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1130L
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English
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"Understanding Judaism covers the history of Judaism and explores how the religion has evolved and expanded. Readers learn about the branches of Judaism, Jewish beliefs, and the influence Jews have had on the world. This title also discusses anti-Semitism Jews have faced, both today and during history. Features include a glossary, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards."--Amazon.com....
2) Hush
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Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 14
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English
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After remembering the cause of her best friend Devory's suicide at age nine, Gittel is determined to raise awareness of sexual abuse in her Borough Park, New York, community, despite the rules of Chassidim that require her to be silent.
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English
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Written in the 12th century in Arabic by a faithful Jewish man, "The Guide for the Perplexed" is a work that explores the contradiction a very intelligent mind clearly saw between the tradition in which he was raised to believe and the growing philosophy of Arabian and Western culture. In Maimonides' time, there was an emerging disparity between the Law and a new level of philosophical sophistication, which he attempts to bridge in this work, primarily...
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English
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Energized, irreverent, and deliciously inventive stories from Pulitzer-nominated, bestselling author of What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank.
In the collection's hilarious title story, a Hasidic man gets a special dispensation from his rabbi to see a prostitute. "The Wig" takes an aging wigmaker and makes her, for a single moment, beautiful. In "The Tumblers," Englander envisions a group of Polish Jews herded toward...
In the collection's hilarious title story, a Hasidic man gets a special dispensation from his rabbi to see a prostitute. "The Wig" takes an aging wigmaker and makes her, for a single moment, beautiful. In "The Tumblers," Englander envisions a group of Polish Jews herded toward...
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English
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I'll Mature When I'm Dead is the New York Times bestseller from "the funniest man in America" (New York Times). Let Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist and nationally unrecognized voice of maturity Dave Barry make the journey to adulthood a little easier—and a lot funnier.
Not everyone has to be dragged kicking and screaming through adulthood. Dave Barry will help through this process—with...
Not everyone has to be dragged kicking and screaming through adulthood. Dave Barry will help through this process—with...
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Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 online resource (46 p.)
Language
English
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"An exhaustive but simple explanation of each Zodiac Sign according to the teachings of Sepher Yetzirah and Kabbalah. Exclusive illustrations and tables complete with an introduction to the main concepts of Kabbalah: Etz Haim (the Tree of Life), the 10 Sephiroth, and the 22 letters of the Alef-Beit (the Hebrew Alphabet). The e-book introduces the connections between the Signs of the Zodiac, the Letters of the Alef-Beit, the Tribes of Israel, the...
8) I and Thou
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English
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"Today considered a landmark of twentieth-century intellectual history, I and Thou is also one of the most important books of Western theology. In it, Martin Buber, heavily influenced by the writings of Frederich Nietzsche, united the proto-Existentialists currents of modern German thought with the Judeo-Christian tradition, powerfully updating faith for modern times. Since its first appearance in German in 1923, this slender volume has become one...
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Publisher
Laitman Kabbalah Publishers
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (321 pages)
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English
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"When traveling, the great Kabbalist, Rav Yehuda Ashlag would write to his students, providing them with guidance and encouragement. This compilation contains letters that reveal the special relationships cultivated between the great teacher and his students. Their unique style and tone offer inspiration and guidance to any seeker of spiritual advancement. Now that they are out, it is unclear how we could perceive spiritual advancement without them."--...
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Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 360 min.) : sd. col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (ii, 72 p. ; 22 cm.)
Language
English
Description
Surveys the history, traditions, and practice of Judaism from biblical times to today, with explanations of the major aspects of Jewish culture. Focuses on Judaism from within and how it is understood by its adherents, past and present. Covers topics such as the sacred books of Judaism, modes of worship, the calendar and holidays, and rites of passage such as bar and bat mitzva and marriage. Illustrates how Judaism reinvented itself by embracing the...
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Free Press
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
viii, 308 p. ; 22 cm.
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English
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Traces how three American women of different faiths worked together to understand one another while identifying the connections between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, during which they openly discussed the issues that divided them.
20) Raising Jewish children in a contemporary world: the modern parent's guide to creating a Jewish Home
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Publisher
Prima Pub
Pub. Date
c1992
Physical Desc
xi, 228 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
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