2014, ISBN: 9781456888299

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Jewish Publication Society, New York: 2014. Softcover. Brand new book. Ruth Calderon has recently electrified the Jewish world with her teachings of talmudic texts. In this volume, her … More...

Jewish Publication Society, New York: 2014. Softcover. Brand new book. Ruth Calderon has recently electrified the Jewish world with her teachings of talmudic texts. In this volume, her first to appear in English, she offers a fascinating window into some of the liveliest and most colorful stories in the Talmud. Calderon rewrites talmudic tales as richly imagined fictions, drawing us into the lives of such characters as the woman who risks her life for a sister suspected of adultery; a humble schoolteacher who rescues his village from drought; and a wife who dresses as a prostitute to seduce her pious husband in their garden. Breathing new life into an ancient text, A Bride for One Night offers a surprising and provocative read, both for anyone already intimate with the Talmud and for anyone interested in one of the most influential works of Jewish literature. Ruth Calderon has a doctorate in Talmud from Hebrew University and was elected to the Israeli Knesset in January 2013. She became a national celebrity when she taught a page of Talmud in the Israeli parliament, arguing that the text was the heritage of the entire Jewish people. She is founder and former director of Elul Beit Midrash in Jerusalem and founder and chair of Alma: Home for Hebrew Culture in Tel Aviv. Translated into English from the Hebrew by Ilana Kurshan who is the books editor of Lilith magazine. She is the author of Why Is This Night Different from All Other Nights? as well as several articles about Talmud, literature, and Jewish life. "A welcome step in encouraging Jews of all stripes to engage with texts that hold values we wish to live by, and to find those values there."ÑBeth Kissileff, Tablet Magazine "Calderon's interpretation of classic Talmudic literature is like a breath of fresh spring air clearing out the cobwebs and is sure to be enjoyed by scholars and anyone interested in learning more about the rich Jewish heritage."ÑSandy Amazeen, Monsters & Critics "Calderon has indeed realized her goal to teach and to promulgate the creative cultural traditions of the Talmud."ÑCJ magazine "Calderon's retelling of tales of the Talmud will be healing for those who have felt pushed to the Talmud's margins and exciting for those who have loved the Talmud's gift for a good story."ÑRabbi Jill Hammer, author of Sisters at Sinai and The Jewish Book of Days "A Bride for One Night is a treasure and made me eager to study more Talmud."ÑEdgar M. Bronfman, president of the Samuel Bronfman Foundation, Jewish Publication Society, New York: 2014, Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 1990. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Inscribed By Levi S. Peterson. 1st Edition. These seven stories pinpoint the dissonance between sexuality and religion in the lives of some contemporary Mormons. In "Petroglyphs'' a lumpish doctoral candidate in history at the University of Utah, buffaloed by a rapaciously passionate female mentor, experiences tortuous self-doubt until he is rescued by his practical, unscholarly wife. This long story achieves a send-up of the academic community and the research process. Vacillation over the question whether it was ethical to make love with a spouse one had decided to abandon'' bedevils bulky, bald Wallace during a mid-life crisis in "Wayne County Romance.'' In the title piece, an excavator of privy-pits worries about reunion with his amputated leg on the day of the Resurrection. Peterson portrays his characters as 'eccentrics' who are squarely mundane- sheep in lone wolf's clothing.., Signature Books, 1990, New York: Dell Publishing Co., Inc., 1958., 1958. First edition. First edition. 8vo. PBO. DELL 935. Colored pictorial wrappers, 7 1/4" x 10 1/4" comic book, 36 pp., illustrated in color, advertisements. Final Comic Book Issue. Includes The Vanishing Herd, where King and the Cree Tracker Moos-Toos investigate reports of poachers shooting buffalo in protected areas; The Helping Hand, where a doctor has trouble being accepted by the locals after taking over a practice in the remote northern territories of Canada; The Last of Her Tribe, the story of the survival of Assiniboin Indian girl Pa-Pas-Ku, who survived by herself in the wilderness after her tribe was massacred by Snake Indians in the Canadian Rockies about 1840; Trouble at Avalanche Pass, where King tricks a robber into helping him rescue a pair of stranded prospectors from a ledge. Cover price 10 cents. Fine, bright copy., Dell Publishing Co., Inc., 1958., 1958, New York, New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1987. 478 Pages Indexed. Tight square book with no noted defects. Interior text pages are flawless. Dust jacket price $19.95 has NOT been clipped. This is the extraordinary story of a man who lost his family and witnessed the total destruction of his homeland. He spent four years under the brutal communist Khmer Rouge regime. He was beaten and tortured. He stole food at night for him self and his wife, Huoy. Half-starved, she died in his arms during childbirth. Born in a tranquil Cambodia, Haing Ngor grew up in a close-knit family and made his way through medical school, where he studied to become an obstetrician and a surgeon. He had his own clinic in Phnom Penh and a promising future. But in 1975, with the takeover by Khmer Rouge guerrillas, Dr. Ngor's way of life, with that of many Cambodians, was swept away like debris in a flash flood. His mother and father, his brothers and the wives were among the early victims of the execution squads; their crime was having prospered under the old regime. When Haing Ngor was sent to the forced labor camps with Huoy, who was a teacher, they had to disguise their pasts to stay alive, and he could only serve as a doctor in deepest secrecy. To those who asked about his past he told them he had driven a cab. Yet no matter how unbearable life became -- the Khmer Rouge chopped off the end of his finger, hacked off part of his ankle with an axe -- Haing Ngor never gave in. The labor camps never defeated him even as he went from 140 to 70 pounds, or when they hung him over a slow fire for four days. Finally, this man of unbelievable courage and strength rescued his niece and escaped to Thailand, where he spent a year serving as a doctor before coming to America. In two years, Haing Ngor would return to Thailand as an actor portraying a Cambodia interpreter and; journalist in the movie The Killing Fields. It was a performance of such power and depth that he won the Academy Award. Although excited by the award, Dr. Ngor said my best performances were over before I left Cambodia. And the prize there was much greater. A bold and moving book that reminds us of the nightmare of war and shows us a man who miraculously survived. Large heavy book that may incur additional charges for Priority Shipping to some locations.. First Printing. Hard Back. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Barbaria, Darlene - Jacket Design. 6 1/2" x 10"., Macmillan Publishing Company, 1987, U.S.A.: Xlibris, Corp., 2011. Soft cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. No DJ. Signed with gift inscription by author dated Aug,12th,2012.This is the original publisher by Eloquent Books of New York- copyright 2009 not Xlibris. ISBN-978-1-60693-4685.Dimensions: 9.0in. x 6.0in. x 0.5in.The YODER INCIDENT What happens when an ordinary English teacher is faced with extraordinary circumstances The Yoder Incident chronicles how one non-descript day forever changed the life of an average man. Jaegan Yoders wife left him for another man. Stressed and tired of his life, he takes a Friday off from his job as an English teacher and heads to his cabin in the densely-forested lake country of Northern Saskatchewan for a little R and R. En route, he happens upon a fatal accident between security van and a logging track. Upon closer inspection, Yoder finds gold bricks and large amount of cash. With no one around, Yoder takes the booty and leaves. Fast forward to a year later where Yoders life takes another bizarre twist. During a fishing trip, he comes upon an overturned canoe with two injured children. He rescues them and races to the hospital. There he meets a beautiful Chinese doctor who has a problem of international proportions. Will Yoder help the young doctor Will his growing affection for her get in the way of common sense.Interesting copy., Xlibris, Corp., 2011<