Great Jewish Thinkers

by Naomi Pasachoff

Book Overview

An introduction to Jewish thinking anyone can read. This unique volume mixes biography, history, and philosophy, to present the lives and work of 16 seminal Jewish thinkers including Maimonides, Isaac Luria, the Baal Shem Tov, Theodor Herzl, Leo Baeck, Abraham Isaac Kook, Abraham Joshua Heschel, and Mordecai Kaplan.A concluding chapter presents current trends in Jewish thought, with contributions from contemporary figures including Eugene Borowitz,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0874415292
• ISBN13: 9780874415292
• Release Date: October 1992
• Publisher: Behrman House Publishing
• Length: 223 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.0" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 13 to 15 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 10