A dynamic account of the creation and evolution of the Conservative movement over the last 100 years. The concerns, changes, and achievements of Conservative belief and practice since the turn of the century, and how the movement is confronting today's most challenging issues, including: The role of women in the synagogue Homosexuality Patrilineal ...
Nominated for the Pulitzer Prize when it was first published in 1975, "Haggadah and History" is much more than a history of the Passover story. It is also a mirror of the last five centuries in Jewish history - as reflected in the haggadah itself. In an updated preface to the book, Yerushalmi recounts the story of the discovery of the Sarajevo ...
Over fifty scholars, rabbis and lay leaders offer their insights and reflections on the Jewish Theological Seminary: its contributions and character, its mystique and its mission.
Describes the disastrous 1966 fire at the library of the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City and the massive rescue operation in which both the neighborhood and the city took part.
One of the foremost scholars of the Talmud in the last century, Saul Lieberman (1898-1983) is also an intriguing and controversial figure. Highly influential in Orthodox society, he left Israel in 1940 to accept an appointment at the Jewish Theological Seminary, a Conservative institution. During his forty years at the Seminary, Lieberman served ...
This book is much more than a history of the Passover Haggadah. It is also a mirror of the last five centuries in Jewish history-as reflected in the Haggadah itself.
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The Talmud and the Internet: A Journey Between Worlds
