The Origins of Organized Charity in Rabbinic Judaism by Gregg E. Gardner

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

In the course of its 2,500-year lifestyles, the e-book of Genesis has been the keystone to just about each very important declare approximately fact, humanity, and God in Judaism and Christianity. And it maintains to play a significant position in debates approximately technological know-how, politics, and human rights. With readability and talent, acclaimed biblical pupil Ronald Hendel presents a breathtaking heritage of this iconic booklet, exploring its influence 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 expertise to robust trust within the Jewish faith. Tsesis assigns a different position to the facts of his end that faith and science—especially in gentle of modern discoveries—are now not antagonists, and are, in reality, in whole concord, supplementing and never except for one another.

Rabbinic Authority, Volume 1: The Vision and the Reality

Introducing English-speaking readers to the parameters and scope of rabbinic authority normally, and the workings of the establishment of the beit din—the Jewish court docket of law—in specific, this booklet offers 10 rulings in instances 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 matter within the Hebrew Bible that has principally long past disregarded via scholars-the transition of a male adolescent from boyhood to manhood. Wilson locates 5 examples of the male coming-of-age subject matter within the Hebrew Bible. The protagonists of those tales contain the well known biblical heroes Moses, Samuel, David, and Solomon.