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Scholarship

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The Way into Judaism and the Environment
Jeremy Benstein
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Mekhil­ta De-Rab­bi Shi­mon Bar Yohai
W. David Nelson, trans.
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Let There Be Light
Howard A. Smith
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The Tal­mud: What It Is and What It Says
Jacob Neusner
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A Respon­si­ble Life: The Spir­i­tu­al Path of Mussar
Ira F. Stone
Cover of How to Read the Bible: A Guide to Scripture, Then and Now
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How to Read the Bible: A Guide to Scrip­ture, Then and Now
James L. Kugel
Cover of Torah Through Time: Understanding Bible Commentary From the Rabbinic Period to Modern Times
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Torah Through Time: Under­stand­ing Bible Com­men­tary From the Rab­binic Peri­od to Mod­ern Times
Shai Cherry
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The Way of Splen­dor: Jew­ish Mys­ti­cism and Mod­ern Psy­chol­o­gy 25th Anniver­sary Edition
Edward Hoffman
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The Shape of Revelation
Zachary Braiterman
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From Rebel to Rab­bi: Reclaim­ing Jesus and the Mak­ing of Mod­ern Jew­ish Culture
Matthew Hoffman
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The God­file: 10 Approach­es to Per­son­al­iz­ing Prayer
Aryeh Ben David
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Between Jew and Arab: The Lost Voice of Simon Rawidowicz
David N. Myers
Cover of American Naturalism and the Jews: Garland, Norris, Dreiser, Wharton, and Cather
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Amer­i­can Nat­u­ral­ism and the Jews: Gar­land, Nor­ris, Dreis­er, Whar­ton, and Cather
Donald Pizer
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Christ Killers: The Jews and the Pas­sion from the Bible to the Big Screen
Jeremy Cohen
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The Years of Exter­mi­na­tion: Nazi Ger­many and the Jews, 1939 – 1945
Saul Friedländer
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His­to­ry of a Tragedy: The Expul­sion of the Jews from Spain
Joseph Pérez; Lysa Hochroth, trans.; Helen Nader, intro.
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