Jewish Studies: Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

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Covers three thousand years of the worldwide practices, beliefs and customs of Judaism.

A collaborative project that involves surveying the scholarly literature of classical Hebrew vocabulary.

Updated edition of this lauded work on Judaism features more than 21,000 entries on Jewish life, culture, history, and religion, written by Israeli, American and European subject specialists.

Broad in scope, covering beliefs, customs, practices, narratives, verbal stories, and legends.

Scholarly reference work covering the history, linguistics, meaning, and religious context of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Also covers their controversy and their archaeological evidence.

Unedited contents of original 12-volume encyclopedia, published 1901-1906.

Covers the history of Eastern European Jews from the time of original settlement to the present. Includes primary sources such as maps, documents, images, audio files, and videos