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Talmud

Enriched edition. Exploring the Rich Tapestry of Jewish Wisdom and Legal Interpretation

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The Talmud, a foundational text of Rabbinic Judaism, is a compendium of Jewish law, ethics, philosophy, and history, encapsulating centuries of oral tradition and scholarly debate. With its intricate structure, comprising the Mishnah and the Gemara, the Talmud employs a unique literary style characterized by dialectical reasoning and anecdotal narratives, merging legal discourse with narrative art ... Read more

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Kippour : Les Portes du Pardon

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Dans ce livre, l'auteur nous emmène dans un voyage captivant à travers l'une des fêtes les plus sacrées et influentes du judaïsme. À travers une prose poétique et éclairée, ce livre explore l'histoire fascinante de Kippour, dévoilant ses origines bibliques et son évolution à travers les âges.Plongez dans les traditions et les rituels profonds qui animent cette journée sainte, du jeûne solennel qui ... Read more

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A Beginner's Guide to the Steinsaltz Talmud

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In A Beginner's Guide to The Steinsaltz Talmud, Rabbi Judith Z. Abrams selects a fascinating and provocative section from the Talmud and helps students to reap the vast rewards that can be achieved when one encounters Rabbi Steinsaltz's historic, ground-breaking work.With the publication of The Talmud: The Steinsaltz Edition, it is now possible for the modern reader to study Judaism's great ... Read more

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In A Beginner's Guide to The Steinsaltz Talmud, Rabbi Judith Z. Abrams selects a fascinating and provocative section from the Talmud and helps students to reap the vast rewards that can be achieved when one encounters Rabbi Steinsaltz's historic, ground-breaking work.With the publication of The Talmud: The Steinsaltz Edition, it is now possible for the modern reader to study Judaism's great
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What Is the Talmud?

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The Babylonian Talmud, or Bavli, stands as one of the central pillars of Jewish intellectual, cultural, and religious life. But what, precisely, is this monumental and heterogenous compilation? How was it formed, redacted, and transmitted? Who composed it and for what purpose? How was it shaped by its broader cultures and historical period? How was it received and re-conceived by subsequent ... Read more

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The Babylonian Talmud, or Bavli, stands as one of the central pillars of Jewish intellectual, cultural, and religious life. But what, precisely, is this monumental and heterogenous compilation? How was it formed, redacted, and transmitted? Who composed it and for what purpose? How was it shaped by its broader cultures and historical period? How was it received and re-conceived by subsequent
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Shemot

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Le Livre de l'Exode est le second livre de la Torah et du Tankah. Son titre originel en hébreu est Shemot, littéralement « les Noms ». Il raconte l'exode hors d'Egypte des Hébreux sous la conduite de Moïse. ... Read more

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Le Livre de l'Exode est le second livre de la Torah et du Tankah. Son titre originel en hébreu est Shemot, littéralement « les Noms ». Il raconte l'exode hors d'Egypte des Hébreux sous la conduite de Moïse.
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Becoming the People of the Talmud

Oral Torah as Written Tradition in Medieval Jewish Cultures

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In Becoming the People of the Talmud, Talya Fishman examines ways in which circumstances of transmission have shaped the cultural meaning of Jewish traditions. Although the Talmud's preeminence in Jewish study and its determining role in Jewish practice are generally taken for granted, Fishman contends that these roles were not solidified until the late eleventh and early twelfth centuries. The ... Read more

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In Becoming the People of the Talmud, Talya Fishman examines ways in which circumstances of transmission have shaped the cultural meaning of Jewish traditions. Although the Talmud's preeminence in Jewish study and its determining role in Jewish practice are generally taken for granted, Fishman contends that these roles were not solidified until the late eleventh and early twelfth centuries. The
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Jesus in the Talmud

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Scattered throughout the Talmud, the founding document of rabbinic Judaism in late antiquity, can be found quite a few references to Jesus--and they're not flattering. In this lucid, richly detailed, and accessible book, Peter Schäfer examines how the rabbis of the Talmud read, understood, and used the New Testament Jesus narrative to assert, ultimately, Judaism's superiority over Christianity.The ... Read more

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Scattered throughout the Talmud, the founding document of rabbinic Judaism in late antiquity, can be found quite a few references to Jesus--and they're not flattering. In this lucid, richly detailed, and accessible book, Peter Schäfer examines how the rabbis of the Talmud read, understood, and used the New Testament Jesus narrative to assert, ultimately, Judaism's superiority over Christianity.The
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The Written and Oral Torah

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In The Written and Oral Torah: A Comprehensive Introduction, Rabbi Nathan T. Lopes Cardozo offers those interested in Jewish tradition an explanation of and basic insight into Judaism's classical sources. Containing a diverse selection of material culled from the Talmud and from the writings of many of Judaism's most gifted sages, this extensive volume will be a valuable resource for novice ... Read more

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In The Written and Oral Torah: A Comprehensive Introduction, Rabbi Nathan T. Lopes Cardozo offers those interested in Jewish tradition an explanation of and basic insight into Judaism's classical sources. Containing a diverse selection of material culled from the Talmud and from the writings of many of Judaism's most gifted sages, this extensive volume will be a valuable resource for novice
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Chapters in the Formative History of Judaism

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This collection of eight essays draws on a half-year of work, the second six months of 2009. Neusner takes up three problems in the history of Religions, four essays on fundamental issues in form-history and the documentary hypothesis of the Rabbinic canon, and one theological essay. The reason Neusner periodically collects and publishes essays and reviews is to give them a second life, after they ... Read more

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This collection of eight essays draws on a half-year of work, the second six months of 2009. Neusner takes up three problems in the history of Religions, four essays on fundamental issues in form-history and the documentary hypothesis of the Rabbinic canon, and one theological essay. The reason Neusner periodically collects and publishes essays and reviews is to give them a second life, after they
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Daily Reflections on Idolatry

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Comprised of rabbinic debates in the aftermath of the destruction of the Second Temple (70 C.E.), the Talmud has provided the basis for Jewish ethical and practical norms for centuries. It is also an extremely long and forbiddingly difficult work that has accumulated countless commentaries just as complex. A recent translation with extensive notes has made the Talmud more accessible to English ... Read more

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Comprised of rabbinic debates in the aftermath of the destruction of the Second Temple (70 C.E.), the Talmud has provided the basis for Jewish ethical and practical norms for centuries. It is also an extremely long and forbiddingly difficult work that has accumulated countless commentaries just as complex. A recent translation with extensive notes has made the Talmud more accessible to English
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Death of a Holy Land: Reflections in Contemporary Israeli Fiction, by Rose Levinson, uses the work of four contemporary Israeli authors as a lens into present-day Israel. Discussing the novels of Orly Castel-Bloom, Michal Govrin, Zeruya Shalev, and Yoram Kaniuk, the book argues for a new understanding of today’s Israel. Crucial to renewed awareness is a view of the country that jettisons the
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O Mistério do Messias

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Judicial Deviation In Talmudic Law

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First Published in 1990. With the publication of this book, the author inaugurates a new series at the Institute of Jewish Law. In recent years there has been a growing interest in Jewish law in American law schools. In turn, this casts an obligation on those involved in Jewish law to make available in the English language publications which focus on contemporary issues and their analysis in ... Read more

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First Published in 1990. With the publication of this book, the author inaugurates a new series at the Institute of Jewish Law. In recent years there has been a growing interest in Jewish law in American law schools. In turn, this casts an obligation on those involved in Jewish law to make available in the English language publications which focus on contemporary issues and their analysis in
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Authority, Process and Method

by Hanina Ben-Menahem, Neil S. Hecht ...

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The articles in this volume were originally published in Hebrew in Shenaton Hamishpat Haivri and address Jewish law, both in its own context and in the context of contemporary jurisprudence. Contributions range from discussion of the rabbincal court to the doctrine of binding precedent, and from the basis of judicial authority to the legal defence ... Read more

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The articles in this volume were originally published in Hebrew in Shenaton Hamishpat Haivri and address Jewish law, both in its own context and in the context of contemporary jurisprudence. Contributions range from discussion of the rabbincal court to the doctrine of binding precedent, and from the basis of judicial authority to the legal defence
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Talmud

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by Ivan Dexter, Jillian Glover ...

In 'Talmud,' Ivan Dexter delves into the intricate tapestry of Jewish law, ethics, and theology as articulated in the ancient texts of the Talmud. This book is marked by Dexter's eloquent prose and analytical brilliance, offering a comprehensive examination of the Mishnah and Gemara, while situating their discussions within historical and cultural contexts. Through a meticulous scholarly approach, ... Read more

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In 'Talmud,' Ivan Dexter delves into the intricate tapestry of Jewish law, ethics, and theology as articulated in the ancient texts of the Talmud. This book is marked by Dexter's eloquent prose and analytical brilliance, offering a comprehensive examination of the Mishnah and Gemara, while situating their discussions within historical and cultural contexts. Through a meticulous scholarly approach,
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Beyond Brutality

Reclaiming Female Presence in Bavli Sotah

by Jane Kanarek ...

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A feminist reading of one of the most troubling tractates of the Talmud.Beyond Brutality draws on feminist analysis and gender studies to examine tractate Sotah of the Babylonian Talmud as a literary unit. By interrogating how, why, and where women are invisible within Bavli Sotah, Jane Kanarek brings to light a ubiquitous female presence throughout the text. Despite the brutality of the sotah ... Read more

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A feminist reading of one of the most troubling tractates of the Talmud.Beyond Brutality draws on feminist analysis and gender studies to examine tractate Sotah of the Babylonian Talmud as a literary unit. By interrogating how, why, and where women are invisible within Bavli Sotah, Jane Kanarek brings to light a ubiquitous female presence throughout the text. Despite the brutality of the sotah
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Demons in the Details

Demonic Discourse and Rabbinic Culture in Late Antique Babylonia

by Sara Ronis ...

The Babylonian Talmud is full of stories of demonic encounters, and it also includes many laws that attempt to regulate such encounters. In this book, Sara Ronis takes the reader on a journey across the rabbinic canon, exploring how late antique rabbis imagined, feared, and controlled demons. Ronis contextualizes the Talmud's thought within the rich cultural matrix of Sasanian Babylonia, placing ... Read more

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The Babylonian Talmud is full of stories of demonic encounters, and it also includes many laws that attempt to regulate such encounters. In this book, Sara Ronis takes the reader on a journey across the rabbinic canon, exploring how late antique rabbis imagined, feared, and controlled demons. Ronis contextualizes the Talmud's thought within the rich cultural matrix of Sasanian Babylonia, placing
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Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala (Annotated)

Enriched Edition. Talmudic, Midrashic, and Kabbalistic Wisdom from Jewish Sacred Tradition

by Various, Gareth Quenhall ...

Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala gathers representative passages from the major reservoirs of post-biblical Jewish thought: legal disputation, homiletic interpretation, ethical reflection, legend, parable, and mystical speculation. Its style is necessarily composite, moving from terse rabbinic aphorism to expansive narrative and symbolic exegesis. Read within ... Read more

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Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala gathers representative passages from the major reservoirs of post-biblical Jewish thought: legal disputation, homiletic interpretation, ethical reflection, legend, parable, and mystical speculation. Its style is necessarily composite, moving from terse rabbinic aphorism to expansive narrative and symbolic exegesis. Read within
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Talmud

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The Talmud, a seminal work of Jewish literature, represents the culmination of centuries of rabbinic scholarship and discourse. Comprising the Mishnah and the Gemara, this text delves into intricate discussions on Jewish law, ethics, philosophy, and customs, offering profound insights into the complexities of life in ancient and medieval Jewish society. Its literary style intertwines narrative, ... Read more

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Profiles in Family and Public Leadership

Telling Leaders in the Hebrew Bible

by Mark S. Smith ...

The Bible tells its story about leaders and leadership in terms of three socio-political axes: by domain (familial and public); by gender (male and female); and by position (socio-political heads such as warriors and kings versus intermediaries such as prophets and diviners). The Bible only rarely idealizes Israel's leaders, such as Moses and David. Instead, it emphasizes the impact of the family ... Read more

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The Bible tells its story about leaders and leadership in terms of three socio-political axes: by domain (familial and public); by gender (male and female); and by position (socio-political heads such as warriors and kings versus intermediaries such as prophets and diviners). The Bible only rarely idealizes Israel's leaders, such as Moses and David. Instead, it emphasizes the impact of the family
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Everyman's Talmud

The Major Teachings of the Rabbinic Sages

by Abraham Cohen ...

The First Comprehensive Summary, for the English Reader, of the Teaching of the Talmud and the Rabbis on Ethics, Religion,Folk-lore and Jurisprudence. Cohen does an excellent job of presenting the origins of Talmudic literature and summarizing in a meaningful way the many doctrines it contains. ... Read more

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The First Comprehensive Summary, for the English Reader, of the Teaching of the Talmud and the Rabbis on Ethics, Religion,Folk-lore and Jurisprudence. Cohen does an excellent job of presenting the origins of Talmudic literature and summarizing in a meaningful way the many doctrines it contains.
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Le Baal Shem Tov : La Lumière de l'Âme Juive

La Vie, la Spiritualité et l'Héritage du Fondateur du Hassidisme

by YVES SITBON ...

Ce livre est un voyage captivant à travers la vie et l'enseignement du mystique juif légendaire du XVIIIe siècle, le Baal Shem Tov. Dans cet ouvrage, nous explorons les racines de son héritage spirituel, les enseignements révolutionnaires qui ont transformé la spiritualité juive, et l'impact durable qu'il a eu sur le judaïsme et la pensée spirituelle universelle.L'auteur nous transporte dans le ... Read more

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Ce livre est un voyage captivant à travers la vie et l'enseignement du mystique juif légendaire du XVIIIe siècle, le Baal Shem Tov. Dans cet ouvrage, nous explorons les racines de son héritage spirituel, les enseignements révolutionnaires qui ont transformé la spiritualité juive, et l'impact durable qu'il a eu sur le judaïsme et la pensée spirituelle universelle.L'auteur nous transporte dans le
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The Forgotten Sage

Rabbi Joshua ben Hananiah and the Birth of Judaism as We Know It

by Maurice D. Harris ...

Just after the Roman destruction of Jerusalem in 70 C.E., there lived a poor and ugly nail-maker who was also, for a time, the leading rabbi of his generation. His name was Joshua ben Hananiah, and he helped give us the Judaism we know--the complicated, word-filled tradition of debates, multiple viewpoints, and endless questions. Through his humanity, humility, and occasional audacity, Joshua ... Read more

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Just after the Roman destruction of Jerusalem in 70 C.E., there lived a poor and ugly nail-maker who was also, for a time, the leading rabbi of his generation. His name was Joshua ben Hananiah, and he helped give us the Judaism we know--the complicated, word-filled tradition of debates, multiple viewpoints, and endless questions. Through his humanity, humility, and occasional audacity, Joshua
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The Talmud of Relationships, Volume 2

The Jewish Community and Beyond

by Rabbi Amy Scheinerman ...

How can I lead others with authority and kindness? How can I strengthen my self-control? How can I balance work and family? How can I get along with difficult coworkers? How can I best relate to people in need?Enter the Talmudic study house with innovative teacher Rabbi Amy Scheinerman and continue the Jewish values–based conversations that began two thousand years ago. The Talmud of Relationships ... Read more

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How can I lead others with authority and kindness? How can I strengthen my self-control? How can I balance work and family? How can I get along with difficult coworkers? How can I best relate to people in need?Enter the Talmudic study house with innovative teacher Rabbi Amy Scheinerman and continue the Jewish values–based conversations that began two thousand years ago. The Talmud of Relationships
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