Signs of the Times: The Zodiac in Jewish TraditionA fascinating work of the Torah outlook on astrology and the mazalot, examining the power and limits of the Zodiac in classical Jewish sources. |
Contents
Preface | 1 |
Their Function and Purpose | 11 |
The Month of Nisan | 27 |
The Month of Iyar The Sign of Shor | 41 |
The Month of Sivan | 55 |
The Revelation of Torah A Narrative of the Events | 61 |
The Month of Tammuz | 73 |
The Month of Av The Sign of Aryeh | 87 |
The Month of Tishrei | 121 |
The Age of the Universe | 134 |
Yom Kippur and Sukkot | 141 |
The Month of Kislev The Sign of Keshet | 161 |
The Month of Tevet | 199 |
The Month of Shevat | 227 |
The Month of Adar The Sign of Dagim | 245 |
Dear Reader | 274 |
Common terms and phrases
absolute according Adar Ahasueras Akrav Amalek arrow Aryeh astrological beginning Betulah blessing born bull Chananyah chapter Cheshvan Children of Israel clear concealment concept constellation continued creation Creator D'li Dagim death decree deeds destroy destruction Deuteronomy Divine earth eating Egypt Egyptian Elul entire Esau Esther exile existence Exodus explained expression Ezra festival fish fruit Gedi Genesis Golden Calf Greek Haman Heaven Hebrew Holy individual Isaac Iyar Jacob Jerusalem Jewish Jewish Nation Jews Joseph Keshet king korban Land of Israel laws lion live material world matter miracle month Moses Moznayim Nachmanides Nisan occurred pail Passover Pharaoh prayer prophesy prophets Psalms Purim Rabbah Rabbi Rachel Rashi renewal revealed Rosh Hashanah Sabbath Sages Sanhedrin Sartan Second Temple Shabbat Shevat Shor Sinai Sivan spiritual stars Taleh Talmud Tammuz taught teach Teomim Tevet tion Tishrei took place Torah trees verse word Yehoshua zodiac