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23) Judaism
Author
Series
Publisher
Cherry Lake Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Introduces Judaism, including the history, geography, politics, and economics of the religion.
Author
Publisher
Lorenz Books, an imprint of Anness Publishing Limited
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
A sumptuously illustrated volume detailing the history of the Jewish peoples and their religious beliefs and practices.
"Judaism is one of the world's oldest religions. This book offers an account of the 4,000-year history of the Jews, from the ancient Patriarchs and Kings through to modern times. It also explores the Jewish faith, its traditional beliefs and practices, its festivals and celebrations, and the way of life of Jewish people today. The...
Author
Publisher
Jason Aronson
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"For those seeking to learn more about Jewish celebrations, Cantor Matt Axelrod has written Your Guide to the Jewish Holidays: From Shofar to Seder. Intended for the reader who has no prior knowledge about the Jewish holidays as well as the reader who knows the basics about the holidays but wants to understand the holidays on a deeper level, Axelrod's book takes a humorous, light-hearted look at the 11 most important Jewish holidays. Instead of simply...
Author
Publisher
Monkfish Book Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"This book investigates Judaism at its best-and sanest. It strips away outdated and harmful beliefs that have accrued over the centuries and returns to the essential truths that are too-often ignored in favor of tradition, tribal identity, or the claims of the powerful. The result is a vibrant Judaism for the 21st century and beyond-a Judaism that draws deeply from history and scripture yet addresses the unmet needs of the present and the future....
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
A major new history of the century-long debate over what a Jewish state should beMany Zionists who advocated the creation of a Jewish state envisioned a nation like any other. Yet for Israel's founders, the state that emerged against all odds in 1948 was anything but ordinary. Born from the ashes of genocide and a long history of suffering, Israel was conceived to be unique, a model society and the heart of a prosperous new Middle East. It is this...
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Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
The most important text in Judaism after the Old Testament—available for the first time in Penguin Classics One of the most significant religious texts in the world, The Talmud is a compilation of the teachings of major Jewish scholars from the classic period of rabbinic Judaism. In a range of styles, including commentary, parables, proverbs, and anecdotes, it provides guidance on all aspects of everyday life. This selection of its most illuminating...
Author
Publisher
Front Line
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Cahn shows that financial and economic events of today are influenced by the two ancient Biblical cycles: the 7 year Sabbath cycle and the 50 year Jubilee cycle. He shows how the cycles have foretold the greatest crashes in Wall Street history, the timing of 9/11, the world wars and the collapse of nations, world powers, and empires and your life.
Author
Publisher
Countryman Press, an imprint of W.W. Norton and Company
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A delicious exploration of the Jewish holidays, with illuminating conversations and meals shared by friends: a rabbi and a cook. For many belonging to the Jewish diaspora, understanding the holidays means lighting a menorah for Chanukah, maybe hosting a seder during Passover. But, if celebrated with an understanding of the storied customs behind the festivities, these occasions can be so much more than candles and matzah. Following the lunisolar...
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