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1	The Heart and the Fountain: An Anthology of Jewish Mystical Experiences more books like this by Joseph Dan (Editor) add to wishlist This examination of Jewish mysticism first looks at the difference between religion and mysticism before describing the historical progress of mystical Jewish thought. see all copies from £5.60! new only from £10.42! \| first editions
2	The Jerusalem Anthology: A Literary Guide more books like this by Reuven Hammer add to wishlist A collection of the literature, poetry, songs, and history of Jerusalem from Biblical to modern times. This book contains some of the most beautiful, stirring, and memorable pieces by our most beloved writers. Many pieces are translated for the first time. see all copies from £5.60! new only from £9.33!
3	Four Centuries of Jewish Women's Spirituality: A Sourcebook more books like this by Ellen M Umansky, Dianne Ashton add to wishlist This is the only comprehensive volume of Jewish women's spiritual writing from the sixteenth century to the present.Much has changed for Jewish women since the first edition of "Four Centuries of Jewish Women's Spirituality" appeared in 1992. Associations of Jewish women - academic, religious, secular - have proliferated, making the women's voices ... see all copies from £13.83! new only from £23.00! \| first editions
4	The Tribe of Dina: A Jewish Women's Anthology more books like this by Melanie Kaye-Kantrowitz (Editor), Irena Klepfisz (Editor), Esther F Hyneman (Editor) add to wishlist An anthology of the works of Jewish women writers considering all aspects of Judaism. see all copies from £5.60! new only from £8.24! \| first editions
5	Karaite Anthology: Excerpts from the Early Literature more books like this by Leon Nemoy add to wishlist The Karaites, a small Jewish sect that arose twelve centuries ago and still exists today, was at one time the most outspoken and productive schismatic division in Judaism. The Karaites contributed much to the Jewish literature of the Middle Ages, for they developed their own corpus of theological dogmas, liturgy, juristic exegesis, metaphysical ... see all copies from £11.82! new only from £29.95! \| first editions
6	The Literature of Destruction: Jewish Responses to Catastrophe more books like this by David G Roskies add to wishlist see all copies from £13.70! new only from £35.03! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	The Jews: Their History more books like this by Louis Finkelstein add to wishlist see all copies from £4.98! signed copies \| first editions
8	The Jewish Caravan: Great Stories of Twenty-Five Centuries more books like this by Leo W Schwarz add to wishlist see all copies from £5.02! new only from £98.46! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	The Acts of Peter, Gospel Literature, and the Ancient Novel: Rewriting the Past more books like this by Christine M Thomas add to wishlist Like the other Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles - stories of the exploits of the key figures of early Christianity - the Acts of Peter provides a window into the processes of oral and written composition that shaped early Christian narrative. Thomas looks at the sources and subsequent versions of the Acts and argues that 'transmissional fluidity' - ... see all copies from £15.48! new only from £30.50!
10	Yom Kippur Anthology more books like this by Philip Goodman (Editor) add to wishlist The spiritual grandeur of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, has always appealed strongly to Jews from its ancient beginnings through centuries in the Diaspora and into modern times. Few Jews absent themselves from the community of Israel on this day, from Kol Nidre until the final shofar blast ending the sunset to sunset fast. see all copies from £5.91! new only from £34.72! \| first editions
11	Jastrow Dictionary of the Talmud more books like this by Marcus Jastrow add to wishlist The "Jastrow" is the definitive Armaic/Hebrew-to-English dictionary of the Babylonian and Jerusalem Talmud, the Targumim, and Midrashic literature. This indispensable aid presents each entry fully vocalized, and then clearly defines each word in English, together with examples of the words in context. see all copies from £20.47!
12	By Words Alone: The Holocaust in Literature more books like this by Sidra Ezrahi add to wishlist The creative literature that evolved from the Holocaust constitutes an unprecedented encounter between art and life. Those who wrote about the Holocaust were forced to extend the limits of their imaginations to encompass unspeakably violent extremes of human behavior. The result, as Ezrahi shows in "By Words Alone," is a body of literature that ... see all copies from £6.20! new only from £7.47! \| signed copies \| first editions
13	Kingfisher Treasury of Jewish Stories more books like this by Adele Geras, Jane Cope (Illustrator) add to wishlist Ranging from folktales to contemporary stories, this anthology celebrates the richness of the Jewish heritage. The stellar list of contributors includes Isaac Bashevis Singer, Lynn Reid Banks, and Michael Rosen. Illustrations. see all copies from £4.98! new only from £4.98!
14 view cover	Four Centuries of Jewish Women more books like this by Ellen M Umansky (Editor), Dianne Ashton (Editor) add to wishlist Umansky and Ashton have woven together a multiplicity of international voices, revealing the great variety of spiritual paths that modern Jewish women have taken. Contributors include Rebecca Gratz, Emma Lazarus, Amy Eilberg, Marcia Falk, Blu Greenberg, Kadya Molodowsky, and Judith Plaskow, among others. see all copies from £5.60! new only from £13.39!
15 view cover	Enforced Marginality: Jewish Narratives on Abandoned Wives more books like this by Bluma Goldstein add to wishlist This illuminating study explores a central but neglected aspect of modern Jewish history: the problem of abandoned Jewish wives, or agunes ('chained wives') - women who under Jewish law could not obtain a divorce -and of the men who deserted them. Looking at seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Germany and then late nineteenth-century eastern ... see all copies from £16.81! new only from £23.02! \| first editions
16 view cover	Jewish literature from the eighth to the eighteenth century; with an introduction on Talmud and Midrash. more books like this by Moritz Steinschneider add to wishlist This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark ... see all copies from £19.80! new only from £19.80! \| first editions
17 view cover	Literary Strategies more books like this by Ezra Mendelsohn (Editor) add to wishlist This volume of this series deals with Jewish identity in literature. Particular attention is paid to changing national and popular myths, folk memory, and the historical consciousness of Jews in modern times. see all copies from £11.83! new only from £25.52! \| first editions
18 view cover	The Inveterate Dreamer: Essays and Conversations on Jewish Culture more books like this by Ilan Stavans add to wishlist Not only do 'modern' Jewish languages like Yiddish and Hebrew have their own Jewish writers, but every major Western tongue - from German and Russian to English and Portuguese - does as well. These writers are often at the crossroad between the two traditions: their Jewish one and their own national one. Is there such a thing as a modern Jewish ... see all copies from £2.62! new only from £6.10!
19 view cover	The House of Memory: Stories by Jewish Women Writers of Latin America more books like this by Marjorie Agosin (Editor), Marjorie Agosc-N (Editor), Marjorie Agosn (Editor) add to wishlist These 22 stories are about Jews in Latin America. see all copies from £7.20! new only from £11.80! \| first editions
20	A History of Jewish Literature more books like this by Meyer Waxman add to wishlist see all copies from £5.76! first editions
21 view cover	Diaspora: Jews Amidst Greeks and Romans more books like this by Erich S Gruen add to wishlist What was life like for Jews settled throughout the Mediterranean world of Classical antiquity - and what place did Jewish communities have in the diverse civilization dominated by Greeks and Romans? In a probing account of the Jewish diaspora in the four centuries from Alexander the Great's conquest of the Near East to the Roman destruction of the ... see all copies from £13.62! new only from £16.64!
22 view cover	Jews in America more books like this by Abraham J Karp (Editor) add to wishlist America's Jewish community is the largest Jewish population in the world today. In this remarkable chronicle, spanning 500 years of settlement in this country, poets, writers, and religious and secular leaders capture in words the spirit of this varied and expressive group. 134 full-color and 90 black-and-white photos. see all copies from £6.34! new only from £27.01! \| first editions
23 view cover	Manna Mystery Jungian Approach (P) more books like this by Bettina Liebowitz Knapp add to wishlist Through myth, individuals as well as the collective gain the illusion of being able to rework their lives. In this study, Knapp probes myths--such as the Golem, Dybbuk, and the "divine child". She argues powerfully and persuasively for their relevance to believers of all religions today as they were to the Jews of the past. see all copies from £5.70! new only from £9.31! \| first editions
24 view cover	Classics of Jewish Literature more books like this by Dr. Leo Lieberman, Ph.D. add to wishlist see all copies from £5.60! new only from £15.65! \| first editions
25 view cover	Creating an Ethical Jewish Life: A Practical Introduction to Classic Teachings on How to Be a Jew more books like this by Byron L Sherwin, Ph.D., Seymour J Cohen add to wishlist Introduces the genre of Jewish ethical literature, with excerpts from the texts themselves. see all copies from £5.60! new only from £9.96!

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