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Make Us A God!

A Jewish Response to Hebrew Christianity - A Survival Manual for Jews

By: Chaim Picker

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Make Us A God!

A Jewish Response to Hebrew Christianity - A Survival Manual for Jews

By: Chaim Picker

What is Messianic Judaism? Is it Jewish? Why have Jews historically been targeted by missionaries? What are the methods and psychology of missionaries? What motivates Jewish converts to Christianity? Why aren't Jews missionaries? What do Jews believe about Messiah? Did Jesus fulfill prophesy? Christianity teaches that salvation is only through Jesus Where does this leave Jews? Is the New Testament anti-Semitic? If, according to Deuteronomy 6:4, God is One, how do Christians explain the Trinity? If Scripture says of God, "No man can see me and live," what about John's teaching that God became flesh in Jesus (John 1:1, 14)? Is the "Virgin Birth" the fulfillment of Isaiah 7:14? Is Jesus the "suffering Servant" of Isaiah 53? Was Adam's sin transmitted to all his descendants? What about Paul's teaching that the Mosaic "Law" was superseded by "Grace?" What did the early Christians believe about the "End" and is there a "Second Coming?" What do Judaism and Christianity teach about family, sex and asceticism?

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iUniverse

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0595369332

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9780595369331

Historical Dictionary of Zionism

By: Rafael Medoff,Chaim I. Waxman

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Historical Dictionary of Zionism

By: Rafael Medoff,Chaim I. Waxman

The Jewish attachment to Zion is many centuries old. While the modern Zionist movement was organized a little more than a century ago, the roots of the Zionist idea reach back close to 4,000 years ago, to the day that the biblical patriarch Abraham left his home in Ur of the Chaldees to settle in the Promised Land, where the Jewish state subsequently arose. From that day to the establishing of the state of Israel in 1948, the Jewish people have been in a constant struggle to either regain or maintain their homeland. Although 60 years have now passed since the establishment of Israel, many of the political and religious factions that made up the Zionist movement in the pre-state era remain active. The second edition of the Historical Dictionary of Zionism_through its chronology, maps, introductory essay, bibliography, and over two hundred cross-referenced dictionary entries on crucial persons, organizations, and events_is a valuable contribution to the appreciation for both the diversity and consensus that characterize the Zionist experience.

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Scarecrow Press

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0810866838

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9780810866836

On the Doorposts of Your House: Prayers and Ceremonies for the Jewish Home

By: Chaim Stern

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On the Doorposts of Your House: Prayers and Ceremonies for the Jewish Home

By: Chaim Stern

This revised edition of this beloved volume includes a wealth of innovation and traditional readings for personal meditations and family home-based rituals. Doorposts provides material for the whole Jewish year and life cycle, from consecrating a new house, to celebrating a birthday or baby-naming, to welcoming holy days and festivals. Contemporary, gender-inclusive language throughout. Now includes updated translation and transliteration based on the Mishkan T'filah: A Reform Siddur and new design. This ebook makes a perfect gift for confirmations, teachers, weddings, and housewarmings. Published by CCAR Press, a division of the Central Conference of American Rabbis

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CCAR Press

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0881232378

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I Am the Clay

A Novel

By: Chaim Potok

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I Am the Clay

A Novel

By: Chaim Potok

“[Chaim] Potok writes powerfully about the suffering of innocent people caught in the cross-fire of a war they cannot begin to understand. . . . Humanity and compassion for his characters leap from every page.”—San Francisco Chronicle As the Chinese and the army of the North sweep south during the Korean War, an old peasant farmer and his wife flee their village across the bleak, bombed-out landscape. They soon come upon a boy in a ditch who is wounded and unconscious. Stirred by possessiveness and caring the woman refuses to leave the boy behind. The man thinks she is crazy to nurse this boy, to risk their lives for some dying stranger. Angry and bewildered, he waits for the boy to die. And when the boy does not die, the old man begins to believe that the boy possesss a magic upon which all their lives depend. . . .

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Fawcett

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0307575535

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אגרת הרמב״ן

By: Naḥmanides,Avrohom Chaim Feuer

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אגרת הרמב״ן

By: Naḥmanides,Avrohom Chaim Feuer

SRS Iggeres Haramban/ the Rambant's ethical letter with an anthology of contemporary Rabbinic expositions.

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Mesorah Publications

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0899062180

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Kids Speak

Children Talk about Themselves

By: Chaim Walder

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Kids Speak

Children Talk about Themselves

By: Chaim Walder

Children talk about themselves.

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Feldheim Publishers

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0873068300

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A Political Theory for the Jewish People

By: Chaim Gans

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A Political Theory for the Jewish People

By: Chaim Gans

The book presents several interpretations of Zionism and the post-Zionist alternatives currently proposed for it as political theories for the Jews. It explicates their historiographical, philosophical and moral foundations and their implications for the relationships between Jews and Arabs in Israel/Palestine and between Jews in Israel and world Jews"--

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Oxford University Press

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0190237546

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The Sacred and the Profane

By: Chaim Grade

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The Sacred and the Profane

By: Chaim Grade

The characters portrayed will strike responsive chords in today's readers. "The Rebbetzin" is the account of an ambitious woman who constantly pushes forward her scholarly husband, with the image always before her of the more eminent rabbi to whom she was once betrothed. In "Laybe-Layzar's Courtyard" Grade gives us the people of a crowded Jewish neighborhood in Vilna, among them a fanatical pietist, a restless playboy and his vindictive wife, and a rabbi who finds that he cannot escape the yoke of the rabbinate or involvement in the destinies of others.

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Jason Aronson

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1568219636

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9781568219639

In the Beginning

A Novel

By: Chaim Potok

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In the Beginning

A Novel

By: Chaim Potok

“Powerful . . . It successfully recreates a time and place and the journey of a soul.”—The New York Times All beginnings are hard—that is the lesson David Lurie learns early and painfully in his life. As a boy in the depression-shadowed Bronx, he must begin to hold his own against neighborhood bullies and the treacherous frailties of his own health. As a young man in a world menaced by a distant, horrifying war, he must begin once more—this time to define a resolute path of personal belief that departs boldly from the tradition of his teachers and his own father, a courageous defender of their people. Learning how to remember his past as he nourishes the future, David struggles to complete his first long journey into ancient beginnings. “A major work in every sense.”—Pittsburgh Press

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Ballantine Books

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0307575543

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9780307575548

John Lowell Jr. and His Institute

The Power of Knowledge

By: Chaim M. Rosenberg

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John Lowell Jr. and His Institute

The Power of Knowledge

By: Chaim M. Rosenberg

This book examines the life and legacy of John Lowell Jr (1799–1836) through the establishment of the Lowell Institute, still active in Boston, which offers free education.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1793644608

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9781793644602

Biochemistry of Scandium and Yttrium, Part 2: Biochemistry and Applications

By: Chaim T. Horovitz

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Biochemistry of Scandium and Yttrium, Part 2: Biochemistry and Applications

By: Chaim T. Horovitz

Biochemistry of Scandium and Yttrium gathers together existing knowledge about scandium and yttrium from a wide variety of disciplines. Part 2 addresses the biochemical aspects of these two elements, and the various medical and environmental applications. (Part 1 presents a comparative study of the physical and chemical properties of scandium and yttrium, looking at both their similarities and their differences.) While these elements are relatively rare in nature, these books will show that they have unusual physical and chemical properties, and a disproportionate number of important applications. Improved analytical techniques have revealed that scandium and yttrium are present throughout living matter, even though only a relatively limited number of species have been analyzed so far. This fact of course has far-ranging implications for biological and environmental concerns. The major impacts of scandium and yttrium in science, technology, and medicine will be of interest to a wide variety of researchers, including geochemists, inorganic and organic chemists, clinical biochemists, and those specializing in environmental protection.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1461543118

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9781461543114

My Mother's Sabbath Days

A Memoir

By: Chaim Grade

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My Mother's Sabbath Days

A Memoir

By: Chaim Grade

This tender and moving memoir by the great Yiddish writer Chaim Grade takes us to the very source of his widely praised novels and poems--the city of Vilna, the "Jerusalem of Lithuania," during the years before World War II. Centered on the figure of Grade's mother, Vella--simple, pious, hard-working--this is a richly detailed account of the ghetto of his youth, of the lives of the rabbis, the wives, the tradesmen, the peddlers, and the scholars. We see Vella, desperate after losing her husband, become a fruit-peddler, struggling to survive poverty and to remain true to her faith in the face of human pettiness and cruelty. We follow Grade as he walks in the footsteps of his scholar father, a champion of enlightenment; we see him entering marriage, and his mother finding some peace of mind in a marriage of her own--all of this in a world recalled with extraordinary physical and emotional intensity. Then, World War II. The partition of Poland between the Soviet Union and Germany is followed by the new German invasion of June 1941. Grade--believing, as do so many others, that the Nazis pose a danger chiefly to able-bodied men like himself--flees into Russia. In his travels on foot and by train he meets a fascinating, kaleidoscopic array of characters: the disillusioned Communist Lev Kogan; the durachok, or simpleton, a young prisoner who, mistaken for a German spy, is shot when he jumps from a train; the once-prosperous lawyer, Orenstein, who virtually becomes a beggar, dies and is buried by strangers in a remote Central Asian village. With the war's end, Grade returns to Vilna--to find the ghetto in ruins, to learn that his wife and his mother have gone to their deaths--and he is left with nothing but memories. But it is here, amid the devastation of a people, that he finds the compulsion and the passion to commit to paper the world that has been lost.

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1568219628

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Turning Judaism Outward

A Biography of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson the Seventh Lubavitcher Rebbe

By: Chaim Miller

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Turning Judaism Outward

A Biography of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson the Seventh Lubavitcher Rebbe

By: Chaim Miller

Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson (1902-1994), the Lubavitcher Rebbe, took an insular Chasidic group that was almost decimated by the Holocaust and transformed it into one of the most influential and controversial forces in world Jewry. This superbly crafted biography draws on recently uncovered documents and archives of personal correspondence, painting an exceptionally human and charming portrait of a man who was well known but little understood. With a sharp attention to detail and an effortless style, Chaim Miller takes us on a soaring journey through the life, mind and struggles of one of the most interesting religious personalities of the Twentieth Century. --

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Kol Menachem

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1934152366

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9781934152362

The A to Z of Zionism

By: Rafael Medoff,Chaim I. Waxman

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The A to Z of Zionism

By: Rafael Medoff,Chaim I. Waxman

The Jewish attachment to Zion is many centuries old. While the modern Zionist movement was organized a little more than a century ago, the roots of the Zionist idea reach back close to 4,000 years ago, to the day that the biblical patriarch Abraham left his home in Ur of the Chaldees to settle in the Promised Land, where the Jewish state subsequently arose. From that day to the establishing of the state of Israel in 1948, the Jewish people have been in a constant struggle to either regain or maintain their homeland. Although 60 years have now passed since the establishment of Israel, many of the political and religious factions that made up the Zionist movement in the pre-state era remain active. The A to Z of Zionism_through its chronology, maps, introductory essay, bibliography, and over 200 cross-referenced dictionary entries on crucial persons, organizations, and events_is a valuable contribution to the appreciation for both the diversity and consensus that characterize the Zionist experience.

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Scarecrow Press

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0810870525

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The Promise

By: Chaim Potok

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The Promise

By: Chaim Potok

In a passionate, energetic narrative, The Promise brilliantly dramatizes what it is to master and use knowledge to make one’s own way in the world. Reuven Malter lives in Brooklyn, he’s in love, and he’s studying to be a rabbi. He also keeps challenging the strict interpretations of his teachers, and if he keeps it up, his dream of becoming a rabbi may die. One day, worried about a disturbed, unhappy boy named Michael, Reuven takes him sailing and cloud-watching. Reuven also introduces him to an old friend, Danny Saunders—now a psychologist with a growing reputation. Reconnected by their shared concern for Michael, Reuven and Danny each learns what it is to take on life—whether sacred truths or a troubled child—according to his own lights, not just established authority.

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Anchor

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0307826368

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9780307826367

Eleven Fifty Nine P.M.

By: Chaim Tzvi Tanny

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Eleven Fifty Nine P.M.

By: Chaim Tzvi Tanny

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Xlibris Corporation

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1984569317

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9781984569318

Hebrew versus Greek

A Devotional Study of Scripture Through Two Lenses

By: Chaim Bentorah,Chris Palmer

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Hebrew versus Greek

A Devotional Study of Scripture Through Two Lenses

By: Chaim Bentorah,Chris Palmer

What do you get when you cross classical Hebrew with Koine Greek? It may sound like the metaphor for a strange new animal, but what it imparts is a fascinating dive into the Bible that’s rarely—if ever—been attempted before. In Hebrew versus Greek: A Devotional Study of Scripture Through Two Lenses, Hebrew scholar Chaim Bentorah and Greek scholar Chris Palmer explore fifty concepts from the Septuagint or LXX and explain the subtle differences found in Hebrew and Greek. You will discover how: God’s repentance over creating man benefits us Trusting in God binds us to His divine power God’s command to “fear not” gives us the authority to be courageous Saying there is no God is like walking through fog God embraces us with His strength in the dance of life The authors note that the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls has convinced many Bible scholars of the accuracy of the Septuagint. “This offers a whole new dimension to our understanding of the Old Testament and the importance of using the Greek Septuagint to explain some difficult passages,” Chaim notes. Hebrew versus Greek will draw you closer to the Lord through simple devotional lessons that explore the rich meanings found in these ancient languages.

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Whitaker House

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Point of Arrival

A Study of London's East End

By: Chaim Bermant

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Point of Arrival

A Study of London's East End

By: Chaim Bermant

Point of Arrival (1975) examines the experiences of the various immigrant groups – the Huguenots, Irish, Jews, Pakistanis – who have made their home in the East End of London. This was their point of arrival in a new country, and for many it was the only England they were to know.

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Taylor & Francis

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1000777588

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9781000777581

The Life and Times of Francis Cabot Lowell, 1775–1817

By: Chaim M. Rosenberg

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The Life and Times of Francis Cabot Lowell, 1775–1817

By: Chaim M. Rosenberg

After the Revolutionary War, despite political independence, the United States still relied on other countries for manufactured goods. Francis Cabot Lowell was one of the principal investors in building the India Wharf and the shops and warehouses close to Boston harbor. His work was instrumental in establishing domestic industry for the United States and brought the Industrial Revolution to the United States. From 1810 to the start of the War of 1812, he traveled through Great Britain, where he saw the tremendous changes caused by the Industrial Revolution, starting with cotton textiles. On his return to the United States he focused on establishing a domestic textile industry to replace imported goods. With his brother-in-law, Patrick Tracy Jackson, he built the Boston Manufacturing Company at Waltham-America's first integrated mill. With his star mechanic, Paul Moody, he developed a power loom and other machines suitable for local conditions. The Life and Times of Francis Cabot Lowell, 1775-1817 tells the story of this amazing man and the great success of the Boston Manufacturing Company, which spurred the American industrial revolution. Francis Cabot Lowell's method-a detailed investment plan, cheap raw materials and power, a motivated labor force, a sound marketing plan, and, above all, modern technology-became the standard for the American factory of the nineteenth century. When Francis Cabot Lowell died, his associates established America's first industrial city, and named it Lowell in his honor.

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Lexington Books

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0739146858

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9780739146859

Lord Jakobovits

By: Chaim Bermant

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Lord Jakobovits

By: Chaim Bermant

Lord Jakobovits has been described by one commentator as Mrs Thatcher's father confessor. A staunch defender of Victorian values and family life, he has propounded his views with a forthrightness and vigour which have often placed him at the centre of controversy and have given him national prominence. And yet, if extremely conservative on some issues, he can be surprisingly liberal on others, and he is the only Orthodox rabbi of any eminence to have openly expressed his misgivings about Israel's treatment of the Palestinians and to have called for territorial concessions in the West Bank and Gaza. He is in fact difficult to categorise, and this vividly written, authorised biography attempts to reconcile the apparent contradictions in his views. It also describes the man, his colourful, vivacious wife, the circumstances and convictions which have helped to shape him, and the communities who identities he has helped to guide. Though not uncritical, it adds up to a remarkable portrait of a remarkable man.

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A&C Black

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1448211182

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The Letters and Papers of Chaim Weizmann

series B

By: Chaim Weizmann

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The Letters and Papers of Chaim Weizmann

series B

By: Chaim Weizmann

These two volumes of the papers of Chaim Weizmann, the first president of Israel, are essential for a complete understanding of Weizmann's thinking as a Jew, as a scientist, and as a political leader. They present statements deeply thought out, often polished before delivery, and intended for insertion into an historical record. This selection, which spans his life from 1898-1952, includes speeches (many of them to closed audiences and not previously published), private interviews, evidence before investigating committees, minutes of meetings, meirtbranda, and newspaper articles. It is evident from these papers that Weizmann had a larger vision of an audience before him: whether it be a group of listeners, a mass of readers, a government department, or an influential interlocuter. The earliest documents represent Weizmann's ideas alone; later ones reflect the views of like-minded Zionists and express the collective striving of his nation. These papers, together with the previously published twenty-three volumes of the letters of Chaim Weizmann, constitute a matchless commentary on over sixty years of dedication to building a nation-state on moral foundations.

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Transaction Publishers

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0878552979

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קבלת שבת

With a New Translation and Commentary

By: Chaim Raphael

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קבלת שבת

With a New Translation and Commentary

By: Chaim Raphael

This commentary is simple, yet elegant, eloquent, and inspiring.

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Behrman House, Inc

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0874414180

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9780874414189

The Development of the Syntax of Post-Biblical Hebrew

By: Chaim Rabin

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The Development of the Syntax of Post-Biblical Hebrew

By: Chaim Rabin

This volume is concerned with a historical development of the syntax of Hebrew in the post-biblical periods, more specifically from the twelfth to the fifteenth centuries as used in non-artistic prose in Southern France and Spain, a period in which the language underwent some fundamental changes and developments. With his superb knowledge of all phases of Hebrew the author portrays and analyses these developments in relation to Biblical and Mishnaic Hebrew. This is a highly original and important contribution to a diachronic description of Hebrew syntax, and undoubtedly a necessary reading for any serious Hebraist and Semitist.

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BRILL

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9004348484

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Our Heroes

Kids Follow in the Footsteps of the Past

By: Ḥayim Ṿalder

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Our Heroes

Kids Follow in the Footsteps of the Past

By: Ḥayim Ṿalder

Don't miss this long-awaited sequel to the beloved first volume! This spell-binding book features the heartfelt stories of nine children, all contemporary heroes, who walk in the footsteps of Gedolim from previous generations. Read about how children your own age overcame tremendous obstacles, reaching toward a shining goal of emulating the ways of Gedolim. This book will be an instant winner for kids of all ages.

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Feldheim Publishers

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1583307648

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Wanderings

By: Chaim Potok

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Wanderings

By: Chaim Potok

A fascinating history of the Jews, told by a master novelist, here is Chaim Potok's fascinating, moving four thousand-year history. Recreating great historical events, exporing Jewish life in its infinite variety and in many eras and places, here is a unique work by a singular Jewish voice.

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Ballantine Books

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0593359291

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The International Harvester Company

A History of the Founding Families and Their Machines

By: Chaim M. Rosenberg

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The International Harvester Company

A History of the Founding Families and Their Machines

By: Chaim M. Rosenberg

Ancient farmers used draft animals for plowing but the heavy work of harvesting fell to the humans, using sickle and scythe. Change came in the mid-19th century when Cyrus Hall McCormick built the mechanical harvester. Though the McCormicks used their wealth to establish art collections and universities, battle disease, and develop birth control, members of the family faced constant scrutiny and scandal. This book recounts their story as well as the history of the International Harvester Company (IHC)--a merger of the McCormick and Deering companies and the world's leader in agricultural machinery in the 1900s.

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McFarland

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1476636060

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9781476636061

Listen to the Soul

Stories that Touch the Heart and Nurture the Spirit

By: Chaim Walder,Ḥayim Ṿalder

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Listen to the Soul

Stories that Touch the Heart and Nurture the Spirit

By: Chaim Walder,Ḥayim Ṿalder

The popular teacher and noted children's author has utilized his talent for listening and his keen writing skills to reach an adult readership. These sixteen inspiring and heart-warming stories convey timeless lessons.

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Feldheim Publishers

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0873067800

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Temple of Diamonds

My Return to Judaism and Other Essays

By: Chaim Picker

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Temple of Diamonds

My Return to Judaism and Other Essays

By: Chaim Picker

Temple of Diamonds is an anthology of essays composed by the author during his years as an educator and cantor at Temple Israel of Albany, New York, from the 1960's to the present. Included are essays on Judaism, the Synagogue, Jewish Education, vignettes of nature, and poems. Foremost among these essays is an account of the author's conversion to Christianity and return to Judaism.

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1440160465

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Swinging in the Rain

By: Chaim Bermant

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Swinging in the Rain

By: Chaim Bermant

During the war, while others fought, Hesketh planned, as a chocolate manufacturer, to put an end to world strife: Inter-Choc, a world union of chocolate makers, would bring man closer to man - through his sweet tooth. But Hesketh is thwarted by two more powerful urges - chauvinism and sex, the former Gallic, the latter British, but both indomitable.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1448206154

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Halakhah

The Rabbinic Idea of Law

By: Chaim N. Saiman

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Halakhah

The Rabbinic Idea of Law

By: Chaim N. Saiman

How the rabbis of the Talmud transformed Jewish law into a way of thinking and talking about everything Typically translated as "Jewish law," halakhah is not an easy match for what is usually thought of as law. This is because the rabbinic legal system has rarely wielded the political power to enforce its rules, nor has it ever been the law of any state. Even more idiosyncratically, the talmudic rabbis claim the study of halakhah is a holy endeavor that brings a person closer to God—a claim no country makes of its law. Chaim Saiman traces how generations of rabbis have used concepts forged in talmudic disputation to do the work that other societies assign not only to philosophy, political theory, theology, and ethics but also to art, drama, and literature. Guiding readers across two millennia of richly illuminating perspectives, this panoramic book shows how halakhah is not just "law" but an entire way of thinking, being, and knowing.

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Princeton University Press

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0691210853

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9780691210858

Davita's Harp

A Novel

By: Chaim Potok

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Davita's Harp

A Novel

By: Chaim Potok

For Davita Chandal, growing up in New York in the 1930s and '40s is an experience of indescribable joy—and unfathomable sadness. Her loving parents, both fervent radicals, fill her with the fiercely bright hope for a new, better world. But the deprivations of war and the Depression take their ruthless toll. And Davita, unexpectedly, finds in the Jewish faith that her mother had long ago abandoned both a solace to her questioning inner pain and a test of her budding spirit of independence. To her, life's elusive possibilities for happiness, for fulfillment, for decency, become as real and resonant as the music of the small harp that hangs on her door, welcoming all guests with its sweet, gentle tones. Praise for Davita's Harp “Rich . . . enchanting . . . [Chaim] Potok's bravest book.”—The New York Times Book Review “It is an enormous pleasure to sink into such a rich . . . solidly written novel. The reader knows from the first few pages that he is in the hands of a sure professional who won't let him down.”—People “Engrossing . . . Filled with a host of richly drawn characters. Potok is a master storyteller.”—Chicago Tribune “Gripping and intriguing . . . A well-told tale that needed telling.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer

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Ballantine Books

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0307575497

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Social Change and Halakhic Evolution in American Orthodoxy

By: Chaim I. Waxman

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Social Change and Halakhic Evolution in American Orthodoxy

By: Chaim I. Waxman

Chaim Waxman, a prominent sociologist of contemporary Orthodoxy, is one of the keenest observers of American Jewish society. In illustration of how Orthodoxy is adapting to modernity, he presents a detailed discussion of halakhic developments, particularly regarding women’s greater participation in ritual practices and other areas of communal life. He shows that the direction of change is not uniform: there is both greater stringency and greater leniency, and he discusses the many reasons for this, both in the Jewish community and in the wider society. Relations between the various sectors of American Orthodoxy over the past several decades are also considered.

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Liverpool University Press

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1786948540

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9781786948540

Americas Jews

By: Chaim Waxman

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Americas Jews

By: Chaim Waxman

The book is a social history and sociology of American Jewry. It provides an up-to-date analysis of the contemporary American Jewish community, an analysis that includes educational, occupational, income, and political patterns of American Jews; the American Jewish family; anti-semitism; the relationship between American Jews and Israel; and the recent immigration of Soviet, Israeli, and Iranian Jews to the USA. In synthesizing a vast array of empirical studies, the author argues that while American Jews have been successful in their quest to integrate into the American social system, recent developments both in the American social and cultural system, at large, and within the Jewish community, in particular, indicate that this ethno-religious group is confronting the challenge to its continuity and its manifesting survivalist strengths which were not readily apparent in earlier generations. America's Jews in Transition should interest students in a wide range of fields, among them sociology, ethnic studies, Jewish studies, American studies, and religious studies. Because of its breadth and the freshness of its material, the book should also appeal to the general reader.

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Temple University Press

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1439906211

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9781439906217

Losing America, Conquering India

Lord Cornwallis and the Remaking of the British Empire

By: Chaim M. Rosenberg

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Losing America, Conquering India

Lord Cornwallis and the Remaking of the British Empire

By: Chaim M. Rosenberg

On October 19, 1781, British general Charles Lord Cornwallis surrendered his army at Yorktown, effectively ending the Revolutionary War and conceding the independence of the United States of America. Britain soon overcame the humiliation of defeat by expanding its empire elsewhere. Five years after Yorktown, Cornwallis was installed as governor and commander of the army in India, determined to make the subcontinent the brightest jewel in the British crown. Officers who served under him during the War rose to high positions in the British army and navy. Emulating Cornwallis's deep sense of duty to king and country, they vigorously pursued the conquest of India, put down the 1798 Irish Rebellion, defended Canada, defeated the Dutch at the Cape of Good Hope, occupied Ceylon and battled Napoleon. Prominent among them was General Sir James Henry Craig, governor of Canada, whose clumsy attempt to spy on the U.S. was a factor in setting off the War of 1812.

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McFarland

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1476628343

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9781476628349

Frumspeak

The First Dictionary of Yeshivish

By: Chaim M. Weiser

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Frumspeak

The First Dictionary of Yeshivish

By: Chaim M. Weiser

Frumspeak examines the unique linguistic habits of Orthodox, native-born Americans. This book seeks to draw comparisons with parallel phenomena of Jewish linguistic creation including Yiddish and Ladino and reaches into the linguistic consciousness of the American Orthodox community to reveal how that community thinks, communicates, and educates.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1568216149

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My Name Is Asher Lev

By: Chaim Potok

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My Name Is Asher Lev

By: Chaim Potok

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • In this modern classic from the National Book Award–nominated author of The Chosen, a young religious artist is compulsively driven to render the world he sees and feels, even when it leads him to blasphemy. “A novel of finely articulated tragic power .... Little short of a work of genius.”—The New York Times Book Review Asher Lev is a Ladover Hasid who keeps kosher, prays three times a day and believes in the Ribbono Shel Olom, the Master of the Universe. He grows up in a cloistered Hasidic community in postwar Brooklyn, a world suffused by ritual and revolving around a charismatic Rebbe. He is torn between two identities, the one consecrated to God, the other devoted only to art and his imagination, and in time, his artistic gift threatens to estrange him from that world and the parents he adores. As it follows his struggle, My Name Is Asher Lev becomes a luminous, visionary portrait of the artist, by turns heartbreaking and exultant.

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Anchor

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0307422348

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Shield of David

A History of Jewish Servicemen in America's Armed Forces

By: Chaim M. Rosenberg

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Shield of David

A History of Jewish Servicemen in America's Armed Forces

By: Chaim M. Rosenberg

Jews first arrived in the New World in 1654, seeking religious freedom. Since the beginning of American nationhood, Jewish volunteers and conscripts fought in the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, on both sides of the Civil War, the Spanish-American War, in both World Wars, and in the Korean, Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Over the years, the American military learned to integrate its Jewish servicemen and women by providing Jewish military chaplains, kosher food, religious services, and placing the Star of David on the graves of fallen Jewish soldiers. The end of conscription and the establishment of the All-Volunteer Force in 1973 offered other paths to serve our country. American Jews have contributed with distinction in the arts and sciences, academia, entertainment, government, and in building the economy. For Jews, America is the Goldene Medina—the Golden Country.

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Wicked Son

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