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The Diary of Dawid Sierakowiak

Five notebooks from the Lodz Gettoby Dawid SierakowiakEdited by Alan AdelsonTranslated by: Kamil TurowskiAfter the liberation of the Lodz Ghetto, Dawid Sierakowial’s notebooks were found stacked on a cookstove, ready to be burned for heat. Young Sierakowiak was one of more than 60,000 Jews who perished in that notorious urban slave camp, a man-made hell which was the longest surviving concentration ...

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The Covenant

Naomi RagenPublisher: St. Martin’sLiving in terror-torn Jerusalem, Elise Margulies constantly fears for the safety of her loved ones. Confined to bedrest during a difficult pregnancy, she happily awaits the return of her husband and little girl from a ballet recital, only to find that her worst fears have finally been realized. All seems lost until a phone call to her ...

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The County of Birches: Stories

Judith KalmanPublisher: St. Martin’sThe County of Birches is a resonant collection of linked stories told from the perspective of a child of Holocaust survivors. Our narrator is a young girl without a country: Fleeing the vineyards outside of Budapest with her family in 1956, Dana Weisz finds herself first in London and then in a suburb of Montreal. Her parents, ...

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The Contemporary Torah – A Gender-Sensitive Adaptation of the JPS Translation

David E.S. Stein (editor)Publisher: JPSConsulting editors: Carol L. Meyers, Adele Berlin, and Ellen Frankel“Far from pandering to contemporary tastes at the expense of the ancient text of the Hebrew Bible, revising editor David Stein and his co-workers have exhaustively mined the ancient Near Eastern world for literary examples that help us better understand the role gender played more than three ...

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The Confessor

Daniel SilvaPublisher: PenguinIn Munich, a Jewish scholar is assassinated. In Venice, Mossad agent and art restorer Gabriel Allon receives the news, puts down his brushes, and leaves immediately. And at the Vatican, the new pope vows to uncover the truth about the church’s response to the Holocaust-while a powerful cardinal plots his next move.Now, as Allon follows a trail of ...

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The Concise Book of Mitzvoth

The Commandments Which Can Be Observed Todayby Chofetz ChaimTranslated by: Charles WengrovVowelized Hebrew text with English translation on facing pages. The Jewish People are enjoined to observe the 613 divine commandments inscribed in the Torah. Included in this volume are only those of the mitzvot which are applicable today. Also includes a special section by Rav Kalman Kahane on the commandments ...

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The Comprehensive Dictionary of English & Hebrew First Names

Alfred J. KolatchPublisher: Jonathan DavidSince the publication of his These Are the Names, Rabbi Alfred J. Kolatch, has been recognized as the world’s leading authority on English and Hebrew names and their meanings. That pioneering work paved the way for the author’s other distinguished books on nomenclature, including The Name Dictionary and Best Baby Names for Jewish Children.Now, in this ...

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The Complete Jewish Wedding Companion

Rabbi Zalman GoldsteinPublisher: The Jewish Learning GroupThe ultimate guide to understanding and enjoying a traditional Jewish wedding experience.The Jewish Wedding Companion takes you through all the steps — from the engagement to the wedding — with clear instructions, explanations, and directions. It also includes all relevant prayers, liturgy, and blessings.Great for newly engaged couples, parents, and anyone interested in understanding ...

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The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Understanding Judaism (second edition)

Rabbi Benjamin BlechPublisher: Alpha BooksWhen it comes to understanding Jewish traditions, rituals, prayers, and holidays, you feel like you’re parting and crossing the Red Sea without God’s help. Don’t put your life preserver on just yet! The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Understanding Judaism, written in a warm, conversational style by Rabbi Benjamin Blech, is a fun and easy-to-understand primer to ...

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The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Learning Yiddish

Rabbi Benjamin BlechYou’re not idiot, of course. You can serve up a mean s’il vous plait in a French bistro, live la vida loca for a night of margaritas, and manage a sayonara! after sushi, sake, and karaoke. But when it comes to throwing around a little Yiddish, you feel like a total nebbish! Don’t throw your hands in a ...

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The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Jewish History and Culture

Rabbi Benjamin BlechPublisher: Alpha BooksThe “Complete Idiot’s Guide” contains easy-to-follow coverage of all of Jewish history, including profiles of Biblical, religious, and political leaders, such as Abraham, Moses, King David, and Golda Meir.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 the United States. Their store has ...

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The Complete High Holiday Synagogue Companion

by Rabbi Zalman GoldsteinThe Cure for the High-Holiday Synagogue Blues!It guides you page-by-page through the Chabad High-Holiday prayer book for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, indicating what prayers are found on each page, their background and meaning, and the proper action required at each point. It also includes more than 50 key prayers with linear English translations and many inspirational ...

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