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No Joke Making Jewish Humor by Ruth R. Wisse
Category: Humour | Series: Library of Jewish Ideas Ser.
Why the genius of Jewish humor runs risks as well as rewards Humor is the most celebrated of all Jewish responses to modernity. In this book, Ruth Wisse evokes and applauds the genius of spontaneous Jewish joking--as well as the brilliance of comic masterworks by writers like Heinrich Heine, Sholem Alei ...Show more
Story of Hebrew by Lewis Glinert
Category: Judaica | Series: Library of Jewish Ideas Ser.
The Story of Hebrew explores the extraordinary hold that Hebrew has had on Jews and Christians, who have invested it with a symbolic power far beyond that of any other language in history. Preserved by the Jews across two millennia, Hebrew endured long after it ceased to be a mother tongue, resulting in ...Show more
The Love of God - Divine Gift, Human Gratitude, and Mutual Faithfulness in Judaism by Jon D. Levenson
Category: Culture | Series: Library of Jewish Ideas Ser.
A compelling interpretation of a foundational concept of Jewish religious lifeThe love of God is arguably the most essential element in Judaism--but also one of the most confounding. In biblical and rabbinic literature, the obligation to love God appears as a formal commandment. Yet most people today th ...Show more
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