Sefer Torah: Divine Protection and Unity

Sefer Torah: Divine Protection and Unity
Author: Rabbi Dovid Nissan Bressman
Publisher:
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2018-03-08
Genre:
ISBN: 9781986223140

This book is a must for every Gabai, Rabbi and laymen alike!The Sefer Torah is the holiest item we have as a Jewish people.It is considered a source of divine protection and unity among us. The writing of a Sefer Torah is the final mitzvah issued to the Jewish nation in the Torah itself. Many questions can arise involved with fulfilling this mitzvah, and many unique situations can present themselves in a modern context, which have not been written about in the earlier classical sources. This sefer is written in clear, reader-friendly English, while still providing access to extensively researched original sources. The intent is to allow the reader to quickly find answers to all of one's questions with originating sources. This sefer covers every topic related to the mitzvah of Sefer Torah; including purchasing a letter in the Torah, checking, Torah conclusion, honoring the Sefer Torah, discovering an error and the laws of reading from a Sefer Torah.About the author:Dovid Nissan Bressman is an educator who is ordained as a Rabbi and Dayan (Rabbinical judge). In addition, Rabbi Bressman is a well-known expert in the field of STA"M and previously authored the acclaimed book Mezuzah: Divine Protection and Blessing.

Jewish Pastoral Care 2/E

Jewish Pastoral Care 2/E
Author: Rabbi Dayle A. Friedman, MSW, MA, BCC
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
Total Pages: 661
Release: 2013-01-30
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1580235115

The first comprehensive resource for pastoral care in the Jewish tradition—and a vital resource for counselors and caregivers of other faith traditions. The essential reference for rabbis, cantors, and laypeople who are called to spiritually accompany those encountering joy, sorrow, and change—now in paperback. This groundbreaking volume draws upon both Jewish tradition and the classical foundations of pastoral care to provide invaluable guidance. Offering insight on pastoral care technique, theory, and theological implications, the contributors to Jewish Pastoral Care are innovators in their fields, and represent all four contemporary Jewish movements. This comprehensive resource provides you with the latest theological perspectives and tools, along with basic theory and skills for assisting the ill and those who care for them, the aging and dying, those with dementia and other mental disorders, engaged couples, and others, and for responding to issues such as domestic violence, substance abuse, and disasters.

Knowledge of God and the Development of Early Kabbalah

Knowledge of God and the Development of Early Kabbalah
Author: Jonathan Dauber
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 285
Release: 2012-08-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9004234276

In Knowledge of God and the Development of Early Kabbalah, Jonathan Dauber offers a fresh consideration of the emergence of Kabbalah against the backdrop of a re-evaluation of the relationship between Kabbalistic and philosophic discourse.

The Sefer Torah

The Sefer Torah
Author: Shmuel L. Rubenstein
Publisher:
Total Pages: 32
Release: 1965
Genre: Torah scrolls
ISBN:

Zohar, the Book of Enlightenment

Zohar, the Book of Enlightenment
Author: Daniel Chanan Matt
Publisher: Paulist Press
Total Pages: 340
Release: 1983
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780809123872

This is the first translation with commentary of selections from The Zohar, the major text of the Kabbalah, the Jewish mystical tradition. This work was written in 13th-century Spain by Moses de Leon, a Spanish scholar.

History of Jewish Philosophy

History of Jewish Philosophy
Author: Daniel H. Frank
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 956
Release: 2003
Genre: Jewish philosophy
ISBN: 9780415324694

The History of Jewish Philosophy explores the entire scope and variety of Jewish philosophy from philosophical interpretations of the Bible right up to contemporary Jewish feminist and postmodernist thought.

777 And Other Qabalistic Writings of Aleister Crowley

777 And Other Qabalistic Writings of Aleister Crowley
Author: Aleister Crowley
Publisher: Weiser Books
Total Pages: 338
Release: 1986-06-01
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780877286707

This edition includes Liber 777, Gematria (from Equinox Volume 1, Number 5), and Sepher Sephiroth (from Equinox Volume 1, Number 8).

Judaism Reclaimed

Judaism Reclaimed
Author: Shmuel Phillips
Publisher: Mosaica Press
Total Pages:
Release: 2019-07-07
Genre:
ISBN: 9781946351784

Living with Moshiach

Living with Moshiach
Author: Menachem Mendel Schneerson
Publisher: Merkos L'Inyonei Chinuch
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1999
Genre: Bible
ISBN: 9780826604682

A renowned scholar and theologian presents inspiring and articulate observations on the ultimate purpose of G-d's creation - the redemption by our righteous Moshiach. Based on the talks and writings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, these concise adaptations are arranged according to the weekly and holiday Torah portions. This volume unites these cogent insights with the well-known Chasidic adage, "one must live with the times," that is, take guidance from the appropriate Torah reading.