The remarkable true story of how one Peruvian carpenter led hundreds of Christians to Judaism, sparking a pilgrimage from the Andes to Israel and inspiring a wave of emerging Latin American Jewish communities Isak Dinesen Segundo...
Judaism
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Author:Mochkofsky, GracielaSummary: - Author:Kertzer, David I.Summary:
When Pope Pius XII died in 1958, his papers were sealed in the Vatican Secret Archives, leaving unanswered questions about what he knew and did during World War II. Those questions have only grown and festered, making Pius XII one of...
- Author:Skelton, J. WallaceSummary:
At Passover, Bubbie Rose and Bubbie Ida Flora's tiny apartment overflows with children, grandchildren, and beloved friends. When it's time for the afikoman, they look and look, but no one can find it. Everybody searches, and...
- Author:Schiffman, Lawrence H.Summary:
New York University professor, Lawrence Schiffman, discusses the Dead Sea Scrolls, the most important collection of Jewish texts from the centuries before the rise of Christianity. Only through efforts to understand what the scrolls can...
- Author:Calaway, Jared C.Summary:
Two verses about Moses in the Bible have been the subject of debate since the first century. In Exodus 33:20, God tells Moses that no one can see God and live, but Numbers 12:8 says that Moses sees the form of the Lord. How does one...
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Author:Eisenstadt, JillSummary:In search of a new home for her family, Sue Glassman's father in law, Sy, purchases a home for them in Rockaway, Queens. But he's moving in with them. And the house is a haunted.
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Author:Lowinger, KathySummary:The stories of three young people who experience the tumult—in three eras—as new religions are about to be born. Dina is a slave, a weaver for the royalty of Ancient Egypt. Summoned to the royal chamber, Dina learns she will move south...
- Author:Brooks, GeraldineSummary:
A fictionalized account of the turbulent history of the Sarajevo Haggadah, an illuminated manuscript which has survived into the twentieth century thanks to people of various faiths who risked their lives to safeguard it. Hanna Heath, a...
- Author:Steinberg, D.J.Summary:
In rhyming text, a family prepares for the Passover holiday, cleaning house, banishing breads, loading the pantry with matzoh, and getting the Seder plate ready.
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Author:Freud, SigmundSummary: - Author:JOSEPHUS, FlaviusSummary:
There are 3 parts to this collection. (1) Against Apion is a two-volume defense of Judaism as classical religion and philosophy, stressing its antiquity, as opposed to what Josephus claimed was the relatively more recent tradition of...
- Author:Aaron, DavidSummary:
In these intimate talks, filled with the warmth and humor, Rabbi Aaron shares the divine knowledge of Jewish mystical tradition to offer practical guidance for modern times. He shows how you can achieve success in every aspect of your...
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Author:Lieberman, LeanneSummary:Ellie Gold is an orthodox Jewish teenager living in Toronto in the late eighties. Ellie has no doubts about her strict religious upbringing until she falls in love with another girl at her grandmother's cottage. Aware that homosexuality...
- Author:Kemelman, HarrySummary:
The girl appeared, wanting to know if the Rabbi would convert her to Judaism. And so began Rabbi Small's investigation into the magic, the mysticism, the truths and the fables of the world's oldest religion.
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Author:Lazarus, William P., Sullivan, MarkSummary:Want to know more about the faiths of Judaism, Christianity and Islam? This plain-English guide traces their evolution from their common origin—Abraham—and explains their different, yet linked, beliefs.You'll see how each religion...
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Author:Summary:A collection of medieval European documents of the Church and state, including theological positions on the Jews; papal decrees and local and national charters granting rights to Jews; documents relating to protection of Jews;...
- Author:Smith, Hilda ChasiaSummary:
Drawing upon wisdom and teachings of the Torah, Pranayama yoga, and her own virtuosity for living a peaceful life, Hilda Chasia Smith's guided meditations and inspirational words take us on journeys of calmness and joy. From Pranayama...
