Beliefs category: 373 books
by Alfred Edersheim
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2013
THE ALFRED EDERSHEIM COLLECTION includes the full text of 3 of Edersheim’s most well-known works: SKETCHES OF JEWISH SOCIAL LIFE, THE TEMPLE ITS MINISTRY AND SERVICES, JESUS THE MESSIAH (the official abridged version of “Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah”).
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The Myth of the Shiksa
And Other Essays
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2008
A renowned family therapist tackles tricky relationship issues in this heartwarming collection from the author of A Failure of Nerve.
Generational conflict, faith crises, difficult friendships—Edwin Friedman saw every side of the human condition in his years as a rabbi and counselor, for...
by Ken Nunoo
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2013
As we travel along the path of the spirits of the Hebrew alphabets and the spheres of the tree of life, we are at same time examining the special powers inherent within the them. In this Kabbalah lesson we examine the healing powers within the fifth letter of the Hebrew alphabets which is “HE”...
by Yuval Harari
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2017
“Magic culture is certainly fascinating. But what is it? What, in fact, are magic writings, magic artifacts?” Originally published in Hebrew in 2010, Jewish Magic Before the Rise of Kabbalah is a comprehensive study of early Jewish magic focusing on three major topics: Jewish magic inventiveness,...
The Unorthodox Haggadah
A Dogma-free Passover for Jews and Other Chosen People
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2015
The Unorthodox Haggadah is a way to enjoy the strange and wonderful world of religion, while skipping the boring parts. Ritual is at the core of every culture, but people are no longer into dogma. This book offers the ritual with a hilarious, irreverent twist. It is genuinely funny, fun to flip...
by Mordecai M. Kaplan
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1995
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1995
In this book, Kaplan enlarges on his notion of functional reinterpretation and then actually applies it to the entire ritual cycle of the Jewish year-a rarity in modern Jewish thought. This work continues to function as a central text for the Reconstructionist movement, whose influence continues to grow in American Jewry.
by Rene Levy
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2011
What is hatred? What is baseless hatred? And how does this basic human emotion affect our relationships, our communities, and our world? In this fascinating study, pharmacological researcher Rene H. Levy looks through a scientific, sociological, and religious lens at the causes and effects of baseless...
by Ken Nunoo
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2013
We are travellers on a quest to meet the angels of Go. We are human and mortal, they are spirits and immortal. We are here on earth, they are and can be anywhere in the galaxy. Our journey so far has brought us to the path of Vau, the sixth letter of the Hebrew alphabets, which has a...
May God Remember
Memory and Memorializing in Judaism—Yizkor
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2013
An engaging and sobering look at memorializing in Judaism and why memory—ours and God's—is so central to people.
Through a series of lively introductions and commentaries, over thirty contributors—men and women, scholars, rabbis, theologians and poets, representing all Jewish denominations—examine...
We Have Sinned
Sin and Confession in Judaism—Ashamnu and Al Chet (Prayers of Awe)
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2012
A varied and fascinating look at sin, confession and pardon in Judaism.
Through a series of lively introductions and commentaries, almost forty contributors—men and women, scholars, rabbis, theologians and poets, representing all Jewish denominations—examine the history of confession in...
by Yosef Segal
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2016
Have you ever wondered how we know the Torah is true? What it means that there is a World To Come? That Hashem rested on Shabbos? Have you ever asked yourself WHY we do what we do?
Too often we live our lives, not spending a thought on why or how the Torah designed our lives; how we are supposed...
El Poder Espiritual de las Siete Fiestas de Dios
Descubre la relevancia que estas celebraciones tienen para el cristiano y los eventos futuros
Language: Spanish
Release Date: July 19, 2017
La perspectiva espiritual se agudiza llevándonos a comprender que los designios de Dios, muchas veces, son más complejos que lo que aparentan ser a primera vista. Esto es lo que podemos ver en las fiestas que Él dio al pueblo de Israel en el tiempo de Moisés.
Cada una de las fiestas tiene...
Photographing Jewish Weddings
A Complete Handbook for Professionals
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2009
A guide to the culture and traditions of Judaic ceremonies and receptions, this study offers photographers insight and advice for targeting and capturing Jewish weddings. Time lines and schedules are discussed with examples of start-to-finish wedding-day festivities, and a list of the essential images...
A Field Guide to the Jewish People
Who They Are, Where They Come From, What to Feed Them…and Much More. Maybe Too Much More
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2019
Why do random Jewish holidays keep springing up unexpectedly? Why are yarmulkes round? Who was the first Jewish comedian? What's "Christian humor" and have you ever even heard of that phrase? Who is "the Golem" and whom do you want it to beat up?
These baffling questions and many more are answered...