Dear Friends,
The subject area of rabbinics can be obscure and technical but is an anchor of Jewish Studies and scholarship. For centuries rabbinic writings shaped the law, custom, thinking and history of Jewish communities and life. The field overlaps Bible and Jewish Thought among others. While most of what follows is strictly within the area of 'rabbinics/sifre kodesh, let's begin with a couple of titles that are important and modern but straddle 'rabbinics,' and are more Jewish Thought, Philosophy, History and Hebrew literature. The well known author, Yochi Brandes has written, 'Pardes Akiva,' which depicts the sage, Rabbi Akiva and explores the contradictions in him and how formative his leadership and thinking is to Judaism. The book is published by Kinneret Zemora Bitan isbn 978-965-552-423-9, Cat. 80271 $29.00 Minhag Nashim has been authored by Aliza Lavie and examines rituals, customs, stories and prayers of Jewish women. Published by Yediot Hemed, isbn 978-965-482-807-9, Cat. # 78871 $28.00 Gershon Brin has authored, 'Reuel and his friends,' in Hebrew. Jewish Byzantine exegesis of the 10th Cent. CE. This is an important scholarly work published by Tel Aviv University, isbn 978-965-7241-56-1, Cat. 80038 $34.00 We would like to inform you that Mossad Harav Kook has published a new volume Bible with commentary, Torat Hayim, this volume is Kohelet (Ecclesiates) and Ecah. (462 pp.) Cat. # 79735 $48.00 Megillat Kohelet im perush shema shelomo, has been published by the Merkaz Moreshet Yahadut Bavel. It is edited by Shaul Regev and Yakov tsion Zamir and includes the commentary of Rabbi Shelomo Tawina. This is a scholarly work and includes the author's translation of the Hebrew text into Judeo-Arabic. Cat. 80181 $22.00 There is a new important series, the Talmud Bavli, Koren - Steinzaltz edition. This is a new edition, volume one (1), Berakhot (only) has been published. It is/has the Vilna Talmud in Aramaic and separately, in English the commentary of Adin Steinzaltz. It is Highly recommended. The price may fluctuate with the US Dollar- Shekel exchange rate. Cat. # 79938 $39.00 Responsa and Halakha, volume 3 of 'Sefer She'elot u'teshuvot Ma'amar Mordekhai,' the work of the former Sephardi Chief Rabbi Mordecai Eliyahu. This is recommended for those collecting Jewish Philosophy, Rabbinic Thought and Halakha for a different perspective (from the Lithuanian/Brisk/Mir approach and the Hassidic/Haredi view), rather a more moderate, religious nationalist approach as developed by R' Eliyahu, z"l. isbn 9789657535226 Cat 79950 $27.00 Sh"ut Sha'are Tsion, she'elot u-teshuvol u-birure Halakha, (on) 'Le-' kotel ha-ma'aravi, the Western Wall, part 2, by R' Shmuel Rabinovitz (known as the Rav of the Kotel) has just been published. This is serious modern scholarly Halakha including responsa by R' Amar, Sephardi Chief Rabbi and R' Neventzal among others, topics include, vows and charity, archaeological digs at the wall, prayer of other religions at the Wall plaza, prayers blessings of kohanim, priestly class, use of animals for handicapped and many other socially and politically relevant subjects. Cat 80157 $ 34.00 Sefer Menorat ha-Maor a 14th Cent. CE classic has been published in a large impressive 'yemenite' edition. The book has text and commentary by R' Isaac Abuhav (aboav) of Spain, as well as facsimile pages from manuscript. The editor is Adam Bin Nun. Cat 80187 $55.00 Album Daf ha-Yomi has been published by Rabbi David Abraham Mandelboim and the Machon le-hantsahat hakhme Polin. The work commemorates the beginning of the structured learning of all the Talmud in Poland, Warsaw and today Israel and worldwide from 1929 - 1990's. This book is a 'popular' glossy album with photos and many newspaper articles, letters and documents. The book is in Hebrew but some articles are in Yiddish. There is much rabbinic history of pre war Europe and Israel and worldwide including the history of the institutions of Hakhme Polin and Agudas Israel and their leaders. Cat. # $ 39.00 Thank you for your interest and patience. Thank you all for your support for me and my staff and our kindest, warmest wishes to you all for a Happy, Healthy and Safe New Year from all of us at Jerusalem Books ltd. Jeff Spitzer Jerusalem Books ltd. POB 26190, Jerusalem 91261, Israel Tel: 972-2-642-6576 Fax: 972-2-643-3580 <http://www.jerusalembooks.co.il> www.jerusalembooks.co.il <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]
Newsletter Jerusalem Books ltd Summer -c- 2012 Notice of new Rabbinics .docx
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