""Exhilarating . . . How often can you say about a harrowing, unquiet book that it makes you wrestle with your soul?" --Neel Mukherjee, The Times (London)It's 1948 and the Arab villagers of Khirbet Khizeh are about to be violently expelled from their homes. A young Israeli soldier who is on duty that day finds himself battling on two fronts: with the villagers and, ultimately, with his own conscience. Published just months after the ..."
"bb262This 1949 novella about the violent expulsion of Palestinian villagers by the Israeli army has long been considered a modern Hebrew masterpiece, and it has also given rise to fierce controversy over the years."
"This volume contains selected papers from a December 2006 Dumbarton Oaks symposium that complemented an exhibition of early Bible manuscripts at the Freer Gallery and Sackler Gallery of Art titled "In the Beginning: Bibles before the Year 1000." Speakers were invited to examine the use of the Greek Old Testament as a text, social practice, and cultural experience in the Byzantine Empire. Not only are reminiscences of the Old Testament u ..."
An Introduction to Judaism(2nd Edition) (Introduction to Religion) by NicholasDeLange Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2010 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-521-73504-9, ISBN: 0-521-73504-1
"There is no word for "religion" in Hebrew. The Christian-informed model of religion which focuses its examination on the two poles of public practice and private faith is vastly ill-suited to a study of Judaism. Quite rightly then, notes Nicholas de Lange in An Introduction to Judaism: "There is a Jewish religion... But it would be unrealistic to maintain that it is the Jewish religion that unites the Jewish people." De Lange's first t ..."
" This volume contains selected papers from a December 2006 Dumbarton Oaks symposium that complemented an exhibition of early Bible manuscripts at the Freer Gallery and Sackler Gallery of Art titled “In the Beginning: Bibles before the Year 1000.” Speakers were invited to examine the use of the Greek Old Testament as a text, social practice, and cultural experience in the Byzantine Empire. Not only are reminiscences of the Old Testament ..."
The Penguin Dictionary of Judaism(1st Edition) The Definitive Guide to Understanding the Jewish World (Penguin Reference Library) by NicholasDeLange Paperback, 400 Pages, Published 2009 by Penguin Books ISBN-13: 978-0-14-101847-8, ISBN: 0-14-101847-X
"The definitive resource on JudaismThis is a remarkable feat of reference scholarship by renowned Cambridge professor and translator, Nicholas de Lange. With an approachable A to Z format, the book covers everything from Jewish traditions and biographical entries on key historical figures to theology, religious law and practice, and the history of Jewish thought. Each entry is presented with clarity, precision, and authority. With extens ..."
Where the Jackals Howl(Updated) by Amos Oz, P. Simpson, NicholasDeLange Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 2009 by Vintage/Ebury (A Division Of Random International Edition ISBN-13: 978-0-09-998200-5, ISBN: 0-09-998200-5
"Paperback. Pages: 224 Publisher: VintageEbury Where The Jackals Howl is prize-winning author Amos Oz's first collection of stories. On publication. It received immediate critical acclaim and revealed Oz to be a master craftsman probing the emotional depths of his characters. The lives of ordinary Israelis are set against the backdrop of community life in Kibbutz. The fate of these individuals. their drives. ambitions and idiosyncrasies ..."
"Kaufman,Michael, Love, Marriage, andFamily inJewish Law and Tradition.
Northvale, NJ, 1992. Klein, Isaac,A Guide to Jewish Religious Practice. New York
, 1979. Magonet, Jonathan, ed., Jewish Explorations of Sexuality. Providence,RI
and Oxford, 1995. Marcus, Ivan,The Jewish Life Cycle: RitesofPassage from
Biblical to Modern Times. Seattle, WA, 2004. Roden, Claudia, The Book of
Jewish Food: An Odyssey from Samarkand and Vilna to the P ..."
Introduction to Religion(2nd Edition) An Introduction to Judaism (Hardback) by NicholasDeLange Hardcover, 250 Pages, Published 2009 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-521-51350-0, ISBN: 0-521-51350-2
"In this new edition contemporary Judaism is presented in all its rich diversity, including both traditional and modern theologies as well as secular forms of Jewish identity."
"Social Justice Judaism seeks the attainment of a just society by the application of
its teachings to the economic order, to industry and commerce, and to national
and international affairs. It aims at the elimination of man-made misery and
suffering, of poverty and degradation, of tyranny and slavery, of social inequality
and prejudice, of ill-will and strife. It advocates the promotion of harmonious
relations between warring class ..."
An Introduction to Judaism(1st Edition) (Introduction to Religion) by NicholasDeLange, N. R. M. Paperback, 269 Pages, Published 2005 by Cambridge Univ Press, West Nyack, New York, U.S.A. ISBN-13: 978-0-521-46624-0, ISBN: 0-521-46624-5
"This book offers a full and lucid account of Judaism and the Jewish people. Written for Jews and non-Jews alike, whether students, teachers, or general interest readers, the book brings out the extraordinary richness and variety of Judaism: its historical depth, and the vigor and endurance of its traditions--in the home, in the synagogue, in its literature, in individual and community life. It contains illustrative tables and maps, a fu ..."
Unto Death(Updated) by Amos Oz, NicholasDeLange Paperback, 176 Pages, Published 2005 by Vintage ISBN-13: 978-0-09-981870-0, ISBN: 0-09-981870-1
Judaism(2nd Edition) (OPUS) by NicholasDeLange, Judaism 2/E - Paperback, 184 Pages, Published 2003 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-925297-8, ISBN: 0-19-925297-1
"In this thoroughly revised new edition, Nicholas de Lange examines the basic elements of Judaism, both as a religion and a way of life. Assuming no prior knowledge, the book opens with an account of the Jewish people and the main lines of its history. The following eight chapters are structured around this historical framework and focus on the different strands that make up the fabric of Judaism. The Torah and tradition, worship, the Bi ..."
""The Cultural Atlas" set combines intellectual depth and visual richness as it distills and synthesizes an enormous amount of information. Weaving together geography, history, archaeology, architecture, the arts, and more, these handsomely designed, interdisciplinary volumes encompass the entire physical and cultural world of each civilization, evoking its unique spirit and vitality. Delight the eye, inform the mind - Designed to appeal ..."