Written for a general audience, the essays collected here present refreshing and often humorous glimpses of various topics in Jewish history and traditional religious literature. Inspired by the diversity of Jewish thought, author and scholar Eliezer Segal sheds light on the social and political forces that have brought the Jewish community together in the past and still speak with familiarity to a modern western culture.
Enlightening and entertaining, Professor Segal's writing is a rare blend of scholarship and wit, highlighting contemporary experiences that bring the rich heritage...
Written for a general audience, the essays collected here present refreshing and often humorous glimpses of various topics in Jewish history and tradi...
Introduces students to a range of significant post-biblical Jewish writing. It covers diverse genres such as prayer & liturgical poetry, biblical interpretation, religious law, philosophy, mysticism & works of ethical instruction. Each text is newly translated into English & accompanied by a detailed commentary.
Introduces students to a range of significant post-biblical Jewish writing. It covers diverse genres such as prayer & liturgical poetry, biblical inte...
This volume brings together a diverse collection of studies related to Jewish history, culture religion and litgerature. The articles introduce the reader to a dazzling variety of personalities, ideologies, historical events and communal dynamics. The articles are written from a sympathetic, but non-dogmatic perspective by an expert in the academic study of the Jewish religion. They were originally published as newspaper columns, and are designed to entertain as much as to educate the intelligent non-specialist.
This volume brings together a diverse collection of studies related to Jewish history, culture religion and litgerature. The articles introduce the re...
"A Time for Every Purpose" continues the series of collections of Eliezer Segal's articles about the Jewish sacred calendar that originally appeared in his "From the Sources" column in the Calgary "Jewish Free Press" between 2011 and 2015. As always, the author strives to maintain a balance between accurate scholarship and entertaining readability as he introduces his readers to fascinating aspects of the Jewish festivals and holy days and how they evolved in ongoing dialogue with historical changes, geographical diversity and intellectual challenges. The articles are written from a...
"A Time for Every Purpose" continues the series of collections of Eliezer Segal's articles about the Jewish sacred calendar that originally appeared i...
