Relational Judaism: Using the Power of Relationships to Transform the Jewish Community (Wolfson Ron)(Paperback)

Relational Judaism: Using the Power of Relationships to Transform the Jewish Community (Wolfson Ron)(Paperback)

How to transform the model of twentieth-century Jewish institutions into twenty-first-century relational communities offering meaning and purpose, belonging and blessing.What really matters is that we care about the people we seek to engage. When we genuinely care about people, we will not only

Leeds and Its Jewish Community: A History (Fraser Derek)(Paperback)

The definitive history of the third-largest Jewish community in the UK, which analyses the factors which contributed to its growth and success and explores the disproportionate influence the community had on the modern history of

Jesus the Jewish Theologian (Young Brad H.)(Paperback)

Jesus the Jewish Theologian establishes Jesus firmly within the context of first-century Judaism and shows how understanding Jesus' Jewishness is crucial for interpreting the New Testament and for understanding the nature of Christian faith. Insights from Jewish literature, archeology, and

The Cambridge Companion to Judaism and Law (Hayes Christine)(Paperback)

The Cambridge Companion to Judaism and Law explores the Jewish conception of law as an essential component of the divine-human relationship from biblical to modern times, as well as resistance to this conceptualization. It also traces the political, social, intellectual, and cultural circumstances

Judaism - An Introduction: Teach Yourself (Hoffman C. M.)(Paperback / softback)

Judaism - an Introduction is a comprehensive guide to the beliefs and practices of the Jewish

Betraying Spinoza (Goldstein Rebecca)(Paperback)

Part of the Jewish Encounter seriesIn 1656, Amsterdam's Jewish community excommunicated Baruch Spinoza, and, at the age of twenty-three, he became the most famous heretic in Judaism. He was already germinating a secularist challenge to religion that would be as radical as it was original. He went

Leeds and Its Jewish Community: A History (Fraser Derek)(Pevná vazba)

The definitive history of the third-largest Jewish community in the UK, which analyses the factors which contributed to its growth and success and explores the disproportionate influence the community had on the modern history of

Being Jewish Today: Confronting the Real Issues (Bayfield Tony)(Paperback)

This is a book which understands and faces the impact of modernity on the Jewish community today. Being Jewish Today gives an account of both the journey of a particular British Jew and the journey of millions of women and men through today's perplexing and difficult world. With honesty and

How Judaism Became a Religion: An Introduction to Modern Jewish Thought (Batnitzky Leora)(Paperback)

A new approach to understanding Jewish thought since the eighteenth century Is Judaism a religion, a culture, a nationality--or a mixture of all of these? In How Judaism Became a Religion, Leora Batnitzky boldly argues that this question more than any other has driven modern Jewish thought since

Tree of Souls: The Mythology of Judaism (Schwartz Howard)(Paperback)

The first anthology of Jewish mythology in English, Tree of Souls reveals a mythical tradition as rich and as fascinating as any in the world. Drawing from the Bible, the Pseudepigrapha, the Talmud and Midrash, the kabbalistic literature, medieval folklore, Hasidic texts, and oral lore collected in

Connected Capitalism: How Jewish Wisdom Can Transform Work (Weitzner David)(Pevná vazba)

Applying the classic teachings of Judaism, Connected Capitalism is an empowering call to fix what is currently broken in our social, political, and economic

Reading Paul within Judaism (Nanos Mark D.)(Paperback)

The dominant portrayals of the apostle Paul are of a figure who no longer valued Jewish identity and behavior, opposing them for both Jew and non-Jew in his assemblies. This prevailing version of Paul depends heavily upon certain interpretations of key flashpoint passages. In this book and the

The Power of Countertransference: Innovations in Analytic Technique (Maroda Karen J.)(Paperback)

A signpost of the relational turn in contemporary psychoanalysis, Karen Maroda's The Power of Countertransference, published in 1991, is perhaps the first systematic effort to integrate the need for mutual emotional exchanges, which may include the analyst's own self-disclosures, into an

The Kabbalah Reader-A Sourcebook of Visionary Judaism (Hoffman Edward)(Paperback)

This comprehensive and accessible entr e into the world of Kabbalah covers 1,600 years of Jewish mystical thought and features a variety of thinkers--from the renowned to the obscure--unavailable in any other volume. It's a fresh take on an ancient tradition compiled by Edward Hoffman, a

To Be a Jew: A Guide to Jewish Observance in Contemporary Life (Donin Hayim H.)(Paperback)

The classic guide to the ageless heritage of Judaism Embraced over many decades by hundreds of thousands of readers, To Be a Jew offers a clear and comprehensive introduction to traditional Jewish laws and customs as they apply to daily life in the contemporary world. In simple and powerful

The Tailors of Tomaszow: A Memoir of Polish Jews (Chernoff Rena Margulies)(Paperback)

Seven decades after the Nazis annihilated the Jewish community of Tomaszow-Mazowiecki, Poland, comes a gripping eyewitness narrative told by one of the youngest survivors of the Holocaust, as well as through first-hand accounts of other Tomaszow survivors. This unique communal memoir presents a

The Wandering Who (Atzmon Gilad)(Paperback)

This is an investigation of Jewish identity politics and contemporary Jewish ideology using both popular culture and scholarly

The Warburgs: The Twentieth-Century Odyssey of a Remarkable Jewish Family (Chernow Ron)(Paperback)

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning bestselling author of Alexander Hamilton, the inspiration for the hit Broadway musical, comes this definitive biography of the Warburgs, one of the great German-Jewish banking families of the twentieth century. Bankers, philanthropists, scholars, socialites, artists,

The Complex Project Toolkit: Using design thinking to transform the delivery of your hardest projects (Duck Kieran)(Paperback)

Being Jewish Today: Confronting the Real Issues (Bayfield Tony)(Pevná vazba)

A Reform rabbi's nuanced perspective on the impact of modernity on the Jewish community today. In a world where anti-semitism is on the rise, the Jewish community is under threat throughout the world. With far-right governments being elected in Poland, Hungary and Austria, the rhetoric has dreadful

Britain's Jews in the First World War (Kitching Paula)(Paperback)

This book tells the story of the Jewish community, of its individuals and its groups that contributed to the First World War from London. It will describe the experiences of some of those that served and fought; of the impact the war had on the community and its members; and explore some of the

What I Wish My Christian Friends Knew about Judaism (Schoen Robert)(Paperback)

The basics of Jewish life and customs described for Christians in a spirit of understanding and shared appreciation of common roots. 'Masterful overview.'--Publishers

Transforming Relationships for High Performance: The Power of Relational Coordination (Hoffer Gittell Jody)(Pevná vazba)

Whether from customers, supply-chain partners, policymakers, or regulators, organizations in virtually every industry are facing calls to do more with less. They are feeling compelled to provide higher-quality outcomes, more rapidly, at a lower cost. This book offers a road-tested approach for

In the Beginning (Armstrong Karen)(Paperback / softback)

The foundation stone of Jewish and Christian scriptures, the power of the Book of Genesis lies in its stories - Creation, the Fall, Cain and Abel, Noah, Abraham, Jacob and Joseph. Karen Armstrong traces the themes and meanings of these stories, examining what they can still tell us about the human