An introduction to the Zohar, the crowning work of medieval Kabbalah. Includes original translations and analysis.

Examines the variety of cinematic responses to the Holocaust as well as the Shoah’s impact on cinematic expression itself.

An original and revolutionary interpretation of the Jews’ destiny in modern politics.

Examines the Jewish philosopher’s influence on theology, philosophy, medicine, and law, and his impact on later thinkers.

Reconciles the conflict between these two seemingly diverse traditions.

Shows how Ozick’s characters attempt to mediate a complex Jewish identity, one that bridges the differences between traditional Judaism and secular American culture.

Explores the life and career of one of the twentieth century’s most colorful Zionist leaders.

Explores the relationship between disciplinarity and contemporary ethics of scholarship about the Holocaust.

A collection of works by nineteenth-century Russian religious philosopher V. S. Soloviev, critic of secularization, anti-Semitism, and the religious life of his time.

Looks at how contemporary Jewish neighborhoods interact with both local and transnational influences.

Examines the social and cultural integration of Russian-speaking Jews and Germans who immigrated to their respective historic homelands.

Examines radical and messianic movements in Israel seeking to rebuild the Third Temple in Jerusalem.

A groundbreaking collection of forty-two Israeli poetic voices protesting the occupation of the West Bank.

Explores the universal longing for home, illuminated through the essays, poetry, and fiction of forty Jewish women writers from around the world.

Responses to Fackenheim’s reflections on the centrality of the Holocaust to philosophy, Jewish thought, and contemporary experience.

Examines the early works of German-Jewish philosopher Leo Strauss (1899-1973).

Explores the career of Abraham Abulafia, thirteenth-century founder of the school of ecstatic Kabbalah.

Selections from twenty-seven Hebrew poets, many of whose poems appear here in English for the first time.

The first book about the only two Reform Movement kibbutzim in Israel.

Explores rabbinic views of Ishmael, the biblical figure seen as the first Arab.

Analyzes the structure and logic of aggadic discourse in the Talmud.

The Sabbath has been one of the most significant and beloved institutions of Jewish life since late antiquity. Over a period of several centuries, the classical Kabbalists developed a rich body of ritual ...

A boy's world is shattered by the Holocaust.

An award-winning teacher takes a journey into alien territory: Austria, Hitler's birthplace, and the territory of her own hatred. A teaching memoir that offers a pedagogy of hope.

Deepens and enriches our understanding of the Jewish literary tradition and the implications of the Shoah.