Judaism Books
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Prophecy and Its Cultic Dimensions
Book SynopsisThis collection of eight essays deals with a wide range of historical, literary, and methodological issues. First, what were the links between the cultic and the prophetic personnel? Did prophets have ritual/cultic functions in temples? Did prophetic actions and/or utterances play a role in the performance of the cult? What were the ritual aspects of divinations? Second, how do literary texts describe the interaction between prophecy and cult? Third, how can various theories (e.g. religious theory, performance theory) enable us to reach a better understanding of the interplay between divination and cultic ritual in ancient Israel and the wider ancient Near East?Marian Broida explores the ritual elements as described in the biblical accounts of intercession. Lester Grabbe revisits the important question of whether cultic prophecy existed in the Jerusalem temple in ancient Israel. Anja Klein maintains that while Psalms 81 and 95 may indirectly testify to a form of cultic prophecy, they do not themselves constitute cultic prophecy. Jonathan Stökl discusses the notion of triggering prophecy and suggests that enquiring of Yhwh may in itself be understood as a kind of ritualised behaviour. John Hilber considers the performance of the rituals that accompanied prophetic affirmation of victory in the Egyptian cult. Martti Nissinen looks more broadly at the question whether prophets in the ancient world functioned as ritual performers. Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer investigates the priests mediating and predictive functions as depicted in the Deuteronomistic History. Alex Jassen argues that Jews in the Second Temple Period perceived the priests and the temple to be a new locus of prophetic activity.
£68.84
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Institutionalized Routine Prayers at Qumran: Fact
Book SynopsisThis book challenges scholars' assumption, without any explicit evidence, of institutionalized public prayer with fixed contents and times in the Qumran community. As the book observes, this assumption rests in part on a failure to distinguish between voluntary supplication prayers and biblically mandated blessings and thanks. The book closely examines the three Qumran writings assumed to typify prayer and critiques scholars' attempts to deduce the existence of public prayer from these and other sources, which are most likely pious expressions of individual authors. The lack of indispensable instructions for institutionalized prayer offers circumstantial evidence that such prayer was not practiced at Qumran. This study also explores the assumption that Qumran prayer was intended as a substitute for sacrifices after the group's separation from the temple cult and discusses relevant rabbinic statements. The innovative character of rabbinic fixed prayer is discussed and identified as an element of the fundamental transformation of Jewish theology and practice from worship founded on sacrificial rituals performed by priests at the Jerusalem Temple to abstract, unmediated, direct approaches to God by every Jew in any location. The book also examines Samaritan prayer and detects a variety of attitudes, rules, and customs similar to those found at Qumran that are incompatible with their rabbinic counterparts. This opens the door for investigating religious belief and practice at a crucial period in the history of Western civilization, namely, before the vast rabbinic reform of Judaism after 70 CE.
£94.49
V&R unipress GmbH Between Mumbai and Manila: Judaism in Asia since
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Gefen Books Light from Zion
Book SynopsisToday there are many people among the nations of the world who are drawn to the Jewish people and desire the sweetness of the Torah and its teachings. It has been difficult for non-Jewish people to find such teachings -- until now. This groundbreaking book is a collection of essays on the weekly Torah portions and the holidays from twelve leading rabbis of Israel, written specifically to address the interests of a Christian audience. This is the worlds first book of Torah written by Orthodox rabbis especially (but not exclusively) with pro-Israel Christians in mind! These Orthodox rabbis are enabling the fulfillment of the words of Zechariah 8:23: In those days it will happen that ten men, of all the [different] languages of the nations, will take hold, they will take hold of the corner of the garment of a Jewish man, saying, Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you! Rabbis participating in this volume: Rabbi David Aaron, Rabbi Nathan Lopes, Cardozo, Rabbi Levi Cooper, Rabbi Yehoshua Friedman, Rabbi Moshe Goldsmith, Rabbi Moshe Lichtman, Rabbi Gedalia Meyer, Rabbi Chanan Morrison, Rabbi Zelig Pliskin, Rabbi Chaim Richman, Rabbi Shlomo Riskin, Rabbi Tuly Weisz.
£21.59
Jan van Baarle Tree of Life -- Laminated Folded A4
Book SynopsisThe tree of life is an important element of the Jewish mystical tradition of the Kabbala. This chart gives a clear representation of the tree with its 10 sefirah and 32 paths and presents the different readings associated to this universal structure. The tree of life can indeed be an intelligent representation of many fields: from the cosmos to the body, from the Hebrew alphabet to the tarot, the angels, the worlds of evil, human development... Although this double chart can only be an introduction to this very complex subject, it is extremely rich and will remain a practical guide for further study.
£90.40
Aspekt B.V., Uitgeverij What is Antizionism? (...and is it Antisemitic?):
Book SynopsisAntizionism - the opposition to Zionism and the state of Israel - has progressed at a breath-taking speed. Whether it be at the United nations, in the Middle East, on campuses, in the mass-media or elsewhere, Antizionism has become a very topical subject that has engendered passionate debates. Paradoxically, the study of Antizionism has remained in its infancy and this book is the first attempt to examine the subject as a global phenomenon on a more comprehensive and systematic level. The author examines in great detail the controversial subject of the relationship between Antizionism and Antisemitism. The various Antizionist ideologies and their leading proponents are discussed one by one. A whole section is devoted to an analysis of the means used by Antizionist campaigners. Dr Stellman''s ground-breaking and thought-provoking study is a work meant to provide easily accessible reference for those encountering Antizionism, either as activists or professionals. To that aim, the book contains definitions, list of resources, revision questions, training exercises and discussion points.
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Gefen Publishing House 50 Ways to Be Jewish: Or, Simon & Garfunkel,
Book SynopsisThis book demonstrates how Judaism is more than a series of prayers and customs. How it can seep into every aspect of life and provide a richness and intensity in the most unlikely ways -- in reading a book, seeing a movie, buying a car or casting a vote. Engaging, witty and warm, this book is much more than a guidebook. Acclaimed Rabbi and author David J Forman prescribes concrete and simple measures to fill life with Jewish meaning . Yet at the same time he showcases the magnificent reach of Jewish culture and heritage packing each page with insights and wisdom from both ancient and modern sources.
£18.89
Gefen Publishing House From Fasting to Feasting: A Unique Journey
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Gefen Publishing House Yom Kippur Childrens Machzor
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£15.29
Gefen Publishing House I Didn't Know That: Torah News U Can Use
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Gefen Publishing House Unlocking The Torah Text -- Bereshit: An In-Depth
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£26.34
Gefen Publishing House Maimonides -- Reason Above All
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Gefen Publishing House In the Grip of Bereavement: An Analysis of Ten
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Gefen Publishing House Unlocking the Torah Text -- Vayikra: An In-Depth
Book SynopsisUnlocking the Torah Text provides an in-depth journey into the Torah portion through a series of studies on each parsha. Each study opens with a brief summary of the narrative and then presents probing questions designed to strike to the core of the text. These questions are addressed through a review of traditional commentaries spanning the ages, combined with original approaches.Deep philosophical issues and perplexing textual questions are carefully examined and discussed in clear and incisive fashion. The actions and motivations of the patriarchs, matriarchs and other biblical figures are probed with an eye towards determining the lessons to be learned from the lives of these great personalities. Clear distinction is made between pshat straightforward literal meaning and Midrash rabbinical exegesis as both of these approaches to biblical text are carefully defined and applied. Finally, thought-provoking connections are raised between the eternal Torah narrative and critical issues of our time. Each study is thus constructed to encourage continued discussion and study of the Torah narrative.
£26.34
Gefen Publishing House Poetry of Prayer: Tehillim in Tefillah
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£23.79
Gefen Publishing House Who Knew?!: Unusual Stories in Jewish History
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£20.69
Gefen Publishing House Unlocking the Torah Text -- Numbers Bamidbar: An
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£999.99
Gefen Publishing House Baseless Hatred: What it is & What You Can Do
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£23.79
Gefen Publishing House Haazinu (Listen Up)
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£22.09
Gefen Publishing House Festpredigten: Twenty Festival Sermons, 1897-1902
Book SynopsisThe Festpredigten festival sermons were originally published in German in Frankfurt am Main in 1903. A window into the past, they offer a fascinating glimpse of German Jewry at the turn of the century. The author, Isaac Rosenberg, received his semichah at the Rabbiner-Seminar (Hildesheimer) in Berlin in 1888, and graced the synagogue pulpit in the eastern German city of Thorn for twenty-five years. He belonged to a new class of rabbis known as Rabbiner Doktor with Ph.D.s as well as rabbinic ordination. A leader in his community, Dr Rosenberg delivered passionate sermons in impeccable High German sermons that uplifted and inspired rather than rebuked. Yet they contain messages that are as fresh today as they were a century ago. This English volume includes an intriguing introduction by Dr Fred Gottlieb on the history of German- Jewish homiletics and associated controversies.
£17.99
Gefen Publishing House O Powerful Western Star: American Jews, Russian
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£30.59
Gefen Publishing House Fifty Four Pick Up: Fifteen Minute Inspirational
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£23.79
Gefen Publishing House Baseless Hatred: What it is & What You Can Do
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£17.09
Gefen Publishing House Daven Your Age: An Adult Journey through the
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£17.09
Gefen Publishing House Fed-Up Man of Faith: Challenging God in the Face
Book SynopsisWhere was the hand of G-d on 9/11? Was G-d absent from Poland in the 1940s? Does pain make us into more sensitive people? Is a person who questions G-d still righteous? Rabbi Shmuley Boteach tackles the ultimate, timeless questions that go to the heart of the human condition and arrives at some surprising answers. Drawing on numerous confrontations with God from the Bible, and using examples of appalling suffering from today''s headlines, Rabbi Shmuley argues forcibly against Rabbi Harold Kushner''s best-selling Why Bad Things Happen to Good People and boldly guides us to the conclusion that challenging God and His actions is not just our right but our foremost obligation as human beings. This revolutionary book turns millennia of mistaken belief on its head, providing a concrete action plan for emboldening ourselves against victim-hood. If life has ever defeated you, or if you have ever felt let down by G-d, this is the book for you.
£20.69
Gefen Publishing House Bit of Wit: A World of Wisdom
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Gefen Publishing House Jewish Ethic of Personal Responsibility: Volume
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Gefen Publishing House Mysteries of Judaism
Book SynopsisJudaism today is radically different from the Judaism described and mandated in the Torah, writes Rabbi Israel Drazin, a noted authority on Jewish life, history and thought. Around the time of the destruction of the Temple, rabbinic reinterpretation changed both the observance and the religious significance attributed to the festivals. Thus, the biblical day of Passover on Nissan 14 was totally eliminated and the seven-day holiday called the Festival of Matzot, beginning Nissan 15, was renamed Passover. Likewise, the biblical holidays Yom Teruah and Yom Habikurim were transformed into Rosh Hashanah and Shavuot. The practice of building huts during Sukkot is likely more tied to the lack of lodging space in Jerusalem during the harvest festival than any biblical origin, says the rabbi. This book challenges some of the basic assumptions about Judaism, showing how many of them are nowhere to be found in the Hebrew Bible, and some even have their origins in pagan cultures. It will surprise readers to hear, for example, about bizarre wedding practices, the Queen of Sheba myths, or the fact that classical religious sources are not always right. At its core, , the book stridently challenges discriminatory practices against women, such as the seclusion of women during religious services and the problem of the aguna, women held in failed marriages by husbands who will not provide a religious divorce.. With topics spanning the range of religious practice, Mysteries of Judaism will astonish and enlighten readers as it reveals the complex relationship between biblical and rabbinic Judaism.
£999.99
Gefen Publishing House Judaism Alive: Using the Torah to Unlock Your
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Gefen Publishing House Food for the Spirit: Inspirational Lessons from
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£22.09
Gefen Publishing House Illuminated Torah: Paintings & Essays on the
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£26.34
Gefen Publishing House Jewish Identity: The Challenge of Peoplehood
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£22.09
Gefen Publishing House Unusual Bible Interpretations: Joshua
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£22.09
Gefen Publishing House Bit of Wit, A World of Wisdom: Volume 2
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£17.99
Gefen Publishing House Is Everything Just a Coincidence?
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£14.39
Gefen Publishing House Easy Way Out of Passover Cookbook
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£13.29
Gefen Publishing House Shemittah Guide
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£13.29
Gefen Publishing House Lieberman Open Orthodox Haggadah
Book SynopsisThe Lieberman Open Orthodox Haggadah (the Orlofsky Edition) addresses some of the burning issues of our times through the lens of the rituals and texts of the Seder night. As we recognise that in every generation we are to seek liberation and freedom, this Haggadah demonstrates an activism that stems from -- rather than being stymied by -- our ancient traditions. Open Orthodoxy is a stream of Orthodoxy that combines a strict adherence to Jewish law with an openness and flexibility on certain contemporary issues. With contributions from prominent and original thinkers and an introduction to the term Open Orthodoxy from Rabbi Avi Weiss, this Haggadah discusses some of these cutting-edge concerns -- such as women as clergy within Orthodoxy (ie: the Maharat phenomenon), the agunah crisis, and the interaction between Jews and Gentiles.
£18.89
Gefen Publishing House Forgotten Giants
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Gefen Publishing House Unusual Bible Interpretations: Jonah & Amos
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£22.09
Gefen Publishing House Unusual Bible Interpretations: Hosea
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£22.09
Gefen Publishing House Mehitza
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£34.84
Gefen Publishing House Destiny: Why A Tiny Nation Plays Such a Huge Role
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Gefen Publishing House Timeless Travels: Tales of Mystery, Intrigue,
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£22.09
Gefen Publishing House Coming Home: Living in the Land of Israel in
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£14.39
Urim Publications The Spiritual Wisdom of Rav Kook
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£20.85
Gefen Publishing House Through the Prism: Refractions and Reflections on
Book SynopsisSefer Bereishit -- the Book of Genesis -- relates the stories of our Patriarchs and Matriarchs. So little is known about their struggles and achievements, and their spiritual stature is beyond our comprehension. Nonetheless, the Torah invites each reader to attempt to understand -- inasmuch as the text allows -- the motivations and emotions of these great men and women so we may come to understand ourselves and strive to emulate them. Learning Torah must, first and foremost, begin with careful and close reading. Here to aid the English-speaker with such study, THROUGH THE PRISM is an original inquiry framed by observations from the great classic commentators as well as more recent scholars. This book attempts to transmit some of the richness of the language of the Torah -- its allusions as well as its wordplay -- so that the reader can begin to appreciate the unplumbed depths of its messages.
£22.09
Gefen Publishing House Why do Jewish?: A Manifesto for 21st Century
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