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Trials of the Diaspora - A history of Anti-Semitism in England

Definitive history of anti-Semitism in England. Author has made it his life-long study and the completeness and detail as well as the footnotes are an outstanding achievement. A heavy tome but a valuable reference work.

Understanding Rabbinic Judaism, form Talmud to Modern Times

Rabbinic and Talmudic thoughts, responsa, laws and doctrines are a continuing process begun in the 6th century CE to the present and reflect the heritage and environments of those scholars/rabbis. This collection of essays by leading intellectuals of the Judaic world cover the major contributors to that tradition, from early Talmudic law, legal and Torah foundations of that law, master interpreters such as Rashi, the Gaonim, Maimonides and Nachmanides, but also review the mystical idioms and modern rabbinic Judaism.

Who Needs God

Popular Rabbi in America (When Bad Things Happen to Good People), who discusses through a series on essays the various reason why people should make an attempt to become closer to God to make a significant different in their lives. Highly readable as you would expect.

Who Needs God

Chirpy and popular Rabbi who brings religion to the populace; probably the American version of Rabbi Blue. In this book, he sells the need for spirituality and God in a problem-ridden, fast-moving and often confusing and conflicting world.

Who Wrote the bible?

Highly readable source book about the various sources for Torah and some of the more controversial aspects to it. The relationship between religion, geography, politics and various ethnic influences are discussed. Interesting reading.

Who Wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls?

Unlike popular belief, that the Dead Sea Scrolls were the creation of minor. Aesthetic religious sect living during the advent of the Roman occupation in 70CE, Golb, through explication and archaeological findings, discusses the diversity of ideas within the text and the implications for Judaic and Christian theologies.

Why Good People Do Bad Things

Psychologist explains 'how to make moral choices in an immoral world.'

Words of the Wise

Sort of a Bartlett's book of quotations approach to Jewish wisdom; an anthology of proverbs and practical axioms on almost any topic you can conceive. Those in need of one-liners would find this a must reference book.