The Star of David

The Star of David
Author: Robert A. Norman
Publisher:
Total Pages: 124
Release: 2016-12-19
Genre:
ISBN: 9780997820584

Today the Star of David is the universally recognized Jewish symbol, but was that always the case? In this fascinating work that includes dozens of full color photographs, Dr. Norman explores the use of the hexagram through its use in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, as well as in Buddhism and Eastern philosophies. What was it about the hexagram that made it so attractive in multiple faith traditions? He explains that the earliest documented use of the hexagram is in Capernaum in the sixth century, and was displayed prominently in Prague in the thirteenth century, but it did not become the defining symbol of Judaism until the 1930s, when Nazis forced the Jews to wear a yellow hexagram to indicate their Jewishness. The Star took on new meaning at that point, and then when it was adorned on the flag of the State of Israel in 1948, it took its place as one of the great religious symbols.

Number the Stars

Number the Stars
Author: Lois Lowry
Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780007395200

In Nazi-occupied Denmark, ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen is called upon for a selfless act of bravery to help save her best friend from a terrible fate. Winner of the Newbery Medal, newly reissued in the Essential Modern Classics range. "They plan to arrest all the Danish Jews. They plan to take them away. And we have been told that they may come tonight." It is 1943 and life in Copenhagen is becoming complicated for Annemarie. There are food shortages and curfews, and soldiers on every corner. But it is even worse for her Jewish best friend, Ellen, as the Nazis continue their brutal campaign. With Ellen's life in danger, Annemarie must summon all her courage to help stage a daring escape. Inspired by true events of the Second World War, this gripping novel brings the past vividly to life for today's readers.

Lone Stars of David

Lone Stars of David
Author: Hollace Ava Weiner
Publisher: UPNE
Total Pages: 348
Release: 2007
Genre: Jews
ISBN: 1584656220

An essay collection of lively written, lavishly illustrated, and well-documented narratives on the history and culture of Texas Jews.

Max Baer and the Star of David

Max Baer and the Star of David
Author: Jay Neugeboren
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781942134176

Mixing fictional and historical characters this haunting story is about Max Baer's life in and out of the boxing ring.

The Six Point Star of David Spelled and Symbolize Haile Selassie I

The Six Point Star of David Spelled and Symbolize Haile Selassie I
Author: Alfredo Johnson
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 215
Release: 2012
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1477234845

"The Jamaican and Ethiopian people are blood brothers and have had relationship going back a very long time, as well as others who had African blood supporting the Ethiopian Liberation Movement." Says Yahweh Elohim Haile Selassie I, the six pointed Star of David; April 21, 1966 in Jamaica at the National Stadium

The Secret Doctrine of the Kabbalah

The Secret Doctrine of the Kabbalah
Author: Leonora Leet
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 627
Release: 1999-08-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 159477580X

A vast reconstruction of the knowledge of the ancient Jewish priest-scientists, with vital implications for contemporary spirituality and science. • Reveals an ancient science that used geometry, sound, and number to link the finite world of human experience with the infinite realm of the divine. • Uses teachings extending back thousands of years to explicate key concepts of quantum physics and quantum cosmology. For centuries the Kabbalah has fascinated devotees of mysticism while its origins have remained obscure. Now, in her brilliant new work, Leonora Leet reveals that the Kabbalah was the product of a sophisticated, though largely forgotten, Hebraic sacred science that was the rival of any in Egypt or Greece. Not only does Leet reconstruct the secret teachings of the priest-scientists of the Hebrew temple, she also shows them to be the key to understanding both biblical and kabbalistic cosmology. Unlike previous purely historical explorations of the Jewish esoteric tradition, The Secret Doctrine of the Kabbalah resurrects this ancient body of knowledge to reveal eternal truths that can have a profound and positive impact on contemporary spirituality. New experimental methods of practicing Hebraic sacred science are explored that explain as never before the meaning of the central cosmological diagram of the entire Western esoteric tradition--the kabbalistic Tree of Life. Leet shows that the Kabbalah and its central diagram enshrine a key to the purpose of the cosmos, a key that has vast implications for modern physics and cosmology. In a final synthesis, she envisions a culmination in which the universe and its divine child, perfected humanity, achieve that unification of the finite and infinite which has ever been the secret doctrine of the Kabbalah.

The Star of Redemption

The Star of Redemption
Author: Franz Rosenzweig
Publisher: University of Notre Dame Pess
Total Pages: 464
Release: 1985-08-31
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0268161534

The Star of Redemption is widely recognized as a key document of modern existential thought and a significant contribution to Jewish theology in the twentieth century. An affirmation of what Rosenzweig called “the new thinking,” the work ensconces common sense in the place of abstract, conceptual philosophizing and posits the validity of the concrete, individual human being over that of “humanity” in general. Fusing philosophy and theology, it assigns both Judaism and Christianity distinct but equally important roles in the spiritual structure of the world, and finds in both biblical religions approaches toward a comprehension of reality.

David’S Star

David’S Star
Author: Dean Zahav
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 284
Release: 2011-12-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781462068142

Sofia, Bulgaria In the tumultuous year of 2020, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict continues to fester. Fourteen-year-old Dani Madgev accidentally finds several Cyrillic letters interwoven into the graphics of the Star of David symbol. His father, Ian, a mathematical linguist, and his mother, Rovine, a cognitive scientist, help him decipher them. But none of them realize what theyre about to get themselves into. Jerusalem, Israel To unravel the mystery of Davids Star, Dani and his parents travel to Tel Aviv, Israel. Along with Nathan Epstein, a biblical history professor at Hebrew University; Kabbalah alchemist Uri Zohar; Ruben Openheim, the head of Peace Now; and Rabbi Loew, the Madgevs make a series of further discoveries within the symbol, leading them to believe they are on the brink of knowledge that may very well change the course of history. Meanwhile, a mysterious character called the LaW begins sending messages encoded using King Davids military cipher to Dani. Once deciphered, the messages and letters found on the Star of David point to a startling realization about the solution of the conflict between Israel and Palestine. But are the two countries ready for the suggested solution? A domino chain of events is set in motion, and someone may have to pay the highest price.

The Star of David Controversy

The Star of David Controversy
Author: Avdiel Ben Levi
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2018-01-22
Genre:
ISBN: 9781983931512

The Star of David Controversy is a book that was written to empower people with a greater understanding of one of the most ancient symbols of Hebrew culture and tradition. This book was designed to open a more scholastic dialogue on the true origins of the Star of David. The reader will be provided with enough information to pursue a more scholastic approach to assessing the true origins of this ancient symbol.