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Meditation and Kabbalah

By: Aryeh Kaplan

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Meditative methods of Kabbalah. A lucid presentation of the meditative methods, mantras, mandalas and other devices used, as well as a penetrating interpretation of their significance in the light of contemporary meditative research.

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The Aryeh Kaplan Reader

The Gift He Left Behind : Collected Essays on Jewish Themes from the Noted Writer and Thinker

By: Aryeh Kaplan

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The Gift He Left Behind : Collected Essays on Jewish Themes from the Noted Writer and Thinker

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Collected essays on Jewish themes.

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Sefer Yetzirah

The Book of Creation in Theory and Practice

By: Aryeh Kaplan

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Sefer Yetzirah

The Book of Creation in Theory and Practice

By: Aryeh Kaplan

The Sefer Yetzirah is perhaps the oldest and most mysterious of all kabbalistic texts. In this landmark work of mystical studies, Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan brings the text’s theoretical, meditative, and magical implications to light. The book explores the dynamics of the spiritual domain, the worlds of the sefirot, souls and angels. Rabbi Kaplan explains that when properly understood the Sefer Yetzirah becomes an instruction manual for a very special type of meditation meant to strengthen concentration and to aid in the development of telekinetic and telepathic powers. Through the use of various signs, incantations, and divine names, initiates could also influence or alter natural events. This translation includes the meditation in five dimensions, the transition from binah to chakhmah consciousness, the point of infinity, kabbalistic astrology, Ezekiel’s vision according to the Sefer Yetzirah, and the mystery of the 231 gates. Also included is a digest of all major commentaries on the text of the Sefer Yetzirah and a bibliography of many of the major kabbalistic works that discus it, as well as extensive notes regarding the various aspects of the translation. Rabbi Kaplan’s translation is based on the Gra version of the text, which is thought to eb the most authentic. Also included is the short version, the long version, and the Saadia version, making this volume the most complete work on the Sefer Yetzirah available in English.

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1609254481

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דרוש אור החיים

By: Aryeh Kaplan

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דרוש אור החיים

By: Aryeh Kaplan

The late Aryeh Kaplan was one of the most creative personalities to bless the Jewish scene in the last generation. At his death he left many unpublished articles and other works. This collection contains some of his most provocative insights, combining ancient Kabbalistic teaching with the discoveries of modern science. Among the topics covered in this volume are such basic concepts as the Jewish and Kabbalistic view of immortality, resurrection of the dead, the age of the universe, and astrology. All are published for the first time. The book also includes a translation of Rabbi Israel Lipschitz' 1845 article on resurrection, which deals in part with the paleontological discoveries of the first half of the nineteenth century. It is thus one of the earliest such treatments by an Orthodox thinker, one which Rabbi Kaplan referred to and uses as a precedent for his own views.

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The Aryeh Kaplan Anthology

Illuminating Expositions on Jewish Thought and Practice by a Revered Teacher

By: Aryeh Kaplan

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The Aryeh Kaplan Anthology

Illuminating Expositions on Jewish Thought and Practice by a Revered Teacher

By: Aryeh Kaplan

In this volume published by the OU and NCSY, Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan asks hard questions about Judaism and its commandments, and he gives compelling answers that have broadened the horizons of countles

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The Aryeh Kaplan Reader

The Gift He Left Behind : Collected Essays on Jewish Themes from the Noted Writer and Thinker

By: Aryeh Kaplan

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The Gift He Left Behind : Collected Essays on Jewish Themes from the Noted Writer and Thinker

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Collected essays on Jewish themes.

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Jewish Meditation

A Practical Guide

By: Aryeh Kaplan

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Jewish Meditation

A Practical Guide

By: Aryeh Kaplan

Students of mediation are usually surprised to discover that a Jewish mediation tradition exists and that it was an authentic and integral part of mainstream Judaism until the eighteenth century. Jewish Meditation is a step-by-step introduction to meditation and the Jewish practice of meditation in particular. This practical guide covers such topics as mantra meditation, contemplation, and visualization within a Jewish context. It shows us how to use meditative techniques to enhance prayer using the traditional liturgy—the Amidah and the Shema. Through simple exercises and clear explanations of theory, Rabbi Kaplan gives us the tools to develop our spiritual potential through an authentically Jewish meditative practice.

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0307761118

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Meditation and the Bible

By: Aryeh Kaplan

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Meditation and the Bible

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A highly radical interpretation of the Bible demonstrating the methods of meditation used by the Prophets to attain their unique states of consciousness. First English translation from ancient unpublished manuscripts, with commentary.

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דרוש אור החיים

By: Aryeh Kaplan

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דרוש אור החיים

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ספר יצירה

By: Aryeh Kaplan

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ספר יצירה

By: Aryeh Kaplan

Now in its 7th printing since republication in 1997, the Sefer Yetzirah has established itself as a primary source for all serious students of Kabbalah. Rabbi Kaplan's translation of this oldest and most mysterious of all Kabbalistic texts provides a unique perspective on the meditative and magical aspects of Kabbalah. He expounds on the dynamics of the spiritual domain, the worlds of Sefirot, souls and angels. This translation is based on Gra version of the Sefer Yetzirah and includes the author's extraordinary commentary on all its mystical aspects including kabbalistic astrology, Ezekiel's vision and the 231 gates. Also included are three alternative versions to make this volume the most complete work on the Sefer Yetzirah available in English.

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The Real Messiah?

A Jewish Response to Missionaries

By: Aryeh Kaplan,Berel Wein,Pinchas Stolper

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The Real Messiah?

A Jewish Response to Missionaries

By: Aryeh Kaplan,Berel Wein,Pinchas Stolper

A much-needed response to missionaries, providing both a practical guide and sources that refute missionary claims.

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1879016117

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The Bahir

Illumination

By: Aryeh Kaplan

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The Bahir

Illumination

By: Aryeh Kaplan

The Bahir is one of the oldest and most influential of all classical Kabbalah texts. Until the publication of the Zohar, the Bahir was the most widely quoted primary source of Kabbalistic teachings. The Bahir is quoted in every major book on Kabbalah, the earliest being the Raavad's commentary on Sefer Yetzirah, and it is cited numerous times by Rabbi Moshe ben Nachman (Ramban) in his commentary on the Torah. It is also quoted many times in the Zohar. It was first published around 1176 by the Provence school of Kabbalists; the first printed edition appeared in Amsterdam in 1651. The name Bahir is derived from the first verse quoted in the text (Job 37:21), "And now they do not see light, it is brilliant (Bahir) in the skies." It is also called the "Midrash of Rabbi Nehuniah ben HaKana," particularly by the Ramban. The reason might be that Rabbi Nehuniah's name is at the very beginning of the book, but most Kabbalists actually attribute the Bahir to him and his school. Some consider it the oldest kabbalistic text ever written. Although the Bahir is a fairly small book, some 12,000 words in all, it was very highly esteemed among those who probed its mysteries. Rabbi Judah Chayit, a prominent fifteenth-century Kabbalist, writes, "Make this book a crown for your head." Much of the text is very difficult to understand, and Rabbi Moshe Cordevero (1522-1570), head of the Safed school of Kabbalah, says, "The words of this text are bright (Bahir) and sparkling, but their brilliance can blind the eye." One of the most important concepts revealed in the Bahir is that of the Ten Sefirot, and careful analysis of these discussions yields much of what will be found in later kabbalistic works, as well as their relation to anthropomorphism and the reason for the commandments. Also included is a discussion of reincarnation, or Gilgul, an interpretation of the letters of the Hebrew alphabet, the Thirty-two Paths of Wisdom, and the concept of Tzimtzum.

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The Age of the Universe - A Torah-True Perspective

By: Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan

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The Age of the Universe - A Torah-True Perspective

By: Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan

This is a transcript of a lecture givenby Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan z'tl which discusses the question of the age of the Universe according to Torah thought:Is it around 6000 years old or billions?Rabbi Kaplan goes through variousapproaches to this question, and concludes with a view based on authoritative sources from over 700 years ago, which lead to a very satisfactory answer.Also briefly touching on other interesting topics, this booklet is an important read for anyone wanting a non-apologeticanswer to this question.Price for printed version is profit-free. Only lulu makes money as a printing fee.

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Challenge

Torah Views on Science and Its Problems

By: Aryeh Carmell

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Challenge

Torah Views on Science and Its Problems

By: Aryeh Carmell

Thirty-four inspiring, thought-provoking, sometimes mind-boggling articles that will challenge the way you view the relationship between science and Torah. If you are ready to challenge your mind--and perhaps your preconceived notions--this book is for you! In handy, 'compact' (4 3/4' x 7 3/4') size.

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Meditation and Kabbalah

By: Aryeh Kaplan

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Meditation and Kabbalah

By: Aryeh Kaplan

A lucid in-depth presentation of the meditative techniques and practices used by the ancient Kabbalists. The Kabbalah is divided into three branches—the theoretical, the meditative, and the magical. While many books, both in Hebrew and English, have explored the theoretical Kabbalah, very little has been published regarding the meditative methods of the various schools of Kabbalah. Aryeh Kaplan’s landmark work, reveals the methodology of the ancient Kabbalists and stresses the meditative techniques that were essential to their discipline, including: the use of pictures or letter designs as objects of meditation the repetition of specific words or phrases, such as the divine names, to produce profound meditative state In addition, Meditation and Kabbalah presents relevant portions of such meditative texts as: The Grellier Hekhalot, Textbook of the Merkava School The works of Abraham Abulafia Joseph Gikatalia's Gales of Light The Glltes of Holiness Gale of The Holy Spirit, Textbook of the Lurianic School

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The Gerus Guide - The Step By Step Guide to Conversion to Orthodox Judaism

By: Rabbi Aryeh Moshen

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The Gerus Guide - The Step By Step Guide to Conversion to Orthodox Judaism

By: Rabbi Aryeh Moshen

The Gerus Guide is the only book on the market that provides a step-by-step guide to Orthodox Jewish conversion. Drawing from over 25 years of experience counseling hundreds of candidates through the process, Rabbi Aryeh Moshen lays out a roadmap that's been proven successful time and again. Here, you'll find a comprehensive guide to keeping Kosher and observing the Sabbath, finding your community, Jewish prayer, and everything you need to live as an Orthodox Jew on a daily basis.

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0557628962

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דרך ה׳

By: Moshe Ḥayyim Luzzatto

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דרך ה׳

By: Moshe Ḥayyim Luzzatto

Explores Divine regulation of the world. With Rabbi Yosef Begun's marginal notes. Vowelized, facing Hebrew and English texts.

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Theory and Practice in Essene Law

By: Aryeh Amihay

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Theory and Practice in Essene Law

By: Aryeh Amihay

This book offers a novel approach for the study of law in the Judean Desert Scrolls, using the prism of legal theory. Following a couple of decades of scholarly consensus withdrawing from the "Essene hypothesis," it proposes to revive the term, and suggests employing it for the sectarian movement as a whole, while considering the group that lived in Qumran as the Yahad. It further proposes a new suggestion for the emergence of the Yahad, based on the roles of the Examiner and the Instructor in the two major legal codes, the Damascus Document and the Community Rule. The understanding of Essene law is divided into concepts and practices, in order to emphasize the discrepancy between creed, rhetoric, and practices. The abstract exploration of notions such as time, space, obligation, intention, and retribution, is then compared against the realities of social practices, including admission, initiation, covenant, leadership, reproof, and punishment. The legal analysis yields several new suggestions for the study of the scrolls: first, Amihay proposes to rename the two strands of thought of Jewish law, formerly referred to as "nominalism" and "realism," with the terms "legal essentialism" and "legal formalism." The two laws of admission in the Community Rule are distinguished as two different laws, one of an association for a group as a whole, the other as an admission of an individual. The law of reproof is proven to be an independent legal procedure, rather than a preliminary stage of prosecution. The methodological division in this study of thought and practice provides a nuanced approach for the study of law in general, and religious law in particular.

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Oxford University Press

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0190631015

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The Haggadah for the Generations 2012

By: Aryeh Silver

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The Haggadah for the Generations 2012

By: Aryeh Silver

An interactive Pesach Haggadah full of activities, divrei Torah, questions and recipes to help enhance your Seder and engage everyone present.

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The Haggadah for the Generations 2013

By: Aryeh Silver

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The Haggadah for the Generations 2013

By: Aryeh Silver

The Haggadah for the Generations is a project created in part by the students at Torah Academy of Greater Philadelphia. The Haggadah is designed to help enhance your Seder, making it more engaging and meaningful to all present. In this Haggadah you will find clear print in both Hebrew and English, along with various divrei Torah written by the students. Opposite each page of the Haggadah, there is a page of questions and activities geared to linking events at the Seder to your family history, creating a highly personal Seder experience. In addition, you will find numerous questions from throughout the Haggadah that can be used to help launch in-depth and engaging discussions. Additional highlights include the Four Questions translated into over twenty-four languages as well as a collection of the students' family tradition recipes; some going back to their great grandparents.

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Blood Works: An Owner's Guide

What Every Person Needs to Know BEFORE They Are a Patient

By: Shannon L. Farmer,Irwin Gross,Aryeh Shander

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Blood Works: An Owner's Guide

What Every Person Needs to Know BEFORE They Are a Patient

By: Shannon L. Farmer,Irwin Gross,Aryeh Shander

Much has been published on heart health, kidney health, and gut health. But how many of us are aware of our blood health? Is your blood as healthy as it should be? How would you even know? Blood Works is a fascinating new blood owners’ guide to help you care for the health of your most precious fluid—your blood. About 2 billion people globally are anemic, and almost as many suffer from iron deficiency without anemia. Many don’t even know they have it, just feeling tired, lethargic, and “foggy-headed.” Sound familiar? Over 600 million more suffer from acute or sometimes unrecognized chronic blood loss from causes such as heavy menstrual bleeding, obstetric hemorrhage, gastrointestinal bleeding, surgery, and trauma. Anemia, iron deficiency, and bleeding are signs of “blood failure” and have major negative health effects. Blood Works, with contributions from 48 leading international medical experts, is a must have book for all who want to look after their blood health. Your blood is the essential fluid that keeps you alive. Yet, while many of us know our cholesterol level and blood pressure, few of us are aware of our blood count. What we don’t know can affect our everyday quality of life and put us at risk if we have bleeding, an injury, or require hospitalization. Blood, and the vessels that contain it, make up the largest organ system in the body. Its balance and health must be maintained. For many decades, the treatment of first resort for anemia and blood loss has been blood transfusion, which is essentially a “liquid organ” transplant from another person. In heart failure or kidney failure, organ transplantation is not first-line treatment. In blood failure, blood “transplantation” should not be the first thing we reach for. Since the 1990s, scientific research has shown that the common use of blood transfusion is not the most effective treatment in many medical situations. It has been identified as one of the most overused treatments in modern medicine, costing billions of dollars, while causing changes in the recipient’s immune system that may increase the risk of complications and death. In October 2021, the World Health Organization called for the urgent global implementation of Patient Blood Management (PBM), stating “our own blood is still the best thing to have in our veins.” Blood Works is one of the most exciting books on blood health you will read. The book zooms in on why medical experts from around the world now recognize the need for fundamental change in the way a patient’s blood is managed. Known as PBM, Patient Blood Management places the person receiving treatment at the center of decisions involving their lifeblood. Its aim is to improve general health and treatment outcomes by managing and preserving a patient’s own blood while empowering them to share in making decisions. Meticulously researched and referenced, masterfully illustrated, and featuring personal stories from patients and their families, Blood Works is a compelling read. It will have a profound impact on your health and the health of your loved ones and is an invaluable resource for health care professionals.

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Simon and Schuster

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1947951572

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The Hashemites in the Modern Arab World

Essays in Honour of the late Professor Uriel Dann

By: Uriel Dann,Aryeh Shmuelevitz,Asher Susser

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The Hashemites in the Modern Arab World

Essays in Honour of the late Professor Uriel Dann

By: Uriel Dann,Aryeh Shmuelevitz,Asher Susser

Examines the crucial role of the Hashemites in Arab nationalism throughout the 20th century, from the 1916 Arab Revolt through the creation of Arab states after World War I, the attempts at Arab unity, and the establishment of two kingdoms, to the current Palestinian debate.

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Routledge

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Constitutional Development in the USSR

A Guide to the Soviet Constitutions

By: Aryeh L. Unger

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Constitutional Development in the USSR

A Guide to the Soviet Constitutions

By: Aryeh L. Unger

Constitutional Development in the USSR (1981) looks at the political institutions and practices of the Soviet state through the prism of its own constitutional texts. It contains the texts of all four Soviet constitutions, and a chapter of commentary precedes each text. An overall assessment of Soviet constitutional development is offered in the concluding chapter.

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1040006620

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Around the Shabbat Table

A Guide to Fulfilling and Meaningful Shabbat Table Conversations

By: Aryeh Ben David

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Around the Shabbat Table

A Guide to Fulfilling and Meaningful Shabbat Table Conversations

By: Aryeh Ben David

The three Shabbat meals offer an opportunity to think about life and connect with others. However, despite our best intentions, the lack of time and sufficient resources may preclude in-depth grappling with more significant and meaningful issues. Around the Shabbat Table addresses this problem. Its goal is to serve as a springboard for more personally stimulating and meaningful Shabbat conversations. Each unit can be read directly at the Shabbat table and no prior knowledge or preparation is necessary. The ideas presented are designed for Jewish adults of all backgrounds and religious denominations. They reflect a philosophy that the Torah belongs to and should be accessible to all Jews, whatever they think or believe, wherever they may be.

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0765761246

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Mystic Tales from the Zohar

By: Aryeh Wineman

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Mystic Tales from the Zohar

By: Aryeh Wineman

This book includes translations of eight of the most interesting and developed narratives found in the Zohar, the central medieval Jewish mystical text. Wineman’s artful translation, together with commentaries and notes, reveals the richness of the Zohar.

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0827605153

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The UnCivil University

Intolerance on College Campuses

By: Gary A. Tobin,Aryeh Kaufmann Weinberg,Jenna Ferer

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The UnCivil University

Intolerance on College Campuses

By: Gary A. Tobin,Aryeh Kaufmann Weinberg,Jenna Ferer

In the name of academic freedom, the core values of higher education_honest scholarship, unbiased research, and diversity of thought and person_have been corrupted by an academy more interested in preserving its privileges than in protecting its own integrity. The American university has lost its civility. Nowhere is this loss more apparent than in the rise of anti-Semitism and anti-Israelism on college campuses. This book documents the alarming rise in bigotry and bullying in the academy, using a range of evidence from first-hand accounts of intimidation of students by anti-Israel professors to anti-Semitic articles in student newspapers and marginalization of pro-Israel scholars. The UnCivil University exposes the unspoken world of double standards, bureaucratic paralysis, and abdication of leadership that not only allows but often supports a vocal minority of extremists on campus.

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0739132687

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Progressive Minds, Conservative Politics

Leo Strauss's Later Writings on Maimonides

By: Aryeh Tepper

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Progressive Minds, Conservative Politics

Leo Strauss's Later Writings on Maimonides

By: Aryeh Tepper

Compelling account of Strausss mature Maimonidean writings. Leo Strauss (18991973), one of the preeminent political philosophers of the twentieth century, was an astute interpreter of Maimonidess medieval masterpiece, The Guide of the Perplexed. In Progressive Minds, Conservative Politics, Aryeh Tepper overturns the conventional view of Strausss interpretation and of Strausss own mature thought. According to the scholarly consensus, Strauss traced the well-known contradictions in the Guide to the fundamental tension in Maimonidess mind between reason and revelation, going so far as to suggest that while the Jewish philosophers overt position was religiously pious (i.e., on the side of Jerusalem), secretly he was on the side of reason, or Athens. In Teppers analysis, Strausss judgments emerge as much more complex than this and also more open to revision. In his later writings, Tepper shows, Strauss pointed to contradictions in Maimonidess thought not only between but also within both Jerusalem and Athens. Moreover, Strauss identified, and identified himself with, an esoteric Maimonidean teaching on progress: progress within the Bible, beyond the Bible, and even beyond the rabbinic sages. Politically a conservative thinker, Strauss, like Maimonides, located mans deepest satisfaction in progressing in the discernment of the truth. In the fullness of his career, Strauss thus pointed to a third way beyond the modern alternatives of conservatism and progressivism

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1438448430

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King Herod

A Persecuted Persecutor : a Case Study in Psychohistory and Psychobiography

By: Aryeh Kasher,Eliezer Witztum

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King Herod

A Persecuted Persecutor : a Case Study in Psychohistory and Psychobiography

By: Aryeh Kasher,Eliezer Witztum

The enigma of King Herod as a cruel bloodthirsty tyrant on the one hand, and a great builder on the other is discussed in a systematic modern historical and psychological study. It seeks to unravel the contradictory historic mystery of the man and his deeds. After A. Schalit's König Herodes, this study is a new comprehensive, pioneering study on the intriguing personality of Herod, also using the insights of psychology. Herod's mental state reached an acute level, consistent with the DSM-IV diagnosis for "Paranoid Personality Disorder". He grew up with an ambiguous identity and suffered from feelings of inferiority. Haunted by persecutory delusions, he executed almost any suspect of treason, including his wife and three sons. The Hebrew original text was Winner of the Ya'acov Bahat Prize for Non-Fiction Hebrew Literature for 2006.

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311018964X

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The Totalitarian Party

Party and People in Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia

By: Aryeh L. Unger

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The Totalitarian Party

Party and People in Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia

By: Aryeh L. Unger

Originally published in 1974, this book deals with the role of the totalitarian party in relation to the people under its rule. Drawing upon a wide range of published and unpublished sources from the two foremost examples of totalitarian government in the twentieth century, the book examines the specific contribution of the party to the control and mobilization of people under totalitarianism of the 'Right' and 'Left'. Dr Unger begins by setting out the doctrinal assumptions that shaped and legitimated the attitudes of the Nazi and Soviet parties to the broad mass of the people. Against this background he then traces the Nazi and Soviet approaches to propaganda and organization and describes and analyses the interaction of these two primary ingredients of totalitarian 'voluntary compulsion' in the realms of political agitation, leisure and ritual and social welfare. Although the importance of the party as a principal instrument of totalitarian government was widely recognized, this was the first comparative study of the functions of such parties in an area in which totalitarian regimes impinge directly upon the lives of their subjects.

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302

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Cambridge University Press

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ISBN 10

0521204275

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9780521204279

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