Organ Donation and the Divine Lien in Talmudic Law: A Pound by Madeline Kochen

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

In the course of its 2,500-year lifestyles, the publication of Genesis has been the keystone to just about each vital declare approximately truth, humanity, and God in Judaism and Christianity. And it maintains to play a crucial position in debates approximately technology, politics, and human rights. With readability and talent, acclaimed biblical pupil Ronald Hendel offers a wide ranging heritage of this iconic ebook, exploring its impression on Western faith, philosophy, technological know-how, politics, literature, and extra.

Why We Remain Jews: The Path To Faith

Dr. Tsesis describes the trail he traversed from spiritual lack of expertise to robust trust within the Jewish faith. Tsesis assigns a distinct position to the facts of his end that faith and science—especially in mild of modern discoveries—are no longer antagonists, and are, actually, in whole concord, supplementing and never with the exception of one another.

Rabbinic Authority, Volume 1: The Vision and the Reality

Introducing English-speaking readers to the parameters and scope of rabbinic authority generally, and the workings of the establishment of the beit din—the Jewish courtroom of law—in specific, this booklet provides 10 rulings in situations of Jewish civil legislations 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 principally long gone overlooked through scholars-the transition of a male adolescent from boyhood to manhood. Wilson locates 5 examples of the male coming-of-age topic within the Hebrew Bible. The protagonists of those tales comprise the well known biblical heroes Moses, Samuel, David, and Solomon.