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The Bodies of God and the World of Ancient IsraelIn The Bodies of God and the World of Ancient Israel, Benjamin D. Sommer investigates the notion of a deity's body and self in ancient Israel, Canaan, and Mesopotamia. He uncovers a lost ancient Near Eastern perception of divinity according to which an essential...
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מתוך שערי התניא - Tanya SelectionsSelections of basic Tanya philosophy are presented in an easily readable decompressed form. The original text is presented in primary heavy letter fonts and studded with added connecting words in a light font to clarify the meaning as originally given in Talmudic-style brevity. Clarifications...
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Palestine and Israel: A Concealed HistoryRepublished in an English edition as the modern state of Israel prepares to celebrate its seventy-fifth anniversary in 2023, this book presents a history of Israel and Palestine up to the foundation of that modern state. Stretching from the thirteenth century BCE until the...
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My People's Prayer Book Vol 5: Birkhot Hashachar (Morning Blessings)This volume of the My People's Prayer Book series helps us to understand how this collection of short prayers and a call to study recognizes each new day: we awaken as individuals but quickly affirm our role in the covenant with God.Author: Marc Zvi...
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Minding the Temple of the Soul: Balancing Body, Mind & Spirit Through Traditional Jewish Prayer, Movement and MeditationIntroduces Jewish spiritual traditions that affirm the body, enabling us to reconceive our bodies in a positive light. Meditations and simple exercises help us foster new thinking about body, mind and soul and care for our physical and spiritual health.Author: Tamar Frankiel, Judy GreenfieldPublisher:...
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Koren Talmud Bavli, the Noe Edition, Volume 22: Kiddushin, Hebrew/EnglishThe Koren Talmud Bavli is a groundbreaking edition of the Talmud that fuses the innovative design of Koren Publishers Jerusalem with the incomparable scholarship of Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz. The Koren Talmud Bavli Standard Edition is a full-size, full-color edition that presents an enhanced Vilna...
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Judaism as a Civilization: Toward a Reconstruction of American-Jewish LifeBased on the original edition first published in 1934, Judaism as a Civilization: Toward a Reconstruction of American-Jewish Life is a work on Judaism and American Jewish life by Rabbi Mordecai M. Kaplan, the founder of Reconstructionist Judaism.The book is Kaplan's most notable work...
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Jewish Culture and Creativity: Essays in Honor of Professor Michael Fishbane on the Occasion of His Eightieth BirthdayJewish Culture and Creativity honors the wide-ranging scholarship of Prof. Michael Fishbane with contributions of his students on subjects that cover the gamut of Jewish studies, from biblical and rabbinic literature to medieval and modern Jewish culture, and concluding with case studies of the...
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In the Court of the Gentiles: Narrative, Exemplarity, and Scriptural Adaptation in the Court-Tales of Flavius JosephusEdwards explores how Josephus in Antiquities adapts the scriptural stories of Joseph and Esther in unexpected ways as models for accounts of more recent Jewish figures. Terming this practice "subversive adaptation," Edwards contextualizes it within Greco-Roman literary culture and employs the concept of "discourses...
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HanukkahHanukkah is a special historical holiday for Jewish people in the winter. Young readers will learn about the story that spurred the eight-day celebration, how people honor it every year, and ways in which it is celebrated around the world. Information is presented in...
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For Times Such as These: A Radical's Guide to the Jewish YearThis contemporary companion to the Jewish year cycle is not only a bellwether for radical Jews who want their lives and practice to be rooted in their political commitments but also an educational resource in Jewish tradition, holidays, and ritual. With a chapter for...
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Finding Joy: 101 Ways to Free Your Spirit and Dance with Life, First EditionIn Finding Joy, leading psychologist Charlotte Davis Kasl shares 101 simple yet profound ways for readers to focus on the positive and bring happiness to their daily lives. Kasl shows readers how to release their fear, self-criticism, and negativity and learn, instead, how to...
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Duets on Psalms: Drawing New Meaning From Ancient WordsPsalms are our people's songs, an ancient playlist that still strikes a chord in our hearts. From lamentation to celebration, the Psalms speak to us from generation to generation.Rabbis Elie Spitz and Jack Riemer take us into a deeper exploration of the Psalms, going...
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Descenders to the Chariot: The People Behind the Hekhalot LiteratureThe Hekhalot literature is a bizarre conglomeration of Jewish esoteric and revelatory texts in Hebrew and Aramaic, produced sometime between late antiquity and the early Middle Ages and surviving in medieval manuscripts.These texts claims to describe the self-induced spiritual experiences of the "descenders to...
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Cábala y tarot: La Guía Definitiva del tarot cabalístico, la adivinación y la astrologíaTodo lo que siempre quiso saber sobre la Cábala y el tarot en un solo libro! Se ha preguntado alguna vez por las conexiones entre el tarot y la Cábala? Tiene curiosidad por conocer los vínculos entre los arcanos menores y los cuatro mundos...
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Bridging the Testaments: The History and Theology of God's People in the Second Temple PeriodAn accessible introduction to the historical and theological developments between the Old and New Testament.Bridging the end of the Old Testament period and the beginning of the New Testament period, this book surveys the history and theological developments of four significant eras in Israel's...
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Behold!: The Art and Practice of GematriaUnlock the esoteric origins of Kabbalah to discover hidden symbolic messages in the Bible and key occult texts The art of Gematria goes far deeper than the way in which people have come to understand it today. Originating in Biblical texts, Gematria is less...
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A Kids Book About JudaismWhat do you know about Judaism? How about Orthodox Judaism? Whether it's a lot or a little, this is the book for you! Read about this author's experience growing up in an Orthodox Jewish community and how he and his community celebrate, believe, and...
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Tree of Life: How a Holocaust Sapling Inspired the WorldHope triumphs over fear in this poignant and impactful true story of the Holocaust--a delicate introduction to World War Two history for older picture book readers. During World War Two, in the concentration camp Terezin, a group of Jewish children and their devoted teacher...
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On Faith and RedemptionOn Faith and Redemption is a powerful, all-encompassing statement of Jewish belief by Rabbi Meir Kahane. It relates not only to a Jew in his personal behavior, but to the individual Jew as an integral member of his community and his people. Many quotes...
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