In this first volume of collected essays on ancient Judaism Flusser examines the influence of apocalypticism on various Jewish sects. He states that the teachings of Jesus, while reflecting first and foremost the views of the sages, were also influenced by Jewish apocalypticism. Examining the Essenes, their effect on Hebrew language, the split of sects, and much more, Flusser's collected essays offer an important source of study for any Dead Sea Scrolls scholar.

The dictionary has several aims; 1. To help advanced Yiddish students to better understand all kinds of texts and to use the idioms in their Yiddish conversation; 2. To serve as a lexicographic source for linguistics researching Yiddish and spoken Hebrew, and specialists in comparative phraseology; 3. To give the lovers of Yiddish a handbook that will help them find and recall the meaning of Yiddish idioms.

This book is for anyone who has an interest in the area of leisure and especially in the process of leisure education. It aims to serve as a practical guide for anyone wishing to be involved in leisure education by initiating, developing, facilitating and implementing it in educational frameworks. It is based upon the collaborative efforts of the authors over the last decade in initiating and undertaking several large-scale projects in this area, especially in the development and implementation of leisure education curricula in the school system of the State of Israel. The book brings theory into practice through a process, which can contribute to the wise use of leisure time, thus enhancing people's well-being and quality of life.

Le présent numéro de Perspectives , consacré aux interférences culturelles judéo-arabes, s'est proposé de rassembler des textes ayant pour thème commun les rapports entre ces deux entités que sont le monde juif et le monde arabo-musulman. Les deux termes choisis, mosaïque et arabesque, dans leur polysémie et leur ambiguïté, nous ont paru les plus adéquats pour rendre compte des relations complexes qu'entretiennent, entre elles, ces deux civilisations.