Hillel: 55 books
by Hillel Bardin
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2012
A Zionist among Palestinians offers the perspective of an ordinary Israeli citizen who became concerned about the Israeli military's treatment of Palestinians and was moved to work for peace. Hillel Bardin, a confirmed Zionist, was a reservist in the Israeli army during the first intifada when he...
by Hillel Cohen
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2015
In late summer 1929, a countrywide outbreak of Arab-Jewish-British violence transformed the political landscape of Palestine forever. In contrast with those who point to the wars of 1948 and 1967, historian Hillel Cohen marks these bloody events as year zero of the Arab-Israeli conflict that persists...
Jewish Men Pray
Words of Yearning, Praise, Petition, Gratitude and Wonder from Traditional and Contemporary Sources
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2013
A celebration of Jewish men's voices in prayer—to strengthen, to heal, to comfort, to inspire from the ancient world up to our own day.
"An extraordinary gathering of men—diverse in their ages, their lives, their convictions—have convened in this collection to offer contemporary,...
High Performance Operations: Leverage Compliance to Lower Costs, Increase Profits, and Gain Competitive Advantage
Leverage Compliance to Lower Costs, Increase Profits, and Gain Competitive Advantage
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2011
This is the eBook version of the printed book.
Companies in highly regulated industries face unique challenges in optimizing business performance and profitability while maintaining strong governance and regulatory adherence. In this start-to-finish guidebook, leading business performance consultant...
After One-Hundred-and-Twenty
Reflecting on Death, Mourning, and the Afterlife in the Jewish Tradition
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2016
After One-Hundred-and-Twenty provides a richly nuanced and deeply personal look at Jewish attitudes and practices regarding death, mourning, and the afterlife as they have existed and evolved from biblical times to today. Taking its title from the Hebrew and Yiddish blessing to live to a ripe old...
The Rise and Fall of Arab Jerusalem
Palestinian Politics and the City since 1967
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
This book examines Palestinian politics in Jerusalem since 1967, and in particular since the outbreak of the second Intifada in September 2000, focusing on the city’s decline as an Arab city and the identity crisis among the Jerusalemite Palestinians. Principally concerned with Palestinian politics...
Origins of the Crisis in the U.S.S.R.: Essays on the Political Economy of a Disintegrating System
Essays on the Political Economy of a Disintegrating System
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2016
Hillel Ticktin has been one of the most controversial figures in Soviet studies for 25 years. His assertions that the Soviet economy was hopelessly inefficient, that the ruble was a sham, and that the elite was desperate once sounded outrageous. Ticktin consistently argued that perestroika would fail....
A Place of Our Own
The Rise of Reform Jewish Camping
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2011
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The history of educational summer camps in American Reform Judaism. Reform Judaism is not the only religious community in America to make the summer camp experience a vital part of a faith community's effort to impart its values...
Climate Variability and the Global Harvest
Impacts of El Niño and Other Oscillations on Agro-Ecosystems
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2008
The Earth's climate is constantly changing. Some of the changes are progressive, while others fluctuate at various time scales. The El Niño-la Niña cycle is one such fluctuation that recurs every few years and has far-reaching impacts. It generally appears at least once per decade, but this may...
Intuition in Medicine
A Philosophical Defense of Clinical Reasoning
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2012
Intuition is central to discussions about the nature of scientific and philosophical reasoning and what it means to be human. In this bold and timely book, Hillel D. Braude marshals his dual training as a physician and philosopher to examine the place of intuition in medicine.
Rather than defining...
by David-Hillel Ruben
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2015
This second edition of David-Hillel Ruben's influential and highly acclaimed book on the philosophy of explanation has been revised and expanded, and the author has made substantial changes in light of the extensive reviews the first edition received. Ruben's views on the place of laws in explanation...
by Hillel F. Damron
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2014
“Fast-moving plot and skillful characterization."–Science Fiction Studies journal.
Following a nuclear holocaust, the only survivals of the human race exist in a retro-style, yet technically advanced underground-colony. Males and females live in complete harmony and equality, but traditional...
by Hillel F. Damron
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2013
A reclusive Vietnam War hero, a recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor, falls in love with a young woman, unaware that she is his biological daughter. A loner, wounded both in body and in soul, Ray is attracted to Joy because she reminds him so much of the woman who was once his high school...
Thirst
The Desert Trilogy
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2015
Description:
Israeli novelist and activist Shulamith Hareven's masterpiece, Thirst: The Desert Trilogy, contains three of her greatest works: The Miracle Hater, Prophet, and After Childhood. In these beautifully written novellas, Hareven recasts the the biblical journey from exodus to the Land...