Sod ha-Shabbat

Sod ha-ShabbatThe Sabbath has been one of the most significant and beloved institutions of Jewish life since late antiquity. Over a period of several centuries, the classical Kabbalists developed a rich body of ritual and myth that articulated a fresh vision of the Sabbath. The mystical understanding of the Sabbath was assimilated by virtually every Jewish community. This volume is a translation and critical commentary to Sod ha Shabbat, a treatise on the mystical

Donovan reveals how conflicting ideas about sex and gender shaped the city's criminal justice system

focusing particularly upon their language use and other types of literate strategies used to gain resources

The traditional method of trimming by application of a hot blade (HB) has been superseded by infrared (IR) beak trimming

This chapter describes recent progress relating to transgenic modification of cassava

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and other regions of the Middle East

from the Galapagos Islands to the Great Barrier Reef

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Communicating the History of Medicine offers a collection of case studies on academic outreach from historical and current perspectives

once criticized as a flawed translation

Students were required to adhere to stringent school regulations governing every aspect of daily life at the school and to engage in a systematic study of a Confucian educational curriculum with concomitant

A section on nasturtium is also included