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Women and Jewish Law
The Essential Texts, Their History, and Their Relevance for Today
Written by Rachel Biale
Format: eBook, 312 pages
On Sale: April 20, 2011
Price: $11.99
How has a legal tradition determined by men affected the lives of women? What are the traditional Jewish views of marriage, divorce, sexuality, contraception, abortion? Women and Jewish Law gives contemporary readers access to the central texts of the Jewish religious tradition on issues of special concern to women. Combining a... Read more >
The Essential Texts, Their History, and Their Relevance for Today
Written by Rachel Biale
Format: eBook, 312 pages
On Sale: April 20, 2011
Price: $11.99
How has a legal tradition determined by men affected the lives of women? What are the traditional Jewish views of marriage, divorce, sexuality, contraception, abortion? Women and Jewish Law gives contemporary readers access to the central texts of the Jewish religious tradition on issues of special concern to women. Combining a... Read more >
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The Sabbath World
Glimpses of a Different Order of Time
Written by Judith Shulevitz
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: April 5, 2011
Price: $15.00
What is the Sabbath, anyway? The holy day of rest? The first effort to protect the rights of workers? A smart way to manage stress in a world in which computers never get turned off and work never comes to an end? Or simply an oppressive, outmoded rite? In The Sabbath... Read more >
Glimpses of a Different Order of Time
Written by Judith Shulevitz
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: April 5, 2011
Price: $15.00
What is the Sabbath, anyway? The holy day of rest? The first effort to protect the rights of workers? A smart way to manage stress in a world in which computers never get turned off and work never comes to an end? Or simply an oppressive, outmoded rite? In The Sabbath... Read more >
Beginnings
Reflections on the Bible's Intriguing Firsts
Written by Meir Shalev
Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: March 1, 2011
Price: $12.99
The bestselling and prize-winning Israeli author Meir Shalev describes the many "firsts" of the Bible – the first love and the first death, to the first laugh and the first dream – providing a fresh, secular and surprising look at the stories we think we know.
The first kiss in the Bible... Read more >
Reflections on the Bible's Intriguing Firsts
Written by Meir Shalev
Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: March 1, 2011
Price: $12.99
The bestselling and prize-winning Israeli author Meir Shalev describes the many "firsts" of the Bible – the first love and the first death, to the first laugh and the first dream – providing a fresh, secular and surprising look at the stories we think we know.
The first kiss in the Bible... Read more >
To Begin Again
The Journey Toward Comfort, Strength, and Faith in Difficult Times
Written by Naomi Levy
Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: January 5, 2011
Price: $11.99
To Begin Again signals the arrival of an important new voice. In words that are as wise as they are comforting and as universal as they are specific, Rabbi Naomi Levy tells us how to survive, emotionally and spiritually, when we feel overwhelmed by grief, loss, or life itself. Her book... Read more >
The Journey Toward Comfort, Strength, and Faith in Difficult Times
Written by Naomi Levy
Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: January 5, 2011
Price: $11.99
To Begin Again signals the arrival of an important new voice. In words that are as wise as they are comforting and as universal as they are specific, Rabbi Naomi Levy tells us how to survive, emotionally and spiritually, when we feel overwhelmed by grief, loss, or life itself. Her book... Read more >
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Burnt Books
Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav and Franz Kafka
Written by Rodger Kamenetz
Format: Hardcover, 384 pages
On Sale: October 19, 2010
Price: $25.00
Part of the Jewish Encounter series
Rodger Kamenetz, acclaimed author of The Jew in the Lotus, has long been fascinated by the mystical tales of the Hasidic master Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav. And for many years he has taught a course in Prague on Franz Kafka. The more he thought about their... Read more >
Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav and Franz Kafka
Written by Rodger Kamenetz
Format: Hardcover, 384 pages
On Sale: October 19, 2010
Price: $25.00
Part of the Jewish Encounter series
Rodger Kamenetz, acclaimed author of The Jew in the Lotus, has long been fascinated by the mystical tales of the Hasidic master Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav. And for many years he has taught a course in Prague on Franz Kafka. The more he thought about their... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
Burnt Books
Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav and Franz Kafka
Written by Rodger Kamenetz
Format: eBook, 368 pages
On Sale: October 19, 2010
Price: $12.99
Part of the Jewish Encounter series
Rodger Kamenetz, acclaimed author of The Jew in the Lotus, has long been fascinated by the mystical tales of the Hasidic master Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav. And for many years he has taught a course in Prague on Franz Kafka. The more he thought about their... Read more >
Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav and Franz Kafka
Written by Rodger Kamenetz
Format: eBook, 368 pages
On Sale: October 19, 2010
Price: $12.99
Part of the Jewish Encounter series
Rodger Kamenetz, acclaimed author of The Jew in the Lotus, has long been fascinated by the mystical tales of the Hasidic master Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav. And for many years he has taught a course in Prague on Franz Kafka. The more he thought about their... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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Running the Books
The Adventures of an Accidental Prison Librarian
Written by Avi Steinberg
Format: Hardcover, 416 pages
On Sale: October 19, 2010
Price: $26.00
The Adventures of an Accidental Prison Librarian
Written by Avi Steinberg
Format: Hardcover, 416 pages
On Sale: October 19, 2010
Price: $26.00
Avi Steinberg is stumped. After defecting from yeshiva to Harvard, he has only a senior thesis essay on Bugs Bunny to show for his effort. While his friends and classmates advance in the world, he remains stuck at a crossroads, unable to meet the lofty expectations of his Orthodox Jewish upbringing...
Read more >
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Running the Books
Written by Avi Steinberg
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: October 19, 2010
Price: $11.99
Written by Avi Steinberg
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: October 19, 2010
Price: $11.99
Avi Steinberg is stumped. After defecting from yeshiva to Harvard, he has only a senior thesis essay on Bugs Bunny to show for his effort. While his friends and classmates advance in the world, he remains stuck at a crossroads, unable to meet the lofty expectations of his Orthodox Jewish upbringing...
Read more >
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Running the Books
The Adventures of an Accidental Prison Librarian
Written by Avi Steinberg
Read by Dustin Rubin
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: October 19, 2010
Price: $22.50
The Adventures of an Accidental Prison Librarian
Written by Avi Steinberg
Read by Dustin Rubin
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: October 19, 2010
Price: $22.50
Avi Steinberg is stumped. After defecting from yeshiva to Harvard, he has only a senior thesis essay on Bugs Bunny to show for his effort. While his friends and classmates advance in the world, he remains stuck at a crossroads, unable to meet the lofty expectations of his Orthodox Jewish upbringing...
Read more >
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Why Are Jews Liberals?
Written by Norman Podhoretz
Format: Trade Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: October 5, 2010
Price: $16.00
Written by Norman Podhoretz
Format: Trade Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: October 5, 2010
Price: $16.00
From the bestselling author of World War IV, a brilliant investigation of a central question in American politics and culture.
During his career as a neoconservative thinker, Norman Podhoretz has been asked no question more often than “Why are so many Jews liberals?” In this provocative book he sets out to...
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Hope Will Find You
My Search for the Wisdom to Stop Waiting and Start Living
Written by Naomi Levy
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: September 21, 2010
Price: $23.00
How can I get my life off hold? When will my life really begin?
We all ask ourselves the same questions when we are struggling to move forward. As a rabbi, Naomi Levy frequently offered spiritual guidance to people seeking the answers. But when a doctor told her that her young daughter... Read more >
My Search for the Wisdom to Stop Waiting and Start Living
Written by Naomi Levy
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: September 21, 2010
Price: $23.00
How can I get my life off hold? When will my life really begin?
We all ask ourselves the same questions when we are struggling to move forward. As a rabbi, Naomi Levy frequently offered spiritual guidance to people seeking the answers. But when a doctor told her that her young daughter... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
Hope Will Find You
My Search for the Wisdom to Stop Waiting and Start Living
Written by Naomi Levy
Format: eBook, 224 pages
On Sale: September 21, 2010
Price: $12.99
How can I get my life off hold? When will my life really begin?
We all ask ourselves the same questions when we are struggling to move forward. As a rabbi, Naomi Levy frequently offered spiritual guidance to people seeking the answers. But when a doctor told her that her young daughter... Read more >
My Search for the Wisdom to Stop Waiting and Start Living
Written by Naomi Levy
Format: eBook, 224 pages
On Sale: September 21, 2010
Price: $12.99
How can I get my life off hold? When will my life really begin?
We all ask ourselves the same questions when we are struggling to move forward. As a rabbi, Naomi Levy frequently offered spiritual guidance to people seeking the answers. But when a doctor told her that her young daughter... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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The House of Secrets
The Hidden World of the Mikveh
Written by Varda Polak-Sahm
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: September 21, 2010
Price: $20.00
The Hidden World of the Mikveh
Written by Varda Polak-Sahm
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: September 21, 2010
Price: $20.00
For Orthodox Jews, immersion in a ritual bath—the mikveh—is the cornerstone of family life and is central to Jewish women’s practice of their faith. Yet women from across the Jewish spectrum frequent the mikveh, often for surprising personal reasons. Roused by her own immersion experience, for years Varda Polak-Sahm, a secular...
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Every Day, Holy Day
365 Days of Teachings and Practices from the Jewish Tradition of Mussar
Written by Alan Morinis
Format: Trade Paperback, 416 pages
On Sale: August 10, 2010
Price: $17.95
"You shall be holy," teaches the Bible. The masters of the Jewish Mussar tradition have crafted a roadmap to help people approach that lofty goal. Mussar is a system of introspective practices that can help you identify and break through the obstacles to your inherent holiness, using methods that are easy... Read more >
365 Days of Teachings and Practices from the Jewish Tradition of Mussar
Written by Alan Morinis
Format: Trade Paperback, 416 pages
On Sale: August 10, 2010
Price: $17.95
"You shall be holy," teaches the Bible. The masters of the Jewish Mussar tradition have crafted a roadmap to help people approach that lofty goal. Mussar is a system of introspective practices that can help you identify and break through the obstacles to your inherent holiness, using methods that are easy... Read more >
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Balancing on the Mechitza
Transgender in Jewish Community
Edited by Noach Dzmura
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: June 1, 2010
Price: $16.95
***WINNER, 2011 Lambda Literary Award - Transgender Non-Fiction
While the Jewish mainstream still argues about homosexuality, transgender and gender-variant people have emerged as a distinct Jewish population and as a new chorus of voices. Inspired and nurtured by the successes of the feminist and LGBT movements in the Jewish world, Jews who... Read more >
Transgender in Jewish Community
Edited by Noach Dzmura
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: June 1, 2010
Price: $16.95
***WINNER, 2011 Lambda Literary Award - Transgender Non-Fiction
While the Jewish mainstream still argues about homosexuality, transgender and gender-variant people have emerged as a distinct Jewish population and as a new chorus of voices. Inspired and nurtured by the successes of the feminist and LGBT movements in the Jewish world, Jews who... Read more >
Practical Kabbalah
A Guide to Jewish Wisdom for Everyday Life
Written by Laibl Wolf
Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: May 19, 2010
Price: $12.99
Kabbalah is an ancient Jewish wisdom that explains the laws of spiritual energy. Up until very recently the Kabbalah was reserved for the elite, those who only after years of scholarship and practice were allowed to enter this mystical realm. However, one doesn't need to devote one's life to intense study... Read more >
A Guide to Jewish Wisdom for Everyday Life
Written by Laibl Wolf
Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: May 19, 2010
Price: $12.99
Kabbalah is an ancient Jewish wisdom that explains the laws of spiritual energy. Up until very recently the Kabbalah was reserved for the elite, those who only after years of scholarship and practice were allowed to enter this mystical realm. However, one doesn't need to devote one's life to intense study... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Kosher Sex
A Recipe for Passion and Intimacy
Written by Shmuley Boteach
Format: eBook
On Sale: May 12, 2010
Price: $13.99
In Kosher Sex, Rabbi Boteach pioneers a revolutionary approach to sex, marriage, and personal relationships, drawing on traditional Jewish wisdom. Using his experiences counseling individuals and couples, the author breaks down sexual taboos and openly, yet respectfully, discusses the meanings, emotions, and the hidden power of sex.
With his unique anecdotal style... Read more >
A Recipe for Passion and Intimacy
Written by Shmuley Boteach
Format: eBook
On Sale: May 12, 2010
Price: $13.99
In Kosher Sex, Rabbi Boteach pioneers a revolutionary approach to sex, marriage, and personal relationships, drawing on traditional Jewish wisdom. Using his experiences counseling individuals and couples, the author breaks down sexual taboos and openly, yet respectfully, discusses the meanings, emotions, and the hidden power of sex.
With his unique anecdotal style... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Future Tense
Jews, Judaism, and Israel in the Twenty-first Century
Written by Jonathan Sacks
Format: Hardcover, 304 pages
On Sale: April 20, 2010
Price: $26.95
One of the most admired religious thinkers of our time issues a call for world Jewry to reject the self-fulfilling image of “a people alone in the world, surrounded by enemies” and to reclaim Judaism’s original sense of purpose: as a partner with God and with those of other faiths in... Read more >
Jews, Judaism, and Israel in the Twenty-first Century
Written by Jonathan Sacks
Format: Hardcover, 304 pages
On Sale: April 20, 2010
Price: $26.95
One of the most admired religious thinkers of our time issues a call for world Jewry to reject the self-fulfilling image of “a people alone in the world, surrounded by enemies” and to reclaim Judaism’s original sense of purpose: as a partner with God and with those of other faiths in... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
trade paperback.
Future Tense
Jews, Judaism, and Israel in the Twenty-first Century
Written by Jonathan Sacks
Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: April 20, 2010
Price: $11.99
One of the most admired religious thinkers of our time issues a call for world Jewry to reject the self-fulfilling image of “a people alone in the world, surrounded by enemies” and to reclaim Judaism’s original sense of purpose: as a partner with God and with those of other faiths in... Read more >
Jews, Judaism, and Israel in the Twenty-first Century
Written by Jonathan Sacks
Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: April 20, 2010
Price: $11.99
One of the most admired religious thinkers of our time issues a call for world Jewry to reject the self-fulfilling image of “a people alone in the world, surrounded by enemies” and to reclaim Judaism’s original sense of purpose: as a partner with God and with those of other faiths in... Read more >
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hardcover and a
trade paperback.
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The New Joys of Yiddish
Completely Updated
Written by Leo Rosten
Revised by Lawrence Bush
Format: eBook, 496 pages
On Sale: April 14, 2010
Price: $17.99
More than a quarter of a century ago, Leo Rosten published the first comprehensive and hilariously entertaining lexicon of the colorful and deeply expressive language of Yiddish. Said “to give body and soul to the Yiddish language,” The Joys of Yiddish went on to become an indispensable tool for writers, journalists... Read more >
Completely Updated
Written by Leo Rosten
Revised by Lawrence Bush
Format: eBook, 496 pages
On Sale: April 14, 2010
Price: $17.99
More than a quarter of a century ago, Leo Rosten published the first comprehensive and hilariously entertaining lexicon of the colorful and deeply expressive language of Yiddish. Said “to give body and soul to the Yiddish language,” The Joys of Yiddish went on to become an indispensable tool for writers, journalists... Read more >
Also available as an
abridged audiobook download and a
trade paperback.
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The Kabbalah Reader
A Sourcebook of Visionary Judaism
Written by Edward Hoffman
Foreword by Arthur Kurzweil
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: April 13, 2010
Price: $17.95
This comprehensive and accessible entrée into the world of Kabbalah covers 1,600 years of Jewish mystical thought and features a variety of thinkers—from the renowned to the obscure—unavailable in any other volume. It’s a fresh take on an ancient tradition compiled by Edward Hoffman, a psychologist and respected scholar of Judaism... Read more >
A Sourcebook of Visionary Judaism
Written by Edward Hoffman
Foreword by Arthur Kurzweil
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: April 13, 2010
Price: $17.95
This comprehensive and accessible entrée into the world of Kabbalah covers 1,600 years of Jewish mystical thought and features a variety of thinkers—from the renowned to the obscure—unavailable in any other volume. It’s a fresh take on an ancient tradition compiled by Edward Hoffman, a psychologist and respected scholar of Judaism... Read more >
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What Do You Mean, You Can't Eat in My Home?
A Guide to How Newly Observant Jews and Their Less Observant Relatives Can Still Get Along
Written by Azriela Jaffe
Format: eBook, 208 pages
On Sale: March 31, 2010
Price: $12.99
Here is a book of workable, sensible solutions to the everyday problems faced by newly observant Jews as they try to explain the parameters of their new lives to the people who love them—but think they’ve gone around the bend.
For the formerly nonobservant Jew who has decided to live an observant... Read more >
A Guide to How Newly Observant Jews and Their Less Observant Relatives Can Still Get Along
Written by Azriela Jaffe
Format: eBook, 208 pages
On Sale: March 31, 2010
Price: $12.99
Here is a book of workable, sensible solutions to the everyday problems faced by newly observant Jews as they try to explain the parameters of their new lives to the people who love them—but think they’ve gone around the bend.
For the formerly nonobservant Jew who has decided to live an observant... Read more >
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Gonzo Judaism
A Bold Path for Renewing an Ancient Faith
Written by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: March 9, 2010
Price: $16.95
Here is a book that is both clarion call for a new Jewish agenda and a blueprint for an adventurous but genuine path toward spiritual growth and religious wisdom. Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein, founder and Rabbi Emeritus of The New Shul in New York City, says that most conventional Jewish institutions... Read more >
A Bold Path for Renewing an Ancient Faith
Written by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: March 9, 2010
Price: $16.95
Here is a book that is both clarion call for a new Jewish agenda and a blueprint for an adventurous but genuine path toward spiritual growth and religious wisdom. Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein, founder and Rabbi Emeritus of The New Shul in New York City, says that most conventional Jewish institutions... Read more >
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Living a Year of Kaddish
A Memoir
Written by Ari Goldman
Format: eBook, 224 pages
On Sale: February 17, 2010
Price: $9.99
Ari Goldman’s exploration of the emotional and spiritual aspects of spending a year in mourning for his father will resonate with anyone who has lost a loved one, as he describes how this year affected him as a son, husband, father, and member of his community. Through the daily recitation of... Read more >
A Memoir
Written by Ari Goldman
Format: eBook, 224 pages
On Sale: February 17, 2010
Price: $9.99
Ari Goldman’s exploration of the emotional and spiritual aspects of spending a year in mourning for his father will resonate with anyone who has lost a loved one, as he describes how this year affected him as a son, husband, father, and member of his community. Through the daily recitation of... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Minyan
Ten Principles for Living a Life of Integrity
Written by Rabbi Rami Shapiro
Format: eBook, 208 pages
On Sale: February 17, 2010
Price: $14.99
A path of daily living based on ten spiritual practices that have been used by Jews for centuries. MINYAN is an invaluable source of inspiration and insight not only for those large numbers who are returning to Judaism but for people of all faiths who are looking for a way to... Read more >
Ten Principles for Living a Life of Integrity
Written by Rabbi Rami Shapiro
Format: eBook, 208 pages
On Sale: February 17, 2010
Price: $14.99
A path of daily living based on ten spiritual practices that have been used by Jews for centuries. MINYAN is an invaluable source of inspiration and insight not only for those large numbers who are returning to Judaism but for people of all faiths who are looking for a way to... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
