Books in the The Robert and Arlene Kogod Library of Judaic Studies series

Offers answers to questions presented in Jewish literature, covering theological issues bearing on the meaning of the Torah and of revelation, as well as hermeneutical questions regarding understanding of the halakhic text.

Of all Judaic rituals, that of giyyur is arguably the most radical: it turns a Gentile into a Jew - once and for all and irrevocably. This title focuses upon a reading of primary halakhic texts from Talmudic times onwards as key to the explication of meaning within the Judaic tradition.

Many of Brenner's readers assumed that Brenner completely negated Jewish existence and sought to form a new way of life completely disconnected from the traditional Jewish existence. This book deals with the question of the meaning and rationale that the writer Joseph Chayim Brenner attributes to Jewish existence.

While many aspects of Sonship have been analyzed in books on Judaism, this book attempts to address the category of Sonship in Jewish mystical literature as a whole. It aims to point out the many instances where Jewish thinkers resorted to concepts of Sonship and their conceptual backgrounds.

Nearly two hundred years since Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav's demise, his philosophical writings and literary creation remain lively and provocative materials in both Jewish culture and the New-Age movement. This work offers a systematic description of the mystical doctrine of one of the most influential thinkers in Jewish mysticism.

An exploration of the formation of the conception of 'catastrophic messianism' in the Gabriel Revelation. It features a discussion of the text "The Gabriel Revelation" - an apocalyptic text written on stone at the turn of the Common Era. It explores the formation of the conception of 'catastrophic messianism' in the Gabriel Revelation.

A study of the concept of kingship in classical Jewish literature, as well as three approaches to it found in the Bible. It empowers scholars, rabbis, educators and layleaders to develop new and diverse voices within the tradition, laying foundations for the future of Jewish life in Israel and around the world.

Provides impressive dossier on the phenomenon of Saturnism, offering an interpretation of aspects of Judaism, including the emergence of Sabbateanism. This title demonstrates that they were instrumental in the conviction that Sabbatei Tzevei, the mid-17th-century messianic figure in Rabbinic Judaism, was indeed the Messiah.

Providing readers with insights into Judaism and the Jewish people in contemporary times, this work explores a wide range of issues that includes: the significance of Israel for the future of Judaism; the Jewish people as a people; the relationship between monotheism and violence; revelation and ethics; and, Judaism and the feminist challenge.

Providing readers with insights into Judaism and the Jewish people in contemporary times, the work explores a wide range of issues that includes: the significance of Israel for the future of Judaism; the Jewish people as a people; the relationship between monotheism and violence; revelation and ethics; and, Judaism and the feminist challenge.

Aiming to take readers beyond the divisions that characterize modern Jewry, this book explores the ever contentious question of "who is a Jew." It provides insights into how Jewish law has erected boundaries to govern and maintain the collective identity of the Jewish people.