Library of Jewish Ideas – serie
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Halakhah
The Rabbinic Idea of Law
Häftad, 2020
233 kr
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How the rabbis of the Talmud transformed Jewish law into a way of thinking and talking about everythingTypically translated as "Jewish law," halakhah is not an easy match for what is usually thought of as law. This is because the rabbinic legal system has rarely wielded the political power to …
No Joke
Making Jewish Humor
Inbunden, 2013
248 kr
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Humor is the most celebrated of all Jewish responses to modernity. In this book, Ruth Wisse evokes and applauds the genius of spontaneous Jewish joking--as well as the brilliance of comic masterworks by writers like Heinrich Heine, Sholem Aleichem, Isaac Babel, S. Y. Agnon, Isaac Bashevis Singer, …
After One-Hundred-and-Twenty
Reflecting on Death, Mourning, and the Afterlife in the Jewish Tradition
Inbunden, 2016
243 kr
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After One-Hundred-and-Twenty provides a richly nuanced and deeply personal look at Jewish attitudes and practices regarding death, mourning, and the afterlife as they have existed and evolved from biblical times to today. Taking its title from the Hebrew and Yiddish blessing to live to a ripe old …
Halakhah
The Rabbinic Idea of Law
Inbunden, 2018
387 kr
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How the rabbis of the Talmud transformed everything into a legal question—and Jewish law into a way of thinking and talking about everythingThough typically translated as “Jewish law,” the term halakhah is not an easy match for what is usually thought of as law. This is because the rabbinic legal …
Story of Hebrew
Inbunden, 2017
303 kr
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A unique history of the Hebrew language from biblical times to the modern Jewish state This book explores the extraordinary hold that Hebrew has had on Jews and Christians, who have invested it with a symbolic power far beyond that of any other language in history. Preserved by the Jews across two …
Human Nature & Jewish Thought
Judaism's Case for Why Persons Matter
Inbunden, 2015
387 kr
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This book explores one of the great questions of our time: How can we preserve our sense of what it means to be a person while at the same time accepting what science tells us to be true--namely, that human nature is continuous with the rest of nature? What, in other words, does it mean to be a …
Inheriting Abraham
The Legacy of the Patriarch in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
Inbunden, 2012
260 kr
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Jews, Christians, and Muslims supposedly share a common religious heritage in the patriarch Abraham, and the idea that he should serve only as a source of unity among the three traditions has become widespread in both scholarly and popular circles. But in Inheriting Abraham, Jon Levenson reveals …
Inheriting Abraham
The Legacy of the Patriarch in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
Häftad, 2014
209 kr
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Jews, Christians, and Muslims supposedly share a common religious heritage in the patriarch Abraham, and the idea that he should serve only as a source of unity among the three traditions has become widespread in both scholarly and popular circles. But in Inheriting Abraham, Jon Levenson reveals …
No Joke
Making Jewish Humor
Häftad, 2015
265 kr
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Humor is the most celebrated of all Jewish responses to modernity. In this book, Ruth Wisse evokes and applauds the genius of spontaneous Jewish joking--as well as the brilliance of comic masterworks by writers like Heinrich Heine, Sholem Aleichem, Isaac Babel, S. Y. Agnon, Isaac Bashevis Singer, …
Human Nature & Jewish Thought
Judaism's Case for Why Persons Matter
Häftad, 2017
209 kr
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This book explores one of the great questions of our time: How can we preserve our sense of what it means to be a person while at the same time accepting what science tells us to be true--namely, that human nature is continuous with the rest of nature? What, in other words, does it mean to be a …
After One-Hundred-and-Twenty
Reflecting on Death, Mourning, and the Afterlife in the Jewish Tradition
Häftad, 2018
167 kr
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A deeply personal look at death, mourning, and the afterlife in Jewish traditionAfter One-Hundred-and-Twenty provides a richly nuanced and deeply personal look at Jewish attitudes and practices regarding death, mourning, and the afterlife as they have existed and evolved from biblical times to …
Story of Hebrew
Häftad, 2018
172 kr
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The Story of Hebrew explores the extraordinary hold that Hebrew has had on Jews and Christians, who have invested it with a symbolic power far beyond that of any other language in history. Preserved by the Jews across two millennia, Hebrew endured long after it ceased to be a mother tongue, …
Love of God
Divine Gift, Human Gratitude, and Mutual Faithfulness in Judaism
Häftad, 2020
234 kr
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A compelling interpretation of a foundational concept of Jewish religious lifeThe love of God is arguably the most essential element in Judaism—but also one of the most confounding. In biblical and rabbinic literature, the obligation to love God appears as a formal commandment. Yet most people …
Love of God
Divine Gift, Human Gratitude, and Mutual Faithfulness in Judaism
Inbunden, 2015
290 kr
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The love of God is perhaps the most essential element in Judaism--but also one of the most confounding. In biblical and rabbinic literature, the obligation to love God appears as a formal commandment. Yet most people today think of love as a feeling. How can an emotion be commanded? How could one …
