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1	When Bad Things Happen to Good People more books like this by Harold S Kushner add to wishlist Written when confronted with the death of his own son, Rabbi Kushner's book looks to solace those people who have been "hurt by life" and who want to achieve and understanding of why they were hurt and how to proceed with living and with loving God. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £3.61! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	The Gifts of the Jews: How a Tribe of Desert Nomads Changed the Way Everyone Thinks and Feels more books like this by Thomas Cahill add to wishlist A narrative history of the Jewish people, written by the best-selling author of "How the Irish Saved Civilization". Cahill understands the real significance of the Jews in world history to be not merely as the originators of monotheism, but as the first people to understand the notion of history itself--the first to view time as a linear narrative ... see all copies from £4.19! new only from £6.20! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam more books like this by K Armstrong add to wishlist This erudite and thought-provoking book is an excellent introduction to three major religious faiths--Judaism, Christianity, and Islam--and their differing views of God, as well as the way these views have shaped the world. Karen Armstrong's personal history includes time spent as a nun in her homeland of England; this fact makes her comparative ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £8.04! \| first editions
4	My grandfather's blessings : stories of strength, refuge and belonging more books like this by Rachel Naomi Remen add to wishlist Dr. Rachel Remen, author of KITCHEN TABLE WISDOM, remembers her grandfather, a Kabbalah scholar, and the bits of wisdom that he would impart to her as a child in the guise of blessings. His touching words reaffirm that there is goodness in the world, if only people have the faith and patience to perceive it and to serve it. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Jewish Literacy: The Most Important Things to Know about the Jewish Religion, Its People, and Its History more books like this by Joseph Telushkin, Rabbi add to wishlist With 348 short chapters covering every essential aspect of Jewish history and life--from the Torah to modern American Jewish culture--this invaluable reference is a comprehensive yet thoroughly accessible resource on the fundamentals of Judaism. see all copies from £7.53! new only from £15.27! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	The Sabbath more books like this by Abraham Joshua Heschel, Ilya Schor (Photographer) add to wishlist This reprint of the 1951 classic includes Ilya Schor's original woodcut illustrations. In his brief essay Heschel introduced his idea of an "architecture of holiness" that appears in time, not in space. He states that Judaism is a religion of time, finding meaning not in space and the material things that fill it, but in time and the eternity that ... see all copies from £4.91! new only from £4.91!
7	Constantine's Sword: The Church and the Jews: A History more books like this by James Carroll add to wishlist Novelist James Carroll has compiled a sweeping history of anti-semitism in the Christian tradition. Carroll, himself once a priest, describes incidents of both active and passive aggression against the Jewish faithful from the Crusades to the Inquisition to the Holocaust. A New York Times Notable Book for 2001 and Beliefnet.com's Best Book of the ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £8.68! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	Prophets more books like this by Abraham J Heschel add to wishlist The Prophets is widely recognized as a masterpiece of biblical scholarship. Heschel attempts to understand the thoughts, feelings, and impressions of each of the progphets, presenting the reader with a sense of their very being. He effectively achieves a balance between the objective supernatural and the subjective human situation, and presents a ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £10.54! \| first editions
9	The Battle for God: A History of Fundamentalism more books like this by Karen Armstrong add to wishlist Armstrong gives a tempered analysis of the fundamentalist movements of the major monotheistic religions. Her book not only explores the historical genesis of these movements, but also examines the role that fundamentalism plays in societal transformations. A New York Times Notable Book for 2000. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £7.48! \| first editions
10	The works of Josephus more books like this by Flavius Josephus add to wishlist Complete and unabridged, this is the best one-volume edition of the classic translation of Josephus works. Important improvements include: the entire text has been reset in modern, easy-to-read type; numbering corresponding to that used in the Loeb edition has been added to the text; citations and cross-references have been updated from roman ... see all copies from £6.82! new only from £11.90!
11 view cover	A History of Israel more books like this by John Bright add to wishlist The definitive text and resource for every student of the Old Testament. this thire edition of John Bright's classic work is a thorough revision of the text that has become a standard for reference and classroom use. see all copies from £2.55! new only from £20.54! \| first editions
12 view cover	Overcoming Life's Disappointments more books like this by Harold S Kushner add to wishlist Harold Kushner ("When Bad Things Happen to Good People") offers a new book that shows how to overcome the common difficulties of life by turning usefully to the life of Moses. Rabbi Kushner explains how to weather the disillusionment of dreams unfulfilled, the pain of being fired, and other disappointments in life. see all copies from £5.38! new only from £5.38! \| first editions
13 view cover	Breaking the Jewish Code: Twelve Secrets That Will Transform Your Life, Family, Health, and Finances more books like this by Perry Stone add to wishlist Stone unlocks the amazing secrets to the success of the Jewish people. Their time-honored principles help create wealth, maintain health, raise successful children, and pass on generational blessings. see all copies from £11.27! new only from £11.27!
14 view cover	When All You've Ever Wanted Isn't Enough more books like this by Harold S Kushner add to wishlist "There is no Answer but there are answers..." Rabbi Kushner's previous bestseller brought comfort to millions by helping them cope with life's shattering tragedies. Now he applies his compassionate mind to another kind of problem, one more delicate that that of sudden tradgedy, but just as dangerous - the felling that life is utterly meaningless. ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £2.96! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	To Be a Jew: A Guide to Jewish Observance in Contemporary Life more books like this by Hayim Halevy Donin, Rabbi add to wishlist This indispensable volume has long been acknowledged as the classic guide to the traditional Jewish laws and customs as they apply to daily life in the contemporary world. The unique treasury of practical information and daily inspiration has long been acknowledged as the classic guide to the ageless heritage of JudaismJewish attitudes, Jewish ... see all copies from £1.64! new only from £8.02! \| first editions
16 view cover	The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English more books like this by Geza Vermes (Translator) add to wishlist A transcription and commentary on the famous Qumran scrolls, discovered in 1947 and carefully edited and reconstructed over the succeeding 50 years by many of the most distinguished scholars in the world. see all copies from £2.42! new only from £9.46! \| first editions
17 view cover	Tanakh-TK: The Holy Scriptures, the New JPS Translation According to the Traditional Hebrew Text more books like this by Jewish Publication Society of America add to wishlist Regarded throughout the English-speaking world as the standard English translation of the Holy Scriptures, "The JPS Tanakh" has been acclaimed by scholars, rabbis, lay leaders, Jews, and Christians alike. "The JPS Tanakh" is an entirely original translation of the Holy Scriptures into contemporary English, based on the "Masoretic" (the traditional ... see all copies from £9.46! new only from £16.20! \| first editions
18 view cover	Temple, Its Ministry and Services more books like this by Alfred Edersheim add to wishlist Because so much of New Testament life and imagery is intimately associated with the temple, Edersheim here provides a thorough study of the physical appearance of the temple, its ordinances, and worshipers, the ministry of its priesthood, and the ritual of its services. see all copies from £5.92! new only from £10.57! \| first editions
19 view cover	The Essential Kabbalah: The Heart of Jewish Mysticism more books like this by Daniel Chanan Matt add to wishlist Discusses Kabbalah - Judaism's spiritual and mystical tradition including "Ein Sof" (the radical transcendence of God), the "Sefirot" (the ten divine attributes) and the "Shedhinah" (the feminine aspect of God). see all copies from £1.24! new only from £7.76! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	Lest innocent blood be shed more books like this by Philip P. Hallie add to wishlist During the terrible years of World War II, when inhumanity and political insanity held most of the world in their grip and the Nazi domination of Europe seemed irrevocable, a miraculous event took place in Le Chambon, a small Protestant town in southern France. There, quietly, peacefully, and in full view of the Vichy government and a nearby ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £6.15! \| first editions
21 view cover	Wanderings more books like this by Chaim Potok add to wishlist A fascinating history of the Jews, told by a master novelist, here is Chaim Potok's fascinating, moving four thousand-year history. Recreating great historical events, exporing Jewish life in its infinite variety and in many eras and places, here is a unique work by a singular Jewish voice. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £10.57! \| signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	Turbulent Souls: A Catholic Son's Return to His Jewish Family more books like this by Stephen J Dubner add to wishlist A personal account of the author's discovery that his devoutly Catholic parents were in fact Jews, along with the details of his spiritual journey and identity transformation. The result of an overwhelmingly well-received "New York Times Magazine" cover story (1996). A "New York Times" Notable Book for 1998. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.61! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	God in Search of Man: A Philosophy of Judaism more books like this by Abraham Joshua Heschel add to wishlist Abraham Joshua Heschel was one of the most revered religious leaders of the 20th century, and "God in Search of Man "and its companion volume," Man Is Not Alone," two of his most important books, are classics of modern Jewish theology. "God in Search of Man" combines scholarship with lucidity, reverence, and compassion as Dr. Heschel discusses not ... see all copies from £6.72! new only from £10.49!
24 view cover	Complete Jewish Bible-OE more books like this by David H Stern (Translator) add to wishlist Translated by David H. Stern Focuses on "Jewishness" Names and key terms presented in easy-to-understand transliterated Hebrew enabling readers to pronounce them the way Yeshua (Jesus) did 1,697 pp. see all copies from £16.05! new only from £20.12!
25 view cover	This is My God more books like this by Herman Wouk add to wishlist In addition to being a novelist (he was awarded the 1951 Pulitzer Prize for his novel THE CAINE MUTINY), Herman Wouk was an observant Jew who attended synagogue and kept a kosher home where Hebrew was spoken. In THIS IS MY GOD, at the suggestion of a rabbi friend, Wouk, the son of Russian immigrants, wrote about his Jewish heritage and its ... see all copies from £2.68! new only from £9.72! \| signed copies \| first editions

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	Desire of the Everlasting Hills: The World Before and After Jesus by Thomas Cahill see all from £1.24! new only from £2.09!
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	Kitchen Table Wisdom: Stories That Heal by Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D. see all from £5.61! new only from £7.45!
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