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Author: Sylvia Barack Fishman Publisher: Jewish Lights Publishing ISBN: 1580233678 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 290
Book Description
Takes readers era by era through Jewish history, revealing the fascinating range of historical conflicts that Jews have dealt with internally. Outlines the development of the Jewish faith, people and the major differences among Jewish movements today.
Author: Sylvia Barack Fishman Publisher: Jewish Lights Publishing ISBN: 1580233678 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 290
Book Description
Takes readers era by era through Jewish history, revealing the fascinating range of historical conflicts that Jews have dealt with internally. Outlines the development of the Jewish faith, people and the major differences among Jewish movements today.
Author: Sylvia Barack Fishman, PhD Publisher: Turner Publishing Company ISBN: 1580236766 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 298
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An accessible introduction to the many ways Jews understand Jewishness and identify themselves and their communities—throughout history and today. For everyone who wants to understand the varieties of Jewish identity, its boundaries and inclusions, this book explores the religious and historical understanding of what it has meant to be Jewish from ancient times to the present controversy over “Who is a Jew?” Beginning with the biblical period, it takes readers era by era through Jewish history to reveal who the Jewish community included and excluded, and discusses the fascinating range of historical conflicts that Jews have dealt with internally. It provides an understanding of how the Jewish people and faith developed, and of what the major religious differences are among Jewish movements today.
Author: Shaye J. D. Cohen Publisher: Univ of California Press ISBN: 0520226933 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 444
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This is a study of the notion of Jewishness from c. 200 BCE to c. 200 CE. Reasonable and well-informed people disputed whether a given person was Jewish or not; Cohen opens by discussing just such an argument, about Herod the Great.
Author: Edward Feinstein Publisher: Jewish Lights Publishing ISBN: 1580233155 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 194
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"In this thought-provoking book, five celebrated leaders in Judaism, representing a broad spectrum of contemporary Jewish experience, reinterpret Jewish life, re-envision its institutions, and re-imagine its future in the shadow of the events of the twentieth century."--BOOK JACKET.
Author: Jonathan Neumann Publisher: All Points Books ISBN: 1250160871 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 289
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Offers a critique of Jewish left wing activism and its use of the concept of tikkun olam, or 0́healing the world, 0́+ to justify its agenda of transformative change, arguing that the concept has no real Biblical basis and is harmful to Judaism.
Author: Judith Z. Abrams Publisher: Jewish Lights Publishing ISBN: 1580234631 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 258
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This engaging look at the Judaism that might have been breaks open the Yerushalmiù"The Talmud of the Land of Israel"ùand what it means for Jewish life today. It examines what the Yerushalmi is, how it differs from the Bavliùthe Babylonian Talmudùand how and why the Bavli is used today. It reveals how the Yerushalmi's vision of Jewish practice resembles today's liberal Judaism, and why the Yerushalmi is growing in popularity.
Author: Dr. Erica Brown Publisher: Turner Publishing Company ISBN: 1580235271 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 275
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Help sustain the Jewish tradition’s legacy of community leadership by building strong leaders today. “Great Jewish leadership has helped us survive slavery, guided us to the Promised Land, given us hope through exile and oppression, helped us enjoy membership in a nation of overachievers, and given birth to the State of Israel. Great Jewish leadership generates vision and, as a result, followers. It inspires us and helps us to stretch higher, see farther, and reach deeper.” —from the Introduction Drawing on the past and looking to the future, this practical guide provides the tools you need to work through important contemporary leadership issues. It takes a broad look at positions of leadership in the modern Jewish community and the qualities and skills you need in order to succeed in these positions. Real-life anecdotes, interviews, and dialogue stimulate thinking about board development, ethical leadership, conflict resolution, change management, and effective succession planning. Whether you are a professional or a volunteer, are looking to develop your own personal leadership skills or are part of a group, this inspiring book provides information, interactive exercises, and questions for reflection to help you define leadership styles and theories, expose common myths, and coach others on the importance of leading with meaning.
Author: Shaye J. D. Cohen Publisher: Univ of California Press ISBN: 0520212509 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 336
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"This book represents engaged scholarship at its very best. Cohen presents the vast range of texts at his command with brevity and wit. Elegantly written, this is a very stimulating book that is sure to provoke admiration, discussion, and controversy."—David Biale, author of Cultures of the Jews "A distinguished and wide-ranging work of scholarship. Cohen’s definitive discussion of the covenant of circumcision enhances our understanding of Jewish identity formation, women’s status in Judaism, Jewish-Christian polemic, and the impact of diverse cultural environments on the evolution of Jewish tradition."—Judith R. Baskin, author of Midrashic Women
Author: Alanna E. Cooper Publisher: Indiana University Press ISBN: 0253006430 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 335
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Part ethnography, part history, and part memoir, this volume chronicles the complex past and dynamic present of an ancient Mizrahi community. While intimately tied to the Central Asian landscape, the Jews of Bukhara have also maintained deep connections to the wider Jewish world. As the community began to disperse after the fall of the Soviet Union, Alanna E. Cooper traveled to Uzbekistan to document Jewish life before it disappeared. Drawing on ethnographic research there as well as among immigrants to the US and Israel, Cooper tells an intimate and personal story about what it means to be Bukharan Jewish. Together with her historical research about a series of dramatic encounters between Bukharan Jews and Jews in other parts of the world, this lively narrative illuminates the tensions inherent in maintaining Judaism as a single global religion over the course of its long and varied diaspora history.
Author: Alan M. Dershowitz Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 0684848988 Category : Body, Mind & Spirit Languages : en Pages : 420
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Explores the meaning of Jewishness in light of the increasing assimilation of America's Jews and suggests ways to preserve Jewish identity.
Author: Sylvia Barack Fishman
Author: Sylvia Barack Fishman
Author: Sylvia Barack Fishman, PhD
Author: Shaye J. D. Cohen
Author: Edward Feinstein
Author: Jonathan Neumann
Author: Judith Z. Abrams
Author: Dr. Erica Brown
Author: Shaye J. D. Cohen
Author: Alanna E. Cooper
Author: Alan M. Dershowitz