The Jewish Time Line Encyclopedia
Title | The Jewish Time Line Encyclopedia PDF eBook |
Author | Mattis Kantor |
Publisher | Jason Aronson, Incorporated |
Total Pages | 392 |
Release | 1993-12-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1461631491 |
Kantor writes from the perspective of a traditional Jew, covering events such as the Flood, giving of the Torah, and the fall of the Tower of Babel, placing these within the chronology of history along with the Spanish Inquisition, the Holocaust, and the founding of the State of Israel.
Codex Judaica
Title | Codex Judaica PDF eBook |
Author | Máttis Kantor |
Publisher | Zichron Press |
Total Pages | 84 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Jews |
ISBN | 0967037832 |
Encyclopedia of Jewish History
Title | Encyclopedia of Jewish History PDF eBook |
Author | Joseph Alpher |
Publisher | Checkmark Books |
Total Pages | 287 |
Release | 1986 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780816012206 |
Here are all the principal eras, events, and people in Jewish history, in full detail and color.
The Jewish Encyclopedia
Title | The Jewish Encyclopedia PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 730 |
Release | 1912 |
Genre | Jews |
ISBN |
The Newish Jewish Encyclopedia
Title | The Newish Jewish Encyclopedia PDF eBook |
Author | Stephanie Butnick |
Publisher | Artisan |
Total Pages | 883 |
Release | 2019-10-01 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1579659535 |
Named one of Library Journal’s Best Religion & Spirituality Books of the Year An Unorthodox Guide to Everything Jewish Deeply knowing, highly entertaining, and just a little bit irreverent, this unputdownable encyclopedia of all things Jewish and Jew-ish covers culture, religion, history, habits, language, and more. Readers will refresh their knowledge of the Patriarchs and Matriarchs, the artistry of Barbra Streisand, the significance of the Oslo Accords, the meaning of words like balaboosta,balagan, bashert, and bageling. Understand all the major and minor holidays. Learn how the Jews invented Hollywood. Remind themselves why they need to read Hannah Arendt, watch Seinfeld, listen to Leonard Cohen. Even discover the secret of happiness (see “Latkes”). Includes hundreds of photos, charts, infographics, and illustrations. It’s a lot.
The Encyclopedia of Jewish Myth, Magic and Mysticism
Title | The Encyclopedia of Jewish Myth, Magic and Mysticism PDF eBook |
Author | Geoffrey W. Dennis |
Publisher | Llewellyn Worldwide |
Total Pages | 504 |
Release | 2016-02-08 |
Genre | Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | 0738748145 |
Jewish esotericism is the oldest and most influential continuous occult tradition in the West. Presenting lore that can spiritually enrich your life, this one-of-a-kind encyclopedia is devoted to the esoteric in Judaism—the miraculous and the mysterious. In this second edition, Rabbi Geoffrey W. Dennis has added over thirty new entries and significantly expanded over one hundred other entries, incorporating more knowledge and passages from primary sources. This comprehensive treasury of Jewish teachings, drawn from sources spanning Jewish scripture, the Talmud, the Midrash, the Kabbalah, and other esoteric branches of Judaism, is exhaustively researched yet easy to use. It includes over one thousand alphabetical entries, from Aaron to Zohar Chadesh, with extensive cross-references to related topics and new illustrations throughout. Drawn from the well of a great spiritual tradition, the secret wisdom within these pages will enlighten and empower you. Praise: "An erudite and lively compendium of Jewish magical beliefs, practices, texts, and individuals...This superb, comprehensive encyclopedia belongs in every serious library."—Richard M. Golden, Director of the Jewish Studies Program, University of North Texas, and editor of The Encyclopedia of Witchcraft: The Western Tradition "Rabbi Dennis has performed a tremendously important service for both the scholar and the novice in composing a work of concise information about aspects of Judaism unbeknownst to most, and intriguing to all."—Rabbi Gershon Winkler, author of Magic of the Ordinary: Recovering the Shamanic in Judaism
The Jewish Encyclopedia
Title | The Jewish Encyclopedia PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 724 |
Release | 1904 |
Genre | Jews |
ISBN |