Search Results Search for:    Advanced Search    Browse by keyword There are currently 20 resources matching your search Displaying results 1 - 15: 1 |2 | Next Sort by site rank Sort by title Sort by rating Sort by popularity Sort by date 1. Adiel      More Info DuNour takes us on a journey to the Garden of Eden and introduces us to popular Biblical favorites (such as Adam and Eve, Cain, Abel, Noah and his sons) and less discussed ones, including the serpent, Lillith. We are brought into the story many moons after the flood, and visit with witnesses to the destruction. We see the destruction through one of G-d’s angels Adiel (originally Aziel), who... 2. American Heritage Haggadah      More Info This Haggadah is called `American' bercause the material (graphic and textual records, interprative notes) which accompanies the complete traditional Haggadic text reflect the American experience of Passover. Fusing American history with the story of Exodus, this Haggadah is chock-full of black and white and color pictures and illustrations, quotations and citations, advertisements and c... 3. Athens in Jerusalem      More Info This book deals with how from the 18th century on, modern Judaism synthesized elements from "Greek" culture to compensate for what Judaism "lacked" in terms of the modern world. Shavit demonstrates that throughout the centuries since the Second Temple period Judaism has been influenced by Hellenism. He shows that Greek and Hellenistic concepts have become internalized in the modern secul... 4. Biblical History of Rainfall and Irrigation, The      More Info This paper was taken from the author’s book Am Ve Aretz – Yehud Ve’Etgar and translated. According to the Torah, the Garden of Eden was well- irrigated by a river that branched out in four directions. But the soil was cursed and rain became dependent on human behavior after Adam and Eve were expelled from Eden. Following the Flood, G-d established fixed laws of nature to control the rainfall of ... 5. Blessings Abundant      More Info This is a teacher's guide to accompany the Egalitarian Poster Series by artist Brenda Alpar. With this guide, the pictures can be used as tools to encourage learning and discussion on the holiday itself, egalitarian components of the holiday, where the title of the poster came from, the symbols shown, the border, the medallions, and the prayers. The booklet is written in English, but th... 6. Bundles of Joy      More Info This video (30 minute, color) presents a continuous flow of full screen close ups of infants and babies to the background of Jewish music. The musical arrangements (no lyrics) start with Shabbat songs like Shalom Aleichem and Lacha Dodi, continue with a segment of Chanukah songs (Maoz Tzur, I Have a Little Dreidel etc.) and Pesach songs (Ma Nishtana, Dayenu...), concluding with Am Yisrael Chai and... 7. Dynamics of Tzedakah, The      More Info This book explores the multi-faceted dynamics of tzedakah taking into account the giver and receiver's point of view. The book is divided into three sections. The first section consists of an essay called "Dependency and Dignity," in which tzedakah in all its facets is defined and explained through analysis of Biblical, Talmudic and rabbinic sources. The second section provides sources in Hebrew a... 8. Emergence of Modern Jewish Politics, The      More Info The Emergence of Modern Jewish Politics analyzes the changes in Jewish political life wrought by Zionism and Bundism, and explores the relationship between politics, culture, and society among the Jews of Eastern Europe in the first half of the twentieth century. 9. Essential Papers on Jews and the Left      More Info Essential Papers on Jews and the Left presents a sweeping portrait of the defining impact of the left on modern Jewish politics and culture in Europe, Palestine/Israel, and the New World. The contributions in the first part, entitled The Jewish Left, discuss specifically Jewish radical organizations such as the Bund and Poale Zion. The second section, Jews in the Left, explores the activities of J... 10. Gate to Perfection, The      More Info Walter Holmolka is a German-born Jewish scholar and economist. Albert Friedlander is a Progressive Rabbi and author in London. Together, they have written a book which traces the concept of peace in Jewish writings and action from Genesis to the present. The Garden of Eden is a primary peaceful scenario in which peace reigns among humans and also the animal world. For the ancient Israeli... 11. History of the Jews of Russia and the Soviet Union      More Info Table of Contents: Historical background; Tsarist background; The Bolshevik Revolution and the curtailment of the Pogroms; Jews and Bolshevism; Assimilation into Soviet society; The status of the Jews in the Marxist state; Repression of the Jewish Labor Bund, Soviet anti-Zionism; Stalin and allegations of anti-Semitism; Post-Stalin; Anti-Zionism and the Cold War; Assimilation and diminishing cu... 12. Image Before My Eyes      More Info Until September 1, 1939, the beginning of the Second World War, Poland was the home of the largest center of Jewish culture in the world. Using Photographs, drawings, home movies, music and interviews with survivors, this documentary recreates Jewish life in Poland from the mid-nineteenth century up to the era of its destruction during the Holocaust. The diversity of Polish Jewish culture during t... 13. Jerusalem      More Info The two volumes present thirty six tour routes grouped into nine historical periods. The time required for each tour, information on public transportation and parking lots, visiting hours for sites, and clothing considerations are all provided at the beginning of each section. Maps, photos, floor plans and illustrations are abundant and helpful. 14. Jews of Lithuania, The      More Info This comprehensive, detailed, and meticulously researched book deals with all seven centuries of Lithuanian Jewry. Topics covered include: roots of the non-Jewish Lithuanian politics and the ongoing cultural flux; the first Jews of Lithuania and their impressive descendants; how Jewish society integrated into Lithuania; Shabbetai Zvi; the three partitions of Poland and Lithuania; Mitnagge... 15. Passover      More Info Thousands of families have benefited from the information and wise advice in the original edition of this book. This updated edition will help families experience a meaningful holiday though its explanation of the concepts behind Passover ritual and ceremony with step-by-step procedures for observance and preparing the home for the holiday. 1 |2 | Next Looking for more resources on this topic? Click here to try your search on Google. Submit a new book review