Download or read book Critical Approaches to the Proverbios Morales of Shem Tov de Carri n written by John Max Zemke and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dictionary of Jewish Biography written by Dan Cohn-Sherbok and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2006-03-10 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Abraham to Saul Bellow, from Moses Maimonides to Woody Allen, from the Balla Shem Tov to Albert Einstein, this comprehensive dictionary of Jewish biographies provides a first point of entry into the richness of the Jewish heritage. With the advice of leading Jewish scholars, the Dictionary of Jewish Biography provides a rapid reference to those Jewish men and women who have, over the last four thousand years, contributed to the life of the Jewish people and the history of the Jewish religion. This dictionary will prove essential for general readers interested in the evolution of Judaism from ancient times to the present day, a perfect study aid for students and teachers.
Download or read book Sephardim in the Americas written by Martin A. Cohen and published by University of Alabama Press. This book was released on 2003-08-08 with total page 511 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Multidisciplinary essays examinig the historical and cultural history of the Sephardic experience in the Americas, from pre-expulsion Spain to the modern era, as recounted by some of the most outstanding interpreters of the field.
Download or read book The Jewish Presence in Latin America written by Judith Laikin Elkin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-04-06 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1987, this collection of essays is a major contribution toward developing a realistic picture of the Latin American Jewish communities in the late 20th Century. The book will be of interest to students of comparative studies, Jewish studies and Latin American studies and responds to the need to learn more about the Jewish communities of Latin America, both as a fragment of the Jewish diaspora and as an element in the economic and social life of the continent.
Download or read book The Exalted Faith written by Abraham Ben David Ibn Daud, Hal and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Samuelson and Weiss present a critical edition and English translation of Solomon Ben Labi's Hebrew translation of the lost, original Arabic text of Abraham Ibn Daud's The Exalted Faith. Ibn Daud was the first Jewish philosopher to use Aristotelian language and thought to explain the principal commitments of Jewish religious faith. His monumental effort, written in 1160, has been preserved in this, his sole work of philosophy.
Download or read book The Blackwell Dictionary of Judaica written by Dan Cohn-Sherbok and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 1993-01-04 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Blackwell Dictionary of Judaica contains more than 7,000 concise entries and nearly half a million words on every aspect of Jewish history, civilization and religion. It will prove invaluable not only for students and teachers, but also for everyone who is interested in the fascinating richness of the Jewish tradition. In a single volume, the wealth of the Jewish heritage is uncovered in direct and simple words. This is a vital reference work for everyone who wishes to know about the development of Judaism from ancient times to the present day, and it deserves a place in every library and every Jewish home.
Download or read book Younger Scholars written by National Endowment for the Humanities. Division of Fellowships and Seminars and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Judaism written by Geoffrey Wigoder and published by MacMillan Publishing Company. This book was released on 1989 with total page 774 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Never before have so many distinguished authorities in Jewish scholarship assembled with the express purpose of gathering together the world of Jewish learning in one landmark book. 250 black-and-white, 48 color illustrations.
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Download or read book The Book of Tahkemoni written by Judah Alharizi and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2003-08-01 with total page 733 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The crowning jewel of medieval Hebrew rhymed prose in vigorous translation vividly illuminates a lost Iberian world. With full scholarly annotation and literary analysis.
Download or read book Studies in Sephardic Culture written by David N. Barocas and published by New York : Sepher-Hermon Press for the Foundation for the Advancement of Sephardic Studies and Culture and Sephardic House at Congregation Shearith Israel. This book was released on 1980 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book On Jewish Learning written by Franz Rosenzweig and published by Univ of Wisconsin Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seeking how to be an observant Jew in the modern world, Rosenzweig refused to reduce the traditions of Jewish law to mere rituals, customs, and folkways. His aim for himself and for others was to find Judaism by living it, and to live it by knowing it more deeply."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book La America written by Marc Angel and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the Jewish immigration to the United States in the early years of the century has been fully described in a variety of publications. Less well known is the story of the more than 25,000 Levantine Sephardim who entered the United States between 1899 and 1925. La America, the Judeo-Spanish-language national weekly newspaper founded in 1910 is a welcome contribution to an understanding of this long neglected aspect of the American Jewish experience. Rabbi Angel discovers in the newspaper reports and editorials and brings to the readers" attention the fascinating heritage of American Sephardic Jews.
Download or read book The Fountain of Life written by Solomon Ibn Gabirol and published by Literary Licensing, LLC. This book was released on 2011-10-01 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.
Download or read book The Jews in the Modern World written by Hilary L. Rubinstein and published by Hodder Education. This book was released on 2002 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Jews in the Modern World covers the period from 1750 until the present, with an emphasis on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It explores in detail the diverse ways in which the Jewish people have reacted to Modernity. As well as covering the Holocaust, the Diaspora and the Arab-Israeli conflict, the authors have included material on anti-Semitism, philo-Semitism, Sephardi and Oriental Jewry and the development of rival ideologies within the Jewish community. An important section of the book is devoted to the often neglected topic of the role of women in Judaism. Interest in modern Jewish history has never been greater, but despite the huge amount of recent research, this is the first major textbook in forty years to deal with the topic in a clear and undogmatic manner.
