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This article analyzes the figure of Moses that is not limited to actions performed in the books of the Pentateuch, although this is profoundly marked by his presence, since the stars until the end and identifies itself as its author. Already in the Middle Ages it is object of visual representation, such as the Moses of Master Mateo in the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, appearing later in different pictorial images and reaching its climax with Michelangelo, 1515 which, since then, figure as the most prestigious of the Biblical character translation. The 20th century, in turn, added two more roles to the figure of Moses: the mythical and the historical.

In his philosophical reflections, Martin Buber (1878-1965) points to the fundamental mission of human souls: they should transform the creation in God’s Kingdom. In concrete relationships, everyday these souls, each which respecting the mystery of the other, should be geared to infinity by action, in a constant search of an authentic existence. Thus, God gave the Torah to mankind as a gift so that he could contribute to building of his Kingdom. It is the responsibility of man put into practice your personal project and lead all of humanity to an authentic existence bound to God.

This article discusses four little-known moments of life of the Emperor D. Pedro II. We’ll review his strong passion for the Bible and Hebrew manuscripts of the time; Recalling also that three of the four chosen moments are part of the little book of travel (Daily 18-19, Pack 37, doc. 1057), stored in the Imperial Museum of Petrópolis, and published a few years ago in critical edition. 1 these are the episodes: 1) guided tour of the St. Petersburg University; 2) translations carried out during his trip to the Holy Land; 3) visit to Jews Samaritans in Nablus in Samaria; 4) critical to the monks of Saint Sabbá in Judea.

This article will discuss the vision of the work in the biblical text that tends to be conceived, but maintains certain amount of coherence with the accepted social values and those of the society. The initial stretch of the Pentateuch, inserted in the early chapters of Genesis, can be interpreted thus through a variety of ways.

Jacob and Rachel are in scene with a rhetorical conflict where opposing theories develop about conception. On the other hand, Raquel asks Jacob to give children. The theory of design that has its expression is patrilineal societies current, whose basic idea is that the man is the one who raises the children and the women’s role restricted to pregnancy and childbirth

Em trajes rituais...

Com ímpeto os chifres rompem ígneos

Pelos portais da casa tens acesso

Resenha a: MALANGA, Eliana Branco. A bíblia hebraica como obra aberta. São Paulo: Humanitas, 2005. 336p.

Resenha a: KUGEL, James L. How to read the Bible: a guide to Scripture, then and now. New York: Free Press, 2007. 819p.

Resenha a: GUINSBURG, Jacó; KOUDELA, Ingrid Dormien. (org., trad. e notas). Buchner na pena e na cena. São Paulo: Editora Perspectiva, 2004. 382p.

Resenha a: SCLIAR, Moacyr. A mulher que escreveu a bíblia. São Paulo: Companhia das Letras, 2002.

Resenha a: BLOOM, Harold. Cabala e crítica. Trad. Monique Balbuena. Rio de Janeiro: Biblioteca Pierre Menard / IMAGO, 1991.

Frente al Aleph

Un punto en el espacio

Rabi Low

Howard Phillips Lovecraft believed that people to create fantastic works of supernatural terror, should have some "inclination" to dazzle on the irrational, stating that France and its people, for example, would be too rational to do so. The writer cites the Jews on the list of people having a mythology with his golems, dybbuks and other creatures, capable of inspiring the supernatural terror.

The unnameable, inexpressible, making brand by letter and by registering in the flesh. In mythology, it is possible to find an illustration of that fact by means of the legend of the golem, recurring theme in literature.

The Dibuk by Sch. An-Ski is one of the biggest hits of Yiddish Theatre and Hebrew, but had a difficult road to reach the scene. This article discusses the context of their production.

The short story “The Aleph” by Jorge Luis Borges evidenced the character of fiction of Hebrew and of Kabbalist of the Argentine writer. He shows the proliferation of reports possible, given the complex and this sign while a reinvention of the metaphor of scripture.