New Reform Responsa by Solomon B. Freehof

The Book of "Genesis": A Biography (Lives of Great Religious Books)

In the course of its 2,500-year lifestyles, the booklet of Genesis has been the keystone to nearly each very important declare approximately truth, humanity, and God in Judaism and Christianity. And it maintains to play a primary position in debates approximately technological know-how, politics, and human rights. With readability and ability, acclaimed biblical pupil Ronald Hendel presents a wide ranging historical past of this iconic e-book, exploring its effect on Western faith, philosophy, technology, politics, literature, and extra.

Why We Remain Jews: The Path To Faith

Dr. Tsesis describes the trail he traversed from non secular lack of knowledge to robust trust within the Jewish faith. Tsesis assigns a unique position to the evidence of his end that faith and science—especially in gentle of contemporary discoveries—are no longer antagonists, and are, in reality, in whole concord, supplementing and never apart from one another.

Rabbinic Authority, Volume 1: The Vision and the Reality

Introducing English-speaking readers to the parameters and scope of rabbinic authority more often than not, and the workings of the establishment of the beit din—the Jewish court docket of law—in specific, this ebook offers 10 rulings in instances of Jewish civil legislation that the writer passed down as a member of a beit din panel.

Making Men: The Male Coming-of-Age Theme in the Hebrew Bible

Making males identifies and elaborates on a subject within the Hebrew Bible that has mostly long gone disregarded by way of scholars-the transition of a male adolescent from boyhood to manhood. Wilson locates 5 examples of the male coming-of-age subject within the Hebrew Bible. The protagonists of those tales comprise the well known biblical heroes Moses, Samuel, David, and Solomon.