Showing titles in Judaism

Many students, history enthusiasts, and concerned observers yearn for a factual, balanced understanding of the decades of turmoil and tense relations in the Middle East. Presenting 'The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Simplified,' an all-encompassing guide that will empower you by unmasking the complexities and historical depths of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, offering a well-researched, unbiased, and accessible digest of the grand story of two nations intertwined in an enduring and heartrending struggle.

The New Covenant of Damascus gives great insight into the beliefs and practices of the Essenes. In this book you will hear a fresh English translation of the Damascus Document, Community Rule, and other Dead Sea Scrolls. You will learn that they believed in the Messiah who was to be God incarnate, virgin born and have a First and Second Coming. They taught the first time the Messiah comes He will die to pay for our sin nature and reconcile us to the Father.

“If a little bit of light pushes away a lot of darkness, how much more so a lot of light“ - The Lubavitcher Rebbe I am hoping that my personal experience will help and inspire others to embrace life’s experiences with hope and faith. To get stronger and to be empowered to use our life’s experiences to bring more light into the world, that will undoubtedly push away the darkness. -- Daily clips on YouTube and TikTok: https://www.youtube.com/@YisroelGoldstein https://www.tiktok.com/@RabbiYisroelGoldstein All platforms: https://linktr.ee/yisroelgoldstein

Use The Secret Jewish Law of Attraction to obtain your goals, both spiritual and worldly. Taken from thousands of years of Jewish thought, philosophy, and teachings, mainly from the Torah and Talmud, this audio guide is easy-to-understand and offers the best techniques to obtain one's goals. You don't have to be Jewish to use and enjoy these techniques.

When one thinks of the Kabbalah, they often think of the 10 emanations of the tree of life. It is by far the most popular of the Kabbalistic symbols and rightfully so. It is also the one most, how shall I say, comprehensible of the Kabbalistic principles. Of course, it contains deep mysteries but if one were to attempt to describe its function, it can be done so with ease. This is the aspect of Kabbalah most people are exposed to.

Good Book is what happens when a regular guy actually reads the book on which his religion, his culture, and his world are based. Along the way, he grapples with the most profound theological questions: Does God prefer obedience or good deeds? And the most unexpected ones: Why are so many women in the Bible prostitutes? Why does God love bald men so much? Is Samson really that stupid? Good Book is an irreverent, enthralling journey through the world's most important work of literature.

This is a helpful guide to creative use of The God Who Hates Lies: Confronting and Rethinking Jewish Tradition in the classroom. It features intriguing discussion questions to guide students in an exploration of key themes found in Dr. Hartman's groundbreaking journey to the heart of halavah. This teaching tool will help you guide each student in an examination of some of the most profound questions of the inner religious conflict. The result will be a deeper understanding of the schism between human experience and religious commitment and how to rectify it.

In Hasidic Tales: Annotated & Explained, Rabbi Rami Shapiro breathes new life into these classic stories of people who so marvelously combined the mystical and the ordinary. Each demonstrates the spiritual power of unabashed joy, offers lessons for leading a holy life, and reminds you that the Divine can be found in the everyday.

A history of Israelite and early Jewish history, from the time of the Bible to the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 C.E.The series was originally created in 2009-10. Due to hosting issues, the availability of new tools, and continuing interest in the topic, I have decided to relaunch it. The content remains the same.In the time since I created it, I have changed my mind to some extent. You can find my more current thinking in my book, How the Bible Became Holy (Yale University Press). I strive to make my work free, accessible, and without advertising. Hence, I depend on ...

All but My Life tells the haunting story of Gerda Weissman Klein’s experience under the Nazi regime. Taken from her home in Bielitz, Poland, and sent to German labor camps, Gerda survived and was liberated by American troops. In her memoir, Klein takes audiences on an alarming journey from the...

In 1902, Morris and Rose Michtom invented the Teddy Bear in the back room of their Brooklyn candy store. Together they launched the Ideal Toy Corporation, joining a set of other poor, first-generation Jewish toymakers. Playmakers reveals how the toy industry created the idealized American childhood: an enchanted world, full of wild creatures and eternal struggles between good and evil, with endless realms of fantasy and beauty.

Are the Old Testament's messianic-era prophecies fulfilled in the church? Yes! Are these same prophecies fulfilled in Israel? Yes! The church does not completely "replace" Israel. How can this be? Because Israel fulfills these prophecies literally, and the church fulfills them spiritually (figuratively). Throughout her long history, the church has generally assumed that these prophecies describe the final, immortal, blessed ("saved") state, and thus can only be spiritually fulfilled in the church.

"Judaism is often called the religion of reason. It is this, but it is also the religion of the soul. It recognises the value of that mystic insight, those indefinable intuitions which, taking up the task at the point where the mind impotently abandons it, carries us straight into the presence of the King."

Every week, Ravi and Mara set aside quality time for learning the weekly parashah together. They call it “Torah Time” -- and you’re invited to learn along with them!

Shalom! Hear insights, observations and teachings about the Biblical Cycle of festivals, fasts, observances and more! Also reviewing Halakhah [proper Jewish & Rabbinic observance], Mishnah, Talmud and Messianic insights and views. Based on the Scriptures of the Tanakh, Gospels and Epistles [Both Hebrew and Greek Scriptures, in other words, the entire Bible].

This deeply researched and insightful book examines the causes, course, and historical significance of the Jews' failed revolt against Rome from 66 to 74 CE, including the destruction of the Jerusalem Temple. Based on a comprehensive study of all the evidence and new statistical data, Guy Rogers argues that the Jewish rebels fought for their religious and political freedom and lost owing to military mistakes.

A masterly analysis of the Book of Leviticus, the newest volume in the award-winning series of commentaries on the Hebrew Bible by “a celebrated biblical scholar, keen on weaving together traditional Jewish exegesis, psychoanalysis, and postmodern criticism” (The New York Times Book Review)...

Here’s the spiel: The Your Jewish Life Your Way show is an audacious and dynamic podcast that explores what it feels like to be Jewish or Jew(ish). Karen Cinnamon, internationally renowned Jewish lifestyle brand expert and host, divulges all of the secrets and know-how to being confident in celebrating and living your Jewish and Jew(ish) life your way. Master how to embrace your mishpucha through the traditions and rituals you’ve been dying to learn more about, without having to compromise life’s everyday hustle. Save your kvetching! We’re talking less Jewish guilt and more Jewish joy ...

Tiamat is truly the mother goddess of every creation. Through the darkened and treacherous hallways of myth, her image emerges at every turn. In some traditions, she is leviathan from the Bible with a masculine energy. In others, she is the mother of chaos and void such as in Mesopotamian myth and the Book of Enoch. She is all those things and everything in between. She is found in every corner of mankind’s spiritual endeavor. She is the water that gives us life.

The Tanya, the foundation of Chabad-Chasidic philosophy, has been termed the written Torah of Chasidut. It is endlessly deep and wide and answers all of life's questions. However, for many, this vast treasure remains inaccessible, because of its Hebrew language or its translation to difficult English.