In the Concise Companion to the Jewish Religion, Jacobs brings comprehension and understanding to the many complex and important issues of Judaism. From Maimonides to Methuselah, from Kabbalah to Kibbutz, Jacobs provides an invaluable source of information for anyone wanting to learn more about the rich heritage of the Jewish religion. With all Hebrew terms clearly explained, entries range from personalities in the Bible to today's Jewish thinkers and writers, and the comprehensive coverage includes customs, traditions, and Jewish ideas on subects as diverse as dance, vegetarianism, and eternity. Including a bibliography, the Jewish calendar, and a detailed chronology, this illuminating and authoritative guide contains a wealth of data on every aspect of Jewish belief and practice, both ancient and modern.

Concise Companion to the Jewish Religion (Oxford Quick Reference)

Religion & Spirituality

Jacobs, Louis

Judaism

Oxford University Press

Theology in the Responsa (The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization)

History

World

The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization

This first systematic study in English of the methods of prayer of the Hasidic mystical community includes the first translations of much of the source material.

Hasidic Prayer (The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization)

This study of the Jewish legal system (the Halakhah) demonstrates that the law embraces every corner of life.

A Tree of Life: Diversity, Flexibility, and Creativity in Jewish Law (The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization)

A Jewish theology

Darton, Longman, and Todd

Quest for African Dino

Random House Value Publishing

This study demonstrates that, for all the admitted emphasis on peoplehood in the Jewish religious tradition, there are equally strong individualistic tendencies within Judaism. Dr. Jacobs maintains that in any balanced view of Judaism it must be shown that what the individual does with his life has eternal significance for that same individual, not only for the Jewish people as a whole. Through a careful analysis of the primary texts, Jacobs conducts a thorough survey of some of the most important instances where the individual is discussed in the Jewish religious tradition. In so doing, his aim is not to elevate individualism at the expense of the Jewish community, but rather to show that Judaism pivots centrally neither on the people nor on the individual, but rests, rather, on both; and his contention, finally, is that each needs to be taken equally into account if a balanced opinion of both is to be formed.

Religion and the Individual: A Jewish Perspective (Cambridge Studies in Religious Traditions, Series Number 1)

Cambridge University Press

This book attempts to uncover the basic form and structure of the Babylonian Talmud, a centrally important text in Jewish studies. The novel contribution made by Dr. Jacobs to the study of the Talmud consists in his concentration on the literary principles employed in its composition, and he presents a clear study indicating the manner in which earlier material was reworked in order to make each component, or sugya, into a carefully structured and self-consistent unit.

Structure and Form in the Babylonian Talmud

This book, the only one in English that can serve as a textbook for beginners and more advanced students of the Babylonian Talmud, examines in detail a number of typical lengthy passages with a view to showing how Talmudic reasoning operates and how the Talmud was compiled by its final editors. The book serves as an introduction to the nature of this fascinating work on which the Jewish mind has been intellectually stimulated and nourished for over 1500 years. Original insights into the Talmudic debates are provided for the consideration of Talmudic experts but the work is intended chiefly as a guide to students who wish to obtain a more than superficial idea of what the Talmud really is about.

The Talmudic Argument: A Study in Talmudic Reasoning and Methodology

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Concise Companion to the Jewish Religion (Oxford Quick Reference)

Theology in the Responsa (The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization)

Hasidic Prayer (The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization)

A Tree of Life: Diversity, Flexibility, and Creativity in Jewish Law (The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization)

A Jewish theology

Quest for African Dino

Religion and the Individual: A Jewish Perspective (Cambridge Studies in Religious Traditions, Series Number 1)

Structure and Form in the Babylonian Talmud

The Talmudic Argument: A Study in Talmudic Reasoning and Methodology

The Talmudic Argument: A Study in Talmudic Reasoning and Methodology