The Torah For Dummies
The Torah For Dummies

Author: Arthur Kurzweil

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2011-02-09

Total Pages: 389

ISBN-13: 1118051831

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An easy-to-understand introduction to Judaism's most sacred text The foundation of Hebrew and Jewish religion, thought, law, and society is the Torah-the parchment scroll containing the text of the Five Books of Moses that is located in every synagogue. This accessible guide explains the Torah in clear language, even to those who were not raised in the Jewish religious tradition. Christians who want to know more about the Jewish roots of Christianity need to understand the Torah, as do followers of Islamic tradition and those interested in the roots of Abrahamic faiths. The Torah For Dummies explains the history of the Torah, its structure and major principles, and how the Torah affects the daily lives of people who follow the Jewish way of life.

Parody in Jewish Literature
Parody in Jewish Literature

Author: Israel Davidson

Publisher: New York : Columbia University Press

Published: 1907

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13:

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Follows the development of the parody in Jewish literature from its rudiments in the Talmudic literature through its various ramifications down to its extended use.

Hasidic Prayer
Hasidic Prayer

Author: Louis Jacobs

Publisher: Littman Library of Jewish Civi

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 195

ISBN-13: 9781874774181

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... Studies made of the Oriental Zaddikim.

The Vatican Library
The Vatican Library

Author: Ambrogio M. Piazzoni

Publisher:

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 351

ISBN-13: 9788816604827

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The history of the Vatican Library began when the Pope Silvester I (314- 335) settled in the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome, thanks to the Edict of Constantine in 313. The Basilica was built by Constantine himself and by the half of that century was set in it a scrinum sanctum, that is a collection of books which was at the same time a library for the booksellers and an archive for documents. This book mainly deals with the location of the popes' library, but it also presents the history of the library building from its beginnings. Between 1587 and 1589 Pope Sixtus V built the Salone Sistino in the Vatican Apostolic Palace nearby St. Peter, which became the new location of the library. This place is one of the gems of Vatican City, since it contains frescos representing the history of Councils and the Charter for the Codices and for print. In 2012 this architectural and decorative wonder will reopen as a reference collection space, although it still won't be accessible to the Museum's visitors and tourists.