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The Cultural Legacy of the Pre-Ashkenazic Jews in Eastern Europe

By: Moshe Taube

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The Cultural Legacy of the Pre-Ashkenazic Jews in Eastern Europe

By: Moshe Taube

A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press’s Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. This book uncovers cultural traces of the ancient Jewry of Eastern Europe from the 10th to 15th centuries. These traces take the form of translations from Hebrew into East Slavic, ranging from accounts of Old Testament prophets and other historical figures of interest to both Jews and Christians, such as Alexander the Great, to scientific and philosophical texts on everything from astronomy to physiognomy to metaphysics. Moshe Taube’s fine-grained analysis teases out a robust picture of this massive cultural enterprise: the translators, their erudition, their biases, and their collaborative method of translation with neighboring Christians. Summarizing over thirty years of philological and linguistic research, this book offers a substantial original contribution to the cultural history of Jews in Eastern Europe and their interaction with, and influence on, Slavic culture in the Middle Ages and Early Modern period.

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Univ of California Press

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0520390784

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Muslim Resistance to the Tsar

Shamil and the Conquest of Chechnia and Daghestan

By: Moshe Gammer

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Muslim Resistance to the Tsar

Shamil and the Conquest of Chechnia and Daghestan

By: Moshe Gammer

Much has been written about the Muslim Murid movement and its leader Shamil, who resisted the Tsarist Russian expansion into Chechan and Daghestan for more than quarter of a century. This study, based on research in multilingual archives, offers a fresh insight into a subject that generates constant controversy in Russian historiography and has often been misinterpreted by Western scholars.

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Taylor & Francis

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0714650994

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Hasidism

A New History

By: David Biale,David Assaf,Benjamin Brown,Uriel Gellman,Samuel Heilman,Moshe Rosman,Gadi Sagiv,Marcin Wodziński

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Hasidism

A New History

By: David Biale,David Assaf,Benjamin Brown,Uriel Gellman,Samuel Heilman,Moshe Rosman,Gadi Sagiv,Marcin Wodziński

A must-read book for understanding this vibrant and influential modern Jewish movement Hasidism originated in southeastern Poland, in mystical circles centered on the figure of Israel Ba’al Shem Tov, but it was only after his death in 1760 that a movement began to spread. Today, Hasidism is witnessing a remarkable renaissance around the world. This book provides the first comprehensive history of the pietistic movement that shaped modern Judaism. Written by an international team of scholars, its unique blend of intellectual, religious, and social history demonstrates that, far from being a throwback to the Middle Ages, Hasidism is a product of modernity that forged its identity as a radical alternative to the secular world.

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Princeton University Press

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0691202443

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The Cultural Legacy of the Pre-Ashkenazic Jews in Eastern Europe

By: Moshe Taube

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Categorically Jewish, Distinctly Polish

Polish Jewish History Reflected and Refracted

By: Moshe Rosman

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Categorically Jewish, Distinctly Polish

Polish Jewish History Reflected and Refracted

By: Moshe Rosman

Moshe Rosman's revolutionary approach has become a cornerstone of Polish Jewish historiography. Challenging conventions, he asserts that the 'marriage of convenience' between the Jews and the Polish--Lithuanian Commonwealth was a dynamic relationship that, though punctuated by crisis and persecution, developed into a saga of overall achievement and stability. With that fundamental message this book forges a thematic survey of Jewish history in early modern Poland. These essays, written by Rosman over the course of a distinguished career, have all been updated and enhanced with new detail and nuanced arguments, taking account not only of new archival material and research but also of the ongoing evolution of the author’s own knowledge and perspectives. Some appear here in English for the first time. The volume's structure highlights key topics for understanding the Polish Jewish past: relations between Jews and other Poles; Jewish communal life; Polish Jewish women; and hasidism. One section analyses how this past has been presented in both scholarly and popular modes. The essays are crafted to place them in dialogue with each other. Analytical introductions weigh their significance in the light of modern and postmodern Jewish and Polish historiography. An extensive general introduction sets the context of the history portrayed here, while a thoughtful conclusion elucidates the larger motifs that emerge.

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Liverpool University Press

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1800859074

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9781800859074

Ecological Research in the Lake Kinneret and Hula Valley (Israel) Ecosystems

By: Prof. Moshe Gophen

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Ecological Research in the Lake Kinneret and Hula Valley (Israel) Ecosystems

By: Prof. Moshe Gophen

Recent studies are proposed to be included to present the actual role together with practical implementation of the ecosystems aimed at water supply, agricultural development, ecological services, lake fishery management, tourism. recreation and nature protection.

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341

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Scientific Research Publishing, Inc. USA

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1618965409

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9781618965400

Corpus Inscriptionum Arabicarum Palaestinae, Volume Six: -J (1)-

By: Moshe Sharon

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Corpus Inscriptionum Arabicarum Palaestinae, Volume Six: -J (1)-

By: Moshe Sharon

Western Palestine is extremely rich in Arabic inscriptions, whose dates range from as early as CE 150 until modern times. Most of the inscriptions date from the Islamic period, for under Islam the country gained particular religious and strategic importance, even though it made up only part of the larger province of Syria. This historical importance is clearly reflected in the hundreds of inscriptions, the texts of which cover a variety of topics: construction, dedication, religious endowments, epitaphs, Qur'anic texts, prayers and invocations, all now assembled in the Corpus Inscriptionum Arabicarum Palaestinae (CIAP). The CIAP follows the method established at the end of the 19th century by Max van Berchem, namely, the studying of the Arabic inscriptions 'in context'. Van Berchem managed to publish two volumes of the inscriptions from Jerusalem: the CIAP covers the entire country. The inscriptions are arranged according to site, and are studied in their respective topographical, historical and cultural context. In this way the CIAP offers more than a survey of inscriptions: it represents the epigraphical angle of the geographical history of the Holy Land. Volume One: (A) was published in 1997, Volume Two: (B-C) in 1999, Volume Three: (D-F) in 2004, Volume Four: (G) in 2008, an Addendum in 2007, Volume Five: (H-I) in 2013, Volume Six: J (1) in 2016 and Volume Seven: J (2) Jerusalem 1 in 2021. All volumes are still available.

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318

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BRILL

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9004325158

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9789004325159

The Righteous of Switzerland

Heroes of the Holocaust

By: Meir Wagner,Moshe Meisels

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The Righteous of Switzerland

Heroes of the Holocaust

By: Meir Wagner,Moshe Meisels

The English edition includes statements and speeches by various persons (pp. xvii-xxxviii), the stories of two more Swiss citizens nominated by Yad Vashem for recognition as Righteous of the Nations, and other lesser-known accounts of Swiss citizens who helped save Jews during the war. Some of them are published here for the first time.

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KTAV Publishing House, Inc.

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0881256986

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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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Feldheim Publishers

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087306769X

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9780873067690

Tefillin

The Inside Story

By: Moshe Shlomo Emanuel

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Tefillin

The Inside Story

By: Moshe Shlomo Emanuel

A fascinating and insightful look at the mitzvah of tefillin that symbolizes Jewish closeness to G-d.

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Taschen

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1568710909

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9781568710907

Ascensions on High in Jewish Mysticism

Pillars, Lines, Ladders

By: Moshe Idel

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Ascensions on High in Jewish Mysticism

Pillars, Lines, Ladders

By: Moshe Idel

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 architectural images of the ascent, like the resort to images of pillars, lines, and ladders. After surveying the variety of scholarly approaches to religion, the author also offers what he proposes as an eclectic approach, and a perspectivist one. The latter recommends to examine religious phenomena from a variety of perspectives. The author investigates the specific issue of the pillar in Jewish mysticism by comparing it to the archaic resort to pillars recurring in rural societies. Given the fact that the ascent of the soul and pillars constituted the concerns of two main Romanian scholars of religion, Ioan P. Culianu and Mircea Eliade, Idel resorts to their views, and in the Concluding Remarks analyzes the emergence of Eliade's vision of Judaism on the basis of neglected sources.

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Central European University Press

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6155053782

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The Cultural Legacy of the Pre-Ashkenazic Jews in Eastern Europe

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Ecological Research in the Lake Kinneret and Hula Valley (Israel) Ecosystems

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Corpus Inscriptionum Arabicarum Palaestinae, Volume Six: -J (1)-

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The Righteous of Switzerland

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דרך ה׳

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Tefillin

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