Author: Isidore SingerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Jews
Languages : en
Pages : 726
Book Description
The Jewish Encyclopedia
Author: Isidore SingerAshkenazim and Sephardim
Author: Hirsch Jakob ZimmelsPublisher: KTAV Publishing House, Inc.
ISBN: 9780881254914
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
The Jewish Encyclopedia
Author: Cyrus AdlerThe Jewish encyclopedia: a descriptive record of the history, religion, literature, and customs of the Jewish people from the earliest times to the present day
Author: Cyrus AdlerThe Jewish Encyclopedia
Author: The Jewish Encyclopedia: Talmud-Zweifel
Author: Isidore SingerJudaica Bohemiae
Author: Speaking Infinities
Author: Ariel Evan MaysePublisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 0812297059
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
A study of the life and work of 'the Maggid"—a major figure in the mystical thought of early Hasidism Enshrined in Jewish memory simply as "the Maggid" (preacher), Rabbi Dov Ber Friedman of Mezritsh (1704-1772) played a critical role in the formation of Hasidism, the movement of mystical renewal that became one of the most important and successful forces in modern Jewish life. In Speaking Infinities, Ariel Evan Mayse turns to the homilies of the Maggid to explore the place of words in mystical experience. He argues that the Maggid's theory of language is the key to unpacking his abstract mystical theology as well as his teachings on the devotional life and religious practice. Mayse shows how Dov Ber's vision of language emerges from his encounters with Ba'al Shem Tov (the BeSHT), the founder of Hasidic Judaism, whose teaching put forward a vision of radical divine immanence. Taking the BeSHT's notion of God's immanence as a kind of linguistic vitality echoing in the cosmos, Dov Ber developed a theory of language in which all human tongues, even in their mundane forms, have the potential to become sacred when returned to their divine source. Analyzing homilies and theological meditations on language, Mayse demonstrates that Dov Ber was an innovative thinker and contends that, in many respects, it was Dov Ber, rather than the BeSHT, who was the true founder of Hasidism as it took root, and the foremost shaper of its early theology. Speaking Infinities offers an exploration of this introspective mystic's life, gleaned from scattered anecdotes, legends, and historical sources, distinguishing the historical personage from the figure that emerges from the composite array of textual and oral traditions that have shaped the memory of the Maggid and his legacy.
The Analytic Movement
Author: Norman SolomonPublisher: University of South Florida
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Examines a philosophical movement to build a new image of Judaism that was more in line with the modern world. Focuses on the Torah of Bresc, the movement's primary document, and its founder, Solovetichik (1853-1918), but considers the work of 12 rabbis in all who made significant contributions to the movement. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
History of the Jews in the Duchy of Mantua
Author: Shlomo SimonsohnPublisher: Ktav Publishing House
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 952
Book Description