... Imagine Frank McCourt as a Jewish virgin, and you've got Unorthodox in a nutshell.” — Pittsburgh Post-Gazette“Compulsively readable, Unorthodox relates a unique coming-of-age story that manages to speak personally to anyone who has ever felt like an outsider in her own life.” — School Library Journal“It's one of those books you can't put down.” — Joan Rivers, in The New York Post“An unprecedented view into a Hasidic community that few outsiders ever experience.” — Minneapolis Star-Tribune“[Feldman’s] matter-of-fact style masks some penetrating insights.” — The New York Times “Eloquent, appealing, and just emotional enough... No doubt girls all over Brooklyn are buying this book, hiding it under their mattresses, reading it after lights out—and contemplating, perhaps for the first time, their own escape.” — The Huffington Post“Riveting... extraordinary.” — Marie Claire
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Kar-Ben Copies Ltd Shabbat Is Coming
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Toby Press Ltd Ceremony & Celebration: Introduction to the
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Koren Publishers Yom Kippur Mahzor, Sacks
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Indiana University Press Material Culture and Jewish Thought in America
Book SynopsisDeals with the subject of how Jews think about and work with objects. This title draws from philosophy, cultural studies, literature, psychology, film, and photography to portray the vibrancy of Jewish practice in America. It offers an approach to an understanding of modern Jewish thought and its relation to American culture.Trade ReviewKen Koltun-Fromm's fascinating account of American Jewish thinkers' engagement with material culture explores a subject largely commanded by social historians . . . [His] chapters engage fascinating topics in clear-headed and searching discussions. * Shofar *Material Culture and Jewish Thought in America invites us to re-examine a range of religious-philosophical sources, for which we should be grateful. * Jewish Book World *Koltun-Fromm brings a synthetic approach, and thus, fresh air, to what has too long remained a narrowly focused set of questions. Scholars in a variety of fields will find relevant and rewarding discussions in these pages. Volume 37, Number 4, Dec. 2011 * Religious Studies Review *[This book] offers a bracing insight into the current, vibrant state of American Jewish studies.7/16/10 -- Josh Lambert * Forward *In this tightly argued and sophisticated monograph, Koltun-Fromm seeks to locate and explore the experiences of American Jews with physical objects and things as diverse as journals and urban streets. . . . All libraries supporting such patrons should seriously consider its purchase. . . . Recommended. * Choice *Table of ContentsContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Material Culture and Jewish Identity in America1. The Material Self: Mordecai Kaplan and the Art of Writing2. The Material Past: Edward Bernays, Joshua Liebman, and Erich Fromm3. Material Place: Joseph Soloveitchik and the Urban Holy4. Material Presence: Abraham Joshua Heschel and The Sabbath5. The Material Narrative: Yezierska, Roth, Ozick, Malamud6. The Material Gaze: American Jewish Identity and Heritage ProductionConclusion: American or Jewish Material Identity?NotesBibliographyIndex
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Kar-Ben Copies Ltd Afikomen Mambo Passover
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Kar-Ben Copies Ltd Sammy Spiders First Yom Kippur
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Judaica Schiffer Book for Collectors with Price
Book SynopsisA guide to the objects associated with Jewish rituals, such as candlesticks, plates, and cups. The text includes a price guide.
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Kar-Ben Copies Ltd The Magic Pomegranate A Jewish Folktale On My Own
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Kar-Ben Copies Ltd The Princess and the Ziz KarBen Favorites
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Kar-Ben Copies Ltd The Wedding That Saved Town KarBen Favorites
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Kar-Ben Copies Ltd Harvest of Light Hanukkah
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Kar-Ben Copies Ltd Where Shabbat Lives Very First Board Books
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University of Pittsburgh Press Guidance Not Governance
Book SynopsisSolomon Bennett Freehof (1892-1990) was one of America's most distinguished, influential, and beloved rabbis. This book analyses Freehof's views on a number of crucial issues that illustrate the evolution of American Reform Judaism.
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University of Pittsburgh Press Devotion and Commandment
Book SynopsisThe Hasidic masters of Eastern Europe in the eighteenth century reinterpreted the ancient rabbis' insistence that the patriarchs lived within the Law. Green uses this Hasidic debate on the patriarchs and the commandments as a point of departure for a wide-ranging consideration of the relationship between piety and commandment in Hasidic Judaism.
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Behrman House Inc.,U.S. Gateways Haggadah A Seder for the Whole Family
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Hebrew Union College Press,U.S. A Collage of Customs
Book SynopsisIn A Collage of Customs, Mark Podwal's imaginative and inventive interpretations of woodcuts from a 16th-century Sefer Minhagim (Book of Customs) allow us to see these historic images in a new light. Podwal brings humour and whimsy to religious objects and practices and delivers a nuanced commentary on Jewish customs and history.Trade ReviewIngenious! - Cynthia Ozick What a treasure and a treat the eminent artist and author Mark Podwal has given us. In his unique way, Podwal has combined visual beauty and clever humor to provide us with illuminating details about lesser-known Jewish customs alongside magnificent woodcut illustrations. I learned much from this fascinating book and thoroughly enjoyed the learning! A book for both bedside reading and living room display, A Collage of Customs is a wonderful gift for oneself and for others. - Marcia Falk Ritual is the inescapable language of religion. Mark Podwal's 26 chapters of A Collage of Customs, equivalent to the numerical value of the four Hebrew letters of God's most sacred name, is an ingenious creation designed to bring us a bit closer to God through the ever-evolving rich language of Jewish ritual. Alighting on the popular model of medieval books of customs, Podwal crafted his own intricate narrative of word and woodcut that skillfully oscillates between past and present, law and levity, gravitas and celebration. Truly a unique gem. - Ismar Schorsch
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Hebrew Union College Press,U.S. From Ideology to Liturgy
Book SynopsisReprint with new Preface. This study examines Reconstructionism's interpretation and adaptation of the traditional Jewish liturgy and creation of new prayer texts to convey and express its changing ideology.Trade ReviewAs a general statement of the direction of Reconstructionist liturgy as compared with other movements within Judaism, this book could serve as an overview. It raises interesting questions of translation and presentation of materials. There is also an interesting segment on the comparison of Reconstructionism with Aleph, the Alliance for Jewish Renewal. Caplan raises good observations of commonality as well as social merging that occur between these two schools of thought. [...] the final section on Jewish Renewal is a nice projection into future possibilities between Renewal and Reconstructionism. Rachael Turkienicz -- Rachael Turkienicz * University of Toronto Quarterly, Volume 74, Number 1, Winter 2004/2005 *
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Rowman & Littlefield Remix Judaism: Preserving Tradition in a Diverse
Book SynopsisRemix Judaism: Preserving Tradition in a Diverse World offers an eloquent and thoughtful new vision for all Jews, regardless of their current level of observance, seeking a sense of belonging in a changing world. By developing a “remix” approach with Jewish traditionalism at its foundation and adding a dialogue on the importance and significance of preserving Jewish identity, the reader quickly identifies the sense of urgency for understanding the cultural and religious gaps in Jewish society today.Trade ReviewIn Remix Judaism, Roberta Kwall presents a lovingly-constructed portrait of postmodern, post-denominational Judaism in North America. Her extensive research is studded with touching, insightful anecdotes that will delight and inspire, inviting the reader into self-reflection and into dialogue with the tradition. Kwall’s thoughtful examination of the foundational pillars of Jewish life, and the diverse ways in which they are “remixed” by Jews today, brings her audience into a new appreciation for the multifaceted, multivalent nature of modern Jewish life. This marvelous book will provide Kwall’s diverse audience with a joyful affirmation of the way in which today’s diverse “remix Judaism” provides for heightened meaning in one’s life. -- Oren J. Hayon, Congregation Emanu El, Houston, TexasWhen I chose a Jewish life, I was hungry for anything that could tell me exactly what I was signing up for. Judaism is ancient and traditional, but it is also dynamic and ever-adaptable. Bobbi Kwall has written the book I needed then, and what a joy to read it now and remind myself of the breadth of Jewish life and ingenuity. -- Al Rosenberg, director of strategy and communication, OneTableRemix Judaism sets out to enable the reader to find meaning in and create an authentic Jewish life. Responding to recent research on trends in the American Jewish community, Kwall recognizes the realities of 21st century life and offers ways in which Judaism may provide guidance, relevance, and insight for living in these times. Kwall believes in the preservation of the religious and cultural traditions of Judaism and at the same time strives to make Judaism accessible, opening doorways into Jewish practice and exploration in an empowering way. -- Rabbi Laura Novak Winer, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of ReligionRemix Judaism does a fantastic job of drawing on Jewish text and real-life anecdotes to help people who really want to build Jewish community see multiple ways to do it. Roberta's love of Jewish tradition, of creativity and Jewish peoplehood, shines through the chapters of this book. Whether one considers oneself observant or secular, atheist or believer, Remix Judaism ultimately helps the reader envision a colorful and diverse Jewish future that transcends denominations and mines the gold at the heart of Jewish tradition. -- Rabbi Lizzi Heydemann, Mishkan ChicagoLucidly and engagingly written, Roberta Rosenthal Kwall’s Remix Judaism is a must-read for Jews and other “willing listeners” seeking to deepen their connection to Judaism in ways other than through traditional Jewish legal observance. Emphasizing “tradition” rather than “law,” Kwall advocates a “remix” strategy of personal choice of rituals and traditions rooted in the normative Jewish legal tradition that are infused with personal meaning and practiced consistently. Blending personal narratives and a scholar’s perspective, Kwall illustrates “remixes” of Shabbat, Jewish food traditions, marriage, children’s education and b’nei mitzvah, grandparenting, mourning, and tikkun olam. Kwall’s emphasis on the importance of Jewish education, the joyful, thoughtful, and consistent appropriation of Jewish traditions, and the contemporary need to balance the normative Jewish legal tradition with a search for personal meaning makes Remix Judaism an indispensable starting-point for all those seeking a rich, meaningful Jewish life outside the scope of traditional Jewish legal observance. -- Alyssa M. Gray, professor of codes and responsa literature, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of ReligionRemix Judaism is a critically important work. In a world where young people face unprecedented alienation and breakdown of meaning, Jewish living has so much to offer. But with so many young Jews distant from their heritage, it must be presented in ways that resonate and meet them where they are. Professor Kwall understands these opportunities and challenges and her book serves as a guide on how to access and make meaningful our sacred resources of wisdom, culture and spirituality. -- Ari Hart, Skokie Valley Agudath Jacob SynagogueOne of the most beautiful and compelling truths about Judaism is that it evolves and keeps pace with modernity. Roberta Rosenthal Kwall’s book is a timely contribution to this generation’s search. This book captures the wonder of Jewish traditions and makes them assessable to all who are searching. -- Karyn D. Kedar, author of The Bridge to Forgiveness, Stories and Prayers for Finding God and Restoring WholenessRoberta Kwall’s informative and passionate new book melds some of the most meaningful Jewish customs and traditions with modern societal values and sensitivities. Her book provides enjoyable ways to preserve Jewish culture, in such areas as Shabbat and holidays, life cycle events, the roles of parents and grandparents, tikkun olam and much more. So many of the things we do on a day to day basis present opportunities to infuse them with Judaism, thus making them more meaningful and enjoyable. This book is a great guide to accomplishing that. -- Mark Trencher, president, Nishma ResearchKwall lovingly interweaves her personal Jewish journey with the unique stories of fellow travelers. The result: a more expansive and inclusive understanding of Jewish culture. Whether you agree or disagree with Remix Judaism’s premise, you’ll be inspired by Kwall’s use of Jewish culture as a springboard for intergenerational discussion. -- Hayim Herring, organizational futurist, coach and author of Connecting Generations: Bridging the Boomer, Gen X, and Millennial DivideRemix Judaism is a thought-provoking book filled with justification, stories, and ways to lead an assimilated lifestyle while being intentional about your Judaism. It encourages an individualistic approach to what Judaism means to you as an individual, couple, or family at any stage in your life and how to pass your tradition and culture on to those around you. As a millennial Jewish summer camp professional who works with the next generation of the Jewish people, I believe Kwall's remix Judaism is the direction my campers should embody as they begin their own journeys to discovering their Jewish identities. -- Gabrielle Gordon, assistant director, Camp Young Judaea MidwestRoberta Rosenthal Kwall's work reveals a deep examination of the unfolding nature of the Jewish Tradition in modernity, especially here in America. Kwall's analysis proves relevant for people in all stages of life. Her unique background allows for her the ability to craft explanations that make this a great resource for those who are new to the Jewish Tradition and for those who have been contemplating contemporary challenges for quite some time. I recommend reading it for all interested in understanding how to live according to Halacha (Jewish Law) today. -- Rabbi Nolan Lebovitz Lebovitz, Adat Shalom, Los Angeles, CaliforniaIn Remix Judaism: Preserving Tradition in a Diverse World, Roberta Kwall draws nimbly and intelligently from the wellsprings of Jewish tradition and practice so as to allow American Jews to forge a Judaism that is both meaningful and authentic. Kwall is a keen observer of the contemporary Jewish scene, and she offers a clear program for modern Jewish life that has the capacity to address and motivate individuals and community. Her creative and rooted vision of Judaism is both exciting and inspiring. Remix Judaism will deservedly garner a wide readership! -- Rabbi David Ellenson, Chancellor Emeritus of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of ReligionRoberta Kwall grapples with the challenges and opportunities of an open and diverse society to offer pathways for engagement and deepened connection to Judaism for cultural and secular Jews. -- Deborah Waxman, president, Reconstructing JudaismRoberta Kwall provides a new way to be Jewish in America! The book's “remixed” approach to contemporary Judaism means developing practical paths that are based in historical traditions. For anyone interested in the vibrancy of the Jewish community and religion, this book provides critical grounds for thought—and action. -- Naomi Cahn, George Washington University Law SchoolIn her insightful book professor Roberta Kwall offers a challenge to the world wide Jewish community and especially the liberal community in North America. Citing example after example she offers a path for all those who want to make their Judaism meaningful. Steeped in modern Jewish sociology, survey studies, personal interviews, and stories from the field, Kwall demonstrates that a Jewish tradition which is open to personal meaning, flexibility, and innovation can make a difference even in the lives of those who may not feel impelled by its legal structure. Kwall has produced a book which will challenge Jewish clergy, educators and thought leaders even as it challenges those who want to find their path in Judaism through their own practice. It is a book worth reading and thinking about and for that we should be thankful for the insights of the author and the passion with which they are expressed. -- Vernon Kurtz, Rabbi Emeritus North Suburban Synagogue Beth El, past president American Zionist Movement, past president international Rabbinical AssemblyEveryone knows that Jewish life in America is changing, but can American Jews take control of that change? In Remix Judaism, Roberta Kwall lays out a way to think about Jewish identity and practice that embraces all Jews, and encourages American Jews to "remix" their tradition with care, thought, and an eye towards sustainable transmission for future generations. Packed with religious insights, recent studies, and concrete suggestions, Kwall has produced a book for anybody interested in the future of Judaism in America. -- Shira Telushkin, author of “Thou Shalt” Jewish advice column, Tablet MagazineProfessor Kwall, one of the prominent scholars of modern American Jewry, wrote Remix Judaism as a follow-up to The Myth of the Cultural Jew. Her new book touches the lives of so many of us who live in a non-Orthodox world yet strive to maintain a strong connection to our Judaism. With over 34 years in a pulpit, I have dealt with congregants of all ages and backgrounds who have been dealing with the issues identified by Kwall. Her diverse sources are masterfully woven into the fabric of her narrative. There is no question in my mind that this work will be a guiding light to so many of us. If I could, I would make Remix Judaism required reading for all non-Orthodox Jews. -- Rabbi Chuck Diamond, Former Rabbi of the Tree of Life – Or L’Simcha, Pittsburgh, PAIn Remix Judaism, Kwall makes the case that Judaism is an aspirational tradition where diversity and disagreement can simultaneously be a tremendous challenge and our greatest strength. Kwall’s writings always challenge my thinking through her combination of meticulous research, well-crafted arguments, copious references to traditional and modern Jewish sources, and fidelity to Jewish tradition. For a person who cares about the future of Judaism, this book presents a tremendous opportunity to take a journey with Kwall and think deeply about what it means to care about Judaism in this generation and generations to come. -- Joshua Rabin, senior director of synagogue leadership, United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism (USCJ)Remix Judaism is a sourcebook of great Jewish ideas and a guidebook for living Jewishly in the 21st century. Robertal Kwall manages to be both descriptive and perscriptive, charting a path for how Jewish living can thrive in contemporary society. This is not a book for the future; this is a vital book for right now. -- Avi Finegold, Founder, The Jewish Learning Lab
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Jewish Lights Publishing Chutzpah Imperative: Empowering Today's Jews for
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Kar-Ben Copies Ltd Goodnight Shma
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Bauhan (William L.),U.S. Matthew Mark Luke John and Me Growing Up Jewish
Book SynopsisA thoughtful, historically-grounded, and often humorous memoir, interweaving personal experience with an exploration of the roots of ethnic stereotypes and antisemitism.
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Behrman House Inc.,U.S. The Essential Seder: A Contemporary Haggadah
Book SynopsisThis concise (just 40 pages) and beautiful haggadah contains all the elements for a complete and authentic seder. Its small size (just 6 x 8") and straightforward text, and bright collage art will capture the attention of seder participants and spark lively conversation about social justice, freedom, and history.Ideal for the host or seder leader who wants to run a short and meaningful seder, bring a modern sensibility and fresh language tot he observance, and add beauty to the seder table.Includes blessings and the Four Questions in both Hebrew and transliterated Hebrew, with English translations.
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Jewish Publication Society Ki Tetse Deuteronomy 21102519 and Haftarah The
Book SynopsisShows teens in their own language how Torah addresses the issues in their world. The conversational tone is inviting and dignified, concise and substantial, direct and informative. Each pamphlet includes a general introduction, two model divrei Torah on the weekly Torah portion, and one model davar Torah on the weekly Haftarah portion.Trade Review“This is a fantastic resource . . . clear, coherent, and easy to understand. It encourages readers to grapple with real issues in the Bible that are relevant to them. It will be incredibly valuable not only to teens preparing to become bar/bat mitzvah but also to adults in navigating, challenging, and connecting to the biblical text.”—Rabbi Danielle G. Eskow, co-founder of onlinejewishlearning.com“Rabbi Jeff Salkin has enabled b’nai mitzvah to learn and teach Torah with a commentary that is wise, helpful, and brilliantly clear.”—Rabbi David Wolpe, senior rabbi at Sinai Temple, Los Angeles, and author of David: The Divided Heart“This is fantastic! It’s a game-changer for b’nai mitzvah, their parents, and their teachers. Salkin’s fresh insights remind us how transformative this experience can be.”—Rabbi Aaron Miller, Washington Hebrew CongregationTable of ContentsGeneral Introduction Ki Tetse': Torah Commentary Ki Tetse' : Haftarah Commentary
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Columbia University Press Kosher USA
Book SynopsisRoger Horowitz follows the fascinating journey of kosher food through the modern industrial food system. From the Atlanta rabbi who made Coke kosher to the success of Manischewitz wine with non-Jewish consumers, Kosher USA adds a significant chapter to the history of modern Jewish American life as well as American foodways.Trade ReviewKosher USA is the single best book that I have ever read on the American kosher industry. It will entertain and educate both general readers and serious scholars. * H-Judaic *This captivating book is recommended to all people who love to eat, learn, and enjoy a juicy corn beef sandwich followed by a tempting plate of chocolate Tofutti. * Jewish Book Council *In a work that is equal parts history, memoir, and cultural analysis, Horowitz traces the dramatic rise of kosher food products, specifically how they made their way into American food culture and were later popularized in the mass market of consumer products. * Library Journal (starred review) *You don't have to be Jewish to love Roger Horowitz's Kosher USA! It is three stories in one: a family narrative within a history of kosher within the industrialization of the American food system. Well researched, insightful, and delightful—even for goyim. -- Andrew Smith, editor in chief, Savoring Gotham: A Food Lover's Companion to New York CityRoger Horowitz's Kosher USA is a window into the world of the Jewish dietary laws and the conflict between being American and being kosher. The fascinating narrative tells the story of sturgeon, Coca Cola and Jello, as well as the intricate process of koshering meat in the modern world with the pivotal role of Temple Grandin and the large meat processors. An informative read for those who know and those who know nothing about kosher food's place in the American food system. -- Joan Nathan, author of Jewish Cooking in AmericaKosher USA introduces us to a remarkable cast of characters: the rabbis, scientists, home cooks, food companies and activists who spent decades wrestling with the term "kosher" in a passionate effort to tame it. Based on a rich array of sources, written with warmth and insight, this is an exhilarating study of how an ancient religious scruple became a modern American empire. -- Laura Shapiro, author of Perfection Salad: Women and Cooking at the Turn of the CenturySet in the context of Jewish ascendancy into the middle class, Kosher U.S.A. traces the way in which changes in modes of production and the lure of consumption battered, challenged, and sustained an ancient Jewish practice. Horowitz tells a very readable story about the convergence of technology, science, religion, animal-rights activism, and ordinary Jewish consumers. There is no other book like it. -- Hasia Diner, director, Goldstein-Goren Center for American Jewish History, New York UniversityA thoughtful look at the convergence of faith, ethnicity, and the business of food. * Kirkus Reviews *An informative and endlessly fascinating account of how Jewish law, modern food production, government regulation, business acumen, and religious politics have shaped the American kosher food industry. Roger Horowitz understands that arcane arguments over glycerin, rennet, and gelatin, and improbable tales concerning Coke, Kedem, Rubashkin, and Manischewitz form part of a larger and more important story. You don't have to be Jewish to appreciate his accomplishment! -- Jonathan D. Sarna, author of American Judaism: A History Engrossing... Horowitz provides a fascinating window into a rarefied world. * Publisher's Weekly *I have... fun reading Horowitz's book.... Halfway through Horowitz's book, I get nostalgic. * Globe and Mail *The ever-changing and expanding kosher world makes this book quite timely and significant, as it traces the overlap interaction of religion and science. -- Roberta Scher * The Jewish Georgian *Fascinating. * Western States Jewish History *As good food often does, Horowitz’s book leaves the reader deeply satisfied—but hoping for a few more morsels. * American Historical Review *The history of the kosher food industry is thus quite skillfully told by Horowitz. * American Jewish History *Kosher USA provides wonderful insights into American Jewish culture and the impact of modern, mechanized food production on the community’s ability to adapt centuries of tradition to fast-paced modernity. The book will prove useful to those interested in food history, Jewish American history, or twentieth-century American business history. -- Lynn M. Lansdown * Journal of American Culture *Written extremely well....this book is far more than tales; it is a chronicle of the changes of Jewish life in America in the last century. * Religious Studies Review *Table of ContentsPrologue: Uncle Stu's Question1. My Family's Sturgeon2. Kosher Coke, Kosher Science3. The Great Jell-O Controversy4. Who Says It's Kosher?5. Industrial Kashrus6. Man-O-Manischewitz7. Harry Kassel's Meat8. ShechitaConclusion: Kosher Ethics/Ethical Kosher?Epilogue: Remembering, Discovering, ThankingNotesIndex
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Indiana University Press On the Word of a Jew Religion Reliability and
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThe book is scrupulously documented allowing the reader to follow up with further information on any given aspect of this topic. Highly recommended for all adult and secondary school Judaica collections * AJL Reviews *At a time when questions of Jewish "(dis)loyalty" are once again appearing in the headlines, this timely volume offers directions to begin untangling the historial roots and trajectories of the dynamics of trust -- Noam Sienna * Church History *Table of ContentsIntroduction: On the Word of a Jew, or Trusting Jewish History / Nina Caputo and Mitchell B. Hart Section One: To Swear an Oath1. Oaths, Vows, and Trust in the Bible / Robert S. Kawashima 2. "And in most of their business transactions they rely on this": Some Reflections on Jews and Oaths in the Commercial Arena in Medieval Europe / Ephraim Shoham-Steiner3. The Oath of a Jew in the Thirteenth Century English Legal Context / Joshua Curk 4. What is an Infidel?: Jewish Oaths and Jewish History in the Making of English Trust and Tolerance / Mitchell B. Hart 5. Trusting Adolphe Crémieux: Jews and Republicans in Nineteenth-Century France / Lisa Leff Section Two: The Business of Trust 6. "A kind of republic and neutral nation:" Commerce, Credit, and Conspiracy in Early Modern Europe / Joshua Teplitsky7. Jewish Peddlers and Non-Jewish Customers in the New World: Between Profit and Trust / Hasia Diner 8. Belonging and Trustworthiness: Jewish Businessmen in the Public Rhetoric around the "Trustworthy Businessman" in Post-World War I Germany / Stefanie Fischer Section Three: Intimacy of Trust 9. The Voice of a Jew? Petrus Alfonsi's Dialogi contra judaeos and the Question of True Conversion / Nina Caputo 10. A Return to Credibility? The Rehabilitation of Repentant Apostates in Medieval Ashkenaz / Rachel Furst 11. The Jewish Physician as Respondent, Confidant, and Proxy: The Case of Marcus Herz and Immanuel Kant / Robert Leventhal Section Four: The Politics of Trust 12. Perspectives from the Periphery: The East India Company's Jewish Sepoys, Anglo-Jewry, and the Image of "the Jew" / Mitch Numark 13. Between Honor and Authenticity: Zionism as Theodor Herzl's Life-Project / Derek Jonathan Penslar 14. The Most Trusted Jew in America: Jon Stewart's Earnestness / Shaina Hammerman
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Indiana University Press On the Word of a Jew
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThe book is scrupulously documented allowing the reader to follow up with further information on any given aspect of this topic. Highly recommended for all adult and secondary school Judaica collections * AJL Reviews *At a time when questions of Jewish "(dis)loyalty" are once again appearing in the headlines, this timely volume offers directions to begin untangling the historial roots and trajectories of the dynamics of trust -- Noam Sienna * Church History *Table of ContentsIntroduction: On the Word of a Jew, or Trusting Jewish History / Nina Caputo and Mitchell B. Hart Section One: To Swear an Oath1. Oaths, Vows, and Trust in the Bible / Robert S. Kawashima 2. "And in most of their business transactions they rely on this": Some Reflections on Jews and Oaths in the Commercial Arena in Medieval Europe / Ephraim Shoham-Steiner3. The Oath of a Jew in the Thirteenth Century English Legal Context / Joshua Curk 4. What is an Infidel?: Jewish Oaths and Jewish History in the Making of English Trust and Tolerance / Mitchell B. Hart 5. Trusting Adolphe Crémieux: Jews and Republicans in Nineteenth-Century France / Lisa Leff Section Two: The Business of Trust 6. "A kind of republic and neutral nation:" Commerce, Credit, and Conspiracy in Early Modern Europe / Joshua Teplitsky7. Jewish Peddlers and Non-Jewish Customers in the New World: Between Profit and Trust / Hasia Diner 8. Belonging and Trustworthiness: Jewish Businessmen in the Public Rhetoric around the "Trustworthy Businessman" in Post-World War I Germany / Stefanie Fischer Section Three: Intimacy of Trust 9. The Voice of a Jew? Petrus Alfonsi's Dialogi contra judaeos and the Question of True Conversion / Nina Caputo 10. A Return to Credibility? The Rehabilitation of Repentant Apostates in Medieval Ashkenaz / Rachel Furst 11. The Jewish Physician as Respondent, Confidant, and Proxy: The Case of Marcus Herz and Immanuel Kant / Robert Leventhal Section Four: The Politics of Trust 12. Perspectives from the Periphery: The East India Company's Jewish Sepoys, Anglo-Jewry, and the Image of "the Jew" / Mitch Numark 13. Between Honor and Authenticity: Zionism as Theodor Herzl's Life-Project / Derek Jonathan Penslar 14. The Most Trusted Jew in America: Jon Stewart's Earnestness / Shaina Hammerman
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Indiana University Press The Holocausts Jewish Calendars
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewIn addition to the richness of the calendrical artifacts surveyed, Rosen provides an evidence based argument against the erasure of Jewish time. Applying a fresh integration of historiography and hermeneutics, he forges a path that leads beyond Holocaust time by delving into its devestating details. * the Lehrhaus *The Holocaust's Jewish Calendars offers a major contribution to the understanding of the life Jews had to experience not only as human beings cast into dreadful circumstances, but most sensibly as people trying to survive under inhuman situations, chiefly designed to eradicate their own Jewishness. [Rosen's] book is a major opus to add to the library of any reader. -- Sylvie Anne Goldberg, École des hautes études en sciences sociales, Paris * Slavic Review *Rosen's important and very readable study raises and answers an array of significant questions concerning the concept and meaning of Jewish time as well as the value of a calendar's insistence on normalcy, regularity, and order during the hellishly disordered time of the Shoah. * the arts fuse *Rosen's work is the most comprehensive to date treatment of these precious artifacts of the Holocaust's Jewish efforts to maintain religious observations and identity and should serve scholars and lay people interested in accessing this aspect of Jewish martyrology. * Choice *The Holocaust's Jewish Calendars is a masterpiece that helps us grasp one of the most fundamental traditional modes of spiritual resistance—the tracking of Jewish time in the ghettos, camps and in hiding. * Jewish Action *The book offers a comprehensive overview as well as a detailed insight into everyday Jewish life during the Holocaust as well as into the techniques of survival and the preservation of one's own Jewish identity through the special access to the Jewish time. Rosen illustrates how the victims opposed the destruction of Jewish life when they wrote the Jewish calendar, and thus makes a fundamental contribution to it. -- Christin Zühlke * H-Soz-Kult *The Holocaust's Jewish Calendars is deeply researched, eloquently written, and filled with surprises. Rosen has unearthed a treasure trove of calendrical works, mute survivors to historical calamity. He analyzes each artifact in terms of its materiality, its creator, its calendrical calculations, and its Holocaust setting. By means of the calendars, Rosen explores philosophically the meaning of tracking time under such extreme conditions. The Holocaust's Jewish Calendars is an original and profound contribution to the study of Jewish culture during the Holocaust. -- Elisheva Carlebach * Journal of Modern History *Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I: Time at the End of a Jewish CenturyPart II: Tracking Time in the New Jewish Century: Calendars in Wartime GhettosPart III: Concentration Camps, Endless Time, and Jewish TimePart IV: While in Hiding: Calendar Consciousness on the Edge of DestructionPart V: At the Top of the Page: Calendar Dates in Holocaust DiariesPart VI: The Holocaust as a Revolution in Jewish Time: The Lubavitcher Rebbes' Wartime Calendar BookEpilogueAppendix 1: Inventory of Wartime Jewish CalendarsAppendix 2: Months of the Jewish Calendar Year, with Their Holidays and Fast DaysAppendix 3: English-Language Rendering of Rabbi Scheiner CalendarGlossarySelective BibliographyIndex
£59.40
Indiana University Press The Holocausts Jewish Calendars
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewIn addition to the richness of the calendrical artifacts surveyed, Rosen provides an evidence based argument against the erasure of Jewish time. Applying a fresh integration of historiography and hermeneutics, he forges a path that leads beyond Holocaust time by delving into its devestating details. * the Lehrhaus *The Holocaust's Jewish Calendars offers a major contribution to the understanding of the life Jews had to experience not only as human beings cast into dreadful circumstances, but most sensibly as people trying to survive under inhuman situations, chiefly designed to eradicate their own Jewishness. [Rosen's] book is a major opus to add to the library of any reader. -- Sylvie Anne Goldberg, École des hautes études en sciences sociales, Paris * Slavic Review *Rosen's important and very readable study raises and answers an array of significant questions concerning the concept and meaning of Jewish time as well as the value of a calendar's insistence on normalcy, regularity, and order during the hellishly disordered time of the Shoah. * the arts fuse *Rosen's work is the most comprehensive to date treatment of these precious artifacts of the Holocaust's Jewish efforts to maintain religious observations and identity and should serve scholars and lay people interested in accessing this aspect of Jewish martyrology. * Choice *The Holocaust's Jewish Calendars is a masterpiece that helps us grasp one of the most fundamental traditional modes of spiritual resistance—the tracking of Jewish time in the ghettos, camps and in hiding. * Jewish Action *The book offers a comprehensive overview as well as a detailed insight into everyday Jewish life during the Holocaust as well as into the techniques of survival and the preservation of one's own Jewish identity through the special access to the Jewish time. Rosen illustrates how the victims opposed the destruction of Jewish life when they wrote the Jewish calendar, and thus makes a fundamental contribution to it. -- Christin Zühlke * H-Soz-Kult *The Holocaust's Jewish Calendars is deeply researched, eloquently written, and filled with surprises. Rosen has unearthed a treasure trove of calendrical works, mute survivors to historical calamity. He analyzes each artifact in terms of its materiality, its creator, its calendrical calculations, and its Holocaust setting. By means of the calendars, Rosen explores philosophically the meaning of tracking time under such extreme conditions. The Holocaust's Jewish Calendars is an original and profound contribution to the study of Jewish culture during the Holocaust. -- Elisheva Carlebach * Journal of Modern History *Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I: Time at the End of a Jewish CenturyPart II: Tracking Time in the New Jewish Century: Calendars in Wartime GhettosPart III: Concentration Camps, Endless Time, and Jewish TimePart IV: While in Hiding: Calendar Consciousness on the Edge of DestructionPart V: At the Top of the Page: Calendar Dates in Holocaust DiariesPart VI: The Holocaust as a Revolution in Jewish Time: The Lubavitcher Rebbes' Wartime Calendar BookEpilogueAppendix 1: Inventory of Wartime Jewish CalendarsAppendix 2: Months of the Jewish Calendar Year, with Their Holidays and Fast DaysAppendix 3: English-Language Rendering of Rabbi Scheiner CalendarGlossarySelective BibliographyIndex
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Indiana University Press When We Collide
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Epstein-Levi has written the first book in Jewish ethics that neither condescends nor preaches to its reader. This is nothing short of liberation. There are very few academic books that are such a joy to read."—Martin Kavka, Florida State University"Rebecca Epstein-Levi's When We Collide brings rabbinic texts to life, literally. Epstein-Levi looks at how rabbinic texts match up against life, how they illuminate, and are illuminated by, lived sexual experience in the 21st century. Epstein-Levi is not content to stay in the comfortable realm of scholarly theory, though she does that too. She gets into the nuts and bolts of sex – how people actually behave, not how they like to say they behave, or how think they should behave, but how they actually do – to find insights from canonical Jewish traditions that can serve as guidance. Those insights do not come from the usual rabbinic-text suspects, however, but from texts that on the face of it are entirely unrelated to sex – texts on purity, texts with stories about rabbis interacting with other rabbis, texts that issue laws of capital punishment. Epstein-Levi finds in these far-flung and faraway ancient texts the resources – or as Epstein-Levi calls it, the dialogue partners – for a fresh sexual ethics today. She is able to make these connections because she starts with the presumption that sex is social, not separate and private, and that it is bound up with who we are in the fullest sense – in all our sexual, physical, and neuro diversity – and with how our communities operate. As we face a never-ending pandemic and a climate crisis that keeps getting worse, Epstein-Levi's reflections on risk as it relates to social life, sex, and the human experience feel all too timely and utterly pressing. When We Collide helps us to read rabbinic texts and to navigate sexual and social relationships, and it does by bringing the two fields together – rabbinics and sexual ethics – in a totally new way."—Beth Berkowitz, Ingeborg Rennert Chair of Jewish Studies and Professor of Religion, Barnard College.Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroductionPart I: Groundings1. Textual Intercourse: Grounding Sexual Ethics in Jewish Sources2. Social Intercourse: Why Sex Is Enmeshed in Sociality3. Risky Business: Why Risk Is Inherent in SocialityPart II: Case Studies on Community and Risk4. STIs: Infection, Impurity, and Managing Social Contagion5. BDSM: Risk, Pleasure, and Polymorphous CommunityConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex
£55.80
Indiana University Press When We Collide
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Epstein-Levi has written the first book in Jewish ethics that neither condescends nor preaches to its reader. This is nothing short of liberation. There are very few academic books that are such a joy to read."—Martin Kavka, Florida State University"Rebecca Epstein-Levi's When We Collide brings rabbinic texts to life, literally. Epstein-Levi looks at how rabbinic texts match up against life, how they illuminate, and are illuminated by, lived sexual experience in the 21st century. Epstein-Levi is not content to stay in the comfortable realm of scholarly theory, though she does that too. She gets into the nuts and bolts of sex – how people actually behave, not how they like to say they behave, or how think they should behave, but how they actually do – to find insights from canonical Jewish traditions that can serve as guidance. Those insights do not come from the usual rabbinic-text suspects, however, but from texts that on the face of it are entirely unrelated to sex – texts on purity, texts with stories about rabbis interacting with other rabbis, texts that issue laws of capital punishment. Epstein-Levi finds in these far-flung and faraway ancient texts the resources – or as Epstein-Levi calls it, the dialogue partners – for a fresh sexual ethics today. She is able to make these connections because she starts with the presumption that sex is social, not separate and private, and that it is bound up with who we are in the fullest sense – in all our sexual, physical, and neuro diversity – and with how our communities operate. As we face a never-ending pandemic and a climate crisis that keeps getting worse, Epstein-Levi's reflections on risk as it relates to social life, sex, and the human experience feel all too timely and utterly pressing. When We Collide helps us to read rabbinic texts and to navigate sexual and social relationships, and it does by bringing the two fields together – rabbinics and sexual ethics – in a totally new way."—Beth Berkowitz, Ingeborg Rennert Chair of Jewish Studies and Professor of Religion, Barnard College.Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroductionPart I: Groundings1. Textual Intercourse: Grounding Sexual Ethics in Jewish Sources2. Social Intercourse: Why Sex Is Enmeshed in Sociality3. Risky Business: Why Risk Is Inherent in SocialityPart II: Case Studies on Community and Risk4. STIs: Infection, Impurity, and Managing Social Contagion5. BDSM: Risk, Pleasure, and Polymorphous CommunityConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex
£24.29
Indiana University Press The Jewish Eighteenth Century Volume 2
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Shmuel Feiner gives us a capacious and methodologically innovative volume on the "modernity" of the Jewish eighteenth century by juxtaposing myriad events across disparate regions recounted through a captivating panoply of personalities."—David Sorkin, Lucy G. Moses professor of Jewish history at Yale University"Extraordinarily erudite and compulsively readable, this book transforms everything we thought we knew about the Jewish eighteenth century. A remarkable achievement."—Yair Mintzker, Princeton UniversityTable of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPart I: 1750–17631. Three Astounding Proclamations: Class Division, Pressure from the State, and a Rift in the Rabbinical Elite2. The Specter: Earthquake, the Horror of War, and Patriotism3. The Pursuit of Honor and the Masked Ball: Azulai and Geldern Wander About in Europe and the East4. Get Out, Jews! Tests for Tolerance between London, Zhitomir, Yampol, and Rome5. Blood for Blood: The Frankist Scandal and the Subversiveness of Religious Awakening6. Intimate Life: Bodily Ailments, Quarrels, Crime, and Emigration7. "We Are All Citizens of the World": The Jewish Question in the Age of the PhilosophesPart II: 1764–17808. "The Great Change": The Crisis in Poland, Awareness of Progress and Humanistic Sentiment9. "They Made My Flesh and Blood Fair Prey": Tolerance and Fissures in the Walls of Society10. 1772: A Year That Challenged the Old Order11. "Let Every Man Do as He Pleases": The Winds of Revolt12. Curing the "Malady of My Nation": Days of Individualism and ReformPart III: 1781–180013. "Great Thoughts Bubble Up and Awaken": The Tangle of the Years 1781–178214. The Eve of Revolution: "The Happiest Period" or "The Great Confusion"?15. From the Boxing Ring to the Halls of Parliament: Confrontations and Initiatives for Regeneration and Citizenship16. "A Generation of Upheavals": Euphoria, Terror, and the Rebellion of the Young in the 1790s17. The Future of the Jews: A New Politics, a Religion in Dispute, and Freedom of the Individual18. The Three Last Years: "We Have Reason to Congratulate Ourselves, That We Were Born in This Enlightened Period"Conclusion: "No More Fear, No Shame . . . I Live in Peace with Everything around Me"Index
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University of Notre Dame Press Canonization of the Synagogue Service The
Book SynopsisLawrence A. Hoffman's inquiry into the reasons for the canonization of the Jewish style synagogue service between the eighth and eleventh centuries presents a novel reinterpretation of the available evidence that will have repercussions for studies of Jewish and Christian liturgy. The author suggests that Babylonian Jewish authorities attempted to fix Jewish liturgy during the height of the geonic period (c. 750-1025 A. D.) in response to changing social and economic conditions, and that this period, customarily considered as a whole, should be divided instead into three distinct eras. Because the changing attitude toward liturgical canonization during this period reflects the Jewish community's self-perception and its view of other groups with whom it dealt, Professor Hoffman's findings cast fresh light on such important matters as the Karaite schism and the condition of the medieval Palestinian community. In addition, many of the ancient liturgical alternatives discussed provide esseTrade Review" ... a well-written and highly intelligent book... a truly compendious and thorough account of the subject. The work is carried out in reverent detail. It is a truly formidable treatment of an important subject." —Journal of Jewish Studies"Hoffman's book is bound to become a classic in the field of Jewish liturgy...highly recommended to all students of liturgy and religion." —Journal of the American Academy of Religion
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University of Notre Dame Press Four Hasidic Masters and their Struggle against
Book SynopsisPortrays four charismatic leaders of the eighteenth and nineteenth-century Hasidic movement in Eastern Europe.Trade Review"Elie Wiesel is one of the great writers of this generation." —New York Review of Books“Wiesel brings a journalist’s optimism to his studies of the Hasidic saints who set Eastern European Jewry alight in the 18th century with the faith that brought it through the last, worst centuries of persecution.” —The Boston Globe“As always, Wiesel’s characters are infused with the breath of life; these extraordinary men are fully human, whether reeling in spiritual ecstasy or pondering their existential melancholy, the loneliness that accompanies vision and greatness. . . . These tales make inspiring and fascinating reading for all.” —Library Journal“‘Friendship’ and ‘concern’ are the key motifs of this book. For Wiesel, Hasidism is not a theology or a philosophy. It is not an abstract system of ideas or a conception of the Deity. It is a friendship and a concern for people and for God. Hasidism is the opposite of solitude. It is a sense of begin bound up together with all other human beings in their joy and in their distress and of being bound up with God in his joy and in his distress.” —Commonweal"Another beautifully written and prepared word by one of the fine writers of our time." —Jewish Post and Opinion". . . There is more help for the troubled in these stories than in many books programmed for self-help." —Christian Century"This delightful work, in the by now well-known manner of Elie Wiesel, continues his recounting of Hasidic tales begun in Souls on Fire (1972). . . .The present volume recounts tales of four great Hasidic masters: R. Pinchas of Koretz, R. Baruch of Medzebozh, R. Yaacov Yitzchak Horowitz-the Holy Seer of Lublin-and R. Naphtali of Ropshitz." —Choice
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