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Yoma
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Adin Even Israel Steinsaltz
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The 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 page, a side-by-side English
translation, photographs and illustrations, a brilliant commentary,
and a multitude of learning aids to help the beginning and advanced
student alike actively participate in the dynamic process of Talmud
study.
Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav (1772-1810) is widely considered to be
one of the foremost visionary storytellers of the Hasidic movement.
The great-grandson of the Ba'al Shem Tov, founder of the movement,
Rabbi Nachman came to be regarded as a great figure and leader in
his own right, guiding his followers on a spiritual path inspired
by Kabbalah. In the last four years of his life he turned to
storytelling, crafting highly imaginative, allegorical tales for
his Hasidim. Three-time National Jewish Book Award winner Howard
Schwartz has masterfully compiled the most extensive collection of
Nachman's stories available in English. In addition to the
well-known Thirteen Tales, including "The Lost Princess" and "The
Seven Beggars," Schwartz has included over one hundred narratives
in the various genres of fairy tales, fables, parables, dreams, and
folktales, many of them previously unknown or believed lost. One
such story is the carefully guarded "Tale of the Bread," which was
never intended to be written down and was only to be shared with
those Bratslavers who could be trusted not to reveal it. Eventually
recorded by Rabbi Nachman's scribe, the tale has maintained its
mythical status as a "hidden story." With utmost reverence and
unfettered delight, Schwartz has carefully curated A Palace of
Pearls alongside masterful commentary that guides the reader
through the Rabbi's spiritual mysticism and uniquely Kabbalistic
approach, ultimately revealing Rabbi Nachman to be a literary
heavyweight in the vein of Gogol and Kafka. Vibrant, wise, and
provocative, this book is a must-read for any lover of fairy tales
and fables.
Rabbinic hermeneutics in ancient Judaism reflects this multifaceted
world of the text and of reality, seen as a world of reference
worth commentary. As a mirror, it includes this world but perhaps
also falsifies reality, adapting it to one's own aims and
necessities. It consists of four parts:Part I, considered as
introduction, is the description of the "Rabbinic Workshop"
(Officina Rabbinica), the rabbinic world where the student plays a
role and a reformation of a reformation always takes place, the
world where the mirror was created and manufactured. Part II deals
with the historical environment, the world of reference of rabbinic
Judaism in Palestine and in the Hellenistic Diaspora (Reflecting
Roman Religion); Part III focuses on magic and the sciences, as
ancient (political and empirical) activities of influence in the
double meaning of receiving and adopting something and of attempt
to produce an effect on persons and objects (Performing the Craft
of Sciences and Magic). Part IV addresses the rabbinic concern with
texts (Reflecting on Languages and Texts) as the main area of
"influence" of the rabbinic academy in a space between the texts of
the past and the real world of the present.
In recent decades, there has been a resurgence of interest among
both secular and religious Israelis in Talmudic stories. This
growing fascination with Talmudic stories has been inspired by
contemporary Israeli writers who have sought to make readers aware
of the special qualities of these well-crafted narratives that
portray universal human situations, including marriages,
relationships between parents and children, power struggles between
people, and the challenge of trying to live a good life. The Charm
of Wise Hesitancy explores the resurgence of interest in Talmudic
stories in Israel and presents some of the most popular Talmudic
stories in contemporary Israeli culture, as well as creative
interpretations of those stories by Israeli writers, thereby
providing readers with an opportunity to consider how these stories
may be relevant to their own lives.
How much time should it take to pray? Is one allowed to argue with
God? Who can give a blessing? And what is worth crying for? In this
page-by-page companion to Berakhot, the first tractate of the
Talmud, popular teacher and community leader Rabbi Levi Cooper
explores the wisdom of the Jewish sages, transforming their ancient
teachings into lessons for everyday life.
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The Mahabharata
(Paperback)
John D. Smith; Vyasa; Edited by J.D. Smith
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A new selection from the national epic of India
Originally composed in Sanskrit sometime between 400 BC and 400
AD, "The Mahabharata"-with one hundred thousand stanzas of verse-is
one of the longest poems in existence. At the heart of the saga is
a conflict between two branches of a royal family whose feud
culminates in a titanic eighteen-day battle. Exploring such
timeless subjects as "dharma" (duty), "artha" (purpose), and "kama"
(pleasure) in a mythic world of warfare, magic, and beauty, this is
a magnificent and legendary Hindu text of immense importance to the
culture of the Indian subcontinent.
This volume deals with the female dynasty of the House of David and
its influence on the Jewish Messianic Myth. It provides a missing
link in the chain of research on the topic of messianism and
contributes to the understanding of the connection between female
transgression and redemption, from the Bible through Rabbinic
literature until the Zohar. The discussion of the centrality of the
mother image in Judeo-Christian culture and the parallels between
the appearance of Mary in the Gospels and the Davidic Mothers in
the Hebrew Bible, stresses mutual representations of ""the mother
of the messiah"" in Christian and Jewish imaginaire. Through the
prism of gender studies and by stressing questions of femininity,
motherhood and sexuality, the subject appears in a new light. This
research highlights the importance of intertwining Jewish literary
study with comparative religion and gender theories, enabling the
process of filling in the 'mythic gaps' in classical Jewish
sources. The book won the Pines, Lakritz and Warburg awards.
This unique Haggada introduces Ethiopian customs into the
traditional Haggada as it tells the dramatic story of the Ethiopian
Jewish community's journey to Israel in the 1980s and 1990s.
Photographs, reproductions of rare documents, and original stories
published for the first time bring this contemporary Exodus story
to life. Journey to Freedom celebrates Ethiopian Jewish culture,
and provides a beautiful opportunity for the Ethiopian community to
tell and retell its mportant story.
Features seven different colours on each page that represent the seven rules of Tajweed. This work also features a golden purse.
Scholars of early Christian and Jewish literature have for many
years focused on interpreting texts in their hypothetical original
forms and contexts, while largely overlooking important aspects of
the surviving manuscript evidence and the culture that produced it.
This volume of essays seeks to remedy this situation by focusing on
the material aspects of the manuscripts themselves and the fluidity
of textual transmission in a manuscript culture. With an emphasis
on method and looking at texts as they have been used and
transmitted in manuscripts, this book discusses how we may deal
with textual evidence that can often be described as mere snapshots
of fluid textual traditions that have been intentionally adapted to
fit ever-shifting contexts. The emphasis of the book is on the
contexts and interests of users and producers of texts as they
appear in our surviving manuscripts, rather than on original
authors and their intentions, and the essays provide both important
correctives to former textual interpretations, as well as new
insights into the societies and individuals that copied and read
the texts in the manuscripts that have actually been preserved to
us.
The Koren Sacks Yom Kippur Mahzor, is a new Hebrew/English prayer
book with translation and commentary by Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan
Sacks. It is a companion to the Koren Sacks Rosh Hashana Mahzor,
and one volume among a growing body of work produced by the
celebrated Koren Publishers-Chief Rabbi Sacks partnership. The
Koren Sacks Yom Kippur Mahzor marries the sophisticated graphic
approach for which Koren Publishers Jerusalem is renowned with the
insight and eloquence of Chief Rabbi Sacks. The Koren Sacks Yom
Kippur Mahzor brings out the inner meaning of the Yom Kippur
prayers by aligning the Hebrew and English texts, highlighting key
words, distinguishing poetry from prose, and using beautiful fonts
designed by master typographer Eliyahu Koren. Chief Rabbi Sacks'
translation brings readers closer to the authentic meaning of the
Hebrew text, while his introduction and commentary provide new ways
of understanding and experiencing the Yom Kippur service.
Learning to Read Talmud is the first book-length study of how
teachers teach and how students learn to read Talmud. Through a
series of studies conducted by scholars of Talmud in classrooms
that range from seminaries to secular universities and with
students from novice to advanced, this book elucidates a broad
range of ideas about what it means to learn to read Talmud and
tools for how to achieve that goal. Bridging the study of Talmud
and the study of pedagogy, this book is an essential resource for
scholars, curriculum writers, and classroom teachers of Talmud.
Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad, wielding an authority second only
to the Qur'an. The words of Muhammad (d. 11/632), God's messenger
and prophet of Islam, have a special place in the hearts of his
followers. Wielding an authority second only to the Qur'an,
Muhammad's hadith are cited by scholars as testimonial texts in a
vast array of disciplines-including law, theology, metaphysics,
poetry, grammar, history, and medicine-and are quoted by Muslims to
one another in their daily lives. Assembling Muhammad's words has
been a major preoccupation for scholars throughout the fourteen
centuries since his death, resulting in an abundance of
compilations. Among the legally-grounded collections, which aimed
to guide the community in its practice of religious law and ritual
worship, one which stands out in particular is Light in the Heavens
(Kitab al-Shihab) by al-Qadi al-Quda'i, a Shafi'i judge in the
Fatimid court in Egypt. The collection's overall conceptualization
is distinctively ethical and pragmatic, and offers humanitarian
lessons and practical insights with universal appeal. From North
Africa to India, generations have used Light in the Heavens as a
teaching text for children as well as adults, and many of its 1200
sayings are familiar to individuals of diverse denominations and
ethnicities. For Muslims-who consider Muhammad's teachings the
fount of wisdom and the beacon of guidance in all things, mundane
and sublime-these sayings provide a direct window into the inspired
vision of one of the most influential humans to have walked the
Earth. A bilingual Arabic-English edition.
Publicly or secretly, traditional Jews increasingly doubt the
historical reliability of the Torah. Here, Gellman provides an
""old-fashioned"" Jewish theology for accepting the contemporary
critique of Torah and history. Gellman presents an outline of the
scholarly conclusions, and then examines faith responses and
rejects apologetic attempts to evade the challenge. The book
elucidates the notions of Divine Providence and Divine
Accommodation that then provide a basis for the thesis that for
centuries Divine Providence has been guiding toward a
non-historical, non-literal understanding of the Torah. This was
from God. Gellman advocates Hasidic-type non-literal approaches as
most fitting for our times. Then, in light of the book's thesis,
Gellman offers his understanding of Torah from Heaven, prayer, and
the continuing validity of the commandments, for present-day
traditional Judaism.
This book analyzes the exceptional normative impact of R. Meir
Simcha Hacohen's Biblical commentary, Meshekh Hokhmah, and his
halakhic commentary, Or Sameah. It examines the reliance of the
poskim on R. Meir Simcha's innovations and hermeneutic methods as
well as their view of his interpretations that broadened or
narrowed the scope of Maimonides' rulings. The book explores the
broad-based judicial principles underlying R. Meir Simcha's legal
decisions and approach to Jewish law. It further examines how his
legal creativity was impacted by metahalakhic principles that
guided him in addressing changing historical and social realities.
The book also considers R. Meir Simcha's unique attitudes toward
gentiles. His approach attests to his innovativeness and his
halakhic moderation, as he tried to rule as leniently as possible
on matters concerning non-Jews. In this book, R. Meir Simcha is
shown to be a truly influential rabbi whose contributions will long
be a source of study and discussion.
In The Heart of Torah, Rabbi Shai Held's Torah essays-two for each
weekly portion-open new horizons in Jewish biblical commentary.
Held probes the portions in bold, original, and provocative ways.
He mines Talmud and midrashim, great writers of world literature,
and astute commentators of other religious backgrounds to ponder
fundamental questions about God, human nature, and what it means to
be a religious person in the modern world. Along the way he
illuminates the centrality of empathy in Jewish ethics, the
predominance of divine love in Jewish theology, the primacy of
gratitude and generosity, and God's summoning of each of us-with
all our limitations-into the dignity of a covenantal relationship.
'Hate is not conquered by hate: hate is conquered by love. This is
a law eternal.' Captivating aphorisms illustrating the Buddhist
dhamma, or moral system. Introducing Little Black Classics: 80
books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate
the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from
around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a
balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan,
from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian
steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and
intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have
shaped the lives of millions.
Fans of the Koren Sacks Siddur: meet the Koren Sacks Rosh HaShana
Mahzor. Like the Siddur, this new Mahzor weds the elegance of Koren
with the wisdom of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks. Koren's sophisticated
graphic layout, and Rabbi Sacks' remarkable translation,
introduction and commentary jointly offer a meaningful start to the
new year.
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