This collection makes Rabbi Jonathan Sacks’ brilliant essays on the weekly Torah portion available in book form for the first time. Rabbi Sacks fuses Jewish tradition, Western philosophy and literature to present a highly developed understanding of the human condition under God’s sovereignty.

Covenant & Conversation Set

Religion & Spirituality

SACKS, JONATHAN

Judaism

Maggid

The Torah is an encounter between past and present, moment and eternity, that frames Jewish consciousness. In this first volume of a five-volume collection of parashat hashavua, Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks explores these intersections as they relate to universal concerns of freedom, love, responsibility, identity and destiny. Rabbi Sacks fuses Jewish tradition, Western philosophy and literature to present a highly developed understanding of the human condition under God s sovereignty. Erudite and eloquent, Covenant &amp; Conversation allows us to experience Rabbi Sacks sophisticated approach to life lived in an ongoing dialogue with the Torah. Winner of the National Jewish Book Award, 2009.

Covenant & Conversation: A Weekly Reading of the Jewish Bible, Genesis, the Book of Beginnings (Covenant & Conversation, 1)

This collection makes Rabbi Jonathan Sacks brilliant essays on the weekly Torah portion available in book form for the first time. Rabbi Sacks fuses Jewish tradition, Western philosophy and literature to present a highly developed understanding of the human condition under God's sovereignty. This second volume in the five-volume series includes several concise essays for each parasha of Shemot.

Covenant & Conversation: Exodus: The Book of Redemption

Sacks Rab, Rabbi Jonathan

This collection makes Rabbi Jonathan Sacks' brilliant essays on the weekly Torah portion available in book form for the first time. Rabbi Sacks fuses Jewish tradition, Western philosophy and literature to present a highly developed understanding of the human condition under God's sovereignty.

Covenant & Conversation, Volume 3: Leviticus, the Book of Holiness

The book of Numbers in Hebrew, Bemidbar, In the Wilderness is a key text for our time. It is among the most searching, self-critical books in all of literature about what Nelson Mandela called the long walk to freedom. Its message is that there is no shortcut to liberty. Numbers is not an easy book to read, nor is it an optimistic one. It is a sober warning set in the midst of a text the Hebrew Bible that remains the West s master narrative of hope. The Mosaic books, especially Exodus and Numbers, are about the journey from slavery to freedom and from oppression to law-governed liberty. On the map, the distance from Egypt to the Promised Land is not far. But the message of Numbers is that it always takes longer than you think. For the journey is not just physical, a walk across the desert. It is psychological, moral, and spiritual. It takes as long as the time needed for human beings to change.... You cannot arrive at freedom merely by escaping from slavery. It is won only when a nation takes upon itself the responsibilities of self-restraint, courage, and patience. Without that, a journey of a few hundred miles can take forty years. Even then, it has only just begun.

Covenant & Conversation Numbers: The Wilderness Years (Covenant & Conversation: a Weekly Reading of the Jewish Bible)

Sacks, Rabbi Jonathan

Deuteronomy: Renewal of the Sinai Covenant: A Weekly Reading of the Jewish Bible: The Goldstein Edition (Covenant & Conversation)

Christian Books & Bibles

Sacks, Jonathan, Rabbi

Bibles

When did Rosh HaShana, the anniversary of creation, become a day of judgement? How does Yom Kippur unite the priest's atonement with the prophet's repentance? What makes Kohelet, read on Sukkot, the most joyful book in the Bible? Why is the remembrance of the Pesah story so central to Jewish morality? And which does Shavuot really celebrate the law or the land? Bringing together Rabbi Sacks's acclaimed introductions to the Koren Sacks Mahzorim, Ceremony &amp; Celebration reveals the stunning interplay of biblical laws, rabbinic edicts, liturgical themes, communal rituals and profound religious meaning of each of the five central Jewish holidays.

Ceremony & Celebration: Introduction to the Holidays

For acclaimed novelist and rosh yeshiva Rabbi Haim Sabato, the world of Torah literature offers an encounter with a rich culture, inspiration, and ideas. In Rest for the Dove, Rabbi Sabato examines each Torah portion, deftly interweaving colorful threads of thought into beautifully-crafted essays. Combining the sensitivity of a creative writer with the insight and deep roots of a rabbinic sage, Rabbi Sabato picks up on themes of the human condition as seen through the Torah narratives. Artfully translated from Hebrew, Rest for the Dove creates a stunning tapestry that will revitalize one s appreciation for sophisticated Torah scholarship.

Rest for the Dove: Reading for Shabbat

Sabato, Haim

Spanning six major fields, from cosmology and astronomy through mathmatics, chemistry, geology and archeology, Dr. David Medved explores and explains the heretofore hidden secrets of science embedded in the Bible. Dr. Medved integrates Biblical, historical, literary and artistic sources as he reveals the startling depth and accuracy of the Bible. The chapter of astronomy, for example, demonstrates how the glorious language of Psalm 19 anticipates the most recent findings on pulsars, binary star systems and gravitational wave projects. Hidden Light will stimulate dialogue, debate, and collaboration between scientists and Biblical scholars, encourage the teaching of science in religious schools, and provide a user-friendly introduction to the Bible in high schools and universities.

Hidden Light: Science Secrets of the Bible

Medved, David

Religious Studies

By Faith Alone chronicles the inspiring life story of Israeli religious and political leader, Rabbi Yehuda Amital. From his Holocaust survival to his founding of Yeshivat Har Etzion, Rabbi Amital lived a life of deep faith, ethical responsibility and commitment to the spiritual flourishing of the individual. Read the story of an exceptional leader who influenced a generation. Published in cooperation with Yeshivat Har Etzion.

By Faith Alone: The Story of Rabbi Yehuda Amital

Biographies & Memoirs

Elyashev Reichner

Leaders & Notable People

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