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With a fresh perspective, Authentically Orthodox: A Tradition-Bound Faith in American Life challenges the current historical paradigm in the study of Orthodox Judaism and other tradition-bound faith communities in the United States.Paying...

A Set of Holiday Sermons is a book published in 1906 by the Central Conference of American Rabbis. It is a compilation of sermons delivered by various rabbis during Jewish holidays such as Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, and Passover. The book aims to...

Discover the truth behind the liberal education conspiracy and the hidden agenda in our schools. This eye-opening book exposes the brainwashing tactics used to indoctrinate our children. calls for a balanced education system that promotes critical...

Outrageous, hysterical, and at times terrifying, Chef Rossi's second memoir takes readers back to her teenage years, where she comes out, comes of age, and throws off the oppressive misogyny of the Chasidic Jewish tradition.

Introducing Siddur Ner Tamid: Hoshanot by Eitz Echad - the ultimate guide for the Sephardic order of Hoshanot prayers during the sacred Holiday of Sukkot. This beautifully crafted siddur includes the full text in Hebrew, accompanied by a clear English...

Discover the Resplendent World of Sephardic Selichot with Siddur Ner Tamid: Transliterated Sephardic SelichotEmbark on a transcendent journey through the sacred corridors of ancient tradition. Siddur Ner Tamid unveils the cherished ritual of...

ספר הבהיר הוא מן החיבורים הראשונים בתורת הקבלה. המסורת מייחסת את הספר לתנא רבי נחוניא בן הקנה, המוכר גם כדמות מרכזית בספרות ההיכלות והמרכבההגר"א - הרב אליהו בן שלמה זלמן שנודע בכינויים: הגאון מווילנה, הגאון החסיד, ואף בפשטות - הגאון, או בראשי תיבות:...

דברי יעקבהמקובל רבינו יעקב עדס שליט"אפרקי מחשבהכולל עשרה חיבורים באמונה במוסר בתוספת מקורות מכל תחומי ומקצועותהתורה. הספר דברי יעקב מדבר על הדרך להגיע לדבקות עליונה על טבעיתולהיות בעל כוחות על טבעיים. עותק מספר זה נשלח לאפיפי ור, אשר קרא בספרוזה מה שגרם...

The book Wrestling Jacob presents close readings of the biblical stories of Jacob from both literary and psychological perspectives. The readings explore the relationship between text and subtext as reflecting the relationship between the conscious and...

If you had the power to save a life, would you do it? If you knew you could save the life of someone who would surely die without a kidney transplant, would you give them one of yours? These are the questions that burned in Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz...

In his third book of poetic Midrash, Abe Mezrich breathes new life into the first third of the Torah. "It would have been enough if Abe Mezrich only wrote midrashim (creative re-interpretations/rediscoveries of the Torah); it would have been enough...

The books, music, toys and experiences we grow up with shape who we become as adults. All those things are a reflection of how a society regards and raises its children. The culture of mainstream American childhood is vastly different than the...

What do you do when it's late on a Friday afternoon, you're a practicing Orthodox Jew, and your father lies dying in a hospital?  This is the dilemma that opens With An Outstretched Arm. The directive to "honor your parents"...

A Study Guide for Conversion to Judaismwritten with love to Judaism and British Homour.Many introductions into Judaism are available, but only few teach about how to become Jewish and how to practise Judaism every day; almost none describes this from a...

In Brothers from Afar: Rabbinic Approaches to Apostasy and Reversion in Medieval Europe, Ephraim Kanarfogel challenges a long-held view that those who had apostatized and later returned to the Jewish community in northern medieval Europe were encouraged...

The Rema writes at the beginning of Orach Chaim that "Shevisi Hashem l'negdi samid" (Tehillim 16:8) is a klal gadol baTorah. The message inherent in his words is very clear: Keeping Hashem in front of us at all times is not just a lofty aspiration but a...

In 1924, Rabbi Isidor Signer was ordained by the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in New York City. He had been born in Romania and raised in Montreal. He would go on to lead congregations in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; Somerville, Massachusetts; and...

Combines powerful first-person accounts with incisive scholarly analysis to understand the phenomenon of ultra-Orthodox Jews who leave their insular communities and venture into the wider world.

A psychological study, based on extensive interview data, of Jewish adults who take on a devout lifestyle.

In the groundbreaking exploration "Deserters of God: The Ultra-Orthodox Who Leave It All Behind," Florence Heymann unveils the harrowing yet inspiring journeys of individuals daring to step away from the ultra-Orthodox Israeli communities. This...

We are, thank God, living in a generation where frum gay Jews are asking halakhic questions. Rabbi Fox's teshuva addresses the foundational question of intimate physical behavior between two women. Come and learn a fresh approach to an ancient question...

ספר תנא דבי אליהו סדר אליהו רבא וסדר אליהו זוטאאשר לימד אליהו הנביא זכור לטובלרב ענן כנזכר בגמרא במסכת כתובותתנא דבי אליהו הוא מדרש אגדה המיוחס לאליהו הנביא. הספר הנמצא בידינו מורכב משני חלקים: חלק ראשון בשם 'תנא דבי אליהו רבא' המכיל 31 פרקים וחלק...

Presented in the form of letters from a rabbi to his sons, Why Judaism Matters is common sense guidance and a road map for a new generation of young men and women who find Jewish orthodoxy, tradition, issues, and beliefs impenetrable in 21st Century...

Transforming Relations is a collection of original essays on the history of Jews and Christians in antiquity, the Middle Ages, and the modern era that honors the influential work of Michael A. Signer (1945-2009). Reflecting the breadth of Signer's...

A Story of YHWH investigates the ancient Israelite expression of their deity, and tracks why variation occurred in that expression, from the early Iron Age to the Persian period. Through this text, readers will gain a better appreciation for the...

A Precious Heritage is, “A brilliantly conceived and carefully annotated retrospective on American and Jewish events through the stormiest years of the twentieth century. Before Internet (and, for a while, even TV), the sermons of great rabbis...

282Half a century after Hasidism blossomed in Eastern Europe, its members were making deep inroads into the institutional structure of Polish Jewish communities, but some devotees believed that the movement had drifted away from its revolutionary ideals...

For a religion that is hyper-focused on transmitting the Jewish tradition "from generation to generation" - l'dor v'dor - the notion that Millennials just aren't interested in carrying on Jewish practices or embracing the Jewish commitments of those who...

Introducing the exquisite Siddur Ner Tamid: Sephardic Jewish Siddur, a meticulously crafted prayerbook designed to unite and inspire worshippers across the globe. This exceptional volume is thoughtfully divided into two parts, catering to both Shabbat...

In this collection of sermons and addresses, Rabbi Irving Frederick Reichert provides insights into the relationship between Judaism and the experiences of American Jews. Reichert draws on his own personal experiences and teachings, as well as the...

For seven years, Rifka Rosenwein voiced the pleasures and frustrations of her life in "The Home Front," a monthly column in The New York Jewish Week.Whether discussing religion and family, her torchbearer perspective as the daughter of Holocaust...

Darwin provoked Jewish as well as Christian thinkers so that many felt obliged to establish oppositional, alternative, synthetic, or complimentary models relating Jewish religion to his theory of natural selection. This book examines a range of leading...

A step-by-step instruction how to quiet your inner voice of conflict. As an experienced therapist teaches you how to pray and meditate, you will learn self-mastery; how to become the “designer” of your reality and create a sense of peace and...

In 1839, Muslims attacked the Jews of Meshhed, murdering 36 of them, and forcing the conversion of the rest. While some managed to escape across the Afghan border, and some turned into true believing Muslims, the majority adopted Islam only outwardly,...

The Pomfret Prayerbook is designed for occasional use at weddings or Bar and Bat Meetzvot, where it can be given to guests inexpensively. While it can be used for regular weekly services, much of the festival content has been shortened, and extra space...

The eleven thought-provoking papers in this volume touch upon core issues facing Jewish educators today: identity development, Jewish identification, the impact of media and Internet use on Orthodox Jewish youth, challenges in teaching universalism in a...

Masorti: The New Journal of Conservative Judaism, Masorti revives Conservative Judaism, the scholarly journal of Conservative Judaism published by the Rabbinical Assembly and the Jewish Theological Seminary between 1945 and 2014. The...

Ingersoll was widely known as the greatest orator of his time and could soundly thrash any challenger in a debate-especially in a debate on religion. His logic was impeccable and his mind was as sharp as a whip. Many religious beliefs have no logic in...

The true story of a casually Jewish family's struggle to cope with divisiveness caused when one son becomes an Orthodox Jew. Also an excellent reference source for people who want an easy and humorous way to learn about Judaism.

Since October 7th, Israeli women of faith have reached out to God from the depths of their experiences. In both English and Hebrew side-by-side, Az Nashir - We Will Sing Again: Women's Prayers for Our Time of Need is an anthology of the artistic...

Pirkei Avot (Hebrew: פִּרְקֵי אָבוֹת; also transliterated as Pirqei Avoth or Pirkei Avos or Pirke Aboth), which translates to English as Chapters of the Fathers, is a compilation of the ethical teachings...

Rabbi Abraham Isaac Hacohen Kook was the first Chief Rabbi of Palestine, and the 20th century's most important Orthodox Jewish mystic.