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Title: The Unique Judicial Vision of Rabbi Meir Simcha of Dvinsk - Selected Discourses in Meshekh Hokhmah and Or Sameah
Edited by: Yitshak Cohen
Published: September 2016
This book analyzes the exceptional normative impact of R. Meir Simcha Hacohen’s Biblical commentary, Meshekh Hokhmah, and his halakhic commentary, Or Sameah. It examines the reliance of the poskim on R. Meir Simcha’s innovations and hermeneutic methods as well as their view of his interpretations that broadened or narrowed the scope of Maimonides’ rulings. The book explores the broadbased judicial principles underlying R. Meir Simcha’s legal decisions and approach to Jewish law. It further examines how his legal creativity was impacted by metahalakhic principles that guided him in addressing changing historical and social realities. The book also considers R. Meir Simcha’s unique attitudes toward gentiles. His approach attests to his innovativeness and his halakhic moderation, as he tried to rule as leniently as possible on matters concerning non-Jews. In this book, R. Meir Simcha is shown to be a truly influential rabbi whose contributions will long be a source of study and discussion.
Title: Rabbi Abraham Ibn Ezra’s Commentary on Books 3-5 of Psalms: Chapters 73-150
Translated and Annotated by: Norman Strickman
Published: February 2016
Rabbi Abraham ibn Ezra’s commentary is one of the great biblical exegeses produced by medieval Jewry. His commentary accompanies almost every version of the Rabbinic Bible, and his influence on biblical studies continues to this very day. Ibn Ezra sought to provide the literal meaning of the biblical text. However, he did more than that. His commentary is saturated with insights into Hebrew grammar, medieval philosophy, and astrology. Rabbi Abraham ibn Ezra’s Commentary on Books 3–5 of Psalms: Chapters 73–150 completes the publication of the translation and annotation of Ibn Ezra’s commentary to Psalms, making it available to both scholars and general readers.
Title: Contention, Controversy, and Change - Evolutions and Revolutions in the Jewish Experience (Volume II)
Edited by: Simcha Fishbane & Eric Levine
Published: March 2016
Conflict and change are fundamental elements of social reality and of the Jewish historical experience. This collection presents the work of a distinguished group of scholars exploring the themes of social, political, religious, intellectual, and institutional movements and change in Jewish history. These scholars demonstrate that social change throughout Jewish life has assumed many different manifestations, and can occur in revolutionary and dramatic ways as well as in more common gradual and evolutionary processes. In the first volume, the essays revolve around two themes: “Mobilizations and Contentious Politics,” and “Social Trends, Communal and Institutional Change.” The second volume is devoted to “Developments in Philosophy, Ideology, and Religious Practice.” Taken together, these two volumes present scholarship rich with both historical and contemporary relevance, of interest to academics and students in Jewish studies and the social sciences, communal leaders and policy makers, and anyone intrigued by the Jewish experience.
Title: Contention, Controversy, and Change - Evolutions and Revolutions in the Jewish Experience (Volume I)
Edited by: Simcha Fishbane & Eric Levine
Published: December 2015
Conflict and change are fundamental elements of social reality and of the Jewish historical experience. This collection presents the work of a distinguished group of scholars exploring the themes of social, political, religious, intellectual, and institutional movements and change in Jewish history. These scholars demonstrate that social change throughout Jewish life has assumed many different manifestations, and can occur in revolutionary and dramatic ways as well as in more common gradual and evolutionary processes. In the first volume, the essays revolve around two themes: “Mobilizations and Contentious Politics,” and “Social Trends, Communal and Institutional Change.” The second volume is devoted to “Developments in Philosophy, Ideology, and Religious Practice.” Taken together, these two volumes present scholarship rich with both historical and contemporary relevance, of interest to academics and students in Jewish studies and the social sciences, communal leaders and policy makers, and anyone intrigued by the Jewish experience.
Title: Intellectual Journeys of Recent, Mostly "Defunct" Economists
Authors: Michael Szenberg and Lall Ramrattan
Forward by Victor R. Fuchs
Published: November 2015
This book looks into the creative minds of some recent, mostly “defunct” economists. Many of the authors, such as Samuelson, Friedman, Galbraith, and Heilbroner, have penned popular works, while their scientific contributions were limited to the most specialized scholars. Others, such as Nobel Prize winners Modigliani, Debreu, Becker, Aumann, and Allais, delved into complex issues in human organization, economic growth and planning, socio-economic theory, and model building. Economists such as Keynes and Lowe represent world-class paragons whose influences continue to percolate in current research programs. Here we unearth their best scientific work, revealing gems that might otherwise be overlooked.
Title: Paleontology and Geology of the Martinsburg, Shawangunk, Onondaga, and Hornerstown Formations (Northeastern United States) with Some Field Guides
Author: Howard R. Feldman
Published: October 2015
The chapters in this book will cover the paleontology and geology of some important rock formations (Paleozoic and Paleogene) in the northeastern United States. The emphasis will be on brachiopod paleontology, specifically taxonomy, but will also include comments on morphologic variation and community analysis. The Martinsburg formation in the lower mid-Hudson Valley has been studied for many years but recently yielded numerous marine fossils that shed new light on the community ecology of the formation in the region. The Middle Silurian Shawangunk Formation near New Paltz, New York, is an important ridge-maker that extends toward the southwest into Pennsylvania. Recently discovered rare trace fossils in the Shawangunk will be discussed along with the depositional environment of the conglomerate. The Onondaga Limestone is a well-known formation that crops out from Port Jervis, northeast toward Albany and the westward to Buffalo. The brachiopods and community structure of the formation will be covered in some detail. The paleoecology of the Paleogene Hornerstown Formation of New Jersey will also be discussed, including a biostrome of large terebratulid brachiopods.
Title: Palestine in Turmoil: The Struggle for Sovereignty, 1933-1939, Volume 1
Author: Monty Noam Penkower
Published: April 11, 2014
This comprehensive account by a distinguished historian examines the growing conflict between Arab and Jew in Palestine that first surfaced clearly in the pivotal years 1933-1939, and which proved to be an irreconcilable rift once the leadership of both peoples refused to accept minority status. A compelling narrative, lucidly written and rooted in extensive archival sources.
Title: Palestine in Turmoil: The Struggle for Sovereignty, 1933-1939, Volume 2
Author: Monty Noam Penkower
Published: April 11, 2014
This comprehensive account by a distinguished historian examines the growing conflict between Arab and Jew in Palestine that first surfaced clearly in the pivotal years 1933-1939, and which proved to be an irreconcilable rift once the leadership of both peoples refused to accept minority status. A compelling narrative, lucidly written and rooted in extensive archival sources.
Title: Judaism Examined: Essays in Jewish Philosophy and Ethics
Author: Moshe Sokol
Published: January 23, 2014
This volume of eighteen essays by a master scholar and teacher examines key themes in Jewish philosophy and ethics from the rigorous perspective of philosophical analysis. Themes include: pleasure, joy, human suffering, Jewish ritual practice and the philosophical life; autonomy, human freedom and tolerance in Jewish thought; issues in applied Jewish ethics, and the thought of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik.
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Title: At the Intersection of Education, Marketing, and Transformation
Author: Sabra Brock
Published: October 30, 2013
This collection of essays authored or co-authored by a prominent educator examines significant changes in the last decade in the fields of education and marketing. These articles will provide insights for educators and educational administrators, as well as business practitioners, especially marketers.
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Title: Invertebrate Paleontology of Israel and Adjacent Countries
Author: Howard R. Feldman
Published: January 3, 2013
This book consists of a series of papers authored or co-authored by a noted scholar that help to unravel the taxonomy of the phylum Brachiopoda and describe associated marine communities in the Levant. It represents an important contribution to our knowledge of the evolution of modern marine communities.
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Title: Carmi Sheli: Studies on Aggadah and its Interpretation Presented to Professor Carmi Horowitz
Editors: A. Atzmon, A. Grossman, N. Ilan, M. Shmidman. J. Tabory
Published: March 14, 2012
Fifteen essays by distinguished scholars on subjects ranging from the status of women through the lens of rabbinic aggadah, to studies in the methods of interpretation of aggadah in the writings of Maimonides, Nahmanides and R. Moses b. Judah in the 12th-13th centuries, R. Isaac Abarbanel, R. Moses Almosnino, R. Samuel de Uceda, R. Azariah de Rossi, R. Joseph Ashkenazi, and the Maharal in the 15th-16th centuries, and R. Isaac of Karlin in the 19th century. Two essays explore the history of interpretation of a celebrated passage of the Passover Haggadah.
Title: Nasi Be-Amcha: Words of Inspiration-Divrei Hesped in Memory of Harav Dr. Bernard Lander, zt"l
Editor: Michael A. Shmidman
Published: February 2011
A collection of more than forty tributes delivered at the funeral and subsequent shloshim assemblies in memory of Rabbi Dr. Bernard Lander, the remarkable Founder and first President of Touro College. The tributes contained within this volume paint an insightful portrait of this preeminent leader of twentieth century Jewry, and serve as a source of inspiration for the reader.
Title: TURIM: Studies in Jewish History and Literature Presented to Dr. Bernard Lander Volume Two
Editor: Michael A. Shmidman
Published: September 5, 2008
Essays by sixteen leading scholars in the areas of medieval and modern Jewish history, literature and thought, in honor of the Founder and distinguished first President of Touro College, Rabbi Dr. Bernard Lander.
Title: TURIM: Studies in Jewish History and Literature Presented to Dr. Bernard Lander Volume One
Editor: Michael A. Shmidman
Published: May 17, 2007
The first of two volumes of essays in honor of the Founder and distinguished first President of Touro College, Rabbi Dr. Bernard Lander, including contributions from thirteen leading scholars in fields ranging from the Dead Sea Scrolls to medieval and modern Jewish history, and from biblical commentary and rabbinic literature to Jewish philosophy, ethics and law.
