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Torah & Text

Cover of Beginnings: Reflections on the Bible's Intriguing "Firsts"
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Begin­nings: Reflec­tions on the Bible’s Intrigu­ing ​“Firsts”
Meir Shalev; Stuart Schoffman, trans.
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Jew­ish Choic­es, Jew­ish Voic­es: Social Justice
Elliot N. Dorff & Danya Ruttenberg, eds.
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Sage Tales: Wis­dom and Won­der from the Rab­bis of the Talmud
Rabbi Burton L. Visotzky
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The Wash­ing­ton Hag­gadah: A Fif­teenth-Cen­tu­ry Man­u­script from the Library of Congress
Joel ben Simeon; David Stern, trans.
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Bib­li­cal Seduc­tions: Six Sto­ries Retold Based on Tal­mud and Midrash
Sandra E. Rapoport
Cover of Truths Desired by God: An Excursion into the Weekly Haftarah
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Truths Desired by God: An Excur­sion into the Week­ly Haftarah
Meir Tamari
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Nar­rat­ing the Law: A Poet­ics of Tal­mu­dic Legal Stories
Bar­ry Scott Wimpfheimer
Cover of Between Rashi and Maimonides: Themes in Medieval Jewish Thought, Literature, and Exegesis
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Between Rashi and Mai­monides: Themes in Medieval Jew­ish Thought, Lit­er­a­ture, and Exegesis
Ephraim Kanarfogel and Moshe Sokolow, eds.
Cover of The Sages: Character, Context, and Creativity, Vol. 1: The Second Temple Period
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The Sages: Char­ac­ter, Con­text, and Cre­ativ­i­ty, Vol. 1: The Sec­ond Tem­ple Period
Rabbi Binyamin Lau; Michael Prawer, trans.
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Sub­ver­sive Sequels in the Bible
Judy Klitsner
Cover of Law and Truth in Biblical and Rabbinic Literature
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Law and Truth in Bib­li­cal and Rab­binic Literature
Chaya T. Halberstam
Cover of The Commentators' Bible: The JPS Miqra'ot Gedolot : Leviticus
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The Com­men­ta­tors’ Bible: The JPS Miqra’ot Gedolot : Leviticus
Michael Carasik, ed. and trans.
Cover of Covenant and Conversation, A Weekly Reading of the Jewish Bible, Genesis: The Book of Beginnings
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Covenant and Con­ver­sa­tion, A Week­ly Read­ing of the Jew­ish Bible, Gen­e­sis: The Book of Beginnings
Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks
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The Zohar: Pritzk­er Edi­tion, Vol­ume Five
Daniel Matt, trans. and commentary
Cover of Jewish Choices, Jewish Voices: War and National Security
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Jew­ish Choic­es, Jew­ish Voic­es: War and Nation­al Security
Elliot N. Dorff and Danya Ruttenberg, eds.
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The Bible Now
Richard Elliott Friedman and Shawna Dolansky
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