Browsing by Subject "Hebrew and Jewish Studies"

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    A comparison between the descriptions of the Tabernacle and Solomon's temple with special attention to the number seven
    (2001) Cole, David; Gitay, Yehoshua
    Bibliography: leaves 178-182.
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    Extremist religious philosophy : the religious doctrines of Satmar Rebbe
    (2011) Kadosh, Refael; Reisenberger, Azila Talit
    Rabbi Yoel Teitelbaum, The Satmar Rebbe, (1886-1978) was a well known Hassidic rabbinical leader of the 20th century. He was born into a rabbinical 'dynasty' and was ordained as a rabbi, Rosh Yeshiva and Rebbe in Hungary at a young age. It was in Hungary that his anti-Zionist views were developed. Notwithstanding the annihilation of Eastern European Jewry during the Holocaust, these views became more extreme with the passing years, and in some of his writings he explained the Shoa as a punishment from G-d for the "Zionist sin". The dissertation investigates the Rebbe's writings, which include: his biblical commentary, letters, speeches and sermons, hallachic responsa and philosophical contemplations; with special attention to his most famous book: "Vayoel Moshe".
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    An inquiry into the withdrawal from writing of the modern Hebrew poet Avraham ben Yitzchak
    (1991) Dison, Naomi Judith; Reisenberger, Azila Talit
    When one reads Dr Sonne's poetry (Avraham ben Yitzchak, or ABY) from time to time, it strikes one as being the most unique in Hebrew, unlike all other classic poems of his era. Instead of writing about the nationalistic or Zionistic spirit, ABY dealt with the poems in a very personal but objective lyric way, which touches the heart. The nature description is unusual and unique, and the special aura or outlook, the philosophy, something that is not quite Jewish, was a taste of something else (the other, different) and this work contends that on examining this element of distinction, it became most obvious that here was a testimony of Chinese culture that had invested itself into a sensitive philosopher and touched his heart and made an imprint upon him.
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    The power of laments in alleviating despair : revisiting Hebrew laments
    (2001) Dison, Naomi Judith; Reisenberger, Azila
    Bibliography: p. 299-315.
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    The genre of suffering in the ancient Near Eastern literature, the Hebrew Bible, and in some examples of modern literature
    (2004) Middlekoop, Roeland; Gitay, Y
    The aim of this thesis is to compare works of drama regarding the suffering of the human being in the context of life and literature and in relation to the issue of justice, which revolves around the impact of Justice, Humanity and God. My aim is to look at the development of the genre of suffering starting with the Ancient Near Eastern Literature, to define the genre in its development and to characterise its features in the various literatures discussed, especially with respect to the Book of Job.