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Five Biblical Portraits
Five Biblical Portraits Elie Wiesel University of Notre Dame Press 978-0268207311 Amazon blurb: Nobel Peace Prize–winner Elie Wiesel brings ancient religious leaders to literary life, framing his commentary with pressing and enduring questions as a survivor and witness to the Holocaust. Five Biblical Portraits represents…
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Filled with Fire and Light: Portraits and Legends from the Bible, Talmud, and Hasidic World
Filled with Fire and Light: Portraits and Legends from the Bible, Talmud, and Hasidic World Elie Wiesel Schocken 978-0805243536 Amazon blurb: Here are magnificent insights into the lives of biblical prophets and kings, talmudic sages, and Hasidic rabbis from the internationally acclaimed writer, Nobel laureate, and one of…
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Wise Men and Their Tales: Portraits of Biblical, Talmudic, and Hasidic Masters
Wise Men and Their Tales: Portraits of Biblical, Talmudic, and Hasidic Masters Elie Wiesel Schocken 978-0805241730 Amazon blurb: In Wise Men and Their Tales, a master teacher gives us his fascinating insights into the lives of a wide range of biblical figures, Talmudic scholars, and Hasidic rabbis. The matriarch Sarah,…
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Migrating Tales: The Talmud’s Narratives and Their Historical Context
Migrating Tales: The Talmud’s Narratives and Their Historical Context Richard Kalmin University of California Press; 978-0520277250 Amazon blurb: Migrating Tales situates the Babylonian Talmud, or Bavli, in its cultural context by reading several rich rabbinic stories against the background of Greek, Syriac, Arabic,…
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Curious Tales of the Talmud: Finding Personal Meaning in the Legends of Our Sages
Curious Tales of the Talmud: Finding Personal Meaning in the Legends of Our Sages The Rohr Jewish Learning Institute Jewish Learning Institute 978-1934463567 Amazon blurb: Everyone loves a good story. Knowing this, the sages of the Talmud used stories to encode messages about life that are far too deep and profound to…
