Discusses the basic tenets of Judaism, explores the diverse ways in which they have been observed, and includes information on Orthodox, Reform, Conservative, and Reconstructionist Judaism.
This brief survey text tells the story of Judaism.
A rabbi introduces Gentiles to the origins, doctrines, traditions, practices, laws, institutions, and beliefs of the Jewish religion
Edited by Nahum N. Glatzer With a new Foreword by Rodger Kamenetz "The question I put before you, as well as before myself, is the question of the meaning...
From Text to Tradition: A History of Second Temple and Rabbinic Judaism
This insightful book intends to do away with the traditional strategy of playing Judaism and Hellenism out against one another as a context for understanding Paul. Case studies focus specifically on the Corinthian correspondence.
In light of modern changes in attitude regarding homosexuality, and recent controversy surrounding Government legislation, Orthodox Rabbi Chaim Rapoport, Chief Medical Advisor in the Cabinet of the Chief Rabbi of...
A guide to the rules and rituals of converting to Judaism includes advice on such issues as dealing with family, choosing a synagogue, and selecting a Hebrew name
"[Davidman's] rich ethnographic observations and lucid prose illuminate two of the more important aspects of modern religion generally: the changing role of women and the resurgence of traditional faith."—Robert Wuthnow, author of Meaning ...
Annotation. Informed by the most recent research in historical anthropology, this text provides fascinating description of the cases of possession as well as analysis of the magical techniques deployed by rabbinic exorcists to expel the ...
The following passages are especially prominent: Micah 1:3 (in 1 En. 1:3–7; T. Mos. ... K. H. Cuffey , The Literary Coherence of the Book of Micah: Remnant, Restoration, and Promise, LHB/OTS 611 (London: T&T Clark, ...