An illustrated A to Z reference containing over 800 entries providing information on the theology, people, historical events, institutions and movements related to the religion of Judaism.
Never before have so many distinguished authorities in Jewish scholarship assembled with the express purpose of gathering together the world of Jewish learning in one landmark book. 250 black-and-white, 48...
"The Encyclopaedia of Judaism" provides a full and reliable account of Judaism, beginning in ancient Israelite times and extending to our own day. About Judaism, the religion, its diverse history,...
Calligraphy and ornamentation have transformed Hebrew letters into art; quotation, interpretation, legend, and wordplay have made ceremonial objects into narrative. This book represents just such a collaboration between art and language.
"With more than 100 lengthy essays, this exceptional work on Judaism covers more than its historical framework. The Encyclopedia of Judaism provides complete and accurate coverage of Judaism--everything from its...
Holzman, Red, 253 Hope, Jessamyn, 154 hora, 123,131 Horn, Dara, 32 Horney, Karen, 268 horns, 131, 136 Horovitz, Adam, ... 134, 149, 159, 183 Jonah, Book of, 149, 270 Jonathan, 122, 154 Jones, James, 278 Jordan, 150, 188,242,244 Joseph, ...
"With more than 100 lengthy essays, this exceptional work on Judaism covers more than its historical framework. The Encyclopedia of Judaism provides complete and accurate coverage of Judaism--everything from its...
About Judaism, the religion, its diverse history, literature, beliefs past and present, observances and practices, and place in the context of society and culture, this is what we know.
This is more than a book of facts.
The Encyclopedia of the Jewish Religion
Second Edition Geoffrey W. Dennis ... But he [Rabbah] prayed, whereupon the wall fell down, and he fled to Agama; there he sat upon the trunk of a [fallen] palm and studied. Now, they were disputing in the Heavenly Academy thus: If the ...