Kategoria BISAC: Religion >> Judaism - Rituals & Practice

Every religious community has been affected by the "sexual revolution." The conflict between contemporary attitudes and traditional practices has led to major divisions and controversies, particularly when focused on issues such as homosexuality. This is the first attempt to take abroad look at both the Jewish pioneers of modern sexual thought and the impact of the revolution on our understanding of past Jewish practices and culture. For the first time the writings of leading scholars in the field from the United States and the United Kingdom have been brought together to explore these...

This volume of the Jerusalem Talmud publishes the first twotractates of the Second Order, abbat and Eruvin. These tractates deal with discussion of all regulations regarding Shabbat, the weekly day of rest, including the activities prohibited on Shabbat. The tractate Eruvin covers questions of definition of what is allowed to do on Shabbat. The Second Order is the last one to be published in Heinrich W. Guggenheimer s edition of the Jerusalem Talmud.

The author applies the fields of gender studies, psychoanalysis, and literature to Talmudic texts. In opposition to the perception of Judaism as a legal system, he argues that the Talmud demands inner spiritual effort, to which the trait of humility and the refinement of the ego are central. This leads to the question of the attitude to the Other, in general, and especially to women. The author shows that the Talmud places the woman (who represents humility and good-heartedness in the Talmudic narratives) above the character of the male depicted in these narratives as a scholar with an...

Let's be honest with ourselves: kosher dietary laws are a minefield. And if we're being super honest, we'll admit that occasionally we just can't see the point of some of them.

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Worried you'll get bored? Don't be - with this book, you'll have a blast learning what being kosher is all about. By the end, you'll know enough about kosher dietary laws to impress your mother, annoy your siblings and intimidate...