Minhagim: Custom and Practice in Jewish Life 3110354233, 9783110354232

Code, Custom, and Legal Practice in China: The Qing and the Republic Compared 9780804764575

Drawing on archival records of actual cases, this study provides a new understanding of late imperial and Republican Chi

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Rebuilding Jewish Life in Germany 9781978800755

Seventy-five years after the Holocaust, 100,000 Jews live in Germany. Their community is diverse and vibrant, and their

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Jewish Passages: Cycles of Jewish Life 9780520918382

American or Middle Eastern, Ashkenazi or Sephardi, insular or immersed in modern life—however diverse their situations o

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Jewish Life in Nazi Germany: Dilemmas and Responses 9781845459796

German Jews faced harsh dilemmas in their responses to Nazi persecution, partly a result of Nazi cruelty and brutality b

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Summoned: Identification and Religious Life in a Jewish Neighborhood 9780226322193

On a typical weekday, men of the Beverly-La Brea Orthodox community wake up early, beginning their day with Talmud readi

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Dynamics of Continuity and Change in Jewish Religious Life 9781618117144

Presents a group of distinguished scholars who examine key themes in Jewish religious life. Essays revolve around the dy

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Madness in Greek Thought and Custom

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Sukuma Law and Custom

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Poyln: My Life within Jewish Life in Poland, Sketches and Images 9781442684713

This is the first instalment of a multi-volume edition of Poyln, the first English translation to be published. Here beg

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Salt and Olives: Morality and Custom in Ancient Greece 9781474467742

John Dillon's exploration of Athenian society vividly brings to life how the ancient Greeks behaved towards each ot

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