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Ruth: A Modern Commentary
Edited and translated by Leonard S. Kravitz and Kerry M. Olitzky
Item #: 160520
A chronicle of loss and despair, love, romance, and hope, the Book of Ruth includes themes and lessons applicable to the lives of contemporary readers: rebuilding a life after extreme loss; conversion to Judaism; women's roles, sexuality and legal status; finding love again; and more. This work ...
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Seek Her Out: A Textual Approach to the Study of Women and Judaism
Elyse M. Goldstein
Item #: 387581
In this innovative new work, Rabbi Goldstein addresses the issue of women and Judaism from a timely perspective. Divided into content areas, this book focuses on three main topics of interest: the study of Torah, the observance of halachah (law) and the language of theology. How does the p...
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Sex in the Texts
Paul Yedwab
Item #: 168506
Are you looking for a high school curriculum that brings to life issues directly related to your students? Would you like to help your students improve their text skills? Sex in the Text may be your answer. Rabbi Paul Yedwab, author of several books, introduces students to controversi...
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Shemonah Perakim: Treatise on the Soul
Edited and translated by Kerry M. Olitzky and Leonard S. Kravitz
Item #: 160508
From the authors who brought you the highly acclaimed Pirke Avot: A Modern Commentary on Jewish Ethics comes another thoughtful work exploring a Jewish classic. This most recent publication, Shemonah Perakim, explores an important work of the twelfth-century scholar Moses Maimonides...
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Shir HaShirim: A Modern Commentary on Song of Songs
Translation and Commentary by Leonard S. Kravitz and Kerry M. Olitzky
Item #: 405312
The Song of Songs, known in Hebrew as Shir HaShirim, is a biblical collection of erotic love poetry, a dialogue between two lovers. It was seen by the Rabbis, however, as a metaphor for the greatest love story of all, that between God and the people Israel.Kravitz and Olitzky's original...
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Still Small Voice: Reflections on Being a Jewish Man
Michael G. Holzman
Item #: 467903
What does it mean to be a Jewish man? Fifty years ago the answer was obvious, and the question unnecessary. Today, however, when women assume so many of the roles formerly reserved for men, and when men take on many traits formerly associated with women, how do we answer the question? The va...
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Swords And Plowshares: Jewish Views Of War And Peace
Edwin C. Goldberg
Item #: 146070
Between the terrorist attacks of 9/11, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and the trial of Saddam Hussein, the subject of war and peace has been all too relevant recently. Now is the time to ponder the perspectives of the Jewish tradition regarding this topic. Swords and Plowshares, by Rabbi Ed...
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Talmud for Everyday Living Book 1: Employer-Employee Relations
Hillel Gamoran
Item #: 381605
Designed to be used by both beginning and advanced Talmud students, Talmud for Everyday Living: Employer-Employee Relations provides a Jewish perspective on issues that affect our everyday lives in the workplace. The carefully selected talmudic passages, presented in both the original and...
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Talmud for Everyday Living Book 2: Insights into Buying and Selling
Hillel Gamoran
Item #: 381607
What does Jewish tradition say about the way we do business? Is the only rule, "Don't buy retail"? Talmud for Everyday Living: Insights into Buying and Selling can help answer these questions and more. In his second book of the Talmud for Everyday Living series, Hillel Gameron e...
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Taste of Text, A: An Introduction to Talmud and Midrash
Ronald Isaacs
Item #: 405350
In this introduction to the study of Jewish texts, Rabbi Ronald H. Isaacs guides students in the reading, investigating, and questioning of talmudic and midrashic materials. Using many of his favorite ethical texts, Rabbi Isaacs addresses sixteen topics of religious and personal importance. The ...
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That You May Live Long: Caring for Our Aging Parents, Caring for Ourselves
Edited by Richard F. Address and Hara E. Person
Item #: 123945
The aging of a loved one can be a difficult experience for everyone. The language of diagnosis, hospitals, and old age homes is often distressing, even painful for all of those involved.That You May Live Long: Caring for Our Aging Parents, Caring for Ourselves offers Jewish perspectives...
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