Books

Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik on Pesack, Sefirat Ha-Omer and Shavu’ot

David Shapiro, Rabbi Jacob J. Schacter (editor)Publisher: Kehot Publication SocietyComprises in-depth studies of Passover time from Rabbi Soloveitchik. Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik was the leading Judaic philosopher and rabbinic teacher for modern and traditional Orthodox Judaism in the United States during the latter half of the 20th century.Rabbi David Shapiro was the Principal of Maimonides School in Brookline, Massachusetts and ...

Rabbi Jonathan Sacks’s Haggadah: Hebrew And English Text With New Essays And Commentary

Jonathan SacksPublisher: Continuum“The seder service on Pesach is the oldest surviving ritual in the Western world, dating back some 3,300 years….Through the Haggadah more than a hundred generations of Jews have handed on their story to their children….Few texts have received more attention than the Haggadah. There are thousands of commentaries, and more are published each year. Anyone who contemplates ...

Rabbi Haim David Halevy: Gentle Scholar and Courageous Thinker

Rabbi Marc D. Angel, Rabbi Hayyim AngelPublisher: Urim PublicationsRabbi Haim David Halevy (1924-1998) was one of the great rabbinic luminaries of his era. A prolific author and teacher, he was a gifted halakhic scholar, a devotee of kabbala, and a creative thinker who applied Torah wisdom to the dilemmas of modern times. From 1972 until his death, he served as ...

Promised Land: The Birth of the Jewish People

A dramatic vertical format gold lettering on the jacket gold borders within and abundant illustrations in Waldman’s (The Golden City: Jerusalem’s Three Thousand Years) reverent contemporary style signal a gift book; this title is more impressive for its visual impact than for its text. Waldman links the survival of the Jewish people to Jewish faith in God’s biblical promise of ...

Prayerbook Hebrew the Easy Way

Joseph AndersonPublisher: EKSUnderstanding Hebrew is the key to experiencing the richness of Jewish prayer. Prayerbook Hebrew the Easy Way teaches the Hebrew found in all Jewish prayerbooks. Designed for students who can read Hebrew words but do not know what they mean, this text explains grammar so simply that the non-academic community can easily understand it. Twenty-one lessons include:-Oral reviews-Vocabulary ...

Praise Her Works: Conversations With Biblical Women

Penina Adelman (editor)Publisher: JPSThis rich collection celebrates 23 biblical women, from the familiar Sarah, Miriam, Ruth, and Esther, to the more mysterious Hatzlelponi mother of Samson) and the unnamed “Wife of Ovadiah.” Based on the 13th-century Yemenite Midrash ha-Gadol (literally, the Great Midrash) — a work only partially translated into English and, until now, virtually unknown to American Jews — ...

Perfecting Diamonds

Dovid KaplanPublisher: Hamodia PublishingRabbi Dovid Kaplan views children as more precious than diamonds. His insightful, conversational style and his uncanny ability to penetrate the human mind make Perfecting Diamonds a truly valuable gem for all parents and educators. His practical guide to chinuch, based on traditional Torah sources, absorbs and guides the reader while providing powerful lessons and memorable stories ...

Pathways Through the Bible: Classic Selections from the TANAKH (Third Edition)

Mortimer J. Cohen, Rabbi David Stein (editor)Publisher: JPSOne of The Jewish Publication Society’s all-time best-sellers, Pathways Through the Bible: Classic Selections from the TANAKH, has been completely revised and updated for a new generation of readers.In 1946 JPS published the first edition of Mortimer J. Cohen’s masterpiece-a careful compilation of classical biblical passages, synopses, and descriptions of each of the ...

Pathway to Prayer: Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, Sephardic Custom

A Translation and Explanation of the Amidahby Rabbi Mayer BrinbaumTransform your entire High Holy Day prayer experience with this useful book! Contains a line-by-line translation of the Amidah Prayers of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, bringing new meaning and inspiration to everyone. Includes notes, additional information, and guidance to help focus ones mind and heart on these important prayers. When ...

Pathway to Prayer: Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, Ashkenaz

A Translation and Explanation of the Amidahby Rabbi Mayer BrinbaumRabbi Meir Birnbaum is a scholar of tefillah and mashgiach of a major yeshivah. In this splendidly useful phrase-by-phrase treatment, he combines his scholarship and experience to shed light on the prayers that matter enormously to most people: the Shemoneh Esrai prayers of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.Rabbi Birnbaum combs the ...

Path of the Kabbalah

by Dr. David SheinkinEdited by Edward Hoffman, Ph.D.Sheinkin brings the full range of his highly respected gifts as theologian, psychiatrist, and communicator to bear in this fine introduction to Kabbalah. He explores the roots of Jewish mysticism, differences between Christian and Jewish mysticism, and the purposes of the mystical tradition. Path of the Kabbalah offers a basic initiation into the origins, history, ...

Passover Splendor: Cherished Objects for the Seder Table

Barbara RushPublisher: Stewart Tabori & Chang“Why is this night different from all other nights? The festival of Passover, which commemorates the liberation of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt, is the most widely observed home holiday in the Jewish calendar. The central event of this week-long celebration is the seder feast, held at a table laid with beautiful ritual objects. ...

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