Recognized as a classic in the field, this book is a pioneering study dealing with the traditional rationale behind the 613 Commandments (Mitzvot) in the Torah (The Five Books of Moses). The author dr
The traditional Jewish community has long been silent on the very personal yet also public matter of married women covering their hair with hats, scarves, and even wigs. Hide and Seek is the first boo
How do Rabbis arrive at the answers to questions?Rabbi J. Simcha Cohen provides both the answers to questions on Shabbat observance and a look at the process by which the answers are derived. He also
The American philosopher William James once said: 'Faith means belief in something concerning which doubt is theoretically possible.' But what happens when faith slowly recedes into doubt? What happen
The Torah is the basis of all Judaism. In traditional Jewish thought, the Torah is considered to have been dictated by God to Moses, and the text of the Torah that we possess is considered to be a rec
A hassid from the Zhikov dynasty born in the 1890s, Ekstein published his only book in Hebrew, in Vienna, in 1921. Parts of it were translated into Yiddish during the 1930s, but Starrett, who has writ
At the beginning of the 1990s, the Prime Minister of the Castilian provincial government paid an official visit to Israel. His host was Yitzhak Navon, who was the Minister of Education and Culture at
How and why a person comes to be possessed by a dybbuk (the possession of a living body by the soul of a deceased person), and what consequences ensue from such possession, form the subject of this bo
A basic tenet of Judaism is the obligation to value and serve the deceased, to extend dignity beyond death.In Judaism, a death is the affair of the entire community. Preparation of the dead for burial
In this best-selling collection of almost fifty essays and stories about the mikvah (the Jewish ritual bath), women and men contribute their thoughts on this ancient Jewish tradition. The issues of mi
Presenting a systematic approach to the study of midrash, each of the readings presented in this book attempts to reconstruct the reasoning behind midrashic commentary on biblical narrative. The goal
Travel from a comfortable middle-class life in Lodz, Poland, to the depths of hell in the world's most notorious Nazi Death Camp, Auschwitz Birkenau – experience gut-wrenching hunger and the daily str
Although Jewish liturgy has its roots in antiquity, it evolved and developed throughout the ages to emerge in its present, largely standardized form. However, in some aspects, it is archaic, containin
In Jacob's Family Dynamics – Gad Dishi revives familiar terrain with a fresh perspective as Jacob’s complex personality and its influence on his and his family’s lives are systematically analyzed. Jac
In The Book of Psalms in Plain English, you will find the Book of Psalms itself, its ideas and emotions. Read and be moved by the inspiring words of Psalms, translated, without commentary, into clear
Herod -- The Man Who Had to be King, is the story of the conflict between Herod, Rome and the Jewish people. It is the story of a conflict that takes the reader from the Land of Israel and Jerusalem t
Includes the original Hebrew text of Oros HaTeshuvah, a new translation into English by Yaacov Dovid Shulman, and commentary in English from Rabbi Moshe Weinberger.Teshuvah repentance does not come to
Why We Pray What We Pray details the various factors that influenced six important Jewish prayers and shaped how and when Jews recite them. This book shows that each prayer (Shema, Nishmat, Birkat HaH
David Goldstein is a fairly typical Jewish American college student. All he really knows about his Jewish identity is that he's expected to marry a Jewish girl and that the State of Israel is importan
