The writer has attempted in this volume to take up a few of the most
characteristic points in Jewish doctrine and practice, and to explain
some of the various phases through which they have passed,... More > since the
first centuries of the Christian era.
The presentation is probably much less detached than is the case
with other volumes in this series. But the difference was scarcely
avoidable. The writer was not expounding a religious system which has
no relation to his own life. On the contrary, the writer is himself a
Jew, and thus is deeply concerned personally in the matters discussed
in the book.< Less
The writer has attempted in this volume to take up a few of the most
characteristic points in Jewish doctrine and practice, and to explain
some of the various phases through which they have passed,... More > since the
first centuries of the Christian era.
The presentation is probably much less detached than is the case
with other volumes in this series. But the difference was scarcely
avoidable. The writer was not expounding a religious system which has
no relation to his own life. On the contrary, the writer is himself a
Jew, and thus is deeply concerned personally in the matters discussed
in the book.< Less
Zen Judaism is a frank reflection on the tensions between reason and faith in today’s context of knowledge, and on the need to inject Zen-like meditation into Judaism. This work also treats... More > some issues in ethics and theodicy.< Less
Zen Judaism is a frank reflection on the tensions between reason and faith in today’s context of knowledge, and on the need to inject Zen-like meditation into Judaism. This work also treats... More > some issues in ethics and theodicy.< Less
Rabbi Geiger's monumental book detailing the Jewish origins of Islam and showing how the Koran and Islamic literature draw from the Talmud, Midrashim and other Rabbinic Literature.
Rabbi Geiger's monumental book detailing the Jewish origins of Islam and showing how the Koran and Islamic literature draw from the Talmud, Midrashim and other Rabbinic Literature.
"At Home with Judaism" is a straightforward and simple guide to practical Judaism - what to do, when to do it, and how to do it! Its emphasis is on Judaism as practised in the home, and is... More > written in a straightforward, easy to read manner. The passages to be read in Hebrew are printed in Hebrew, followed by an English text transliteration so that it is easy to say the words without being proficient in Hebrew.< Less
"At Home with Judaism" is a straightforward and simple guide to practical Judaism - what to do, when to do it, and how to do it! Its emphasis is on Judaism as practised in the home, and is... More > written in a straightforward, easy to read manner. The passages to be read in Hebrew are printed in Hebrew, followed by an English text transliteration so that it is easy to say the words without being proficient in Hebrew.< Less