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Better Than Wine: Love, Poetry, and Prayer in the Thought of Franz Rosenzweig
ISBN: 9780788501883 / Angielski / Miękka / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book offers a hermeneutical reading of Franz Rosenzweig's 1921 masterpiece, The Star of Redemption. In her analysis, Yudit K. Greenberg draws on German idealistic and Romantic ideas as well as Kabbalistic philosophical strands in Rosenzweig's thinking. She portrays Rosenzweig as a transitional figure between philosophy and theology, Judaism and German culture, modernity and postmodernity.
This book offers a hermeneutical reading of Franz Rosenzweig's 1921 masterpiece, The Star of Redemption. In her analysis, Yudit K. Greenberg draws on ...
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273,78 zł |
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Domestic Abuse and the Jewish Community : Perspectives from the First International Conference
ISBN: 9780789029706 / Angielski / Miękka / 178 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Domestic Abuse and the Jewish Community: Perspectives from the First International Conference brings together an outstanding and diverse selection of notable presentations from the First International Conference on Domestic Abuse in the Jewish Community held in July 2003 in Baltimore, Maryland. The conference, entitled "Pursuing Truth, Justice, and Righteousness: A Call to Action," brought to the forefront the painful and many times hidden issue of domestic abuse within the Jewish community. Respected scholars, clergy, social service professionals, and survivors provide insightful...
Domestic Abuse and the Jewish Community: Perspectives from the First International Conference brings together an outstanding and diverse selection of ...
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243,34 zł |
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Jewish Perspectives on Theology and the Human Experience of Disability
ISBN: 9780789034441 / Angielski / Twarda / 290 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A re-examination of Jewish scripture and teachings about disabilities
Few people are untouched by the issue of disability, whether personally or through a friend or relative. Jewish Perspectives on Theology and the Human Experience of Disability shares moving insights from around the world and across the broad spectrum of Judaism on how and why the Jewish community is incomplete without the presence and participation of the disabled. Authors representing each of the three main movements of Judaism--Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform--examine theology, scripture, ethics, practical... A re-examination of Jewish scripture and teachings about disabilities
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681,49 zł |
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Jewish Perspectives on Theology and the Human Experience of Disability
ISBN: 9780789034458 / Angielski / Miękka / 290 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Few people are untouched by the issue of disability, whether personally or through a friend or relative. Jewish Perspectives on Theology and the Human Experience of Disability shares moving insights from around the world and across the broad spectrum of Judaism on how and why the Jewish community is incomplete without the presence and participation of the disabled. Authors representing each of the three main movements of Judaism--Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform--examine theology, scripture, ethics, practical theology, religious education, and personal experience to understand and apply the...
Few people are untouched by the issue of disability, whether personally or through a friend or relative. Jewish Perspectives on Theology and the Human...
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277,42 zł |
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People of the Body: Jews and Judaism from an Embodied Perspective
ISBN: 9780791411704 / Angielski / Miękka / 402 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. By shifting attention from the image of Jews as a textual community to the ways Jews understand and manage their bodies -- for example, to their concerns with reproduction and sexuality, menstruation and childbirth-- this volume contributes to a revisioning of what Jews and Judaism are and have been. The project of re-membering the Jewish body has both historical and constructive motivations. As a constructive project, this book describes, renews, and participates in the complex and ongoing modern discussion about the nature of Jewish bodies and the place of bodies in Judaism.
By shifting attention from the image of Jews as a textual community to the ways Jews understand and manage their bodies -- for example, to their conce...
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140,91 zł |
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The Dawn of the Apocalyptic
ISBN: 9780800618094 / Angielski / Miękka / 460 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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153,33 zł |
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Paul and Palestinian Judaism
ISBN: 9780800618995 / Angielski / Miękka / 648 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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214,67 zł |
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Recovering Judaism
ISBN: 9780800632687 / Angielski / Miękka / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In his latest work, Neusner pleas for vindication of "the universal character and appeal of Judaic monotheism in the mainstream of humanity". Of the three great monotheistic religions, only Judaism has survived without political power, military might, or great numbers of adherents, and has done so because its method and message aim to persuade the world of God's dominion and the marks of God's rule.
In his latest work, Neusner pleas for vindication of "the universal character and appeal of Judaic monotheism in the mainstream of humanity". Of the t...
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107,33 zł |
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Textual Reasonings: Jewish Philosophy and Text Study at the End of the Twentieth Century
ISBN: 9780802839978 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Textual reasoning is the name that a group of contemporary Jewish thinkers has given to its overlapping practices of Jewish philosophy and theology. This volume represents the most public expression to date of the shared work, over a period of twelve years, of this society of textual reasoners.
Although the movement of textual reasoning is diverse and multiform, it is characterized at bottom by the pursuit of the claim that there are significant affinities between Jewish forms of reading and reasoning and postmodern thought. These affinities are presently being pursued by scholars... Textual reasoning is the name that a group of contemporary Jewish thinkers has given to its overlapping practices of Jewish philosophy and theology. ...
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130,62 zł |
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Israel, the Impossible Land
ISBN: 9780804741125 / Angielski / Twarda / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. What has the land of Israel meant for the Jewish imagination? This book provides a lively and readable answer, covering Biblical times to the present. Its aim is to pierce the mystery of the images of Israel, to grasp their meaning and function, to trace their origins and history, and to resituate in historical terms the fertile mythology that has peopled and continues to people the Jewish imagination, interposing a screen between a people and their land. Describing the real, however, is not sufficient to disqualify the myths. The authors believe, with the famous French historian Pierre...
What has the land of Israel meant for the Jewish imagination? This book provides a lively and readable answer, covering Biblical times to the present....
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525,72 zł |
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Israel, the Impossible Land
ISBN: 9780804741668 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. What has the land of Israel meant for the Jewish imagination? This book provides a lively and readable answer, covering Biblical times to the present. Its aim is to pierce the mystery of the images of Israel, to grasp their meaning and function, to trace their origins and history, and to resituate in historical terms the fertile mythology that has peopled and continues to people the Jewish imagination, interposing a screen between a people and their land. Describing the real, however, is not sufficient to disqualify the myths. The authors believe, with the famous French historian Pierre...
What has the land of Israel meant for the Jewish imagination? This book provides a lively and readable answer, covering Biblical times to the present....
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121,64 zł |
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The Kuzari: An Argument for the Faith of Israel
ISBN: 9780805200751 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Kuzari is one of the basic books of Jewish literature, a required text in the library of every educated Jew--and of every educated Christian who would understand the religion of Israel. The author, foremost poet and thinker of the Jewish Middle Ages, offers clear and usable delineations of the religion of Israel. In the easy style of a Platonic dialogue, he presents first a critique of Christianity and Islam, and then explores the nature of Israel's first religious faculty, the question of the "chosen" people, the implications of a "minority religion." Against those who accommodate...
The Kuzari is one of the basic books of Jewish literature, a required text in the library of every educated Jew--and of every educated Christia...
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96,08 zł |
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What Do Jews Believe?: The Spiritual Foundations of Judaism
ISBN: 9780805210590 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An overview of the principles of Jewish religion provides insight into the beliefs that shape Jewish identity.
An overview of the principles of Jewish religion provides insight into the beliefs that shape Jewish identity.
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80,70 zł |
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To Heal a Fractured World: The Ethics of Responsibility
ISBN: 9780805211962 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. One of the most respected religious thinkers of our time makes an impassioned plea for the return of religion to its true purpose as a partnership with God in the work of ethical and moral living.
What are our duties to others, to society, and to humanity? How do we live a meaningful life in an age of global uncertainty and instability? In To Heal a Fractured World, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks offers answers to these questions by looking at the ethics of responsibility. In his signature plainspoken, accessible style, Rabbi Sacks shares with us traditional interpretations of the Bible, Jewish... One of the most respected religious thinkers of our time makes an impassioned plea for the return of religion to its true purpose as a partnership wit...
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73,02 zł |
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The Unfinished Dialogue: Martin Buber and the Christian Way
ISBN: 9780806529547 / Angielski / Miękka / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In The Unfinished Dialogue: Martin Buber and the Christian Way, author John M. Oesterreicher analyzes Buber s philosophies and writings in this concise book. Oesterreicher s analyses are the perfect companion to understanding Buber in his own words. Martin Buber was an influential Jewish philosopher, essayist, translator, and editor most known for his German translation of the Bible, his religious existentialism philosophy, and his role in the Zionist movement. Scholars and philosophers continue to consult his unparalleled approach to religious studies, and his writings have made a lasting...
In The Unfinished Dialogue: Martin Buber and the Christian Way, author John M. Oesterreicher analyzes Buber s philosophies and writings in this concis...
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61,49 zł |
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Engendering Judaism
ISBN: 9780807036198 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Winner of the National Jewish Book Award for 1998. How can women's full participation transform Jewish law, prayer, sexuality, and marriage? What does it mean to "engender" Jewish tradition? Pioneering theologian Rachel Adler gives this timely and powerful question its first thorough study in a book that bristles with humor, passion, intelligence, and deep knowledge of traditional biblical and rabbinic texts.
Winner of the National Jewish Book Award for 1998. How can women's full participation transform Jewish law, prayer, sexuality, and marriage? What ...
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146,18 zł |
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What Happens After I Die? Jewish Views of Life After Death
ISBN: 9780807403563 / Angielski / Miękka / 1 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "This book offers a description and analysis of six classic Jewish views of death: the concept of death as nothingness; a belief in a descent to Sheol . . . where the dead are supposed to dwell; the concept of resurrection in an afterlife . . .; faith in the immortality of the soul; a belief in reincarnation; and the concept of attaining immortality through deeds of value performed in life".--AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD.
"This book offers a description and analysis of six classic Jewish views of death: the concept of death as nothingness; a belief in a descent to Sheol...
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72,83 zł |
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To Learn Is to Do: A Tikkun Olam Roadmap
ISBN: 9780807407295 / Angielski / Miękka / 1 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Benefits
- Provides a roadmap of tikkun olam - Teaches students that being Jewish involves both learning and doing - Provides practical, realistic ways for students to begin their lifelong connection to ethical living - Highlights values embodied in text sources - Focuses on the organizations, traditions, and rituals that help us carry out those values - Enables teachers to make connections between text study and Jewish living - User-friendly teacher's guide offers suggestions for classroom implementation, with specific suggestions for integrating this material into other... Benefits
- Provides a roadmap of tikkun olam - Teaches students that being Jewish involves both learning and doing - Provides practical, real... |
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45,93 zł |
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Sex in the Texts
ISBN: 9780807407639 / Angielski / Miękka / 1 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Rabbi Paul Yedwab, author of several books, introduces students to controversial texts and related commentary from our tradition, ranging from B'reishit to other biblical, rabbinic, kabbalistic, and responsa texts. These are the stories and narratives not usually discussed in the classroom. It may sometimes be uncomfortable to talk about these texts. This collection makes it clear that in its more than 4,000-year history, Judaism has had an astonishing breadth in its perceptions on every aspect of our sexual lives. Sex in the Texts will enable students to make connections between the texts...
Rabbi Paul Yedwab, author of several books, introduces students to controversial texts and related commentary from our tradition, ranging from B'reish...
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49,77 zł |
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The God Book
ISBN: 9780807408254 / Angielski / Miękka / 1 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The God Book: A Necessarily Incomplete Look at the Essence of God is, according to author Rabbi Paul Yedwab, "an antidote to premature atheism." This is not a theology textbook: It's a thinking, feeling, and sharing textbook. Each chapter features a "My God Diary," in which students can write about their feelings, thoughts, doubts and affirmations about the "Unknowable."
- Engaging Format - Primary Sources in both Hebrew and English - Textbook/workbook for 7th and 8th grades - Emphasis on primary texts - Encourages creative thinking The God Book: A Necessarily Incomplete Look at the Essence of God is, according to author Rabbi Paul Yedwab, "an antidote to premature atheism." This ...
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53,61 zł |