At Root We Are One
Obviously, the purpose of this excellent book was to highlight the cases in which Ashkenazi and Sefardi psak differ, and help Jews understand the practices of different communities.
Not What It Appears To Be
YCT and Open Orthodoxy were originally presented to the Orthodox community as a movement dedicated to retrieving the Modern Orthodoxy of the 1950s.
The Book of Ruth In Four Acts
Miller makes his readers work hard, but he rewards them with startling insights, such as the idea that Ruth’s relationship with Boaz was a double yibum – for Ruth’s deceased husband Machlon but also for Elimelech and Naomi, who is too old to bear a child in her dead husband’s name.
A Key Addition To The Scholarship Of Rabbi Lamm
In terms of the book’s structure, because it is a compilation rather than a direct commentary, some connections are more directly related to the mishnayot than others.
Title: Think Good And It Will Be Good: Spiritually-Based Therapy Inspired by Viktor Frankl...
Torah-based sources can be powerful tools for overcoming anxiety.
Grow Into Your Gifts
These weekly meetings with Yonatan help Rachel begin the process of unraveling what her gifts are.
In His Own Words
The special charm of these letters is their immediacy and authenticity of emotion and description.
Title: Halakhic Morality: Essays on Ethics and Masorah by Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik
The Rav begins his project with an in-depth examination of the first four mishnayot of Pirkei Avot, raising topics such as the sources of ethics, power and persuasion, elitism and democracy, educational philosophy, freedom and coercion, among others.
The Complex Truth Of The Haskalah
In this scholarly study, Zilbergerts upends the conventional take on those early Modern Hebrew writers.
Unforgettable Interviews
Their stories are unique because they are not just about giving testimony, but focused on a tiny glimmer of something positive within that horrendous negative milieu… an instant of happiness if just for a moment.
The Ups and Downs of Life in Israel (Book Review)
Choosing Life in Israel evinces what it means to be emotionally, spiritually, and viscerally drawn, as a Jew, to the siren song emitted by Israel.
Review of The Crack-Up of the Israeli Left by Mordechai Nisan
Nisan's book provides a human and political vision of bad actors and good actors here that can bring a great deal of understanding of what happens in Israel.
A Helpful Guide For Women And Couples
If you don’t want to read it cover to cover, you can flip through it. Find the question you are looking for as it becomes relevant to your situation or if a case is of interest to you.
Learning to Feel the Music of Creation
We find perspective on the precious world around us, our own observance, and the vicissitudes of human experience.
Title: Judaism Reclaimed: Philosophy and Theology in the Torah
Today, mysticism abounds, whether from the traditions of Chasidism, the Arizal, the Maharal, or some new combination. And yet, these approaches do not satisfy everyone.
A Major Transition
The connection between what I experienced as a high school teenager and the adult I am today did not come easy to me.
In the Footsteps of Abraham
Former Trump administration Mid East envoy Jason Greenblatt shows how rejecting conventional thinking brought peace.
The Ultimate Guide To Understanding Antisemitism
A Brief and Visual History of Antisemitism is thoughtfully written and designed to appeal to young readers, the smart phone-obsessed, and anyone else with a short attention span, all while being researched and thorough enough to keep the methodical reader clinging to every page.
Teaching Children How To Be Hospitable
My only criticism is that it isn’t longer. Maybe there’ll be a sequel.
A Watershed For The Thought Of Rav Kook
The Hebrew font is definitely clear and readable, but I do wish the endnotes would have been included on the Hebrew side as well.
The Gift That Keeps On Giving
When I give this book, the parents look at the gold Caldecott Medal on the front cover and smile, but look up quizzically – a book for a newborn?
The Night Archer and Other Stories, by Michael Oren
Michael Oren's characters are terrifying, tragic, passionate and yes, also funny as hell.
Book Review on The Megillah: Majesty and Mystery
Rabbi Norman Lamm wrote and preserved the hundreds of eloquent and inspiring sermons he had delivered as a pulpit rabbi in Manhattan for 25 years prior to becoming president of Yeshiva University,
A Great Way To Learn Nach
The illustrations by Racheli David caught the eye of my toddler granddaughter, and she brought the book over to me more than once to discuss the pictures.
An Interesting Take On The Talmud
While the Talmud is 2,711 pages, in a little over 200 pages, Kirsch does a good job of detailing the main topics and themes of the various tractates.
A Haggadah That Keeps Everyone Engaged
Written in a question-and-answer format to pique the interest of “teens and adults,” the questions can seem to come from left field.
Title: Noach: Stranded And Branded
Here is a volume about a man sublime,
Absolutely, incontrovertibly outstanding in his time.
A profound character study of ancestor Noach
Rendered in syncopated and metered rhyme.
Title: Explaining Life: The Wisdom of Modern Jewish Poetry, 1960-2010
The poems in this collection, Explaining Life: The Wisdom of Modern Jewish Poetry, 1960-2010 – some written originally in Yiddish and Hebrew – do “pierce the heart,” and educate it as well. These are poems about major issues in daily life – love, loss, alienation, family relationships, the after-effects of war, death and renewal – which help us reflect on how we are living and suggest possible ways to cope with and to improve our lives.
2015 Jewish Children’s Book Roundup
Not only do books make great Chanukah presents, but you may just instill a love for the printed word in your kids, a gift that can last a lifetime!
Above And Beyond
For those who doubt or entirely disbelieve the phenomenon, this book will change your mind.