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"The Oxford Dictionary of the Jewish Religion has been the go-to resource for students, scholars, and researchers in Judaic Studies since its 1997 publication. Now, The Oxford Dictionary of the Jewish Religion, Second Edition focuses on recent and changing rituals in the Jewish community that have come to the fore since the 1997 publication of the first edition, including the growing trend of baby-naming ceremonies and the founding of gay/lesbian...
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"The Penguin Dictionary of Judaism provides a comprehensive overview of Jewish traditions, key historical figures, and religious law and practice, as well as the history of Jewish thought. It also defines with clarity and precision terms of the faith - from apostasy and bar mitsva to Yom ha-Sho'a and Zohar. Written by a renowned specialist scholar, this thoroughly researched dictionary is the essential point of reference for students and general readers...
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"Judaism is one of the first recorded monotheistic religions and one of the oldest religious traditions still practiced today. Like many other cultural institutions, it has rarely remained static - instead, it continually investigates and questions itself, metamorphosing in relation to the world. Although its influences can be seen in both Christianity and Islam, many of its beliefs, traditions, and practices are unknown. This second editon of Historical...
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The new encyclopedia of Judaism is a comprehensive one-volume encyclopedia that presents every aspect of the Jewish religion and represents current thinking among scholars in the Reform, Conservative, and Orthodox movements. This revised and expanded edition updates the original thousand entries and adds nearly 250 new ones. Magnificently illustrated, it also contains a new introduction, a guide for usage, new illustrations, as well as a new annotated...
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A guide to secondary material (books and articles) in the English language, dealing with a wide range of topics in the discipline of Jewish Studies. The guide is organized alphabetically by subject; each entry presents a list of works and an abstract for each item listed. See the entries: Anti-Judaism: Late Antiquity (25-27); Anti-Judaism: Middle Ages (27-29); Antisemitism (29-30); Black-Jewish Relations in the United States (89-90); Christian-Jewish...
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"An A-to-Z companion to 2,000 years of encounter between Judaism and Christianity, A Dictionary of Jewish-Christian Relations is a pioneering work which explores and defines the many factors which characterise the historic and ongoing relationship between the two traditions. From Aaron to Zionism, the editors have brought together over 700 entries - including events, institutions, movements, people, places and publications - contributed by more than...
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A detailed and comprehensive guide to conservative Jewish practice, including laws of kashrut, observance of the Sabbath and holidays, life events. presents full.
Discussions, from the Jewish point of view, of current issues . includes the decisions of the law Committee of the rabbinical Assembly on driving.
On the Sabbath, calling women to the Torah, and counting them in the minyan.
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"Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms is a unique and much needed resource to the way many Hebrew, Yiddish, and Aramaic words and meanings are used by English speakers. Sol Steinmetz draws upon his years of experience as an editor of dictionaries, as well as his lifelong study of Jewish history, traditions, and practices, to lead the reader through the essentially uncharted territory of Jewish usage." "Dictionary of Jewish...
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"Both traditions recognize and draw theological and historical lessons from some of the same narrative sources, but this is the first comparative resource to provide interdisciplinary coverage of the history and textual sources associated with prophets and prophecy. This thorough treatment of a difficult and increasingly controversial subject area will encourage and cultivate knowledge and understanding."
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