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Intends to ponder one of the most intriguing shifts in modern Jewish thought: from a metaphysical and theological standpoint toward a new manner of philosophising based primarily on practice. Translator(s): Stein, Batya. Series: Emunot: Jewish Philosophy and Kabbalah. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJT; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843208
- ISBN
- 9781934843208
Condition: New
€ 144.35
€ 144.35
Explores the religious thought of Moses Maimonides (1138-1204), one of the most influential Jews of the last thousand years. While covering many aspects of his religious philosophy, these essays focus on the way Maimonides elucidated and expressed the universalistic thrust of the Jewish tradition. Series: Emunot: Jewish Philosophy and Kabbalah. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 169 x 27. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843215
- ISBN
- 9781934843215
Condition: New
€ 157.11
€ 157.11
Contains sixteen essays covering fields as disparate as the history of the Jewish vote in the UK, the true story of the British Chief Rabbinate, and the uneasy tenure of Sir Jonathan Sacks in that office. This work also considers the role of the historian in Anglo-Jewish life, and the troubled careers of some of its leaders and scholars. Series: Judaism and Jewish Life. Num Pages: 375 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 375
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843222
- ISBN
- 9781934843222
Condition: New
€ 76.28
€ 76.28
Aims to address the concept of Jewish peoplehood since the initial attempts of early 20th century Jewish intellectuals, Mordechai Kaplan and Salo Baron. This work offers both intellectual and practical frameworks for grappling with the policy outcomes of different understandings of the peoplehood concept. Editor(s): Kopelowitz, Ezra; Revivi, Menachem. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 17. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843246
- ISBN
- 9781934843246
Condition: New
€ 87.10
€ 87.10
Challenges the discrepancy between the way source texts relate to love and the way they are perceived to do so, introducing readers to the significant treatment of love in the Jewish canon. This book draws various manifestations of love, such as love of God, love of wisdom, and love of one's fellow. Translator(s): Sermoneta-Gertel, Shmuel. Series: Judaism and Jewish Life. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJS; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 167 x 19. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843291
- ISBN
- 9781934843291
Condition: New
€ 64.26
€ 64.26
Offers creative interpretations of major Jewish texts and as well as original treatments of significant issues in Jewish theology and ethics. The collection also includes philosophical readings of biblical narratives, analyses of topics in the thought of Maimonides, Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook and Rabbi Joseph B Soloveitchik. Series: Judaism and Jewish Life. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 832.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843420
- ISBN
- 9781934843420
Condition: New
€ 169.37
€ 169.37
Over fifty years after the Holocaust, this title explores interfaith dialogue between the Jewish and Christian communities and attempts to evaluate what goals these communities have reached and where they now stand. Series: Judaism and Jewish Life. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843475
- ISBN
- 9781934843475
Condition: New
€ 144.35
€ 144.35
Hardback. Delving into Israel's multifaceted society, this title explores the many ethnic and religious communities that comprise modern Israel and the ways in which they interact and often misunderstand each other. It covers subjects such as Holocaust education, language rights, military service, and the balancing of religious with secular systems of law. Editor(s): Sagi, Avi; Nachtomy, Ohad. Series: Israel: Society, Culture, and History. Num Pages: 360 pages, map. BIC Classification: CFB; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 166 x 24. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843499
- ISBN
- 9781934843499
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.69
€ 156.69
Reviewing British Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks' early writings and pronouncements on the theme of inclusivism, this title demonstrates how, repeatedly, the Chief Rabbi said 'irreconcilable things to different audiences' and how, in the process, he induced his kingmaker and foremost patron to declare of Anglo-Jewry. Series: Judaism and Jewish Life. Num Pages: 450 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 6 x 22. Weight in Grams: 717.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843901
- ISBN
- 9781934843901
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.17
€ 106.17
Tackles the following questions - What is Halakhah, and what role has it played in the creative survival of the Jewish people for two millennia? And what sort of polity and religious culture can be recommended to replace the Halakhic tradition in an era of freedom, democracy, scientific research and religious pluralism? Series: Reference Library of Jewish Intellectual History. Num Pages: 235 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843925
- ISBN
- 9781934843925
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.05
€ 108.05
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
€ 107.36
Hardcover. Addresses three broad themes in Jewish intellectual history: Jewish approaches to cultures external to Judaism and the controversies triggered by this issue in medieval and modern times. This title discusses the impact of Christian challenges and differing philosophical orientations on Jewish interpretation of the Bible, and Messianic visions. Series: Judaism and Jewish Life. Num Pages: 450 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFCX; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 26. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936235247
- ISBN
- 9781936235247
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.06
€ 157.06
Hardcover. Development, Learning, and Community uses data drawn from a study of pluralistic Jewish high schools to illustrate the complex and often challenging interplay between the cognitive and socio-affective elements of education. Series: Judaism and Jewish Life. Num Pages: 450 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCB; HPS; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936235308
- ISBN
- 9781936235308
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.30
€ 107.30
Hardcover. The causes and expressions of sorrow amongst the Sages are different from its parallels amongst common people or women. The descriptions of sorrow vary between the Babylonian and the Jerusalem Talmud. This title discusses more than 50 stories from both the Babylonian and the Jerusalem Talmud focusing on those issues. Series: Judaism and Jewish Life. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCL2; HRJS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 621.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936235360
- ISBN
- 9781936235360
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.11
€ 157.11
Hardcover. In every Haredi [ultra-Orthodox] neighbourhood, bookstores overflow with titles written by and for Haredi Jews. This title offers a reading of contemporary Haredi fiction, self-help, history, and theology, explaining how this isolationist religious community constructs its complex and paradoxical relationship with contemporary culture. Series: Jewish Identity in Post Modern Society. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 241 x 20. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936235377
- ISBN
- 9781936235377
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.36
€ 107.36
Hardcover. Rabbi Shimon ben Zemach Duran (1361-1444) was a colorful rabbinic authority in Algiers. In his book, Zohar Harakia, on methods of enumerating the 613 commandments, he summarizes the work of previous authorities on this subject, especially Maimonides and Nachmanides. Series: Judaism and Jewish Life. Num Pages: 530 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 826.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936235575
- ISBN
- 9781936235575
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.91
€ 166.91
Hardcover. Raphael Shuchat presents the reader with some main and timeless issues of Jewish philosophy over the ages and updates them to twenty-first century thinking, making each issue relevant for the modern reader. He offers a fresh intellectual outlook on the Jewish faith and a timely message for all religionists and thinkers in the twenty-first century. Series: Reference Library of Jewish Intellectual History. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936235681
- ISBN
- 9781936235681
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.26
€ 144.26
Hardcover. Refusing to accept anything but ever-increasing levels of human responsibility within a religious framework, covenantal thinkers audaciously suggest that the covenant empowers humanity, as it binds and inhibits divinity. Series: Emunot: Jewish Philosophy and Kabbalah. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJT; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 169 x 24. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936235698
- ISBN
- 9781936235698
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.32
€ 154.32
Hardcover. The work of Rabbi Naftali Zvi Yehuda Berlin, the Neziv, ranks amongst the most often read rabbinic literature of the nineteenth century. Yet, to date, there has been no comprehensive and systematic attempt to place his intellectual oeuvre into its historical context - until now. Series: Studies in Orthodox Judaism. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJS; HRLC1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936235704
- ISBN
- 9781936235704
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.00
€ 143.00
Hardcover. Abraham Heschel and Martin Buber were giant thinkers of the 20th century who made significant contributions to the understanding of religious consciousness and of Judaism. They wrote on various subjects, such as the Bible, commandments, Hasidism, Zionism and Christianity, and had much in common, though they also differed on substantial points. Series: Emunot: Jewish Philosophy and Kabbalah. Num Pages: 270 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; HRJT; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936235728
- ISBN
- 9781936235728
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.93
€ 153.93