| Description |
xii, 305 pages ; 20x23 cm. |
| Series |
An everything series book |
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Everything series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 292-293) and index. |
| Contents |
What is Torah? -- Receiving the Torah -- The oral law -- Kabbalah, mysticism, and meaning -- Maimonides' thirteen principles -- Torah principles for all humanity -- The chain of transmission -- Mishnah and Talmud -- The orders of Mishnah and Talmud -- From Babylonia to Europe -- Commentators and codifiers -- Kabbalah and chassidism -- Yeshivos and mussar -- The Enlightenment and modern Jewish movements -- Torah survives the Holocaust -- Modern challenges and Torah -- Studies in Bereishis, the Book of Genesis -- Studies in Shemos, the Book of Exodus -- Studies in VaYikra, the Book of Leviticus -- Studies in BaMidbar, the Book of Numbers -- Studies in Devarim, the Book of Deuteronomy. |
| Subject |
Judaism -- Sacred books.
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Judaism -- Essence, genius, nature.
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Judaism -- History.
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Bible. Pentateuch -- Commentaries.
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| ISBN |
1593373252 |
| Standard No. |
9781593373252 |
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