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My People's Passover Haggadah - Traditional Tests, Modern Commentaries (Hardcover, Annotated edition): Lawrence A.... My People's Passover Haggadah - Traditional Tests, Modern Commentaries (Hardcover, Annotated edition)
Lawrence A. Hoffman, David Arnow
R823 R708 Discovery Miles 7 080 Save R115 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

My People s Passover Haggadah
Traditional Texts, Modern Commentaries

In two volumes, this empowering resource for the spiritual revival of our times enables us to find deeper meaning in one of Judaism s most beloved traditions, the Passover Seder. Rich Haggadah commentary adds layer upon layer of new insight to the age-old celebration of the journey from slavery to freedom and makes its power accessible to all.

This diverse and exciting Passover resource features the traditional Haggadah Hebrew text with a new translation designed to let you know exactly what the Haggadah says. Introductory essays help you understand the historical roots of Passover, the development of the Haggadah, and how to make sense out of texts and customs that evolved from ancient times.

Framed with beautifully designed Talmud-style pages, "My People s Passover Haggadah " features commentaries by scholars from all denominations of Judaism. You are treated to insights by experts in such fields as the Haggadah s history; its biblical roots; its confrontation with modernity; and its relationship to rabbinic midrash and Jewish law, feminism, Chasidism, theology, and kabbalah.

No other resource provides such a wide-ranging exploration of the Haggadah, a reservoir of inspiration and information for creating meaningful Seders every year.

The Haggadah is a book not just of the Jewish People, but of ordinary Jewish people. It is a book we all own, handle, store at home, and spill wine upon Pick up a Siddur, and you have the history of our People writ large; pick up a Haggadah, and you have the same but also the chronicle of Jewish life writ small: the story of families and friends whose Seders have become their very own local cultural legacy.... "My People s Passover Haggadah" is for each and every person looking to enrich their annual experience of Passover in their own unique way.

Hugh Schonfield (Hardcover): Owen Power Hugh Schonfield (Hardcover)
Owen Power; Foreword by Richard S. Harvey
R994 R844 Discovery Miles 8 440 Save R150 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Decolonial Judaism - Triumphal Failures of Barbaric Thinking (Hardcover): S. Slabodsky Decolonial Judaism - Triumphal Failures of Barbaric Thinking (Hardcover)
S. Slabodsky
R2,697 R2,006 Discovery Miles 20 060 Save R691 (26%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Decolonial Judaism: Triumphal Failures of Barbaric Thinking explores the relationship among geopolitics, religion, and social theory. It argues that during the postcolonial and post-Holocaust era, Jewish thinkers in different parts of the world were influenced by Global South thought and mobilized this rich set of intellectual resources to confront the assimilation of normative Judaism by various incipient neo-colonial powers. By tracing the historical and conceptual lineage of this overlooked conversation, this book explores not only its epistemological opportunities, but also the internal contradictions that led to its ultimate unraveling, especially in the post-9/11 world.

Jewish Preaching - Homilies and Sermons (Paperback): Louis Jacobs Jewish Preaching - Homilies and Sermons (Paperback)
Louis Jacobs
R678 Discovery Miles 6 780 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Rabbi Jacobs, with sixty years' experience of pulpit work to his credit, provides a number of homilies for each weekly portion of the modern sermon and for the chapters of Ethics of the Fathers. The text for the modern sermon is usually the sidra, the weekly portion, or, in the summer months the Talmudic book known universally as Ethics of the Fathers. Among the sermonic themes are contemporary problems, the religious and ethical needs of the individual, and, of course, the impact of the Holocaust and the State of Israel.

Mysticism in Rabbinic Judaism - Studies in the History of Midrash (Hardcover, Reprint 2018): Ira Chernus Mysticism in Rabbinic Judaism - Studies in the History of Midrash (Hardcover, Reprint 2018)
Ira Chernus
R3,614 Discovery Miles 36 140 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

After World War II, Ernst Ludwig Ehrlich (1921-2007) published works in English and German by eminent Israeli scholars, in this way introducing them to a wider audience in Europe and North America. The series he founded for that purpose, Studia Judaica, continues to offer a platform for scholarly studies and editions that cover all eras in the history of the Jewish religion.

Confronting Scandal - How Jews Can Respond When Jews Do Bad Things (Hardcover): Erica Brown Confronting Scandal - How Jews Can Respond When Jews Do Bad Things (Hardcover)
Erica Brown
R603 R539 Discovery Miles 5 390 Save R64 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"We can battle insensitivity, immorality, and dishonesty in our lives individually and collectively as a people. We have a wonderful road map in the Torah and its traditions. It is time to think seriously about our reputation in the world and what we can do to enhance it, not because we want to look good but because we want to be good." from Chapter 6.

What should we do when we see other Jews behaving badly?

Most Jews are good, upstanding people who live by a strong moral code and follow Isaiah's words to be a light to others. But when Jews in the public sphere make headlines for being caught in scandals, their actions can provoke anger, shame and a sense of betrayal in the larger Jewish community.

In this insightful and timely book, Jewish scholar Dr. Erica Brown presents an intentional, disciplined framework to explore the emotions provoked in the Jewish community by reports of Jews committing crime. She proposes that we transform our sense of shame into actions that inspire and sustain a moral culture. Drawing from the Hebrew Bible, Talmud and our centuries-long Jewish commitment to ethics, she outlines ways you can activate and operate your personal moral compass, and shows how you can empower yourself with sacred obligation, responsibility, kindness and knowledge to increase Jewish pride."

Koren Tanakh Hama'alot Edition, Purple (Paperback): Koren Publishers Koren Tanakh Hama'alot Edition, Purple (Paperback)
Koren Publishers
R743 Discovery Miles 7 430 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Old Testament Theology: Vol 1 - The Experience Of God (Hardcover): Horst D. Preuss Old Testament Theology: Vol 1 - The Experience Of God (Hardcover)
Horst D. Preuss
R5,031 Discovery Miles 50 310 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

A major new work providing a comprehensive study of the theology of the Old Testament.

Tractates Bava Qamma, Bava Mesi'a, and Bava Batra (Hardcover): Heinrich W. Guggenheimer Tractates Bava Qamma, Bava Mesi'a, and Bava Batra (Hardcover)
Heinrich W. Guggenheimer
R9,277 Discovery Miles 92 770 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The present volume is the eleventh in the series of the Jerusalem Talmud, the first in a three volume edition, translation, and commentary of the Fourth Order Neziqin. The thirty chapters of Neziqin that deal with most aspects of Civil Law are usually divided into three parts, or "gates", known as the First Gate, Bava qamma, the Middle Gate, Bava mesi'a, and the Last Gate, Bava batra. In contrast to the Babylonian Talmud, the treatment in the Jerusalem Talmud is fragmentary. The reason for this is a matter of controversy, discussed in the Introduction to the Tractate.

A Sense of the Supernatural - Interpretation of Dreams and Paranormal Experiences (Hardcover): Yitzchak Ginsburgh A Sense of the Supernatural - Interpretation of Dreams and Paranormal Experiences (Hardcover)
Yitzchak Ginsburgh
R826 Discovery Miles 8 260 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

As we move through life, we are constantly being addressed through both our normal and paranormal senses. Kabbalah teaches us that we can always benefit from these signals by adopting a dual strategy: the innocent path of simplicity together with the focused approach of rational analysis.

"For some years now, I have been aware that I have the ability to tap into other worlds and experience various paranormal events... Should I try to work to eliminate these experiences from my life, and if so, how?"

"I have a question regarding the removal of a curse on land and turning it into a blessing. Can you tell me any procedures or do's and don'ts concerning this? Any information will be appreciated."

"I have had several very significant dreams that have so disturbed me... No one I know really seems to have any insight into what these dreams may mean. I would greatly appreciate any wisdom you might pass on to me."

In this selection of letters concerning dreams and paranormal experiences, you will find detailed answers to these questions and others. Studying the replies in this volume will present you with a new, fuller and clearer attitude towards perceiving and interpreting the spiritual phenomena that you may experience.

"The Words of a Wise Man's Mouth are Gracious" (Qoh 10,12) - Festschrift for Gunter Stemberger on the Occasion of his 65th... "The Words of a Wise Man's Mouth are Gracious" (Qoh 10,12) - Festschrift for Gunter Stemberger on the Occasion of his 65th Birthday (Hardcover)
Mauro Perani
R6,186 Discovery Miles 61 860 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In this volume of collected papers, acknowledged authorities in Jewish Studies mark the milestones in the development of the Jewish religion from ancient times up to the present. They also take full account of the interactions between Judaism and its ancient and Christian environment. The renowned Viennese scholar Gunter Stemberger is honoured with this festschrift on the occasion of his 65th birthday.

Last Writings - Nothingness and the Religious Worldview (Hardcover): Nishida Kitaro Last Writings - Nothingness and the Religious Worldview (Hardcover)
Nishida Kitaro; Translated by David A. Dilworth
R1,890 Discovery Miles 18 900 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Nishida Kitaro, Japan's premier modern philosopher, was born in 1870 and grew to intellectual maturity in the final decades of the Meiji period (1868-1912). He achieved recognition as Japan's leading establishment philosopher during his tenure as professor of philosophy at Kyoto University. After his retirement in 1927, and until his death in 1945, Nishida published a continuous stream of original essays that can best be described as intercivilizational, a meeting point of East and West. His final essay, ""The Logic of the Place of Nothingness and the Religious Worldview,"" completed in the last few months before his death, is a summation of his philosophy of religion and has come to be regarded as the foundational text of the Kyoto school. It is one of the few places in his writings where Nishida draws openly and freely on East Asian Buddhist sources as analogs of his own ideas. Here Nishida argues for the existential primordiality of the religious consciousness against Kant, while also critically engaging the thought of such authors as Aristotle, the Christian Neo-Platonists, Spinoza, Fichte, Hegel, Barth, and Tillich. He makes it clear that he is also indebted to Pascal, Kierkegaard, and Dostoievsky as well as to Nagarjuna, the Ch'an masters, Shinran, Dogen, and other Buddhist thinkers. This book--a translation of the most seminal work of Nishida's career--also includes a translation of his ""Last Writing"" (Zeppitsu), written just two days before his death.

Tradition and Crisis - Jewish Society At the End of the Middle Ages (Hardcover, New Ed): Jacob Katz Tradition and Crisis - Jewish Society At the End of the Middle Ages (Hardcover, New Ed)
Jacob Katz
R3,286 Discovery Miles 32 860 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

"An acknowledged classic. Katz has transformed our conception of Jewish history from the 16th to the 18th century. Because of his work, we now understand that the ghetto was no longer sealed off at that time from outside opinions and that the movement towards modernity had begun long before the Jews were actually legally emancipated. Making this work available again in the revised edition is a service to scholarship and to public enlightenment."
--Arthur Hertzberg

"Since it first appeared in Hebrew in 1958, "Tradition and Crisis" has had a tremendous impact on generations of students and scholars. Katz's innovative use of sources has introduced scholars to new methodologies and opened new vistas for research. This new, unabridged translation is therefore highly welcome. It will ensure its continued use in the English-speaking world."
--Jehuda Reinharz, Richard Koret Professor of Modern Jewish History, Brandeis University

"Like a lovingly restored painting, Bernard Cooperman's new, annotated translation of Jacob Katz's classic portrait of early Jewish modernity can now be fully appreciated for the first time. An admirable achievement."
--Ivan G. Marcus

When it first appeared in Hebrew in 1958 and in English in 1961, Tradition and Crisis, Jacob Katz's groundbreaking study of Jewish society at the end of the Middle Ages, dramatically changed our perceptions of the Jewish community prior to the era of modernity. This new, unabridged translation by Bernard Dov Cooperman makes this classic available to new generations of students and scholars, together with Katz's original source notes, and an afterword and an updating bibliographic appendix by Professor Cooperman.

Katz revolutionized the field by tapping into a rich and hitherto unexplored source for reconstructing the sociology of a previous era: the responsa literature of the Rabbinic establishment during the Middle Ages. The self-governing communities of Jews in Europe dealt with issues both civil and religious. The questions and answers addressed to the rabbinic authorities and courts provide an incomparable wealth of insights into life as it was lived in this period and into the social, historical, cultural, and economic issues of the day.

How did European Jewry progress from a socially and culturally segregated society to become a component of European society at large? What were Jewish attitudes toward the Gentile world from which Jewry had been secluded for centuries? What were the bridges from the old to the new era?

Tradition and Crisis traces the roots of modernity to internal developments within the communities themselves. Katz traces the modern movements of the Haskalah (Enlightenment) in the West and Hasidism in the East, to an internal breakdown in the structure of these communities and the emergence of an alternative leadership in the wake of the Sabbatian challenge.
A dynamic work that has radically changed our view of this history, Tradition and Crisis remains the pivotal text for understanding the revolution in the entire conception of Jewish identity in the modern era.

Journal of the County Louth Archaeological Society; 3, no. 1 (December 1912) (Hardcover): County Louth Archaeological Society Journal of the County Louth Archaeological Society; 3, no. 1 (December 1912) (Hardcover)
County Louth Archaeological Society
R877 Discovery Miles 8 770 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Reading the Rav - Exploring Religious Themes in the Thought of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik (Hardcover): Moshe Sokolow Reading the Rav - Exploring Religious Themes in the Thought of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik (Hardcover)
Moshe Sokolow
R737 Discovery Miles 7 370 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Lubavitcher Messianism - What Really Happens When Prophecy Fails? (Hardcover, New): Simon Dein Lubavitcher Messianism - What Really Happens When Prophecy Fails? (Hardcover, New)
Simon Dein
R5,015 Discovery Miles 50 150 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In 1994 the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Menachem Schneerson, died leaving no successor. For many years his followers had maintained that he was Moshiach -the Jewish Messiah and would usher in the Redemption. After his death Lubavitch divided into two opposing groups. While some messianists hold that the Rebbe died but is to be resurrected as the messiah, others hold that he is still alive, but concealed. The anti-messianists maintain that the Rebbe could have been Moshiach if God had willed it, but they disagree vehemently that as such he could come back from the dead. Using ethnographic data obtained by the author through twenty years of fieldwork, this book presents a social-psychological account of Lubavitcher Messianism and moves beyond the typical scholarly preoccupation with belief and dissonance to examine the role of rhetoric, religious experience and ritual in maintaining counterintuitive convictions. Through examining the parallels between early Christianity and messianism in Lubavitch this book provides a comprehensive perspective for examining messianism generally.

Jewish Themes in the New Testament: Yam Yisrael Chai! (Paperback): Paul Morris Jewish Themes in the New Testament: Yam Yisrael Chai! (Paperback)
Paul Morris
R597 Discovery Miles 5 970 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book outlines what the Bible teaches about the Jewish people and religion. Jewish Themes in the New Testament is an examination of what the New Testament teaches about the Jewish people in the era of the New Covenant. The core of that teaching is an affirmation of God's continued faithfulness to them. In a day when opinions regarding the Jewish people are increasingly polarised as some stress their position centre-stage and others consign them to the dustbin of history, this book seeks to demonstrate from the New Testament that both extremes are wrong. This unique book considers the theological issues, but it is concerned for much more; it is about Jewish people and the Jews as a people, as the New Testament sees them.

Back To The Beginning (Hardcover): Mark Hoenig Back To The Beginning (Hardcover)
Mark Hoenig
R926 Discovery Miles 9 260 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Festive Meals in Ancient Israel - Deuteronomy's Identity Politics in Their Ancient Near Eastern Context (Hardcover): Peter... Festive Meals in Ancient Israel - Deuteronomy's Identity Politics in Their Ancient Near Eastern Context (Hardcover)
Peter Altmann
R5,446 Discovery Miles 54 460 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The festive meal texts of Deuteronomy 12-26 depict Israel as a unified people participating in cultic banquets - a powerful and earthy image for both preexilic Judahite and later audiences. Comparison of Deuteronomy 12:13-27, 14:22-29, 16:1-17, and 26:1-15 with pentateuchal texts like Exodus 20-23 is broadened to highlight the rhetorical potential of the Deuteronomic meal texts in relation to the religious and political circumstances in Israel during the Neo-Assyrian and later periods. The texts employ the concrete and rich image of festive banquets, which the monograph investigates in relation to comparative ancient Near Eastern texts and iconography, the zooarchaeological remains of the ancient Levant, and the findings of cultural anthropology with regard to meals.

The Samaritan Pentateuch and Modern Criticism (Hardcover): J. Iverach Munro The Samaritan Pentateuch and Modern Criticism (Hardcover)
J. Iverach Munro
R844 Discovery Miles 8 440 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Binah - Volume II; Studies in Jewish Thought (Hardcover): Joseph Dan Binah - Volume II; Studies in Jewish Thought (Hardcover)
Joseph Dan
R2,929 Discovery Miles 29 290 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Praeger, in collaboration with the distinguished International Center for University Teaching of Jewish Civilization, Jerusalem, and in association with Israeli's Open University, has undertaken the publication of this multi-volume series. Binah brings together for the first time in English seminal articles in Jewish history, thought, and culture. This landmark series, edited by Joseph Dan and under the general supervision of Moshe Davis, will provide resource materials for students enrolled in courses in Jewish studies, religion, history, literature, sociology, cultural anthropology, and philosophy. Binah includes topics from the Biblical period through the 20th century. Each volume of articles is approximately 300 pages in length. An introduction explains the criteria for selecting the articles and indicates their contribution to Jewish history, thought, and culture. The articles, not previously translated, are adapted from their original Hebrew sources in order to make them more accessible to the undergraduate reader, but the editors have made every effort to remain faithful to the intent of the original authors. Each article is preceded by a statement that indicates the original source, a brief biographical sketch of the author placing the article within the framework of his life-work, and the name of the translator/adaptor. The series is bound in both a hardcover library version and in a loose-leaf format, allowing the instructor maximum flexibility in utilizing the materials. By special agreement, purchasers acquire the right to make copies of the articles for student use. Thus, instructors can virtually build a package of readings for their students.

Desiring Divinity - Self-deification in Early Jewish and Christian Mythmaking (Hardcover): M David Litwa Desiring Divinity - Self-deification in Early Jewish and Christian Mythmaking (Hardcover)
M David Litwa
R3,506 Discovery Miles 35 060 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Perhaps no declaration incites more theological and moral outrage than a human's claim to be divine. Those who make this claim in ancient Jewish and Christian mythology are typically represented as the most hubristic and dangerous tyrants. Their horrible punishments are predictable and still serve as morality tales in religious communities today. But not all self-deifiers are saddled with pride and fated to fall. Some who claimed divinity stated a simple and direct truth. Though reviled on earth, misunderstood, and even killed, they received vindication and rose to the stars. This book tells the stories of six self-deifiers in their historical, social, and ideological contexts. In the history of interpretation, the initial three figures have been demonized as cosmic rebels: the first human Adam, Lucifer (later identified with Satan), and Yaldabaoth in gnostic mythology. By contrast, the final three have served as positive models for deification and divine favor: Jesus in the gospel of John, Simon of Samaria, and Allogenes in the Nag Hammadi library. In the end, the line separating demonization from deification is dangerously thin, drawn as it is by the unsteady hand of human valuation.

Peering Through the Lattices - Mystical, Magical and Pietistic Dimensions in the Tosafist Period (Hardcover): Ephraim Kanarfogel Peering Through the Lattices - Mystical, Magical and Pietistic Dimensions in the Tosafist Period (Hardcover)
Ephraim Kanarfogel
R1,281 Discovery Miles 12 810 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

During the high Middle Ages, the tosafists flourished in northern Europe and revolutionized the study of the Talmud. These Jewish scholars did not participate in the philosophical and religious thought that concerned Christendom, and today they are seen as having played a limited role in mystical or esoteric studies. Ephraim Kanarfogel now challenges this conventional view of the tosafists, showing that many individuals were influenced by ascetic and pietistic practices and were involved with mystical and magical doctrines. He traces the presence of these disciplines in the pre-Crusade period, shows how they are intertwined, and suggests that the widely available Hekhalot literature was an important conduit for this material. He also demonstrates that the asceticism and esotericism of the German Pietists were an integral part of Ashkenazic rabbinic culture after the failure of Rashbam and other early tosafists to suppress these aspects of pre-Crusade thinking. The identification of these various forms of spirituality places the tosafists among those medieval rabbinic thinkers who sought to supplement their Talmudism with other areas of knowledge such as philosophy and kabbalah, demonstrating the compatibility of rabbinic culture and mysticism. These interests, argues Kanarfogel, explain both references to medieval Ashkenazic rabbinic figures in kabbalistic literature and the acceptance of certain ascetic and mystical practices by later Ashkenazic scholars. Drawing on original manuscript research, Kanarfogel makes available for the first time many passages produced by lesser known tosafists and rabbinic figures and integrates the findings of earlier and contemporary scholarship, much of it published only in Hebrew. "Peering through the Lattices" provides a greater appreciation for these texts and opens up new opportunities for scholarhship in Jewish history and thought.

Hebraic Influences on Greek Civilization (Hardcover): Larry S. Milner Hebraic Influences on Greek Civilization (Hardcover)
Larry S. Milner
R1,016 Discovery Miles 10 160 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Reading Maimonides' Philosophy in 19th Century Germany - The Guide to Religious Reform (Hardcover, 2011 ed.): George Y.... Reading Maimonides' Philosophy in 19th Century Germany - The Guide to Religious Reform (Hardcover, 2011 ed.)
George Y. Kohler
R4,604 R4,338 Discovery Miles 43 380 Save R266 (6%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book investigates the re-discovery of Maimonides' Guide of the Perplexed by the Wissenschaft des Judentums movement in Germany of the nineteenth and beginning twentieth Germany. Since this movement is inseparably connected with religious reforms that took place at about the same time, it shall be demonstrated how the Reform Movement in Judaism used the Guide for its own agenda of historizing, rationalizing and finally turning Judaism into a philosophical enterprise of 'ethical monotheism'. The study follows the reception of Maimonidean thought, and the Guide specifically, through the nineteenth century, from the first beginnings of early reformers in 1810 and their reading of Maimonides to the development of a sophisticated reform-theology, based on Maimonides, in the writings of Hermann Cohen more then a hundred years later.

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