447円 This edition features a linked Table of Contents CONTENTS INTRODUCTION I. THE ISRAELITES II. CANAAN III. THE NATIONS OF THE SOUTH-EAST IV. THE NATIONS OF THE NORTH-EAST V. EGYPT VI. BABYLONIA AND ASSYRIA VII. CONCLUSION APPENDICES About the Author The Rev. A.H. Sayce was Professor of Assyriology ...

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6,359円 Details the creation of a Hebrew cultural aesthetic that was intentionally and distinctly physical. From their conquest of Palestine in 1917 during World War I, until the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, the British controlled the territory by mandate, representing a distinct cultura...

794円 The story of Michel Thomas reads like a thriller in which adventure and heartbreak combine to produce a unique form of wisdom. Until his death in 2005, he taught languages to ghetto kids, heads of industry and movie stars in a matter of days, succeeding even with people who considered themselves ...

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2,508円 “If Hasidism begins in the life-enhancing spirituality of the Baal Shem Tov, it concludes in the tortuous, elitist and utterly fascinating career of Nahman of Bratslav (1722–1810) whose biography and teaching Arthur Green has set forth in his comprehensive, moving, and subtle study, Tormented Mas...

4,908円 A new intellectual history that looks at "Jewish self-hatred" Today, the term "Jewish self-hatred" often denotes a treasonous brand of Jewish self-loathing, and is frequently used as a smear, such as when it is applied to politically moderate Jews who are critical of Israel. In On the Origins of ...

1,704円 Tai neįtikėtina vienos moters, panūdusios ne tik sugrįžti prie savo protėvių ištakų, bet ir perprasti visos tautos tragediją, istorija. Noras kalbėti gimtąja jidiš kalba, kurią pamiršo mirus motinai, atvedė Ellen Cassedy į Lietuvą, kadaise vadintą Šiaurės Jeruzale. Kol Ellen ruošėsi kelionei, jos...

15,256円 The impact of technology-enhanced mass death in the twentieth century, argues Zachary Braiterman, has profoundly affected the future shape of religious thought. In his provocative book, the author shows how key Jewish theologians faced the memory of Auschwitz by rejecting traditional theodicy, ab...