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Torah: A Women's Commentary, The
Editors: Tamara Cohn Eskenazi and Andrea Weiss
Item #: 381570
The groundbreaking volume The Torah: A Women's Commentary, published by URJ Press and Women of Reform Judaism, has been awarded the top prize in the 2008 National Jewish Book Awards.
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Kravitz & Olitzky Modern Commentary Series Collection (9 Books)
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Eichah: A Modern Commentary on Lamentations
Translation and Commentary by Leonard S. Kravitz and Kerry M. Olitzky
Item #: 516790
From the authors of the classic commentaries on Jonah, Ruth, the Song of Songs, Ecclesiastes, Proverbs, and Pirke Avot comes this new volume on the Book of Lamentations. Using commentary from the Targum, Rashi, and Ibn Ezra, as well as contemporary sources, Rabbis Kravitz and Olitsky shed new lig...
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Esther: A Modern Commentary
Translation and Commentary by Leonard S. Kravitz and Kerry M. Olitzky
Item #: 160530
More than the centerpiece of Purim celebrations, Esther is unique in the biblical canon, and raises as many questions as it reveals answers. It is a rich source for text study, at Purim and throughout the year.
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Jonah: A Modern Commentary
Translation and commentary by Leonard S. Kravitz and Kerry M. Olitzky
Item #: 160525
From the authors of classic modern commentaries on Ruth, the Song of Songs, Ecclesiastes, Proverbs, and Pirke Avot comes this new volume on the Book of Jonah.
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Kohelet: A Modern Commentary on Ecclesiastes
Translation and Commentary by Leonard S. Kravitz and Kerry M. Olitzky
Item #: 160507
Using the classical commentaries of Rashi, Ibn Ezra and others, as well as modern critical scholarship, the authors have produced a line-by-line translation and commentary to accompany the Hebrew text of the Book of Ecclesiastes. The often-quoted Book includes both well-known and quizzical texts,...
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Mishlei: A Modern Commentary on Proverbs
Edited and translated by Leonard S. Kravitz and Kerry M. Olitzky
Item #: 381761
URJ Press Allows you to rediscover another classic Jewish text
From the authors who brought you the highly acclaimed Pirke Avot: A Modern Commentary on Jewish Ethics comes another thoughtful work exploring a Jewish classic. Introducing a new user-friendly translation and commentary...
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Pirke Avot: A Modern Commentary on Jewish Ethics
Edited and translated by Leonard Kravitz and Kerry M. Olitzky, Foreword by W. Gunther Plaut
Item #: 160502
This edition presents a fresh, new approach to a Jewish classic. Editors Kravitz and Olitzky reinvigorate the study of Pirke Avot ( "Ethics of the Fathers") with bold new insights from many corners of the modern Jewish world. Along with traditional commentaries from Rashi and Maimonides, r...
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Ruth: A Modern Commentary
Edited and translated by Leonard S. Kravitz and Kerry M. Olitzky
Item #: 160520
A chronicle of loss and despair, love, romance, and hope, the Book of Ruth includes themes and lessons applicable to the lives of contemporary readers: rebuilding a life after extreme loss; conversion to Judaism; women's roles, sexuality and legal status; finding love again; and more. This work ...
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Shemonah Perakim: Treatise on the Soul
Edited and translated by Kerry M. Olitzky and Leonard S. Kravitz
Item #: 160508
From the authors who brought you the highly acclaimed Pirke Avot: A Modern Commentary on Jewish Ethics comes another thoughtful work exploring a Jewish classic. This most recent publication, Shemonah Perakim, explores an important work of the twelfth-century scholar Moses Maimonides...
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Shir HaShirim: A Modern Commentary on Song of Songs
Translation and Commentary by Leonard S. Kravitz and Kerry M. Olitzky
Item #: 405312
The Song of Songs, known in Hebrew as Shir HaShirim, is a biblical collection of erotic love poetry, a dialogue between two lovers. It was seen by the Rabbis, however, as a metaphor for the greatest love story of all, that between God and the people Israel.Kravitz and Olitzky's original...
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Heads and Tales: Stories of the Sages to Enlighten Our Minds
Edwin Goldberg
Item #: 386055
Rabbi Edwin Goldberg's new book Heads and Tales: Stories from the Sages to Enlighten our Minds brings age-old tales to life once more. Designed as an introduction to the art of reading rabbinic literature, Heads and Tales opens the door to the creative genius of the rabbis of long ago. ...
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Faithful Heart, A: Preparing for the High Holidays
Benjamin Levy, Foreword by Rabbi Norman Cohen
Item #: 381778
A Study Text Based on the Midrash Maaseh Avraham Avinu A Faithful Heart takes the reader on a spiritual journey into the fascinating text Maaseh Avraham Avinu, a compilation of the midrashic sources about Abraham, the first acknowledged Jew. Providing his own translation ...
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Judaism and Spiritual Ethics
Niles E. Goldstein and Steven S. Mason, Foreword by Eugene B. Borowitz
Item #: 166001
Warehouse Sale! Formerly $14.95. No other discounts apply.Is it better to ignore a wrong or seek vengeance? Does a selfish motive negate the merit of charitable action? Rabbis Niles E. Goldstein and Steven S. Mason address these and other issues in their exploration of spiritual ethics,...
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Seek Her Out: A Textual Approach to the Study of Women and Judaism
Elyse M. Goldstein
Item #: 387581
In this innovative new work, Rabbi Goldstein addresses the issue of women and Judaism from a timely perspective. Divided into content areas, this book focuses on three main topics of interest: the study of Torah, the observance of halachah (law) and the language of theology. How does the p...
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