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Price: $45.00
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Sale: $24.98
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Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
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Dewey Decimal Number: 221.5208
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Publication Date: 2004-01-04
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Reading Level: 2208
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Description: The Jewish Study Bible presents the center of gravity of the Scriptures where Jews experience it--in Torah. It offers readers the fruits of various schools of Jewish traditions of biblical exegesis (rabbinic, medieval, mystical, etc.) and provides them with a wealth of ancillary materials that aid in bringing the ancient text to life. The nearly forty contributors to the work represent the cream of Jewish biblical scholarship from the world over. No knowledge of Hebrew is required for one to make use of this unique volume.
The JSB uses The Jewish Publication Society TANAKH Translation, whose name is an acronym formed from the Hebrew initials of the three sections into which the Hebrew Bible is traditionally divided (Torah, Instruction; Nevi'im, Prophets; and Kethubim, Writings). A committee of esteemed biblical scholars and rabbis from the Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform Judaism movements produced this modern translation, which dates from 1985.
Anyone interested in acquiring a fuller understanding of the riches of the Bible will profit from reading The Jewish Study Bible.
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Price: $12.00
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Sale: $5.84
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Manufacturer: Farrar Straus Giroux
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Abraham Joshua Heschel
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Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
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Dewey Decimal Number: 296
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Publication Date: 2005-08-17
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Reading Level: 126
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Description: Elegant, passionate, and filled with the love of God's creation, Abraham Joshua Heschel's The Sabbath has been hailed as a classic of Jewish spirituality ever since its original publication-and has been read by thousands of people seeking meaning in modern life. In this brief yet profound meditation on the meaning of the Seventh Day, Heschel introduced the idea of an "architecture of holiness" that appears not in space but in time Judaism, he argues, is a religion of time: it finds meaning not in space and the material things that fill it but in time and the eternity that imbues it, so that "the Sabbaths are our great cathedrals."
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Price: $14.00
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Sale: $2.97
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Manufacturer: Touchstone
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Primo Levi
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Publisher: Touchstone
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Dewey Decimal Number: 940.5318092
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Publication Date: 1996-09-01
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Reading Level: 187
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Description: Survival in Auschwitz is a mostly straightforward narrative, beginning with Primo Levi's deportation from Turin, Italy, to the concentration camp Auschwitz in Poland in 1943. Levi, then a 25-year-old chemist, spent 10 months in the camp. Even Levi's most graphic descriptions of the horrors he witnessed and endured there are marked by a restraint and wit that not only gives readers access to his experience, but confronts them with it in stark ethical and emotional terms: "[A]t dawn the barbed wire was full of children's washing hung out in the wind to dry. Nor did they forget the diapers, the toys, the cushions and the hundred other small things which mothers remember and which children always need. Would you not do the same? If you and your child were going to be killed tomorrow, would you not give him something to eat today?" --Michael Joseph Gross
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Price: $45.00
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Sale: $28.48
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Manufacturer: Jewish Publication Society of America
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Imitation Leather
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Publisher: Jewish Publication Society of America
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Dewey Decimal Number: 296
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Publication Date: 2000-12
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Reading Level: 2040
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Description: The classic J.P.S translation is married to a clear Hebrew text. Already gaining acceptance as the definitive Bible for scholars and laymen alike. Standard text for 99per cent of last year's Melton students, the easiest to read Tanakh on the market.
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Price: $14.95
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Sale: $3.95
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Manufacturer: Anchor Books/Nan A Talese
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Thomas Cahill
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Publisher: Anchor Books/Nan A Talese
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Dewey Decimal Number: 909.04924
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Publication Date: 1999-08-17
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Reading Level: 304
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Description: Thomas Cahill, author of the bestselling How the Irish Saved Civilization, continues his Hinges of History series with The Gifts of the Jews, a light-handed, popular account of ancient Jewish culture, the culture of the Bible. The book is written from a decidedly modern point of view. Cahill notes, for instance, that Abraham moved the Jews from Ur to the land of Canaan "to improve their prospects," and that the leering inhabitants of Sodom surrounded Lot's lodging "like the ghouls in Night of the Living Dead." The Gifts of the Jews nonetheless encourages us to see the Old Testament through ancient eyes--to see its characters not as our contemporaries but as those of Gilgamesh and Amenhotep. Cahill also lingers on often-overlooked books of the Bible, such as Ruth, to discuss changes in ancient sensibility. The result is a fine, speculative, eminently readable work of history.
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Price: $22.00
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Sale: $6.44
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Manufacturer: Jewish Publication Society of America
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: JPS
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Publisher: Jewish Publication Society of America
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Edition: 1st Special
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Dewey Decimal Number: 221.52
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Publication Date: 1985-11
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Reading Level: 1622
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Description: Regarded throughout the English speaking world as the standard English translation of the Holy Scriptures, the Tanakh has been acclaimed by scholars, Rabbis, Jews and Christians alike.
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Price: $18.00
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Sale: $10.03
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Manufacturer: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Abraham Joshua Heschel
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Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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Dewey Decimal Number: 296.3
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Publication Date: 1976-06-01
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Reading Level: 437
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Description: God in Search of Man: A Philosophy of Judaism is among Abraham Joshua Heschel's most comprehensive studies of the Jewish religion. It is a work of impeccable scholarship conveyed with absolute clarity, in a spirit of utmost reverence and compassion. "Religion is an answer to man's ultimate questions," Heschel declares on the book's first page. Religion that forgets its roots in humanity's lived experience, religion that inadequately addresses the earthly realities of life, Heschel says, is false religion. And yet, Heschel asserts that religion is not a vehicle by which humanity draws closer to God; it is always God who reaches out to humanity through religion. "Judaism is God's quest for man. The Bible is a record of God's approach to His people. More statements are found in the Bible about God's love for Israel than about Israel's love for God." God in Search of Man is almost as exhausting as it is exhaustive. Detailed analyses of "Awe," "Wonder," and "Glory" stand alongside discourses on religion and time, the nature of prophesy, and the problem of evil. Heschel's encyclopedic knowledge of and omnivorous interest in the nature of Judaism is, for most readers, more productively taken in small doses than swallowed whole. The book's table of contents, however, will get a considerable workout over the years, as readers return again and again to find Heschel's opinions about various aspects of spiritual life. --Michael Joseph Gross
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Price: $49.99
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Sale: $31.49
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Manufacturer: Mesorah Publications, Limited
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Nosson Scherman
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Publisher: Mesorah Publications, Limited
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Dewey Decimal Number: 296
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Publication Date: 1993-06
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Reading Level: 1339
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Description: A Classic in its own time… The entire Chumash, newly reset, in one beautiful volume with a new, contemporary English translation of the Torah, faithful to Rashi and the classic Rabbinic commentators, and an anthologized commentary by a team of scholars, under the editorship of Rabbi Nosson Scherman. This commentary draws on the spectrum of biblical commentaries, from the Talmud, Midrash, and the classic Rabbinic commentators, and includes insights of contemporary greats. Also includes: Hebrew/Aramaic texts of Rashi and Onkelos, newly set according to the most accurate texts. Haftaros with new translation, and introductory comments introducing the haftarah and relating it to the Torah reading. The Five Megillos with translation and commentary. Comprehensive index. Lightweight, opaque, acid-free paper for decades of quality use. Special section for your own genealogy and family milestones. Ultra-reinforced binding, using the most durable materials. Elegantly gilded page heads. Ribbon place-marker. The Chumash of choice for synagogue and home!
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Price: $17.95
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Sale: $8.18
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Manufacturer: Harper Perennial
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Paul Johnson
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Publisher: Harper Perennial
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Dewey Decimal Number: 909.04924
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Publication Date: 1988-09-14
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Reading Level: 656
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Description: Paul Johnson says that writing A History of the Jews was like writing a history of the world "seen from the viewpoint of a learned and intelligent victim." Johnson's history begins with the Bible and ends with the establishment of the State of Israel. Throughout, Johnson's history is driven by a philosophical interest: "The Jews," he writes, "stand right at the centre of the perennial attempt to give human life the dignity of a purpose. Does their own history suggest that such attempts are worth making? Or does it reveal their essential futility?" Johnson's history is lucid, thorough, and--as one would expect of almost any project with such a broad scope--a little wrong-headed. By the end of the book, readers will be grateful for Johnson's questioning of the Jews' confidence in their cosmic significance. However, readers may also be a little annoyed by his energetic inquiries as to whether this significance was man-made or providentially provided. Either way, it's a given: for a historian of Israel, this should adequately settle the question. Johnson's 600-page history is probably the best we've got by a living gentile--which is no small accomplishment at all. --Michael Joseph Gross
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Price: $21.99
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Sale: $9.55
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Manufacturer: For Dummies
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Ted Falcon::David Blatner
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Publisher: For Dummies
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Edition: 1
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Dewey Decimal Number: 296
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Publication Date: 2001-04-10
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Reading Level: 432
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Description: Like the many other Dummies books, Judaism for Dummies organizes a wealth of material into an easy-reading format with a warm, accessible voice. Readers can expect to find translations of common Yiddish words, the difference between Orthodox and other denominations, the meaning and rituals of high holidays, the origins of the Jewish people, and a stirring passage about the Holocaust. The authors make this book especially engaging by deftly tackling those "I've always wondered..." kinds of questions about Judaism. For instance, what are the guidelines for kosher food? What's the Jewish version of sin? Was Marilyn Monroe really Jewish? (Yes, she converted.) And what exactly do Jews believe about God? The authors answer this last question with characteristic reverence and humor: "Some Jews see God as an external force, a Being outside of the universe.... Some Jews say that God contains the Universe.... Other Jews say that God is the universe.... The one thing that Jews won't argue about, period, is that God--whatever you imagine God to be--is ultimately unknowable and therefore un-nameable." They also note that Jews argue with God in order to know God better. They're called "Children of Israel" because of the biblical story in which Jacob wrestles with an angel and gets his name changed to Israel, meaning "one who wrestles with God." The authors' lively voices give this stylistically formatted book a unique personality. Sometimes they sound as though they're telling jokes at a dinner party: "Have you heard the one about the two rabbis arguing over the Torah?" and "Yom Kippur means always having to say you're sorry." Other times they sound like fireside elders sharing the old stories of an ancient faith. This is an excellent book for someone preparing to become a bar or bat mitzvah. It could also be helpful for gentiles marrying into Jewish families, or any adult who is planning on converting. --Gail Hudson
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