Takes readers era by era through Jewish history, revealing the fascinating range of historical conflicts that Jews have dealt with internally. Outlines the deve

An accessible introduction to the many ways Jews understand Jewishness and identify themselves and their communities—throughout history and today. For everyon

This is a study of the notion of Jewishness from c. 200 BCE to c. 200 CE. Reasonable and well-informed people disputed whether a given person was Jewish or not;

"In this thought-provoking book, five celebrated leaders in Judaism, representing a broad spectrum of contemporary Jewish experience, reinterpret Jewish life, r

This engaging look at the Judaism that might have been breaks open the Yerushalmiù"The Talmud of the Land of Israel"ùand what it means for Jewish life today.