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Jonah and the Meaning of Our Lives: A Verse-By-Verse Contemporary CommentaryThe Book of Jonah stands unique among the biblical books of the prophets because it is almost entirely narrative. And, in contrast to all the other prophets portrayed as admirable individuals who bravely speak God's word, Jonah stands out as flawed and fleeing from...
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Chanting the Hebrew Bible, Second, Expanded Edition: The Art of CantillationIn this encyclopedic text, completely revised and updated in this second edition, Joshua R. Jacobson presents the history of the ancient Jewish tradition of chanting the Bible and a comprehensive explanation of cantillation practice with its grammatical rules and regional variations. His unique step-by-step...
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The Lost Matriarch: Finding Leah in the Bible and MidrashThe Lost Matriarch offers a unique response to the sparse and puzzling biblical treatment of the matriarch Leah. Although Leah is a major figure in the book of Genesis, the biblical text allows her only a single word of physical description and two lines...
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The Commentators' Bible: Deuteronomy: The Rubin JPS Miqra'ot GedolotFirst published five hundred years ago as the "Rabbinic Bible," the biblical commentaries known as Miqra'ot Gedolot have inspired and educated generations of Hebrew readers. With this fourth volume of the acclaimed English edition, the voices of Rashi, Ibn Ezra, Nachmanides, Rashbam, and other...
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Rashi's Commentary on PsalmsIn 2004, Mayer Gruber's landmark Rashi's Commentary on Psalms made one of the 11th-century scholar's most important works accessible to a larger audience for the first time. The JPS paperback edition of this exceptional volume includes the complete original Hebrew text and acclaimed linguist...
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Social JusticeHow do we expand health care coverage to more Americans? Are hate crimes legislation and affirmative action fair? What sacrifices must we make to protect the environment? Is the death penalty morally acceptable? Contributors include Jill Jacobs, of Jewish Funds for Justice; Arthur Waskow,...
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Who's Who in the Jewish BibleIn this fitting companion to the JPS TANAKH, David Mandel has undertaken the enormous task of cataloging every character in the Hebrew Bible. From Aaron to Zurishaddai, this comprehensive biographical dictionary gives readers the opportunity to get up close and personal with everyone named...
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Best Jewish Books for Children and Teens: A JPS GuideThanks to this generous donor for making the publication of this book possible: Wendy Fein Cooper.So many books, so little time Where do you start? With this book: Linda Silver's guide to the most notable books for young readers. Here are a top librarian's...
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The Song of Songs: The Honeybee in the GardenA deluxe, slipcased edition of the new JPS The Song of Songs by Debra Band, with a facsimile art print from the book signed by the author. The Song of Songs has provided generations with some of the most passionate and most lasting love...
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The Kids' Catalog of HanukkahWhat fun! A Hanukkah book chock full of history, stories, activities, music, riddles, games, mazes, cartoons, puzzles, recipes, crafts, songs, and so much more. In this activity-packed, fact-filled new title in the enormously successful JPS Kids' Catalog series, Adler provides just the right balance...
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Torah Through Time: Understanding Bible Commentary from the Rabbinic Period to Modern TimesThanks to these generous donors for making the publication of this book possible: Kinney Zalesne and Scott Siff. Every commentator, from the classical rabbi to the modern-day scholar, has brought his or her own worldview, with all of its assumptions, to bear on the...
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Mekhilta De-Rabbi Shimon Bar YohaiA timeless collection of midrash never before available in English. The Mekhilta de-Rabbi Shimon bar Yohai is a collection of classical midrashic interpretation of the biblical Book of Exodus. Lost for centuries, the text was reconstructed and recovered in the 19th and 20th centuries...
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EcclesiastesThe Book of Ecclesiastes is part of the "wisdom literature" of the Bible. It concerns itself with universal philosophical questions rather than events in the history of Israel and in the Hebrews' covenant with God. Koheleth, the speaker in this book, ruminates on what--if...
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Studies in Modern Jewish LiteratureSpanning a period of over 40 years, the essays in this remarkable anthology are a product of a long and illustrious career in Jewish studies. Band has assembled a collection of treatises written in both English and Hebrew, each reflecting the historical period of...
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Not to Worry: Jewish Wisdom and FolkloreWhat Jewish history and wisdom teach us about coping with worry. Michele Klein brings her training in psychology and love of all things Jewish to the notion of worry--the normal, everyday angst that we all feel to varying degrees. She explores the ways in...
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The JPS Bible Commentary: HaftarotA National Jewish Book Award FinalistThe haftarot are an ancient part of Hebrew liturgy. These supplemental readings are excerpted from the Prophets (Nevi'im) and accompany each weekly Sabbath reading from the Torah as well as readings for special Sabbaths and festivals. Noted Bible scholar...
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Studies in the Meaning of JudaismA JPS Scholar of Distinction title Noted educator, author, and speaker Eugene Borowitz delivers the fruits of his scholarship with grace in this new addition to the JPS Scholar of Distinction series. Gathered in this single volume are 33 essays covering the themes of...
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The JPS Bible Commentary: JonahBased on the same format and design as the Torah volumes, Jonah provides a critical line-by-line commentary of the biblical text, which is presented in its original Hebrew, complete with vocalization and cantillation marks, as well as the JPS English translation. It includes a...
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The Wars of the Lord, Volume 3The Wars of the Lord is the major treatise of Levi ben Gershom of Provence (1288-1344), one of the most creative and daring minds of the medieval world. The work, an unparalleled achievement of Jewish thought, is devoted to a demonstration that the Torah,...
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The Zionist Idea: A Historical Analysis and ReaderA classic since its initial publication in 1959, The Zionist Idea is an anthology of writings by the leading thinkers of the Zionist movement, including Theodor Herzl, Ahad Ha-Am, Martin Buber, Louis Brandeis, Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook, Judah Magnes, Max Nordau, Mordecai Kaplan, Vladimir...
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