One Hundred Great Jewish Books: Three Millennia of Jewish Conversation

by Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman

Paperback, 2011

Status

Available

Call number

016.296 HOF

Publication

BlueBridge/ United Tribes Media Inc. (2011), Edition: 1st, 368 pages

Description

An introduction to one hundred great Jewish books, arranged as a concise and thought-provoking guide to the Jewish conversation across many centuries. Each of the entries features one work in its historical and cultural context, provides a summary of content and author, and reflects on its relevance for today’s readers.

Barcode

4551

Language

User reviews

LibraryThing member raizel
This is a book about books, or, perhaps more specifically, texts of the past 3000 years.It includes brief discussions about parts of the Bible (Tanach), Midrash, Mishnah, Talmud, Pirkei Avot, Responsa literature, the siddur, Benjamin of Tudela, Maimonides, the Zohar, biographies, memoirs,
Show More
fiction---well the list is long and up to the present day.
Show Less
LibraryThing member suesbooks
this was moderately interesting because I learned of the bigoted, misogynistic attitude of one of the Reform movement's leaders. disappointment!

ISBN

1933346310 / 9781933346311
Page: 0.2041 seconds