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Journeys to a Jewish Life: Inspiring Stories from the Spiritual Journeys of American Jews

Paula AmannPublisher: Jewish LightsWhat draws Jews back to their religious roots? What drives them away? What obstacles must they overcome to find their way home?Paula Amann candidly probes these questions and more as she explores how secular and nominal Jews are blazing their own trails toward a vibrant, twenty-first-century Judaism. With the ear of a journalist and the heart of ...

Joan Nathan’s Jewish Holiday Cookbook: Revised and Updated on the Occasion of the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of the Publication of the Jewish Holiday Kitchen

Joan NathanPublisher: Random HouseThe doyenne of Jewish-American cookery brings together the best of her classic The Jewish Holiday Kitchen and The Jewish Holiday Baker with innovative new recipes reflecting every cuisine of the Jewish tradition, all organized according to the holidays of the Jewish year. 35,000 first printing.This item is sold by:Note: AllJudaica.com is owned by Rosenblum’s World of Judaica, ...

Jewtopia: The Chosen Book for the Chosen People

Bryan Fogel, Sam WolfsonPublisher: WarnerFrom Bryan Fogel and Sam Wolfson, the creators and stars of the national smash hit play, JEWTOPIA, comes the most hilarious, over-the-top guide to Judaism unlike anything you’ve ever seen. So comprehensive that owning a copy ensures that Elijah himself will show up at your Passover Seder!Just look at some of the things you’ll read about:Guide ...

Jews: The Essence and Character of a People

Arthur Hertzberg and Aron Hirt-ManheimerPublisher: Harper CollinsMidrashim, interpretive teachings often written in the form of legends, fill in gaps or expand on the biblical narrative. As the most terse and abbreviated biblical stories are often about women, many contemporary women writers have turned to the art of midrash-making to cast new light on figures such as Lilith (Adam’s first wife ...

Jewish Weddings

A Beautiful Guide to Creating the Wedding of Your Dreamsby Rita Milos BrownsteinBeginning with a brief history of the Jewish weddings (including wonderful stories of barshert, couples whose love was clearly meant to be), Brownstein guides the bride and groom through the pleasures of the engagement party and Jewish bridal shower to choosing a ketubah (marriage contract), wedding ring, and ...

Jewish Visions for Aging: A Professional Guide for Fostering Wholeness

Rabbi Dayle A. FriedmanPublisher: Jewish LightsFrom the rapidly changing retirement years to the sometimes wrenching challenges of dementia and chronic illness, spiritual questions and needs among today’s elders and caregivers are central. This rich resource probes Jewish texts to offer solutions and suggestions for finding meaning, purpose and community within Jewish tradition.With timely—and timeless—wisdom, this rich resource probes Jewish texts, ...

Jewish Tales of Holy Women

Yitzhak BuxbaumPublisher: Jossey-BassWhat is a “holy woman,” or a holy man for that matter? According to the Jewish mystics, a holy person is someone who has not lost the holiness that every baby is born with. A holy person is someone who fulfills it. Stories about Jewish holy women have rarely been collected in such an engaging and entertaining form. ...

Jewish Spirituality: A Brief Introduction for Christians

Rabbi Lawrence KushnerPublisher: Jewish LightsA window into the Jewish soul—written especially for Christians.“I invite you to explore with me some of the rich and varied expressions of the Jewish spiritual imagination. It is a tradition that may at times, for Christians, feel strangely familiar and will, for Christians and Jews, always challenge you to see yourself and your world through ...

Jewish Spirit: A Celebration In Stories & Art

To quote the editor of this noteworthy collection, “a peoples’ tales are its memory, its conscience-its imaginative channel to its place in the world.” Accordingly, this clothbound, 240-page volume includes ancient stories as well as more contemporary literary narratives by such renowned writers as Grace Paley, Bernard Malamud, and Franz Kafka. Ranging from traditional Hasidic tales to Sephardic folklore, the ...

Jewish Ritual

A Brief Introduction for Christiansby Rabbi Kerry M. Olitzky and Rabbi Daniel JudsonA window into the meaning of Jewish rituals throughout history and today — written especially for Christians.Ritual moments and opportunities guide the daily life of practicing Jews. These spiritual practices give expression to Jewish identity and reflect Judaisms core beliefs and values. But what can they mean to ...

Jewish People, Jewish Thought

Dr. Robert SeltzerExcerpt. Â© Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.Like every distinctive heritage, Judaism must be understood as a creative response to ultimate issues of human concern by members of a group that has faced a unique concatenation of political, economic, and geographical circumstances. And the Jewish historical experience is more unusual than most. Standing both within and without the ...

Jewish Paths Toward Healing and Wholeness : A Personal Guide to Dealing With Suffering

Rabbi Kerry M. OlitzkyPublisher: Jewish LightsA personal guide to dealing with suffering. Rabbi Olitzky helps us understand how, when confronted with suffering, we can take steps to heal the soul, which is a vital counterpart to healing the body.This item is sold by:Note: AllJudaica.com is owned by Rosenblum’s World of Judaica, which is one of the oldest Judaica stores in ...

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