Throughout the nineteenth century, Hungary’s government steadily dismantled several obstacles that kept its rapidly expa......more

Wide-ranging and astutely argued, Talmud and Philosophy examines the intersections, partitions, and mutual illuminations......more

Wide-ranging and astutely argued, Talmud and Philosophy examines the intersections, partitions, and mutual illuminations......more

Hannah M Cotton’s collected papers focus on questions which have fascinated her for over four decades: the concrete rela......more

Rabbi Samuel Hirsch (Thalfang 1815 - Chicago 1889) was instrumental in the development of Reform Judaism in Europe and t......more

What can early Jewish courtroom narratives tell us about the capacity and limits of human justice? By exploring how judg......more

This exhaustive history of Provençal Jewry examines the key aspects of Jewish life in Provence--cultural, religious, pol......more

This volume contains studies that explore the content and meaning of the Qumran manuscripts of the Aramaic Books of Enoc......more

"A memoir of the author’s attempt to escape the biblical story he’d been raised on and his struggle to construct a new s......more

This is the first complete translation of Vikuaḥ ’al Ḥokhmat ha-Kabbalah, a literary-philosophical dialogue composed b......more

In the early seventeenth century, thousands of children in Spain’s Navarre region claimed to have been bewitched. The Ch......more

In the early seventeenth century, thousands of children in Spain’s Navarre region claimed to have been bewitched. The Ch......more

Israel’s Lord addresses the nature of Jewish monotheism in the Second Temple period, especially in relation to a concept......more

Seit ihren Anfängen im 13. Jahrhundert ist Übersetzen eine tragende Säule der jiddischen Literatur. Der Wunsch nach Zuge......more

A National Bestseller "I love this book... It is rich in wisdom, religious and personal, and it is absolutely charming."......more

After the Nazi seizure of power on January 30, 1933, over 250 German rabbis, rabbinical scholars, and students for the r......more

The Holiness of Doubt is a timely and essential contribution to the study of sacred Jewish texts. What does it mean for ......more

Michael Cherlin is Professor Emeritus of Music Theory and Composition at the University of Minnesota. He is the author o......more

National Jewish Book Awards Finalist for the Nahum N. Sarna Memorial Award for Scholarship, 2016. From its first appeara......more

National Jewish Book Awards Finalist for the Nahum N. Sarna Memorial Award for Scholarship, 2018. Hasidism, a movement o......more

The Jain community in India, though small in number, is very important in the economic and social life of the country. J......more

Reconsidering how early modern and modern Jews navigated schisms between Jewish community and European society. This col......more

This book begins by exploring the mysterious origins of an institution so familiar that most of us never wonder where it......more

This book begins by exploring the mysterious origins of an institution so familiar that most of us never wonder where it......more

The announcement by the Persian king Cyrus following his conquest of Babylon in 539 BCE that exiled Judahites could retu......more

The announcement by the Persian king Cyrus following his conquest of Babylon in 539 BCE that exiled Judahites could retu......more

A groundbreaking new account of the writing of the Hebrew Bible Who wrote the Bible? Its books have no bylines. Traditio......more

The work of Elliot R. Wolfson has profoundly influenced the fields of Jewish studies as well as philosophy and religion ......more

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When Gilya Gerda Schmidt met him in 1986, Cantor Heiser had spent forty-six of his eighty-one years as a US citizen and ......more

Dozens of ancient synagogues have been discovered around the Mediterranean, most of which date to the fourth-sixth centu......more

An in-depth study of Jewish religion and law in Israel from a gendered perspective. In Holy Rebellion, Ronit Irshai and ......more

A portrait of Jews in America using data from the National Jewish Population Survey....more

Hasidic groups have myriad customs. While ordinary Jewish law (halakhah) denotes the "bar of holiness" mandated for the ......more

"This poetry addresses the interconnection of individual, communal, and global trauma, towards collective liberation. In......more

Despite its persistence and viciousness, anti-Semitism remains undertheorized in comparison with other forms of racism a......more

Despite its persistence and viciousness, anti-Semitism remains undertheorized in comparison with other forms of racism a......more

Morris M. Faierstein is an independent scholar. His previous books include Jewish Mystical Autobiographies: Book of Visi......more

Combining political theory and sociological interviews spanning four countries, Israel, the USA, Canada and the UK, Ilan......more

The struggle over Israel/Palestine is not just another contest by competing nationalisms or an instance of geopolitical ......more

This book sets out new theoretical foundations for Jewish social justice education by surveying and discussing Freirean ......more

"The illustrations throughout this meaningful story perfectly complement the text and are full of emotional appeal that ......more

In this volume, noted philosopher Lenn E. Goodman shares the insights gained over a lifetime of pondering the meaning an......more

In this volume, noted philosopher Lenn E. Goodman shares the insights gained over a lifetime of pondering the meaning an......more

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Examines the web of tensions found in online Jewish spaces, including websites, forums, and social media debates, and ex......more

Ritual and practice are some of the most defining features of religion, linked with its central beliefs. Discussing the ......more

Early Israel offers the most sweeping reinterpretation of the Pentateuch since the nineteenth-century Documentary Hypoth......more

This book explores local cultural discourses and practices relating to manifestations and experiences of the demonic, th......more

A leading journalist’s intense, riveting and personal investigation into the worlds and minds of cults At a new age fest......more

The philosophy and theology of David Novak, one of the most prominent and creative contemporary Jewish thinkers, grapple......more

Japji Sahib by Maneshwar S. Chahal is an interpretation of the revered Sikh scripture. Chahal delves into the spiritual ......more

Asa Di Var by Maneshwar S. Chahal presents a contemporary exploration of this revered Sikh scripture. Chahal’s insightfu......more

An in-depth study of Jewish religion and law in Israel from a gendered perspective. In Holy Rebellion, Ronit Irshai and ......more

Polygamy in the Law of Moses argues that the Mosaic Law provides implicit support for polygamy as a licit practice in th......more

Part true crime story, part religious and literary history, an investigation into the nature of evil and the figure of t......more

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Blood for Thought delves into a relatively unexplored area of rabbinic literature: the vast corpus of laws, regulations,......more

Norms and obligations are central components of many religious traditions. Yet they have often been neglected as objects......more

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Embedded within the Bible lies a largely unknown story of the founding of early Israel and its religion, interwoven with......more

This volume presents an anthology of 19 seminal studies, some for the first time in English, that explore the history an......more

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A unique and haunting first-person Holocaust account by Zalmen Gradowski, a Sonderkommando prisoner killed in Auschwitz.......more

Sofanit Tamene Abebe analyses the constructions of symbolic space in the later 1 Enoch texts and 1 Peter, and the extent......more

A Seminary Co-op Notable Book "An astute and evenhanded study of how both faiths view themselves and each other." --Publ......more

The imagery of "peacemaking through Christ’s blood" in Colossians 1.20b evokes conceptual frames from both the Graeco-Ro......more

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Newly revised and updated, the definitive guide to planning a Jewish wedding, written by bestselling novelist Anita Diam......more

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Japanese Shinto is the simple belief that the divine dwells in all things around us. Shinto: The Japanese World of Kami ......more

Through extensive use of primary resources and fieldwork, this detailed study examines overseas Shinto shrines and their......more

The studies collected in From the Pentateuch to the Prophetic Torah reconstruct the complex genesis of these books in th......more