Ben Zion Bokser (1907–1984)

NO OF PAGES: 247 SUB CAT I: Talmud SUB CAT II: SUB CAT III: DESCRIPTION: These works do not offer clear cut decisions but invite the reader into the text to join in a chorus of voices and alternatives pursuing a discussion on the meaning of the Torah and what the Divine demands of men and women in their everyday world.NOTES: SUBTITLE:

NO OF PAGES: 273 SUB CAT I: Bible SUB CAT II: Talmud SUB CAT III: Midrash DESCRIPTION: This important book offers a representation of Jewish mystical writings, in the context of a general study of the mystical experience. Rabbi Bokser traces mysticism through the Bible, the Talmud, the Kabbalah, and through Hasidic teachings, concluding with selections from the great post-Hasidic masters, Rabbi Hayim of Volozhin and Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook . . . .NOTES: Donated by Raina. SUBTITLE:

An okay introduction to Talmud, albeit quite dry. A good summary of the Talmud's history and how it works as a discourse among rabbis concerning some very contentious and relevant issues.