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From the 1950s through the 1990s, antisemitism everywhere seemed to be on the wane. Num Pages: 282 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HRH; HRJ; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597977029
ISBN
9781597977029
Condition: New

€ 42.66

Hardback. This title systematically analyzes all sources referring to Elisha ben Abuya, and in so doing, confronts the difficulties of deriving reliable information from rabbinic materials and of writing the biography of a rabbinic hero. Series: Contraversions: Jews & Other Differences. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 727.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804733878
ISBN
9780804733878
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.92

Paperback. In exploring the diverse functions of signs outside of the realm of the written word, this book introduces unfamiliar sources and motifs from the formative age of Judaism, including magical and divination texts and new interpretations of legends and midrashim from classical rabbinic literature. Num Pages: 132 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 8. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
NYU Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479855575
ISBN
9781479855575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.10

Hardback. Custom and ritual, or their Hebrew equivalent minhag, has intrigued rabbis and scholars for generations. Here, the author treats minhag from a socio-anthropological perspective and discusses the theory and model of minhagim, using the Mishnah Berurah and the Arukh Hashulkhan and analyzes rabbinic texts concerned with custom. Series: Judaism and Jewish Life. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJT; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 581.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936235773
ISBN
9781936235773
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.01

Hardcover. The Shemitta Guide is a very unique guide to shemitta. It was created to help navigate anyone through the practical applications of shemitta observance in modern day Israel. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: HRJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 144 x 12. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Gefen Books
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652298003
ISBN
9789652298003
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.29

Hardback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB1; HRCM; HRJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 219 x 24. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231174701
ISBN
9780231174701
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Concealed for two centuries and known only to a select individual in each generation, the "Scroll of Secrets" is the hidden Messianic vision of R Nachman of Bratslav. This book initiates a discussion of an intriguing Hasidism that excites scholars and broad circles within the Jewish and Israeli publics. Series: Reference Library of Jewish Intellectual History. Num Pages: 320 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 608.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934843932
ISBN
9781934843932
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 612 pages, 57 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HRJX; HRLK; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 140 x 32. Weight in Grams: 710.
Publisher
Laitman Kabbalah Publishers Canada
Number of pages
612
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780973231564
ISBN
9780973231564
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 30.99

Hardback. In this text, Alan Mittleman looks at some of the central problems of political philosophy - such as fundamental rights and the common good - from the point of view of rabbinic Judaism. Series: Religion, Politics & Society in the New Millennium. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739100967
ISBN
9780739100967
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 127. .
Publisher
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1970
Condition
New
SKU
V9780838121146
ISBN
9780838121146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.55

Paperback. The Rich Go to Heaven: Giving Charity in Jewish Thought focuses on how tzedekah can connect an individual with God and reveal the spirituality of the physical world. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780765759900
ISBN
9780765759900
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.12

hardcover. In this multidisciplinary volume, leading historians provide new understanding of a time that sent shockwaves through Jewish communities in and beyond the Russian Empire and transformed the way Jews thought about the politics of ethnic and national identity. Editor(s): Hoffman, Stefani; Mendelsohn, Ezra. Series: Jewish Culture & Contexts. Num Pages: 336 pages, 9 illus. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 238 x 35. Weight in Grams: 674.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812240641
ISBN
9780812240641
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.07

Hardcover. The Restoration of the Jews: Early Modern Hermeneutics, Eschatology, and National Identity in the Works of Thomas Brightman Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319047614
ISBN
9783319047614
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.51

Hardback. This is a poineering study of the 19th centruy Hasidic movement as shown through the life of one of its most controversial and influential leaders, Rabbi Israel Friedman of Ruzhin (1796-1850). The dramatic episodes of his life are echoed by the contradictory and highly critical opinions of his personal charachter and leadership. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 480 pages, 12 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 3JH; BG; HBG; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 762.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804744683
ISBN
9780804744683
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.82

Paperback. From the 1950s until his death in 1994, Menachem Mendel Schneerson - revered by his followers worldwide simply as the Rebbe - built the Lubavitcher movement from a relatively small sect within Hasidic Judaism into the powerful force in Jewish life that it is today. This title paints a portrait of Schneerson. Num Pages: 368 pages, 28 halftones. BIC Classification: BGX; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 235 x 16. Weight in Grams: 602.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691154428
ISBN
9780691154428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.68

Surveys the crucial phases of Jewish thought concerning correct conduct as codified in the commandments. This work provides the author's own insights about the intellectual, emotional, pedagogical, and pragmatic reasoning advanced by the major Jewish thinkers. It covers Jewish thinkers from the Bible, rabbis and Hellenistic philosophers. Translator(s): Levin, Leonard. Series: Reference Library of Jewish Intellectual History. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; HRJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934843048
ISBN
9781934843048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.42

paperback. Num Pages: 236 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Jagiellonian University Press Poland
Condition
New
Number of pages
236
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9788323336273
ISBN
9788323336273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 36.45

hardcover. This is an intellectual and cultural biography of Solomon Maimon, a brilliant and controversial Jewish philospher and memoirist of the eighteenth century. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804751360
ISBN
9780804751360
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.18

Paperback. Highlights the contributions of rebbetzins to the development of American Jewry. Tracing the careers of rebbetzins from the beginning of twentieth century onwards, this title chronicles the evolution of the role from a few individual rabbis' wives who emerged as leaders to a cohort who worked together on behalf of American Judaism. Num Pages: 312 pages, 21 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814740538
ISBN
9780814740538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. 'Hard to put down - it's so personal and raw.' Sunday Times Magazine Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGXA; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 199 x 22. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton London
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340943670
ISBN
9780340943670
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.92

Paperback. Series: Modern Classics. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: HRJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 205 x 32. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
Harper Perennial Modern Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Perennial classics ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780060936990
ISBN
9780060936990
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 36. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691166247
ISBN
9780691166247
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Hardcover. The tales of the mi'raj describe the prophet Muhammad's journey through the heavens, his encounters with prophets and angels, and his visit to heaven and hell. This book discusses the formation of this narrative, the mi'raj as a missionary text, its various adaptations, its application to esoteric thought, and its use in performance and ritual. Editor(s): Gruber, Christiane; Colby, Frederick S. Num Pages: 440 pages, 24 b&w illus., 32 color illus. BIC Classification: HRCM; HRH; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 259 x 187 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1214.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253353610
ISBN
9780253353610
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.86

Paperback. 'The Production of Prophecy' brings together a range of influential biblical scholars to examine the construction of prophecy and prophetic books during the Persian period. Series: Bibleworld. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1QDAL; HRCF1; HRCG; HRJT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781845535001
ISBN
9781845535001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.57

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