At the start of World War II, the Jews of Europe were not prepared for armed resistance against the Germans and their collaborators. Armed resistance by Jews, prior to the Holocaust, had been the exception, not the rule. Once the Jews in the ghettos and the concentration camps understood the German plan of annihilation, they began to resist, which took many forms - spiritual, moral, individual, collective, and finally armed resistance. In this book, And There Was Courage, Dr. Moshe Avital brings to light many unknown heroic stories of strength of the Jewish spirit shown by our brethren during the Holocaust. Miraculous revelations of survival, human greatness, incredible dignity and heroism flow through these stories - stories of inspiration that we can draw from those bitter years, stories of triumph of the few over the many adversaries. One can learn from these stories what determination, hope, and human values can achieve. Dr. Avital's collection presented in this volume makes it very clear that side by side with submission by millions of Jews, there was defiance, sacrifice, courage, and heroism. The stories, which soon will be all that we will have, as the survivor generation is dying out, show that in the complex relations between Jews in deep shock and the Germans who considered murder a national command, there were nonetheless, groups of fighters and other heroes who deserve our respect and admiration. Dr. Avital's observations and conclusions are delivered with poignancy and authority supported by his first-hand experiences in the Holocaust and his educational background.
The Holocaust was an event that involved victims, perpetrators, bystanders and a few rescuers. Who were these people and how did they influence the Holocaust? In this book, "The Failure of Man and The Enigma of God's Silence," Dr. Moshe Avital presents penetrating questions and answers to shed light on how and why the Holocaust happened. He presents extraordinary testimony, bringing to light many unknown facts of the Holocaust era. Dr. Avital describes the policies, practices and responsibilities of the nations and individuals who were involved. The road to Auschwitz was built by hatred, but paved with indifference. The Holocaust tragedy encompasses theological, philosophical and psychological questions which Dr. Avital addresses, including the question of God's silence during the Holocaust. As a young boy of 14 who was shipped from his home in Czechoslovakia to a ghetto and from there to six of the most notorious concentration camps, and who lost most of his family of 13, Dr. Avital has much to tell and dwell upon. His observations and conclusions are delivered with poignancy and authority, supported by his firsthand experiences in the Holocaust and his educational background. Dr. Avital, a recognized authority in education, pursued his higher academic and Judaic studies at Yeshiva University where he graduated with honors and received a B.A. and M.S. in Education, and a Ph.D. in Hebrew Literature. For half a century, he held prestigious positions in the field of Education. He is the author of eight other books.
Nach Me Yodayah" (Hebrew) is the most comprehensive book in the market today to test your knowledge of the Bible, in Hebrew. More than 1500 questions and answers in this second volume are drawn from the Later Prophets and the Writings. There are more than 1600 questions and answers in volume one."Nach Me Yodayah" is structured to ask very detailed questions and provide the answers and the sources for further research in an exciting and challenging format.Also included are questions from the twelve short prophetic books in a single collection, called Trei Asar.TaNaCh is a Hebrew acronym formed from the initial Hebrew letters of the Bible's three subdivisions: Torah (T)(the Five Books of Moses), Nevi'im (N) (Prophets) and Ketuvim (C)(Writings). As the Director of Education and Culture of the Jewish Agency for Israel American Section, Dr. Moshe Avital, the author, administered the National Bible Contest for 12 years, and as such, developed the thousands of questions and answers that comprise this book.Educators and parents alike should take advantage of the unique methods of teaching Tanach as presented in this book! Challenge your students and children to attain the highest level of Torah knowledge possible."Nach Me Yodayah" will raise the interest in Tanach study in Hebrew and will serve as a unifying factor for families and groups to learn and discuss Biblical issues and points on Shabbat, holidays, and throughout the year.
Quiz Me On Nach" - Volume Two - is the most comprehensive book in the market today to test your knowledge of the Bible. More than 1600 questions and answers are drawn from the Prophets and the Writings. "Quiz Me On Nach" is structured to ask very detailed questions and provide the answers and the sources for further research in an exciting and challenging format. TaNaCh is a Hebrew acronym formed from the initial Hebrew letters of the Bible's three subdivisions: Torah (T)(the Five Books of Moses), Nevi'im (N) (Prophets) and Ketuvim (C)(Writings). This volume, NaCh, draws questions from the Early Prophets in Nevi'im and the Megillot in the Writings. In a separate volume, "Quiz Me On The Torah," more than 1200 questions and answers from the Five Books of Moses are presented. As the Director of Education and Culture of the Jewish Agency for Israel American Section, Dr. Moshe Avital, the author, administered the National Bible Contest for 12 years, and as such, developed the thousands of questions and answers that comprise this book."Quiz Me On Nach" - Volume Two - and the companion volume, "Quiz Me On Nach" - Volume One - along with "Quiz Me On The Torah" are most appropriate learning tools for contestants participating in the International Bible Contest, "Chidon HaTanach."Hebrew versions of these three books are also available. Combining all editions, Dr. Avital has prepared more than 10,000 questions and answers with sources. Educators and parents alike should take advantage of the unique methods of teaching Tanach as presented in this book! Challenge your students and children to attain the highest level of Torah knowledge possible. "Quiz Me On Nach" will raise the interest in Tanach study and will serve as a unifying factor for families and groups to learn with quizzes and discuss Biblical issues and points on Shabbat, holidays, and throughout the year.
Forty-five scholars here combine their skills in tribute to their colleague, teacher, and friend. This collection includes 27 English and 18 Hebrew essays on literary criticism, rabbinic literature, Hebrew word studies, Septuagint, Qumran, textual criticism, and many other topics. Moshe Greenberg is perhaps best known for his commentary on Ezekiel in the Anchor Bible series.
The parable has long been a favorite and very effective tool of some of our foremost leaders and teachers. Think of the Maggid of Dubno, the Chofetz Chaim, the Ben Ish Chai, Rabbi Shalom Schwadron - these great men were Mashal Masters, with the blessed knack of creating just the right story to make an essential point. Rabbi Yisroel Bronstein has learned their lessons well. In this valuable book, he has collected hundreds of parables from classic sources and arranged them by topic. Jewish Parables makes a delightful read, a welcome companion at the Shabbos table, and an invaluable source of material for speakers, teachers, parents, and anyone looking for a way to convey an idea or spice a talk.
Cast in the form of a dialogue between the Intellect and the Soul, this work teaches the true meaning of man's creation in the Divine Image and gives the student a vital background in bringing holiness into ordinary life. Vowelized Hebrew with facing English.
A scholar and a thinker, Dr. Moshe Finkelman emerges as an expert on Jewish faith in his book God Is Not Dead: Man's Pursuit of Faith in Judaism. For the first time since the eighteenth-century's The Path of the Upright of Ramhal, there is a book that describes a system of growth in faith, from the initial level to the ultimate level of knowledge of God, leading to closeness to God. Dr. Finkelman gradually and convincingly takes the reader through steps of growth in faith, leaving no argument unsettled and no subject unexplained. God Is Not Dead: Man's Pursuit of Faith in Judaism conveys messages that resonate with the worldview of a contemporary believer. Finkelman's system of growth in faith gives anyone the ability to create a bond with God. It offers Jews of every level of commitment a clear and accessible path to deepen his or her faith, and to do so by mastering it as the art form that it truly is. Presented as an easy-to-grasp actionable process, this system of growth in faith was inspired by the author's personal religious evolution. He draws mainly from religious and philosophical sources of Judaism, including the teachings of the twelfth-century Jewish philosopher Maimonides, the principles of the eighteenth-century scholar Ramhal, and the beliefs of Yeshayahu Leibowitz, the twentieth-century Israeli intellectual, a leading authority on Jewish faith. The work is further enlivened with anecdotes about both historic figures and everyday people alike. Providing a compelling, achievable blueprint for growth in faith, this fascinating work serves as a timely, essential contribution to contemporary Judaism. For more information please visit the author's website at www.god-is-not-dead.com
Hamesha Me Yodayah (Hebrew edition) is the most comprehensive book in the market today to test your knowledge of the Torah. Following the pattern of the English edition, "Quiz Me On The Torah," this book is structured to ask very detailed questions and provide the answers and the sources for further research in an exciting and challenging format. As an educator, the author, Dr. Moshe Avital, had the privilege of administering for 12 years, the National Bible Contest for the World Zionist Organization in the United States, where he was able to develop the 1,500 questions and answers that comprise this book. As such, this Hebrew edition is the most appropriate study guide for the contestants participating in the International Bible Contest, "Chidone HaTanach." Educators and parents alike should take advantage of the unique methods of teaching Torah presented in this book! Challenge your students and children to attain the highest level of Torah knowledge possible. "Hamesha Me Yodayah" will raise the interest in Torah study and will serve as a unifying factor for families and groups to learn and discuss Torah issues and points on Shabbat, holidays, and throughout the year.
Ascensions on high took many forms in Jewish mysticism and they permeated most of its history from its inception until Hasidism. The book surveys the various categories, with an emphasis on the archetectural images of the ascent, like the resort images of pillars, lines, and ladders.
A broad, systematic account of one of the most original and creative kabbalists, biblical interpreters, and Talmudic scholars the Jewish tradition has ever producedRabbi Moses b. Nahman (1194–1270), known in English as Nahmanides, was the greatest Talmudic scholar of the thirteenth century and one of the deepest and most original biblical interpreters. Beyond his monumental scholastic achievements, Nahmanides was a distinguished kabbalist and mystic, and in his commentary on the Torah he dispensed esoteric kabbalistic teachings that he termed “By Way of Truth.”This broad, systematic account of Nahmanides’s thought explores his conception of halakhah and his approach to the central concerns of medieval Jewish thought, including notions of God, history, revelation, and the reasons for the commandments. The relationship between Nahmanides’s kabbalah and mysticism and the existential religious drive that nourishes them, as well as the legal and exoteric aspects of his thinking, are at the center of Moshe Halbertal’s portrayal of Nahmanides as a complex and transformative thinker.
Nach Me Yodayah" is the Hebrew Edition of Quiz Me On Nach," which is the most comprehensive book in the market today to test your knowledge of Tanach. More than 1600 questions and answers are drawn from Neviim Rishonim and the five Megillot. TaNaCh is a Hebrew acronym formed from the initial Hebrew letters of the Bible s three subdivisions: Torah (T)(the Five Books of Moses), Nevi im (N) (Prophets) and Ketuvim (C)(Writings). This volume, NaCh, draws questions from the Early Prophets in Nevi im and the Megillot in the Writings. In a separate volume, "Quiz Me On The Torah" in English and "Hamesha Me Yodayah" in Hebrew, more than 1200 questions and answers from the Five Books of Moses are presented. Educators and parents alike should take advantage of the unique methods of teaching Tanach as presented in this book! Challenge your students and children to attain the highest level of Torah knowledge possible. This book will raise the interest in Tanach study and will serve as a unifying factor for families and groups to learn and discuss Biblical issues and points on Shabbat, holidays, and throughout the year.
This book represents the first wide-scale presentation of a major Jewish mystic, the founder of the ecstatic Kabbalah. It includes a description of the techniques employed by his master, including the role of music. There is a discussion of the characteristics of his mystical experience and the erotic imagery by which it was expressed. Based on all the extant manuscript material of Abulafia, this book opens the way to a new understanding of Jewish mysticism. It points to the importance of the ecstatic Kabbalah for the later developments in mystical Judaism.
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