Books in English

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Jewish Thought

B'Or ha-torah (English version) Vol. 14: The spiritual wiring of the Brain. Psychoimmunology & Neurotheology Item No. 33361. B'Or hatorah, 2004, (in English) $18.20

Sabbath. Idea, history, reality - Shabat. Rayon, historia, mesiyut (Edited by Gerald J. Blidstein) Essays by S. Talmon, J.M. Baumgarten, M. Wuschodrod, M. Idel, A. Green, M. Fishbane, E. Horowitz a.o.. 154 pp in Hebrew, 158 pp. In English Item No. 34199. Ben Gurion Uni, 2004,154, 158 pp, Hardcover (in English/Hebrew) $35.80

Study and Knowledge in Jewish Thought [Volume 1: English articles] (Edited by Howard Kreisel) 17 articles written by Judaic scholars, among them: David Berger, Alan Brill, Joseph Dan, Jonathan Garb, Shulamit Valler, Colette Sirat, Boaz Huss, Marin S. Jaffee, Ephraim Kanarfogel, Howard Kreisel, Sara Klein-Braslavy, Tamar Ross, David Novak, etc.. The editor is professor for medieval Jewish philosophy at Ben-Gurion University Item No. 36509. Ben Gurion Uni, 2006,373 pp, (in English) $29.00

Avishur, Yitzhak Studies in Biblical Narrative. Style, Structure, and the Ancient Near Eastern Literary Background From the contents: Stories from Genesis & Exodus; Common Literary Formulae in Biblical Narrative and Ancient Near Eastern Literature Item No. 12809. Archeological Center Yafo, 1999,376 pp, Hardcover (in English) $84.90

Branover, Herman Return. The siritual odyssey of a soviet scientist (Translated by Ilana Coven Attia and Mika Tubishlak) Herman Branover is now professor at Ben-Gurion University. In 1957 he began his struggle for the right to leave the USSR and to settle in Israel. After 15 years refusal and imprisonment, he war released in 1972. During the years of refusal he made the transition from an atheist to a observant Jew and a follower of the Lubavitcher Rebbe Item No. 33631. Shamir, 2002,274 pp, Softcover (in English) $14.50

Branover, Herman The ultimate Jew. A biography of the Lubavitcher Rebbe (Translated by Mika Tubinshlak) Item No. 37358. Shamir, 2003,391 pp, (in English) $28.50

Davidson, Charles From Szatmar to the new World: Max Wohlberg. American Cantor The story of Max Wohlberg's odyssey from a yeshiva in Hungary to the pinnacle of the American cantorate Item No. 31956. JTSA, 2001, (in English) $27.50

Gerstenfeld, Manfred Judaism, Environmentalism and the Environment. Mapping and Analysis Although the author investigates the interaction of Judaism and modern environmentalism by focusing on classical Jewish he does not neglect religious, philosophical. sociological, cultural, and political aspect of the subject. Bible, Talmud, Midrash & Responsa provide perspectives on the Jews' relationship with living nature, the use of natural resources. The study also views the emergence of Jewish publication on the subject during the last decades Item No. 10973. Mass, 1998,244 pp, Softcover (in English) $41.60

Malul, Meir Knowledge, Control and Sex. Studies in Biblical Thought, Culture and Worldview This book is a study on "biblical epistemology" meaning the pattern of thought of the ancient and the way in which they interacted with their surroundings phenomena, culture, customs, beliefs etc.. The study stands on 2 methodologies: the holistic outlook and the multi-disciplinary approach Item No. 31812. Archeological Center Yafo, 2002,582 pp, (in English) $131.80

Orban, Ivan A new Jewish world view. The unfolding of recognition in creation (English version) A modern Jewish world view which is supposed to resolve the contradiction between the facts of science and the teachings of the tora. It is based on a new kind of evolutionary hypotheses: a process which points toward god. Orban is a chemical scientist who works and lives in Switzerland. He is also a religious Jews Item No. 32405. Mass, 2003,189 pp, Hardcover (in English) $21.70

Rovner, Jay The Ma'sar Kesafim (income tithe) ledger of Mordecai Zeev Ehrenpreis of Lvov. With examination of the practice, and its meaning for the donor - Pinkas maaser ksafim M.Z.Ehrenpreis of Lvov in the mid-nineteenth century took a vow to practice maaser kesafim one year before he married and kept a detailed record of this fund. 86 pp. English text, 41 pp. Hebrew text Item No. 33533. JTSA, 2003,41, 86 pp, (in English/Hebrew) $30.80

Schlesinger, Emanuel Loss and Redemption. The mystery of Jewish survival (English translation Dvora Waysman) This book written in 1944 in Basel (Das Raetsel Judentum) is an attempt to answer the question : why does the world hate us? The author lost almost his entire family and survived by escaping finally Switzerland. The book is a fictional dialogue between David Kowalsky and Prof. Freud Item No. 34152. Mass, 2004,88 pp, Softcover (in English) $9.90

Schneersohn, Menachem Mendel Mind over Matter. The Lubavitcher Rebbe on science, technology and medicine (Edited and translated from Hebrew by Arnie Gotfryd) Collected teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe Item No. 33632. Shamir, 2003,431 pp, Hardcover (in English) $19.30

Bible History

Sharing the Sacred. Religious Contacts and Conflicts in the Holy Land. First Fifteen Centuries CE (Edited by Arieh Kofsky & Guy G. Stroumsa) The connection, interaction and clashes of religions from Roman times until the middle ages. The results of a collective enterprise of the study of the religious history of the Holy Land. Among other contribution, this volume contains:. Palestinian paganism in Antiquity, Mamre, Porphyrius of Gaza, Monasticism, Jewish & Gnostic traditions, Interreligious contacts in Rabbinic literature, Jewish-Christian contacts in Galilee, Islamic conquest Item No. 8627. Ben Zvi, 1998,285 pp, Hardcover (in English) $42.40

Levine, Lee (Ed.) The Synagogue in Late Antiquity Papers delivered by scholars at a conference by the Center for Synagogue Studies 1984 in New York (Publications of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America) Item No. 5861. JTSA, 1987, Cloth (in English) $29.70

Malul, Meir Knowledge, Control and Sex. Studies in Biblical Thought, Culture and Worldview This book is a study on "biblical epistemology" meaning the pattern of thought of the ancient and the way in which they interacted with their surroundings phenomena, culture, customs, beliefs etc.. The study stands on 2 methodologies: the holistic outlook and the multi-disciplinary approach Item No. 31812. Archeological Center Yafo, 2002,582 pp, (in English) $131.80

Jewish communities and their history around the world

Mountain Jews. Customs and daily life in the Caucasus (English edition) (Editor: Liya Mikdash-Shamailov) Item No. 33430. Israel Museum, 2002,160 pp, (in English) $54.50

North African Lights: Hanukah Lamps from the Zeyde Schulkmann Collection in the Israel Museum (Curator: Chaya Benjamin) Item No. 32736. Israel Museum, 2003,184 pp, Softcover (in English) $37.30

Barnett, Richard D. & Philip Wright The Jews of Jamaica. Tombstone Inscriptions 1663-1880 (Edited by Oron Yoffe) Item No. 9499. Ben Zvi, 1997,201 pp, Hardcover (in English) $35.90

Davidson, Charles From Szatmar to the new World: Max Wohlberg. American Cantor The story of Max Wohlberg's odyssey from a yeshiva in Hungary to the pinnacle of the American cantorate Item No. 31956. JTSA, 2001, (in English) $27.50

Rosen, Ricky Transformations From Ethiopia to Israel Renowned photojournalist Ricki Rosen documented Israel’s rescue of 15,000 Jews from Ethiopia during the historic Operation Solomon airlift. Thirteen years later, she searched for and photographed the same Ethiopian Jews now settled all over Israel Item No. 37261. Gefen, 2006,100 pp, Hardcover (in English) $49.50

Yehezkel-Shaked, Ezra Jews, Opium, and the Kimono (English version) (Translated from Hebrew by Yosef Yaakov) Jews played a central role in building Shanghai and Hong Kong, in helping create the Chinese Army, in introducing Communism to the Chinese, in arming Japan against Russia in 1904-5, etc. This book sheds light on their contribution. Item No. 32608. Mass, 2003,282 pp, Softcover (in English) $22.90

Holocaust / Shoah

Arnon, Valerie Across the street and far away This book contains the recollections of 10 of Arnon's neighbors in Nof Yam who have survived the Nazi years. The author lets her subjects do the talking, but her talent as an interviewer is apparent throughout the book. This book is the testimony of those who survived on the fringes. English version of 2 Hebrew books: the girl from Varklyan and Neighbors Item No. 34590. Valerie Arnon, 2004,375 pp, Softcover (in English) $30.80

Maik, Michael Deliverance. The diary of Michael Maik. A true story (Translated from Hebrew by Laia Ben-Dov. Edited by Avidgor Ben-Dov) Michael Maik was born in Sokoly, Poland in 1897. He studied in the Slobodka Yeshiva and received rabbinical ordination. In Sokoly, he sold books and newspapers and gave private lessons. This is Michael Maik's eyewitness account of the war and his personal experiences. After the war, he and his son made settled Israel. The book was originally written in Yiddish Item No. 34160. Yad LeZahava, 2004,237 pp, Softcover (in English) $21.80

Rosen, Ricky Transformations From Ethiopia to Israel Renowned photojournalist Ricki Rosen documented Israel’s rescue of 15,000 Jews from Ethiopia during the historic Operation Solomon airlift. Thirteen years later, she searched for and photographed the same Ethiopian Jews now settled all over Israel Item No. 37261. Gefen, 2006,100 pp, Hardcover (in English) $49.50

Israel - the struggle for a Jewish State

Begin, Menachem The Revolt. The Story of the Irgun. New printing (Translated by Samuel Katz. With foreword by Shmuel (Moekie) Katz) Former Prime Minister Menachem Begin tells the inside story of the Irgun Zvai Leumi and its fight against the British forces in Palestine. The book opens in a Soviet camp in Siberia, where Begin was imprisoned in 1940 and it closes with the birth of the State of israel. In between is the record of dramatic and stirring events of the struggle for freedom Item No. 31856. Steimatzky, 2002,385 pp, Softcover (in English) $21.00

Shamir, Yitzhak For the sake of Zion Autobiography of Yitzhak Shamir in the LEHI (Also available in Hebrew) Item No. 3485. Yair, 1993,324 pp, (in English) $39.60

Yakhin, Ezra Elnakam. Story of a fighter for the freedom of Israel Elnakam is the name given to Ezra Yakhin in the LEHI. Yakhin has captured the dedication, self-sacrifice and courage of the fighters for the freedom of Israel in the forties (Autobiography) (Also available in Hebrew) Item No. 3483. Yair, 1992,320 pp, Hardcover (in English) $30.80

Yakhin, Ezra The Voice of Valour. geula cohens fight for zion Geula Cohen, the fighter in the LEHI (Also available in Hebrew) Item No. 3486. Yair, 1990,310 pp, (in English) $28.60  Sorry, this title is out of print

Israel - the struggle for a Jewish State

Bouganim, Ami Sites and Sources. The book of Israel Sources, narratives and legends on sites in the land of Israel Item No. 35219. WZO, 2004,444 pp, Softcover (in English) $27.10

Bouganim, Ami Sites and Sources. The book of Jerusalem (the book of Jerusalem) Sources, narratives and legends on sites in Jerusalem Item No. 35220. WZO, 2005,281 pp, Softcover (in English) $16.90

Michelson, Menachem, Moshe Milner, Yehuda Salomon Jewish holy sites and tombs in Eretz Israel (Translated by Jesica Setbon and Shira Leibowitz Schmidt) Large coffee table book with photos, description and history of Jewish holy sites in Israel Item No. 37034. MOD, 2006,198 pp, Hardcover (in English) $71.50

Rosen, Ricky Transformations From Ethiopia to Israel Renowned photojournalist Ricki Rosen documented Israel’s rescue of 15,000 Jews from Ethiopia during the historic Operation Solomon airlift. Thirteen years later, she searched for and photographed the same Ethiopian Jews now settled all over Israel Item No. 37261. Gefen, 2006,100 pp, Hardcover (in English) $49.50

The Arab-Israeli conflict

Rotenberg, Mordechai The trance of terror. Psycho-religious fundamentalism: roots and remedies This study scrutinizes the psychological mechanisms that social systems use to create the robotic person who acts in an automatic fashion in the name of the single truth. It is this ecstatic dimension, claims Rotenberg, that religious despots use to inculcate fanatic behavior which can lead to suicide bombings. The author is professor at Hebrew University for psychology and religion Item No. 36520. Mass, 2006,235 pp, Softcover (in Hebrew) $26.40

Touring Israel

Carta's Map of Jerusalem 1:16,000 All street, al neighborhoods, institutions, traffic directions, lookout points, parking, sites lit at nihgt, attractions, parks, gardens, gas stations Item No. 300. Carta, (in English) $13.80  Sorry, this title is out of print

Jerusalem : A Walk Through Time- Yad Ben-Zvi`s Walking-Tour Guide. 2 Vols. (Translated from Hebrew) This book is guide through Jerusalem, its is translated again and presented in a new edition. It contains 36 routes through Jerusalem through all ther periods of the history of the city Item No. 15002. Ben Zvi, 2000,568 pp, (in English) $59.20

The old city of Jerusalem. Map 1:2,800. Including Map of Modern Jerusalem center both maps fully indexed Item No. 33864. Carta, 2000, (in English) $12.10

Israel - Pictorial books (coffee table books)

Fiction

Raab, Esther Thistles. Selected poems of Esther Raab (Transl. Harold Schimmel) A selection of Esther Raab's poems in English translation Item No. 32315. ibis, 2002,138 pp, Softcover (in English) $16.70

Children's books

Archeology

Ancient Glass in the Israel Museum. The Eliahu Dobkin Collection and Other Gifts (Curator: Yael Israeli. Translation of Hebrew version of 2001) Item No. 33436. Israel Museum, 2004,408 pp, (in English) $59.30

Shlomo. Studies in Epigraphy, iconography, history and archeology in honor of Shlomo Moussaieff (Ed: Robert Deutsch) Item No. 33279. Archeological Center Yafo, 2003, (in English) $119.80

Allon, Hagit & Lena Zehavi The Mystery of the Dead Sea Scrolls (Illustrated by Yossi Abolafia) Daniel wants to be a detective. One day he finds out that there a bigger mysteries than burglaries and murders. His investigation takes him to the Shrine of the book at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. At Qumran an archeologiust guides him throught he place the scrolls were found… An illustrated educational story for children Item No. 32738. Israel Museum, 2003,60 pp, Softcover (in English) $23.40

Beit-Arieh, Izhaq Archaeology of Sinai. The Ophir Expedition (The Emery and Claire Yass Publicatiions in Archeology, 21) From 1971-1982 seven sites were excavated by the Ophir expedition. This volume presents the detailed results of the extensive research which led to the reconstruction of the pattern of the settlement of the Southern Sinai. It also presents an image of its society, local culture and its connections to neighboring lands, Egypt and southern Canaan Item No. 33439. TAU Archeology, 2003,XVI, 45 pp, Hardcover (in English) $134.30

Deutsch, Robert Biblical period hebrew Bullae. The Josef Chaim Kaufman Collection The collection consists of 516 bullae, only 26 of which have been published previously. This collection doubles the corpus of Hebrew bullae published to date Item No. 33516. Archeological Center Yafo, 2003,453 pp, Hardcover (in English) $240.80

Christianity