The Faces Of Torah

Author : Stephen M. Wylen
Publisher : Paulist Press
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780809141791

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The Seventy Faces of Torah by Stephen M. Wylen Pdf

"Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all acknowledge the Hebrew Bible to be Sacred Scripture. And yet these different, and often contradictory, religions each has its own way of reading the Bible, and interpreting it according to its own later sacred literature." "The Seventy Faces of Torah explains in clear and accessible language the Jewish art of reading and interpreting the Bible and introduces the reader to the major texts and genres of rabbinic literature."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Author : Michal Bar-Asher Siegal,Tzvi Novick,Christine Hayes
Publisher : Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
Page : 661 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2017-09-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783647552545

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The Faces of Torah by Michal Bar-Asher Siegal,Tzvi Novick,Christine Hayes Pdf

This volume is a festschrift in honor of Steven Fraade, the Mark Taper Professor of the History of Judaism at Yale University. The contributions to the volume, written by colleagues and former students of Professor Fraade, reflect many of his scholarly interests. The scholarly credentials of the contributors are exceedingly high. The volume is divided into three sections, one on Second Temple literature and its afterlife, a second on rabbinic literature and rabbinic history, and a third on prayer and the ancient synagogue. Contributors are Alan Applebaum, Joshua Burns , Elizabeth Shanks Alexander , Chaya Halberstam , John J. Collins, Marc Bregman, Aharon Shemesh, Ishay Rosen-Zvi, Vered Noam, Robert Brody, Albert Baumgarten, Marc Hirshman, Moshe Bar-Asher, Aaron Amit, Yose Yahalom, Lee Levine, Jan Joosten, Daniel Boyarin, Charlotte Hempel, David Stern, Beth Berkowitz, Azzan Yadin, Joshua Levinson, Elitzur Bar-Asher Siegal, Michal Bar-Asher Siegal, Tzvi Novick, Devora Diamant, Richard Kalmin, Carol Bakhos, Judith Hauptman, Jeff Rubenstein, Martha Himmelfarb, Stuart Miller, Esther Chazon, James Kugel, Chaim Milikowsky, Maren Niehoff, Peter Schaefer, and Adiel Schremer.

Author : Rachel Barenblat
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : American poetry
ISBN : 0986690910

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70 Faces Torah Poems by Rachel Barenblat Pdf

Each of the poems in Seventy Faces arose in conversation with the Five Books of Moses. These poems interrogate, explore, and lovingly respond to Torah texts-the uplifting parts alongside the passages which may challenge contemporary liberal theology. Here are responses to the familiar tales of Genesis, the liberation story of Exodus, the priestly details of Leviticus, the desert wisdom of Numbers, and the anticipation of Deuteronomy. These poems balance feminism with respect for classical traditions of interpretation. They enrich any (re)reading of the Bible, and will inspire readers to their own new responses to these familiar texts.

Author : Simcha Raz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2005-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1420859307

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The Torah's Seventy Faces by Simcha Raz Pdf

The Torah's Seventy Faces: Commentaries on the Weekly Sidrah Compiled by Simcha Raz Edited with an Introduction by Dov Peretz Elkins The weekly Torah portions have served throughout history as a treasure for teaching and preaching, for law and lore, for discussion and dialog. In each portion, one finds viewpoints and background which elevate the soul, give a sense of awe and wonder, spark encouragement in times of crisis, and motivate creativity and human action. It is no wonder that, over the course of generations, wells of wisdom have sprung from the depths of these weekly lections, from which we can sustain our spirit and slake our thirst, each person according to need and temperament. Pearls of wisdom, ethical lessons, parables, wise proverbs, and tales of parents and children: it is all there. * Our task in this collection of commentaries was to assemble a selection of these treasures, and to present to the reader choice nuggets from these hewn stones. Among the selections are sources from ancient rabbis, Talmudic scholars, and masters of the Midrash, as well as teachers from all periods of our history biblical commentators, Hasidic saints, pious educators and purveyors of ethical tales. The commentaries touch on a plethora of subjects, including relations among people, with our Maker, and with ourselves. In all this, we come to know that our holy Torah has never known boundaries. In every generation, the "people of the b

Author : Behrman House
Publisher : Apples & Honey Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1681155362

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We Are Jewish Faces by Behrman House Pdf

We are brothers, sisters, grandparents, friends. We are smiling, laughing, crying, cheering. We are all ages, colors, lifestyles, and abilities. We are the face of Jewish life today.

Author : George Robinson
Publisher : Schocken
Page : 621 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2006-10-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780805241860

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Essential Torah by George Robinson Pdf

Whether you are studying the Bible for the first time or you're simply curious about its history and contents, you will find everything you need in this "accessible, well-written handbook to Jewish belief as set forth in the Torah" (The Jerusalem Post). George Robinson, author of the acclaimed Essential Judaism, begins by recounting the various theories of the origins of the Torah and goes on to explain its importance as the core element in Jewish belief and practice. He discusses the basics of Jewish theology and Jewish history as they are derived from the Torah, and he outlines how the Dead Sea Scrolls and other archaeological discoveries have enhanced our understanding of the Bible. He introduces us to the vast literature of biblical commentary, chronicles the evolution of the Torah’s place in the synagogue service, offers an illuminating discussion of women and the Bible, and provides a study guide as a companion for individual or group Bible study. In the book’s centerpiece, Robinson summarizes all fifty-four portions that make up the Torah and gives us a brilliant distillation of two thousand years of biblical commentaries—from the rabbis of the Mishnah and the Talmud to medieval commentators such as Rashi, Maimonides, and ibn Ezra to contemporary scholars such as Nahum Sarna, Nechama Leibowitz, Robert Alter, and Everett Fox. This extraordinary volume—which includes a listing of the Torah reading cycles, a Bible time line, glossaries of terms and biblical commentators, and a bibliography—will stand as the essential sourcebook on the Torah for years to come.

Author : Simcha Raz
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2005-07-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781463470524

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The Torah's Seventy Faces by Simcha Raz Pdf

The Torahs Seventy Faces: Commentaries on the Weekly Sidrah Compiled by Simcha Raz Edited with an Introduction by Dov Peretz Elkins The weekly Torah portions have served throughout history as a treasure for teaching and preaching, for law and lore, for discussion and dialog. In each portion, one finds viewpoints and background which elevate the soul, give a sense of awe and wonder, spark encouragement in times of crisis, and motivate creativity and human action. It is no wonder that, over the course of generations, wells of wisdom have sprung from the depths of these weekly lections, from which we can sustain our spirit and slake our thirst, each person according to need and temperament. Pearls of wisdom, ethical lessons, parables, wise proverbs, and tales of parents and children: it is all there. * Our task in this collection of commentaries was to assemble a selection of these treasures, and to present to the reader choice nuggets from these hewn stones. Among the selections are sources from ancient rabbis, Talmudic scholars, and masters of the Midrash, as well as teachers from all periods of our history biblical commentators, Hasidic saints, pious educators and purveyors of ethical tales. The commentaries touch on a plethora of subjects, including relations among people, with our Maker, and with ourselves. In all this, we come to know that our holy Torah has never known boundaries. In every generation, the "people of the book" invested their thoughts, attitudes, and beliefs, recognizing that within these chapters of the Torah are embedded not only pathways that reach to the distant past, but also forms of expression for the harried present and for dreams of the future. (From the Preface)

Author : Norman Lamm
Publisher : KTAV Publishing House, Inc.
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0881257680

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Seventy Faces by Norman Lamm Pdf

Over the past twenty-five years, the presidency of Yeshiva University has been a mighty pulpit from which Dr. Norman Lamm has addressed many of the critical issues that have faced world Jewry and confronted Modern Orthodoxy. As spokesman for the institution that he leads, the movement he champions, and the Jewish people he loves, Dr. Lamm has fearlessly addressed such issues as the possibilities for faith and real religious commitment in the modern world: unity within a fragmented and contentious Jewish community, morality within a libertine contemporary society, and the prospect for Zionism and Israel within the world of nations. He has defined the parameters and structured the vision of Modern Orthodoxy as a vibrant and attractive religious phenomenon that combines fidelity to Jewish tradition while embracing the modern world of knowledge and culture, with tolerance for all Jews and civility toward all humankind. This is the definitive work on modern orthodoxy.

Author : David Patterson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2012-03-26
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781107011045

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Genocide in Jewish Thought by David Patterson Pdf

Drawing upon Jewish categories of thought, this book suggests a way of thinking that might help prevent genocide.

Author : K. L. Noll
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1997-04-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567634665

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The Faces of David by K. L. Noll Pdf

This synchronic study of the books of Samuel examines the multifaceted character of David. His is a complex tale, seemingly designed to explore the human dimension of a traditional motif: divine election and rejection. Through speeches and actions, David is revealed as a man who never quite understands his fate. Why has Saul been rejected and why is David not rejected? If Saul sinned, David sinned boldly. The man, David, through poetic soliloquies (2 Sam. 1.19-27; 22.2-51; 23.1b-7), explores this question.

Author : Sol Scharfstein
Publisher : KTAV Publishing House, Inc.
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1602800200

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Torah and Commentary by Sol Scharfstein Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Jewish Lights Publishing
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781580234597

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The Sabbath Soul by Anonim Pdf

Enrich your spiritual experience of Shabbat by exploring the writings of mystical masters of Hasidism. Drawing from some of the earliest teachings in the family of the Ba'al Shem Tov through late 19th-century Poland and the homilies of the Sefat 'Emet, Eitan Fishbane evokes the Sabbath experience, from candle lighting and donning white clothing to the Friday night Kiddush and the act of sacred eating.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : Bible
ISBN : 1590459342

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Hebrew-English Torah by Anonim Pdf

Hebrew-English Torah: The Five books of Moses is a Study Edition of the traditional Masoretic text, placed next to the classic "word-for-word" Jewish translation; it features the most authoritative Hebrew text -- based on the Leningrad Codex and complete with cantillation marks, vocalization and verse numbers. The large format and the use of good paper are part of the design to allow a diligent Torah student to write on margins for more efficient learning. This printed edition comes with a free downloadable PDF edition of the title provided by Varda Books upon presenting to it the proof of purchase.

Author : David Joel Halperin
Publisher : Mohr Siebeck
Page : 644 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Religion
ISBN : 3161451155

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The Faces of the Chariot by David Joel Halperin Pdf

Author : Daniel Boyarin
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1994-08-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0253114616

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Intertextuality and the Reading of Midrash by Daniel Boyarin Pdf

Proceeding by means of intensive readings of passages from the early midrash on Exodus The Mekilta, Boyarin proposes a new theory of midrash that rests in part on an understanding of the heterogeneity of the biblical text and the constraining force of rabbinic ideology on the production of midrash. In a forceful combination of theory and reading, Boyarin raises profound questions concerning the interplay between history, ideology, and interpretation.