Bøger af Gil Graff

A concise, accessible introduction to the first five books of the Hebrew Bible and how its themes can be understood and lived in contemporary life.

The period 1789-1939 was a time of dramatic, global social, political and economic transformation, with considerable ramifications for Jews and Judaism. This collection of essays explores this period, with particular attention to the project of synthesizing Jewish tradition and engagement with modernity in Western Europe and the US.