We offer youthe anthologydoes notpurportto becomplete and comprehensive.The firstand subsequent releasesprovide readers witha number ofareasof Jewishliterary heritage,fromancientandfundamentaltothe samples, includingthe philosophyandethics,mysticism,historiography,ethicalwills,prayer,legendandparable,until thecreationof modernJewishthinkers.A numberof otherimportantareaswill benolightedormarkeddue to the specificmaterial.As far as selectingtext,it should be notedthat theabsence ofa particular authorinthe anthologydoes notmeanthathisworkis notimportantfor theunderstanding ofJudaismor oneofitsdirections.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION Tanakh(selectedchapters) The Haggadah(Midrash) Philoof Alexandria On the TenCommandments RabbiSaadiabenYosefGaon(RaSaG) Beliefs andattitudes(Chapter 4) RabbiYehudaBen-ShmuelLeviand(Rial) Khazar(Part II,28 -50) RabbeinuMoshebenMaimon(Rambam) Deuteronomy.lawsconcerning idolatry(chapter 1) Interpretation ofthe Mishna. The preface tothe chapter "Helek" RabbiMoshebenNachman(Ramban) D'rashofanew year BookManual(selectedchapters) RabbiYosefAlbo The book isof fundamental principles(Part IV,Chapter 13) RabbiJudahLoew benBetsal'el(Ma&RAL)from Prague Eternityof Israel(chapter14) Wayof life RabbiMosheChaimLutsato(RaMHaL) Path ofthe upright(forewordauthor) Wayof the Lord (Part I, Chapter2, 3) RabbiYaakovKranz(DubnoMaggid) ProverbsYaakova