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Jewish Parables: A Mashal for Every Occasion
Publisher: ArtscrollThe parable has long been a favorite and very effective tool of some of leaders and teachers. Think of the Maggid of Dubno, the Chofetz Chaim, the Ben Ish Chai, Rabbi Shalom Schwadron – these great men were Mashal Masters, with the blessed knack of creating just the right story to make an essential point. Rabbi Yisroel Bronstein has ...
Read MoreJewish Mothers
Lloyd Wolf, Paula Wolfson, Anne Roiphe (editor)There is an old Jewish proverb that goes, “God could not be everywhere so God invented Jewish mothers.” Proof positive is found in the faces and stories of these exquisite Jewish mothers photographed by native son Lloyd Wolf.Available in hardcoverThis item is sold by:Note: AllJudaica.com is owned by Rosenblum’s World of Judaica, which is ...
Read MoreJewish Meditation
A Practical Guideby Rabbi Aryeh KaplanEdited by Abraham SuttonA step-by-step introduction to meditation and the Jewish practice of meditation in particular. This practical guide covers such topics as mantra meditation, contemplation and visualization within a Jewish context. It shows us how to use meditative techniques to enhance prayer using the traditional liturgy the Amidah and the Shema.(164 Pages)‘A guide to ...
Read MoreJewish Frontiers: Essays on Bodies, Histories, and Identities
Sander L. GilmanPublisher: Palgrave MacmillanJewish history has generally been understood as the history of a people displaced from their homeland, and this has played a defining role in how we understand Jewish identity. In this series of interlinked essays, noted critic Sander Gilman suggests that we examine Jewish history from a different starting point. Instead of focusing on “diaspora”, Gilman ...
Read MoreJewish Fathers: A Legacy of Love
Lloyd Wolf, Rabbi Harold Kushner, Paula WolfsonPublisher: Jewish LightsA moving collection of heartfelt stories and stirring photographs celebrating and honoring the lives of contemporary American Jewish fathers.The image of the Jewish father is synonymous with the Yiddish word mensch, a good, kind, decent, human being. The word mensch has become part of America’s vocabulary. The first mensch that we meet ...
Read MoreJewish Cooking in America
Joan NathanPublisher: KnopfTo coincide with the forthcoming 26-part PBS TV series, “Jewish Cooking in America with Joan Nathan”, this companion volume includes all the recipes to be demonstrated on the shows-35 of which have never before been printed. 100+ photos & illustrations.This item is sold by:Note: AllJudaica.com is owned by Rosenblum’s World of Judaica, which is one of the oldest ...
Read MoreJewish Continuity in America: Creative Survival in a Free Society
Abraham J. KarpPublisher: University of Alabama PressJewish Continuity in America presents an overview of a life’s work by a preeminent scholar and brings new insight to the challenge of American Jewish continuity.Jews have historically lived within a paradox of faith and fear: faith that they are an eternal people and fear that their generation may be the last. In the ...
Read MoreJewish Choices, Jewish Voices – Body
Louis E. Newman (editor), Elliot N. Dorff (editor)Publisher: JPSEach volume in this series presents traditional and contemporary sources on specific topics, followed by hypothetical cases and study questions to provoke discussion. Supplementing these are brief essays written by a diverse group — political figures and journalists, business professionals and authors, scholars and artists, young voices and old, traditional believers and ...
Read MoreJerusalem – The City of David
by Artist D’vora BlackA lively scene of the old city of Jerusalem, (known in biblical times as the ‘City of David’ ) with a cheerful sun looking down, is painted in the center of the picture. This is framed by geometric shapes and outdoor imagery: bird, butterfly and flowers. All together a striking and colorful picture for any child’s room. ...
Read MoreJerusalem: Battlegrounds of Memory
by Amos ElonEdited by Phillip TurnerUsing a dazzling mix of history, geography, travelogue, and memoir, Amos Elon paints a richly diverse and profound portrait of a city central to both the history of Western civilization and to our world today. Drawing on the works of ancient and contemporary writers, on Biblical texts, but most of all on his own informed ...
Read MoreJeff Nathan’s Family Suppers: More Than 125 Simple Kosher Recipes
Jeff NathanPublisher: Clarkson PotterIn Jeff Nathan’s Family Suppers, the world-renowned chef and television host of New Jewish Cuisine delivers exactly what kosher home cooks everywhere have been asking for: creative recipes easy enough for the weeknight table. In the follow-up to his critically acclaimed debut cookbook, Adventures in Jewish Cooking, Jeff hangs up the professional chef’s coat to create a ...
Read MoreJane Austen in Boca: A Novel
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a nice Jewish widower must be in want of a wife.}}Jane Austen centered her classic novels around “three or four families in a country village.” So does Paula Marantz Cohen in this witty twist on Pride and Prejudice—except this time the “village” is Boca Raton, Florida.}}Eligible men are scarce in Boca. When good-hearted ...
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