The book reflects events and developments that took place prior to the summer of 1990, during the period marked by global confrontation between the two major power blocs of those days. That confrontat
Publicly or secretly, traditional Jews increasingly doubt the historical reliability of the Torah. Here, Gellman provides an "old-fashioned" Jewish theology for accepting the contemporary critique of
Articles by philosopher and polymath intellectual Motzkin (1934-2006) were often published in obscure academic periodicals, says Halper (liberal arts, Tulane U., New Orleans), though they are accessib
Will "Justice" Bring Peace?: International Law - Selected Articles and Legal Opinions serves as a consolidated source for the influential texts of diplomat, ambassador, professor, and lawyer Yehuda Z.
The state of Israel was established in 1948 as a Jewish democracy without a legal separation between religion and the state. This state-religion tension has been a central political, social, and mora
This account of the Ovitz family - seven of whose ten members were dwarfs - bears witness to the best and worst of humanity and to the terrible irony of the Ovitzes' fate: being burdened with dwarfis
A biography of the woman who was the catalyst behind the breakup of Ted Hughes' marriage to Sylvia Plath relates her six-year affair with the poet, the birth of Hughes' unacknowledged daughter, Shura,
The Art of Jewish Pastoral Counseling provides a clear, practical guide to working with congregants in a range of settings and illustrates the skills and core principles needed for effective pastoral
When traveling, the great Kabbalist, Rav Yehuda Ashlag would write to his students, providing them with guidance and encouragement. This compilation contains letters that reveal the special relationsh
The fact that approximately one-third of the world's land mass is arid desert may be congenial for the camel and the cactus, but not for people. Nevertheless, well over half a billion people, or 15% o
