Sefer Hachalomot - The Interpretation of Dreams
Sefer Hachalomot - The Interpretation of Dreams

Author: Rabbi Moty Segal

Publisher: Editorial Móaj

Published:

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13:

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This book delves into the universe of dream interpretation, in light of thousand-year Jewish teachings. It fascinates and dazzles, both for the wisdom it presents and the spirituality it reflects. It is a book that helps us to understand the meaning of dreams and reveal the purpose of existence. Based exclusively on the Hebrew sources of the Torah, Talmud, Midrash and complementary works, it also includes commentaries and anecdotes drawn from the entire sea of wisdom of which Jewish Tradition consists. Included in this book is a Glossary of Dreams, which allows the interpretation of any dream to be easily found.

A Jewish Bestiary
A Jewish Bestiary

Author: Mark Podwal

Publisher: Penn State Press

Published: 2021-11-09

Total Pages: 129

ISBN-13: 0271092211

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“Ask the beast and it will teach thee, and the birds of heaven and they will tell thee.” —Job 12:7 In the Middle Ages, the bestiary achieved a popularity second only to that of the Bible. In addition to being a kind of encyclopedia of the animal kingdom, the bestiary also served as a book of moral and religious instruction, teaching human virtues through a portrayal of an animal’s true or imagined behavior. In A Jewish Bestiary, Mark Podwal revisits animals, both real and mythical, that have captured the Jewish imagination through the centuries. Originally published in 1984 and called “broad in learning and deep in subtle humor” by the New York Times, this updated edition of A Jewish Bestiary features new full-color renderings of thirty-five creatures from Hebraic legend and lore. The illustrations are accompanied by entertaining and instructive tales drawn from biblical, talmudic, midrashic, and kabbalistic sources. Throughout, Podwal combines traditional Jewish themes with his own distinctive style. The resulting juxtaposition of art with history results in a delightful and enlightening bestiary for the twenty-first century. From the ant to the ziz, herein are the creatures that exert a special force on the Jewish fancy.

Iggeret Rabbi Jochanan ben Zakkai
Iggeret Rabbi Jochanan ben Zakkai

Author: Hanne Trautner-Kromann

Publisher: Valdemar

Published: 2022-09-01

Total Pages: 102

ISBN-13: 8797188816

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The Judaica Department of The Royal Library in Copenhagen, Denmark, contains a copy of a letter from the year 53, written by Rabbi Jochanan ben Zakkai, who warns the Jews in Rome against Paul and Christianity. It was thought that the original letter belonged to the learned Leopold Immanuel Jacob van Dort from The Netherlands, who took the letter with him to the holy community of Gogin - גוגין – presumably Cochin on the Malabar Coast in South Western India. However, judging from the content and later ideas and particular words, the letter must be much younger and cannot have been written by Jochanan ben Zakkai. The manuscript itself contains an autograph by the scholar Salomo Dubno, presumably from around 1800. The analysis of the letter shows that it is composed according to the classical rhetorical pattern and that the main purpose is to warn the Jews against apostasy and especially to encourage them to keep their Jewish faith. It has not proven possible to date or place the letter with certainty, but it might be as late as from the 18th century. Hopefully, another scholar will some day be able to solve the enigmas of this remarkable letter, which falls within the tradition of Medieval Jewish polemics against Christianity.

The Orthodox Jewish Bible
The Orthodox Jewish Bible

Author: Dr. Phillip Goble

Publisher: AFI International Publishers

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 1249

ISBN-13: 0939341042

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THE ORTHODOX JEWISH TANAKH TORAH NEVI’IM KETUVIM BOTH TESTAMENTS The Orthodox Jewish Bible is an English language version that applies Yiddish and Hasidic cultural expressions to the Messianic Bible.

Lame Deer, Seeker of Visions
Lame Deer, Seeker of Visions

Author: Lame Deer

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 1994-10

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 0671888021

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Lame Deer Storyteller, rebel, medicine man, Lame Deer was born almost a century ago on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota. A full-blooded Sioux, he was many things in the white man's world -- rodeo clown, painter, prisioner. But, above all, he was a holy man of the Lakota tribe. Seeker of Vision The story he tells is one of harsh youth and reckless manhood, shotgun marriage and divorce, history and folklore as rich today as ever -- and of his fierce struggle to keep pride alive, though living as a stranger in his own ancestral land.

The Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha
The Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha

Author: Dr. Phillip Goble

Publisher: AFI International Publishers

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 467

ISBN-13: 0939341034

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Since the Brit Chadasha in Yirmeyeh 31:31-34 was given to Orthodox Jews (the passage is found in the Hebrew Bible, is it not?), and since most Orthodox Jews are in New York City, particularly Brooklyn it seems, then it surely must also be appropriate to make available a translation of the Brit Chadasha from the best original manuscripts in language devoid of goyishe (and non-frum) style. The following is a passage from this new translation, specifically from "The Besuras haGeulah According to Mattityahu (Matthew)" chp 28:19-20, and is illustrative of what we at AFII are doing and what we believe:

תהלים
תהלים

Author: Avrohom Chaim Feuer

Publisher: Mesorah Publications, Limited

Published: 1985

Total Pages: 868

ISBN-13: 9780899060620

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Tehillim/ A new translation with a commentary anthologized from Talmudic, midrashic and Rabbinic Sources.

Activism that Works
Activism that Works

Author: Elizabeth Whitmore

Publisher: Fernwood Publishing

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781552664117

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Activism that Works shares stories from 86 activists involved with nine groups and organizations across Canada. Like a necklace with magic beyond its individual beads, thoughts and people interconnect to create rich stories about the meanings of success in activist work. How can we understand "success" in relation to social justice and environmental activism? In separate chapters from groups as diverse as Oxfam Canada, the Calgary Raging Grannies and the Youth Project of Halifax, activists contemplate their successes and how they were achieved. What becomes apparent is that success is not only indicated through large-scale social changes but is also found in moments of connection - in building relationships and raising awareness. Success and what contributes to it are sometimes interchangeable so that the "doing" of activism becomes a part of its effectiveness. Building on activists' stories, additional chapters contextualize and analyze success within social justice activism in Canada. Understanding their work as a contribution to the movements challenging the domination of free market ideology, the editors hope this book will offer a space for reflecting on the contributions and impacts of activist groups - and provide meaningful insights into what success means in the struggle against neoliberal capitalism. Book jacket.