The Jewish Law Annual

The Jewish Law Annual
Author: Bernard Jackson S
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 206
Release: 2023-08-28
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9004671277

Volume 15 of The Jewish Law Annual adds to the growing list of articles on Jewish law that have been published in volumes 1-14 of this series, providing English-speaking readers with scholarly material meeting the highest academic standards. The volume contains six articles diverse in their scope and focus, encompassing legal, historical, textual, comparative and conceptual analysis, as well as a survey of recent literature and a chronicle of cases of interest. Among the topics covered are: lying in rabbinical court proceedings; unjust enrichment; can a witness serve as judge in the same case?; Caro's Shulham Arukh volume Maimonides' Mishne Torah in the Yemenite community, the New Jersey eruv wards.

The Jewish Law Annual Volume 5

The Jewish Law Annual Volume 5
Author: Bernard Jackson S
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 199
Release: 2013-05-13
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1134959427

Volume 15 of The Jewish Law Annual adds to the growing list of articles on Jewish law that have been published in volumes 1-14 of this series, providing English-speaking readers with scholarly material meeting the highest academic standards. The volume contains six articles diverse in their scope and focus, encompassing legal, historical, textual, comparative and conceptual analysis, as well as a survey of recent literature and a chronicle of cases of interest. Among the topics covered are: lying in rabbinical court proceedings; unjust enrichment; can a witness serve as judge in the same case?; Caro's Shulham Arukh v. Maimonides' Mishne Torah in the Yemenite community, the New Jersey eruv wards.

The Lives of Jewish Things

The Lives of Jewish Things
Author: Gabrielle Anna Berlinger
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2024-12-03
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 081435047X

Tracing the paths of Jewish things across time, place, and culture, this collection reveals complex stories of individual and collective struggles to survive.

Celebrate!

Celebrate!
Author: Lesli Koppelman Ross
Publisher: Jason Aronson, Incorporated
Total Pages: 375
Release: 2000-10-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1461627729

This innovative how-to guide and reference book on the Jewish holidays provides a well-rounded foundation for both knowledge and action. Unlike many books of its kind, Celebrate! The Complete Jewish Holidays Handbook is nondenominational and comprehensive in approach. The author includes the historical development, religious importance, and personal significance of each Jewish holy day in a way that is useful to both beginners and those well versed in Jewish practice. The richness and depth of Jewish tradition, with a full range of information on why and how to celebrate, is presented in a lively, warm, and user-friendly manner.

A Concise History of the Jewish People

A Concise History of the Jewish People
Author: Naomi E. Pasachoff
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 390
Release: 2005
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780742543669

This book describes the most important events and people in Jewish history from Abraham to the present day, in a very concise, accessible way. These 'read-bites' include up-to-date essays discussing the impact of 9-11; the Iraq War, Muslim Fundamentalism, and rise of European anti-Semitism on the Jewish People.

The Reader's Adviser

The Reader's Adviser
Author: Marion Sader
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
Total Pages: 848
Release: 1994
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780835233262

Heartily recommended... Since not even a reference librarian par excellence can come close to knowing the best in any given discipline, no library should be without access to this set for its patrons. Booklist ... impressively meets a quite formidable task - providing basic material on many subjects for the nonspecialist, student librarian. Choice From age-old classics to the writings of today, The Reader's Adviser, 14th Edition helps you and your patrons select and appreciate the world's greatest books. This monumental work features: *hundreds of authors and thousands of works new to this edition, plus updated entries and revised material in every chapter *updated critical and biographical profiles reflecting the latest understanding and scholarship *more women writers and more culturally diverse writers from around the world *title, name, & subject indexes in every volume. Order the complete 6-volume set for only $500.00--a savings of $160.00 if you purchased each volume separately!