The Institute for Jewish Ideas and Ideals is one of the great beacons of light for promoting a vision of the Torah that is authentic, passionate, reasonable, and embracing of people of all backgrounds. This Synagogue Companion is written in this spirit. It is comprised of brief essays, generally 400-500 words each, on the Torah, Haftarot, and Shabbat morning prayers. The essays draw from the best of traditional and contemporary scholarship, to make the synagogue experience more relevant, understandable, and inspiring. Distributed by Kodesh Press.

A Synagogue Companion: Insights into the Torah, Haftarot, and Shabbat Morning Prayer Services

Religion & Spirituality

Angel, Hayyim

Judaism

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Babylonia fell and the Temple was rebuilt, miracles were at once present and hidden but Judea remained subject to the Persian Empire. The prophets Haggai and Zechariah spoke of imminent redemption yet most Jews remained in exile. Prophecy ceased with Malachi, and a chapter in Jewish history came to an end, paving the way for a new era with the Oral Law at its heart: the era of the rabbis. At the end of the age of the prophets, hope mixed with disappointment as the people of Israel tried to come to terms with this partial salvation, wondering what it meant for the covenantal relationship between God and Israel. Often overlooked, the books of the final prophets hold the key to understanding the monumental transition that overtook the Jewish world at the beginning of the Second Temple Era and that ushered in the postbiblical age. In Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi: Prophecy in an Age of Uncertainty, Rabbi Hayyim Angel brings to life one of the least understood eras of Jewish history. In this work, Rabbi Angel takes the reader through a tumultuous world of joy mingled with insecurity in the twilight of prophecy.

Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi: Prophecy in an Age of Uncertainty

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Keys to the Palace: Exploring the Religious Value of Reading Tanakh

In this latest collection of essays, Rabbi Hayyim Angel continues to demonstrate the intellectual and spiritual benefits of the interaction between religious Jewish Tanakh learning and academic Bible scholarship. Throughout these twenty studies, Rabbi Angel introduces learning tools and implements them. The first seven essays explore significant areas of learning methodology and religious outlook, and the thirteen text studies put this methodology into practice. As in his popular classes at Yeshiva University, Rabbi Angel leads readers through the learning process so that they become involved as well. Rabbi Angel’s erudite scholarship, transparency of method, and engaging style make this book—as well as all his others—a must-read for religious students of Tanakh as well as all those who are interested in the engagement of religious and academic approaches to Bible study. Mind, heart, and soul grow together through these learned and accessible studies.

Kodesh Press

Kodesh Press L.L.C.

Peshat Isn't So Simple: Essays on Developing a Religious Methodology to Bible Study

The Tanakh is the cornerstone of Jewish thought and religious life. The serious study of Tanakh requires constant effort, as we sift through the commentaries who are locked in a perpetual state of debate. At the same time, we have a sacred duty to move seamlessly beyond the textual analysis in order to build a robust religious life and a virtuous and inclusive society, and partake of the living experience of God and humanity.Master educator Rabbi Hayyim Angel, the National Scholar of the Institute for Jewish Ideas and Ideals (jewishideas.org), focuses on that intersection between text analysis and an authentic religious life. These scholarly articles-written in an engaging, accessible, and lucid manner-explore an array of seminal religious topics from biblical and rabbinic tradition, including: The Land of Israel, biblical and contemporary morality, Sephardic biblical interpreters from the past 500 years, and dogma in Jewish tradition, among others. By understanding these foundational issues, readers of all backgrounds will connect more deeply to their religious roots and apply these discussions in their daily lives.

Cornerstones: The Bible and Jewish Ideology

The Book of Psalms is filled with resplendent God-intoxication, authenticity, staggering courage and honesty, and fiery religious passion that capture the full range of religious expression and emotion. The Psalms have exercised a profound influence on Jewish prayer.\nUnlike the narrative books of the Bible, the Book of Psalms is a collection of poems and songs based on different experiences and emotions that the biblical poets wish to memorialize and preserve for eternity. Based on traditional and modern sources, Rabbi Hayyim Angel's Psalms: A Companion Volume explores the history, meaning, significance, and theological ramifications of several individual Psalms as well as the book as a whole.

Psalms: A Companion Volume (Kodesh Press Tanakh Project)

Christian Books & Bibles

The Book of Psalms is filled with resplendent God-intoxication, authenticity, staggering courage and honesty, and fiery religious passion that capture the full range of religious expression and emotion. The Psalms have exercised a profound influence on Jewish prayer. Unlike the narrative books of the Bible, the Book of Psalms is a collection of poems and songs based on different experiences and emotions that the biblical poets wish to memorialize and preserve for eternity. Based on traditional and modern sources, Rabbi Hayyim Angel's Psalms: A Companion Volume explores the history, meaning, significance, and theological ramifications of several individual Psalms as well as the book as a whole.

Psalms: A Companion Volume

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A Synagogue Companion: Insights into the Torah, Haftarot, and Shabbat Morning Prayer Services

Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi: Prophecy in an Age of Uncertainty

Keys to the Palace: Exploring the Religious Value of Reading Tanakh

Keys to the Palace: Exploring the Religious Value of Reading Tanakh

Peshat Isn't So Simple: Essays on Developing a Religious Methodology to Bible Study

Cornerstones: The Bible and Jewish Ideology

Psalms: A Companion Volume (Kodesh Press Tanakh Project)

Psalms: A Companion Volume