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Dr. Tzvee Zahavy
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    • Newspaper Articles
      • 'Munich' on their minds: Justice, ‘Munich,’ and lex talionis
      • A cantor at the opera
      • A holiday memoir: Why I care about Jewish prayer
      • Are they your friends?
      • Bring back the chazzan
      • Madonna: Still not a kabbalist
      • No kvetching about this ‘charming and learned book’
      • Out-of-the-box Orthodox Bible study
      • The blogosphere: A reader’s guide
      • Thou shalt not lord your piety over your opponent
      • ‘Christians are hearing the message’: An interview with David Brog
      • ‘It’s not our agenda’: An interview with Abraham Foxman
    • Reviews
      • Three Surveys: Review
      • Sepphoris: Review
      • Philo Judaeus: Review
      • Early Rabbinic Writings: Review
      • From Tradition to Commentary: Review
      • Intertextuality and Midrash: Review
      • CD-ROM Review (1991)
      • A Rabbi Reviews Romans
    • A PRAGMATIC STUDY OF KOL NIDRE: LAW AND COMPASSION
    • Apocalyptic Orthodox Judaism
    • From Talmudic Chaos To Halakhic Linearity
    • Teaching Mishnah, Midrash and Talmud at the University
    • The Beruryah Traditions
    • Talmud and Taboo
    • Biblical Criticism: Midrash and Medieval Commentary
    • Biographies of Rabbis
    • It is Not in Heaven
    • Judaism and Islam
    • Judaism and Memories
    • The Mishnaic Period
    • Kavvanah (Concentration) for Prayer in the Mishnah and Talmud
    • The Politics of Piety
    • The Rhetoric of Rabbinic Ritual
    • Three Stages in the Development of Early Rabbinic Prayer
    • Judaism: Encyclopedia Articles
    • Chart of Scripture in Daily Morning Prayers: (God's Favorite Prayers)
    • Jewish Prayer Bibliography
    • Talmud-Man v. Halakhah-Man
    • Publications: Flash
    • Birds
    • Review of God's Favorite Prayers by Professor Naomi Cohen
    • Th Alexander Tradition in Jewish Sources
  • Books
  • YouTube
  • Academic Bio
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Course Syllabi
    • Ancient Israel: the Hellenistic Period
    • Bible: Wisdom, Poetry and Apocalyptic
    • Introduction to Judaism
    • Intro to Jewish Liturgy
    • Jewish Prayer
    • Judaism in the Time of Early Christianity
    • The Mishnah and Midrash in English
    • Advanced Talmud
    • Talmudic Texts
    • Rabbinic Texts
    • Maimonides' Texts
    • Medieval Bible Commentaries
    • Modern Judaism
    • The Dead Sea Scrolls
    • Seminar for Jewish Educators
Dr. Tzvee Zahavy
  • Articles & Reviews
    • Newspaper Articles
      • 'Munich' on their minds: Justice, ‘Munich,’ and lex talionis
      • A cantor at the opera
      • A holiday memoir: Why I care about Jewish prayer
      • Are they your friends?
      • Bring back the chazzan
      • Madonna: Still not a kabbalist
      • No kvetching about this ‘charming and learned book’
      • Out-of-the-box Orthodox Bible study
      • The blogosphere: A reader’s guide
      • Thou shalt not lord your piety over your opponent
      • ‘Christians are hearing the message’: An interview with David Brog
      • ‘It’s not our agenda’: An interview with Abraham Foxman
    • Reviews
      • Three Surveys: Review
      • Sepphoris: Review
      • Philo Judaeus: Review
      • Early Rabbinic Writings: Review
      • From Tradition to Commentary: Review
      • Intertextuality and Midrash: Review
      • CD-ROM Review (1991)
      • A Rabbi Reviews Romans
    • A PRAGMATIC STUDY OF KOL NIDRE: LAW AND COMPASSION
    • Apocalyptic Orthodox Judaism
    • From Talmudic Chaos To Halakhic Linearity
    • Teaching Mishnah, Midrash and Talmud at the University
    • The Beruryah Traditions
    • Talmud and Taboo
    • Biblical Criticism: Midrash and Medieval Commentary
    • Biographies of Rabbis
    • It is Not in Heaven
    • Judaism and Islam
    • Judaism and Memories
    • The Mishnaic Period
    • Kavvanah (Concentration) for Prayer in the Mishnah and Talmud
    • The Politics of Piety
    • The Rhetoric of Rabbinic Ritual
    • Three Stages in the Development of Early Rabbinic Prayer
    • Judaism: Encyclopedia Articles
    • Chart of Scripture in Daily Morning Prayers: (God's Favorite Prayers)
    • Jewish Prayer Bibliography
    • Talmud-Man v. Halakhah-Man
    • Publications: Flash
    • Birds
    • Review of God's Favorite Prayers by Professor Naomi Cohen
    • Th Alexander Tradition in Jewish Sources
  • Books
  • YouTube
  • Academic Bio
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Course Syllabi
    • Ancient Israel: the Hellenistic Period
    • Bible: Wisdom, Poetry and Apocalyptic
    • Introduction to Judaism
    • Intro to Jewish Liturgy
    • Jewish Prayer
    • Judaism in the Time of Early Christianity
    • The Mishnah and Midrash in English
    • Advanced Talmud
    • Talmudic Texts
    • Rabbinic Texts
    • Maimonides' Texts
    • Medieval Bible Commentaries
    • Modern Judaism
    • The Dead Sea Scrolls
    • Seminar for Jewish Educators
  • More
    • Articles & Reviews
      • Newspaper Articles
        • 'Munich' on their minds: Justice, ‘Munich,’ and lex talionis
        • A cantor at the opera
        • A holiday memoir: Why I care about Jewish prayer
        • Are they your friends?
        • Bring back the chazzan
        • Madonna: Still not a kabbalist
        • No kvetching about this ‘charming and learned book’
        • Out-of-the-box Orthodox Bible study
        • The blogosphere: A reader’s guide
        • Thou shalt not lord your piety over your opponent
        • ‘Christians are hearing the message’: An interview with David Brog
        • ‘It’s not our agenda’: An interview with Abraham Foxman
      • Reviews
        • Three Surveys: Review
        • Sepphoris: Review
        • Philo Judaeus: Review
        • Early Rabbinic Writings: Review
        • From Tradition to Commentary: Review
        • Intertextuality and Midrash: Review
        • CD-ROM Review (1991)
        • A Rabbi Reviews Romans
      • A PRAGMATIC STUDY OF KOL NIDRE: LAW AND COMPASSION
      • Apocalyptic Orthodox Judaism
      • From Talmudic Chaos To Halakhic Linearity
      • Teaching Mishnah, Midrash and Talmud at the University
      • The Beruryah Traditions
      • Talmud and Taboo
      • Biblical Criticism: Midrash and Medieval Commentary
      • Biographies of Rabbis
      • It is Not in Heaven
      • Judaism and Islam
      • Judaism and Memories
      • The Mishnaic Period
      • Kavvanah (Concentration) for Prayer in the Mishnah and Talmud
      • The Politics of Piety
      • The Rhetoric of Rabbinic Ritual
      • Three Stages in the Development of Early Rabbinic Prayer
      • Judaism: Encyclopedia Articles
      • Chart of Scripture in Daily Morning Prayers: (God's Favorite Prayers)
      • Jewish Prayer Bibliography
      • Talmud-Man v. Halakhah-Man
      • Publications: Flash
      • Birds
      • Review of God's Favorite Prayers by Professor Naomi Cohen
      • Th Alexander Tradition in Jewish Sources
    • Books
    • YouTube
    • Academic Bio
    • Curriculum Vitae
    • Course Syllabi
      • Ancient Israel: the Hellenistic Period
      • Bible: Wisdom, Poetry and Apocalyptic
      • Introduction to Judaism
      • Intro to Jewish Liturgy
      • Jewish Prayer
      • Judaism in the Time of Early Christianity
      • The Mishnah and Midrash in English
      • Advanced Talmud
      • Talmudic Texts
      • Rabbinic Texts
      • Maimonides' Texts
      • Medieval Bible Commentaries
      • Modern Judaism
      • The Dead Sea Scrolls
      • Seminar for Jewish Educators

Tzvee Zahavy
The Zohar in English
The Book of Jewish Prayers in English
Podcast Deep Dives
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Books by Rabbi Dr. Tzvee Zahavy

  • The Zohar in English - an incredible 750 page edition 

  • The Mishnah in English - amazing publication of a classic work

  • The Polychrome Historical Haggadah - PB, hardcover & Kindle editions

  • The Book of Jewish Prayers in English

  • The Book of Jewish Festival Prayers in English - for Passover, Shavuot and Sukkot

  • The Book of Jewish New Year Prayers in English - for Rosh Hashanah 

  • The Book of Jewish Day of Atonement Prayers in English - for Yom Kippur

  • The Polychrome Book of Jewish Prayers

  • God's Favorite Prayers - intro for all readers to the liturgy of the synagogue

  • The Origins of Jewish Prayers - historical insights into the liturgies

  • Introduction to Jewish Prayer: A Very Short Account of the Basics

  • Eleazar: Rabbi, Priest, Patriarch - one of the leading ancient rabbis

  • Bavli Hullin - the Talmud's kosher laws in English - big new edition

  • Talmud Yerushalmi Berakhot in English: discourses on the prayers 

  • Jewish Dreams - A Very Short Introduction

  • Talmudic Advice - amazing accessible Jewish theology 

  • Judaism - A Short Informative Elegant Introduction

  • Jewish Memes - academic analysis of Jewish culture

  • Rashi: the Greatest Exegete - the most famous Jewish Bible interpreter

  • Archaeology and the Stamps Coins and Currency of the State of Israel  in color by Yitzhak Zahavy

  • Whence and Wherefore - Cosmology and Theology by Rabbi Zev Zahavy

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Biography of Professor Tzvee Zahavy

Prolific author and expert in the fields of Judaism. Author of many books about rabbinic literature, rabbinic Judaism and the classic Jewish liturgy.

Taught courses in Judaism, Jewish history and culture, world religions, and seminars in classical Hebrew texts. Taught the popular course at the University of Minnesota, "Introduction to Judaism" which enrolled up to 400 students each year. Taught Introduction to Liturgy, and the Liturgy of the Days of Awe at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City.  More....

Top Articles by Dr. Zahavy

  • Birds in Talmud Hullin

  • Kol Nidre: Law and compassion 

  • The Mishnaic Period

  • Kohelet: An Israelite Form of Meditation

  • Varieties of Religious Visualizations

  • Talmudic Chaos

  • Early Jewish Prayer: the Shema`

  • Teaching Mishnah, Midrash and Talmud at the University

  • God's Favorite Prayers: Chart of Scripture

  • Review of Bavli Hullin by Sigrid Peterson

  • Review of God's Favorite Prayers by A. I. Reichel

  • Review of Eleazar by J. Wansbrough 1977

  • Courses: Intro to Judaism, Biblical Hebrew 4, 5, 6

    - Catalogue of the English Kindle Soncino Talmud
    - Kindle Talmud at Amazon - the covers
    - Dr. Zahavy's Amazon Page  and Audible Page

Tzvee Zahavy

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