The Jewish Center
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Page : 228 pages
File Size : 46,91 MB
Release : 1922
Category : Jewish community centers
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Author :
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Page : 228 pages
File Size : 46,91 MB
Release : 1922
Category : Jewish community centers
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Author : David Kaufman
Publisher : UPNE
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 50,35 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Jewish community centers
ISBN : 9780874518931
The evolution of an American institution that reflects the unique tension between Judaism and Jewishness.
Author : Shira Weiss
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 31,63 MB
Release : 2017-08-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0190684437
Scripture is replete with narratives that challenge a variety of philosophical concepts; including morality, divine benevolence, and human freedom. Free choice, a significant and much debated concept in medieval philosophy, continues to be of great interest to contemporary philosophers and others. However, scholarship in biblical studies has primarily focused on compositional history, philology, and literary analysis, not on the examination of the philosophy implied in biblical texts. In this book, Shira Weiss focuses on the Hebrew Bible's encounter with the philosophical notion of free choice, as interpreted by the fifteenth-century Spanish Jewish philosopher Joseph Albo in one of the most popular Hebrew works in the corpus of medieval Jewish philosophy: Albo's Examining narratives commonly interpreted as challenging human freedom--the Binding of Isaac, the Hardening of Pharaoh's Heart, the Book of Job, and God's Choice of Israel--Albo puts forward innovative arguments that preserve the concept of free choice in these texts. Despite the popularity of The Book of Principles, Albo has been commonly dismissed as an unoriginal thinker. As a result, argues Weiss, the major original contribution of his philosophy-his theory of free choice as explained in unique exegetical interpretations-has been overlooked. This book casts new light on Albo by demonstrating both the central importance of his views on free choice in his philosophy and the creative ways in which they are presented.
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Page : 162 pages
File Size : 49,44 MB
Release : 1938
Category : Jewish community centers
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Author : Shira Weiss
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 30,9 MB
Release : 2018-09-06
Category : History
ISBN : 1108429408
Elucidates the Scriptural moral tradition by subjecting ethically challenging biblical texts to moral philosophical analysis.
Author : Joel Alpert
Publisher : Jewishgen.Incorporated
Page : 748 pages
File Size : 33,16 MB
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 9780974126203
This is the English translation of the Memorial or Yizkor Book of the Jewish Community of Yurburg, Lithuania, originally published in 1991 in Hebrew and Yiddish. It also has an additional new 150-page appendix containing new material collected since the publication of the original book. Contains many new photographs to enhance the original book.
Author : JCC Manhattan
Publisher : Grand Central Life & Style
Page : 641 pages
File Size : 16,72 MB
Release : 2015-03-24
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 1455554367
A compendium of Jewish recipes, both modern and classic, from the flagship location of the national organization that celebrates community and embraces diversity. Across the continent, JCCs are cultural epicenters of modern Jewish life. The buildings are hives of activity; at any given moment, hundreds of people of all ages, backgrounds, interests, and opinions gather to engage in a myriad of activities. And nothing says community more than food. While sitting down to enjoy a meal together is undeniably bonding, working together to prepare it is even more so. Now, three chefs who are longstanding members of the JCC Manhattan share classic recipes such as Weekly Challah, Latkes Four Ways, and Pumpkin Rugelach, plus an inspiring selection of contemporary dishes with a farm-to-table emphasis and international flavors: Fig and Fennel Bread, Iraqi Lamb Burgers, Brussels Sprouts with Pomegranate and Citrus Glaze, and much more. Holiday menu suggestions and a complete chart grouping recipes by dietary restriction (meat, pareve, dairy) are included as well. With anecdotal contributions from JCCs all around the country, this cookbook highlights the JCC's vibrant, eclectic community-and celebrates all of its many flavors.
Author : Brooklyn Jewish Center (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
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Page : 110 pages
File Size : 29,21 MB
Release : 1946
Category : Jews
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Author : Judah M. Cohen
Publisher : UPNE
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 27,45 MB
Release : 2012-06-26
Category : History
ISBN : 1611682975
An enlightening look at a unique and remarkable Jewish community
Author : Zev Eleff
Publisher : Toby Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 30,58 MB
Release : 2018-04-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781592644957
In 1917, a group of visionaries broke ground on an institution that would ultimately change the landscape of Jewish life in America. The idea of The Jewish Center was nothing less than revolutionary. The sermons and articles in this volume are intended to tell a small part of the story that has unfolded over the course of these past one hundred years. To grapple with the tensions of tradition and modernity; to integrate the values of our mesora with the very best of Western civilization; to use Torah and mitzvot as a guide to navigate the complexities of contemporary life: These were among the ambitions of the founders of the Jewish Center. The world has changed substantially in the past century, but their goals have not.In conjunction with the yearlong Centennial celebration of The Jewish Center, this volume presents in print for the first time a collection of sermons delivered by the rabbis of The Jewish Center over the course of its first century. They reveal a great deal about the culture, history, and faith of The Jewish Center. They reflect on historic events, the advances within Orthodox Judaism and life on New York's Upper West Side. The scholarly essays that follow in the second part of the volume provide yet another window into The Center's extraordinary past.