Orthodox Judaism Books

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...

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"...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

Part memoir, part commentary, Life on the Fringes charts a startling Jewish feminist journey both solitary and engaging. Haviva Ner-David draws us into the many facets of her life's story: a complex modern Orthodox childhood (including a battle with...

In one of the few studies of the early immigrant Orthodox rabbinate in North America, Ira Robinson has delved into the Jewish community in Montreal in the first three decades of the twentieth century. Rabbis and their Community introduces several rabbis w

Rabbi Menahem Mendel of Kotsk (1787-1859) was one of the most interesting and challenging figures of Hasidism in the nineteenth century. His search for truth and battles against falsehood and spiritual compromise are the subject of many legends,...

In this thought-provoking book, H. M. J. Loewe explores the Orthodox Jewish position on a range of important issues, from the nature of God to the purpose of human existence. Drawing on a deep knowledge of Jewish scripture and tradition, Loewe provides a...