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This broad-ranging study, the first full-length investigation of conceptions of faith and trust in the Judeo-Arabic tradition, explores a family of related concepts?faith (iman, emunah), conviction (i'tiqād), and trust/reliance (tawakkul/ittikal)?in Saadya, Ba?ya, Halevi, Maimonides, Abraham Maimonides, and the Egyptian pietist circle of Abraham he-?asid. The work points to a rich spectrum of conceptions of faith and trust?from the purely cognitive to the experiential and affective. What emerges are themes of faithfulness, loyalty, experiential certainty, and trustworthiness, expressed in devotion to a way of life that embodies these ideals. The virtue of trust expresses steadfast commitment to the truth.This study vividly illustrates the ?Jewish-Arab symbiosis,? highlighting the shared spiritual language and rich, intertwined worlds of Islamic and Jewish philosophy, theology, and mysticism.

Pirke Avot: The Sayings of the Jewish Fathers, a classical book, has been considered essential throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.

Leaving Bacon Behind provides a comprehensive, easy-to-read guide for conversion that focuses on questions prospective Jews by Choice might have, including "Why should one convert to Judaism?" and "What happens after the conversion?" This book is a direct result of the questions the author fielded during his time as a moderator in one of the largest Jewish-by-Choice internet communities and his own personal experience as a disabled transsexual Jew by Choice. This includes content discussed in Judaism conversion classes and live courses, as well as questions, comments, and feedback from prospective and successful Jews by Choice. No other book on Jewish conversion has incorporated widescale, peer-reviewed feedback from the target community. As the author does not fit the stereotype of an able-bodied, middle-class, white heterosexual female converting for marriage, this book includes a section of additional considerations for converting on a budget, if one is LGBT, disabled, or non-white, if one is already married to a non-Jew, or if one already has children. Leaving Bacon Behind is sure to be a must-read conversion classic.

Torah as a guide to personal growthFollowing the framework of the ancient tradition of weekly Torah reading, Shefa Gold shows us how to find blessing, challenge and the opportunity for spiritual transformation in each portion of Torah. An inspiring guide to exploring the landscape of Scripture... and recognizing that landscape as the story of your life.Torah Journeys: The Inner Path to the Promised Land promises to turn the year-long cycle of Torah reading into a journey of personal spiritual growth. The first book by Rabbi Shefa Gold, the popular teacher of chant and meditation, Torah Journeys is designed to be meaningful for those at any spiritual level.Shefa Gold is renowned in Jewish Renewal circles and beyond for her teachings, particularly in the realms of chanting, meditation, and connecting to the sacred. She received rabbinical ordinations from both the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, and Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Salomi.In Torah Journeys, Rabbi Gold reveals a blessing and a challenge hidden in each weekly Torah portion, based on her principle that the Torah is happening now, and that its stories - from the Creation in Genesis through the death of Moses at the end of Deuteronomy - are about each individual's life journey.Drawing from her spiritual search as an adept in an array of practices, Rabbi Gold offers transformative practices for each week, ranging from meditation to visualization to chant.Torah Journeys is the fruit of the religious journey of an engaging teacher with an impressive grasp of the texts and liturgy. Having experienced other traditions inspired Rabbi Gold to search out similar tools in Judaism to expand consciousness, become fully human and know God Rabbi Gold shares with us her insightful approach to Bible study and personal growth. The result is poetry for the soul.Torah Journeys is a book that is not merely about Jewish Renewal, but in fact, gives the reader tools to do it.A classic of Jewish spiritual renewal.

From the creator of the Velveteen Rabbi's Haggadah, a new siddur for the day of Shabbat.Renew Our Hearts balances tradition with innovation, featuring liturgy for morning (shacharit and a renewing approach to musaf, the "additional" service of Shabbat and festivals), afternoon (mincha), and evening (ma'ariv and havdalah), along with curated works of poetry, art and new liturgies from across the breadth of Jewish spiritual life.In the trans-denominational spirit of Jewish renewal, Renew Our Hearts is for individuals and communities across the Jewish spiritual spectrum. In service of maximum accessibility, every word of Hebrew is paired with transliteration and with clear, pray-able English translation.Renew Our Hearts is designed for use in homes, in congregations and independent minyanim, on Shabbat hikes, in contemplative Shabbat settings: wherever you experience the rhythms of Shabbat day, from morning until night.Includes work by: Trisha Arlin, Rabbi Rachel Barenblat, Ze'ev Barkan, Rabbi Leila Gal Berner, Rabbi Daniel Brenner, Rabbi Lewis John Eron, Rabbi Shir Yaakov Feit, Rabbi Lev Friedman, Jonathan Gibbs, Rabbi Jill Hammer, Rabbi Burt Jacobson, Rabbi Laura Duhan Kaplan, Rabba Kaya Stern-Kaufman, Rabbi Evan Krame, Rabbi Janet Madden, Rabbi David Markus, Mark Nazimova, Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi z"l, Susan R. Schorr, Kohenet Taya Shere, Rabbi Jennifer Singer, Donna Tukel, Rabbi Shohama Harris Wiener, and Rabbi David Zaslow.

Israeli Culture and Emergency Routine: Normalizing Stress exposes the ways Israeli "emergency routine" leads to perpetual stress and trauma and explores how these conditions are overwhelmingly present in the cultural production of Israeli art and literature. The nine chapters engage with a variety of Israeli cultural artifacts, including poetry, prose, film, and graphic novels, and cast a wide temporal net, reaching from as early as the 1960s to 2019. In doing so, this collection sheds light upon the ramifications of the constant stress of the Israeli emergency routine on academic and cultural discourses and alerts readers to the effects of the physical world on the formulation of world views within social and political realities.

Перед вами учебное пособие по каббале, который дает вам возможность получить системные знания по каббале. Внимательно освоив научно-познавательный материал, вы узнаете, каким образом можно как активный элемент органично и интегрально включиться в систему сил, которая управляет нашим миром, как изменить не только свою судьбу, но и будущее всего человечества.Наука каббала представляет собой причинно-следственный порядок нисхождения Высших сил, которые подчиняются постоянным и абсолютным законам, связанным между собой и направленным на то, чтобы раскрыть человеку в этом мире Высшую управляющую силу, которую мы именуем Творцом.Все человечество в конце своего развития неизбежно должно прийти к раскрытию Творца и, завершив долгий путь развития, достичь того, о чем писали мудрецы "И наполнится земля знанием о Творце, как воды моря покрывают сушу". Бааль СуламИменно для этого и предназначено данное учебное пособие. Внимательно освоив научно-познавательный материал, который в нем представлен, вы узнаете, каким образом можно органично, интегрально в нее включиться как активный элемент, способный изменить не только свое существование, но и будущее всего человечества.

In Focus on Bible Codes, Arielle takes her readers along with her on an in-depth journey through an ancient book that records the most accurate history of the world known to man. The Torah includes the first five books of the Bible, written by Moses. Could the discovery of Bible codes reveal secrets that have been reserved just for us, in our generation? Read and discover affirmations and truths that were possibly hidden within the text of the Hebrew scriptures...For such a time as this!

"Fr Marc's collection of sermons gives us an image of the Middle Eastern priest-it is a priesthood not about him, but about his commitment to the body of Christ. These sermons and writings expose the 'fantasy of suburban bliss' that underlies all of our religious commodification-our main and only reference as North Americans-and bring us to the main point of Scripture: God doesn't need me, he doesn't need you; we need his teaching." - Rev. Dr. Harrison Russin, Assistant Professor of Liturgical Music, St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary."Fr. Marc's vibrant voice, seasoned and full of knowledge, opens our senses to life, family, and community. Through his Biblical mindset, reflected in his detailed reading of the original text, messages of old reemerge at the edge of this distorted and convulsed world, coming alive and beckoning the reader to wide-open vistas of light and hope." Dr. Daniel A. Ayuch, Professor of New Testament, University of Balamand in Lebanon"Fire gives light and provides warmth, but fire also burns. Just ask a child after they touch a hot stove! Father Marc's sermon collection is like fire. It sheds light on the centrality of God's saving Word to his people, but if you're not careful, it will also burn you! Take and read these much-needed words for the Church today." V. Rev. Dr. William C. Mills, Orthodox priest and author of Losing My Religion: A Memoir of Faith and Finding"These dark sayings are hard and raw and perplexing, not unlike the Scriptures from which they emerge. They invite the reader to grapple with the Word of God, like Jacob, who wrestled through the dark of night (Genesis 32:24). The reader who perseveres until the breaking of the day is likely to be wounded by the encounter and yet receive a profound blessing." V. Rev. Dr. Sergius Halvorsen, Assistant Professor of Homiletics and Rhetoric, St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary

The Talmud comprises a massive collection of rabbinical debates from late antiquity. This volume explicates one tractate within it, Nazir, concerned with self-imposed abstentions: no wine or product of the grapevine, no cutting of bodily hair, and no contact with a human corpse.

The Major Prophets is the fourth volume of a solid, concise study through the Old Testament. This volume covers Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel and Daniel. This hardcover study has quickly become a valuable aid for students and teachers alike.James E. Smith has written a concise, clear, informative, easy-to-read series that should be in every Christian's library. It is both scholarly and practical. At College Press, our motto is: "Every Christian a Bible Student." This is the kind of helpful, challenging resource that represents the very essence of that motto!In addition to first rate commentary, Smith has included charts, maps, mnemonic devices, and outlines to help the Old Testament come alive!About the author:James E. Smith received his undergraduate and seminary training at Cincinnati Bible Seminary. He was awarded the PhD degree by Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. Dr. Smith Has served congregations in Ohio and Kentucky. For thirteen years he was Professor of Old Testament at Cincinnati Bible Seminary. He currently serves Florida Christian College as Chairman of the Division of Biblical Studies.

This book embarks on a fascinating exploration of the evolving worldview within ancient Judaism by the turn of the Common Era. At that time, a profound shift occurred in the perception of malevolent, semi-autonomous spirits, which were increasingly viewed as constant threats to individuals. These spirits were believed to be significant contributors to illness and immorality. As a response to this perceived threat, magical treatments, including incantation bowls, were developed to exorcise these evil spirits and counteract the harm they posed to individuals and households.

Los eruditos modernos dicen que Daniel no escribió el Libro de Daniel durante los reinados de Nabucodonosor, Belsasar, Darío y Ciro, sino siglos después. Afirman que el Libro de Daniel no contiene profecías sobre el futuro sino relatos históricos presentados como revelaciones de Dios. Los ataques de estos eruditos deben ser respondidos porque están atacando la validez de las Escrituras. Daniel, Siervo del Dios Viviente por Miguel D. McCubbins, Th.D., un erudito bíblico de renombre internacional, explica a fondo los asuntos relacionados con la veracidad del libro.Daniel era un hombre para su tiempo, el mismo tipo de tiempo que enfrentamos hoy. Dios dice de Daniel: "Y Daniel propuso en su corazón no contaminarse" (Daniel 1:8a). Necesitamos hombres y mujeres como Daniel que se propongan no contaminarse con el mundo.Con este libro aprenderá:¿Las pruebas de la autenticidad de Daniel¿El carácter de Daniel y sus amigos¿El carácter de los imperios humanos¿El significado y cumplimiento de los sueños y visiones¿La correlación entre Daniel y el Libro de ApocalipsisDado que nuestra cultura coincide tan estrechamente con la de los imperios de la época de Daniel, usted debe aprender del ejemplo de fe y obediencia al Dios de Daniel. Este libro lo ayudará a obtener aliento del ejemplo de Daniel para defender la verdad.

Jews in Japan: Presence and Perception. Antisemitism, Philosemitism and International Relations is a study on the history of real and imagined Jews in Japan, which discusses the little known cultural, political and economic ties between Jews and Japan, and follows the evolution of Jewish stereotypes in Japan in the last century and a half. The book begins with the arrival of Jews and their image in late 19th to early 20th-century Japan, when the seeds of later stereotyped visions were sown. The discussion then focuses on wartime Japan, delving into the complex and mixed attitudes of the Japanese Empire toward Jews. In postwar Japan, the partial reception of the Holocaust intertwined with earlier antisemitic and philosemitic manifestations, resulting in instances of both hatred and admiration toward Jews. Finally, the book explores the recent reframing of Japanese-Jewish historical encounters within the context of the growing ties between Japan and Israel. This study sheds new light on the little explored relations between Jews and Japan, offering thought-provoking insights into the coexistence of antisemitism and philosemitism, the political and diplomatic uses of Jewish history, and the perpetuation of Jewish stereotypes in a land devoid of a local Jewish population.

Contemporary Jewish identity, integration and acculturation in Europe has become an urgent topic in view of the current wave of antisemitism and reliable research on the present state of Jewish identity is scarce. Lilach Lev Ari has chosen three ethnically diverse communities ¿ Paris, Brussels, and Antwerp ¿ that can shed a light on the identity and acculturation of the Jewish minority in Europe. To understand patterns of social integration of native-born and immigrant Jews in the three host societies she applies the correlational quantitative method and has conducted semi-structured interviews. The study can promote further understanding of Jewish continuity within the non-Jewish host societies in a situation, when there is a concern about the resilience and strength of the Jewish communities vis-à-vis new waves of antisemitism.

Society's foundational stories, key to uniting us, are under attack because they are judged as unhistorical biblical myths. What if that judgment is wrong? In that case, debunking these attacks would be important. Which is why this book is important!The history of the universe from the beginning to the creation of man on earth is a real history, just slightly different than as described in the bible. The cognitive revolution is a real event, just slightly different than as described in the bible. The Garden of Eden is a real place and can be pointed to on a map today. But what about the heroes?The key to identifying biblical heroes in secular sources is to synchronize the chronologies. By answering a simple question with a simple answer, this narrative is based on an alternative chronology that unmasks identities of many heroes...and they are REAL! Noah's flood was a real event and can be linked to the most catastrophic volcanic eruption of the Bronze Age. Abram was a real person, and a mayor of Jerusalem wrote and complained about him to an Egyptian Pharoah. Joseph was a real person, and his story has been known for centuries in Egypt but misidentified due to poor chronology. Moses is in the Egyptian records once you look in the right time period! And the histories of these hero's matter. They matter because the record of their history in the Bible records the maturation of an explanation for the fundamental question everyone wants to know the answer to: why? Experience the thrill of quickly and easily learning the Bible and discovering how accurate it really is while staying true to the latest modern science. The majority of the Old Testament is thoroughly explored in less than 250 pages, and they are explored as they occurred, within the larger history of man! History, alternative history, biblical history, Ancient Near East geography, military analysis, mathematics, metallurgy, the Bronze Age Collapse, archeology, linguistics, even climate change, all these topics make their appearance in these pages to help explain what the latest scholarship believes to be true about the Bible.Although this book is clearly written by a modern scientist and mathematician, it is truly hoped that it is seen for what is intended to be: a modern-day apologetic. To serve that role, it was written in a way that is hopefully easy to read and not filled with dense notes. It hopefully includes enough information to get the curious started on their own investigations. And it is hopefully clear that the author respects and is in awe of the biblical authors.

Тора закодирована. Прочитав эту книгу, вы узнаете се-креты кода. И тогда вы сможете прорваться сквозь внешние события, из которых она на первый взгляд состоит, к тому, о чем в ней действительно говорится. Вы поймете, почему все мировые религии признают за Торой право первенства, ради чего ссылаются на нее политики, философы, писатели...Вам откроется истина.Эта книга - путеводитель, руководство в продвижении для тех, кто задает вопросы о смысле жизни, инструкция о том, как открыть духовный мир. Как стать счастливым.

The poems in T'shuvah consider the question of what it means to "return" from the alienation that is inherent in surviving sexual violence.

"A highly anticipated, rediscovered collection from Viktor Frankl, published for the first time in the United States, exploring freedom, responsibility, and how we can draw meaning from the temporary nature of our lives"--

Pictures of Jewish Home-Life Fifty Years Ago, a classical book, has been considered essential throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.

Although it is found in every major extant Christian manuscript ofthe Old Testament, the later exclusion of the Wisdom of Sirach (also known as Ecclesiasticus) from the Protestant canon has made it one of the little-known gems of Holy Scripture. Composed in Hebrew and translated into Greek in the second century before Christ, it is among the last books of the Old Testament. Sirach represents the more primitive and conservative aspect of Israel's Wisdom tradition-the practical application of the fear of God to daily life-but he enhances that tradition by a singular attention to biography and historical literature in the shaping of the soul. In short, Wise Lives.Sirach's social context-the struggle to preserve the Jewish religion and culture against the corrosive influence of Hellenic paganism-will resonate with Christians living in the secular world today. In this commentary, Fr. Patrick Reardon illustrates for contemporary readers the riches of this often-neglected jewel of the Bible.

Église et ministère féminin. Comment l'Esprit de Dieu procède-t-il pour rétablir les relations originelles en Eden, à savoir des relations de paix ? Comment utilise-t-il la femme pour atteindre cet objectif ? Cet ouvrage présente une argumentation autour des passages scripturaires les plus complexes tels que 1 Timothée 2:12-15 ou 1 Corinthiens 11 et 14; une argumentation basée sur une analyse indépendante des textes originaux. Rien, et surtout pas la Bible, ne s'oppose au plan de Dieu pour la femme. Et ce plan de Dieu, c'est la paix. Shalom.Des points forts exégétiques.1 Timothée 2:15 - ... mais elle sera sauvée par la grossesse , ou comment la naissance d'un enfant peut sauver des femmes enseignantes.1 Corinthiens 11 - ... mais la femme est le reflet de l'homme , ou comment Paul traite des interprétations rabbiniques du récit de la création dans une Église multiculturelle.Junia, une femme parmi les apôtres ? ou respectée par les apôtres ? En réponse à Daniel B. Wallace, professeur à l'université de Dallas aux États-Unis.... et sans oublier ce que cela signifie pour nous aujourd'hui.

Ne se sentant pas bien lors du Nouvel An juif en septembre 1991, le Rabash m'appela à son chevet et me remit un cahier, dont la couverture revêtait un seul mot :Shamati (J'ai entendu).Quand il me remit ce cahier, il me dit "Prends-le et apprends de lui". Le lendemain matin, mon professeur mourut dans mes bras, me laissant moi ainsi que beaucoup de ses disciples sans orientation dans ce monde .Engagé dans l'héritage du Rabash à diffuser la sagesse de la Kabbale, j'ai publié son cahier tel qu'il a été écrit, conservant ainsi les pouvoirs transformants du texte. Parmi tous les livres de Kabbale, Shamati est une composition unique et déterminante.Michaël Laitman