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Chess in Jewish History and Hebrew Literature
by Victor A. Keats /Varda Books
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Collected Writings in Jewish Studies
by Ephraim E. Urbach /Varda Books
This collection of articles in Jewish Studies has been authored by, what many consider, the most important scholar of the rabbinic life and literature in the post WWII period.
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Divine Law in Human Hands
by Jacob Katz /Varda Books
A revealing look at the reciprocal relationship between the Halakha as an abstract system and the realities of the Jewish life.
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History of Jewish Coinage and of Money in the Old and New Testament
by Frederic W. Madden /Varda Books
Madden's work constitutes ". . . a record of
many rare or unique examples of Jewish art, preserving spontaneity and
directness in our contact with the Jewish past."
Michael Avi-Yonah
Professor of Archaeology at Hebrew University, Jerusalem
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History of the Jewish People
by Max Leopold Margolis /Varda Books
"... a single volume (containing) the multitude of details of nearly 40
centuries of Jewish history (provided) with conciseness, clarity, and
completeness. . . entire work is informed by a broad philosophic grasp
of the subject, a rare balance and objectivity of treatment, and a warm love for
the Jewish people and its heritage."
Robert Gordis Encyclopaedia Judaica
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Labor, Crafts and Commerce in Ancient Israel
by Moshe Aberbach /Varda Books
Extensive collection of anecdotal evidence relating to labor, crafts, and trade as thought of and practiced by Sages of the Second Temple and early exilic period.
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Spanish-Portuguese Synagogue Music
by Edwin Seroussi /Varda Books
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The Book of Delight and Other Papers
by Israel Abrahams /Varda Books
The book contains eight chapters of an absorbing text, including The Book of Delight, A Visit to Hebron, Medieval Mayfaring, and Marriages Are Made in Heaven.
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The Life of the People in Biblical Times
by Max Radin /Varda Books
When books survive as long as our biblical collection has survived, a certain discrepancy between intention and comprehension is inevitable. But if we wish to read attentively, we must make the effort to reconstruct the concrete shell of the past as well as its essential spiritual factors. This is exactly what this book gives us.
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The Sephardi Legacy II
by Beinart Haim /Varda Books
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