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But Who Am I & Who Are My People
by Marc D Angel  Publisher Comments The world at large knows very little about the life and work of a rabbi: the responsibilities and obligations, the stresses and pressures, the conflicting demands for time, energy, and understanding, the public causes and private needs that demand...
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Nazirites in Late Second Temple Judaism
by Stuart Douglas Chepey Synopsis Jesus made a Nazirite vow and so did Paul according to the New Testament. This book discusses the role of the Nazirite as evidenced in early Christian and other sources relevant to the period (250 BC AD 70)....
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Finding Joy: A Practical Spiritual Guide to Happiness
by Dannel Schwartz Publisher Comments Schwartz explores and explains how to find joy through a time-honored, creative approach based on the teachings of Jewish mysticism and Kabbalah....
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The Committed Life: Principles for Good Living from Our Timeless Past
by Esther Jungreis Publisher Comments Drawing on the timeless wisdom of the torah.Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis reminds us of the principlesnecessary for living a better and more committed life.Inspirational and deeply moving. This book willtouch your heart like no other....
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Jews Without Judaism: Conversations with an Unconventional Rabbi
by Daniel Friedman Publisher Comments "It may fairly be said that religion plays virtually no part in the lives of most American Jews." So begins Daniel Friedman's provocative discussion of American Judaism. Friedman, a rabbi for almost forty years, has counseled thousands of Jews on the...
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A Mystical Haggadah: Passover Meditations, Teachings, and Tales
by Eliahu Klein Publisher Comments In a generation that has seen an explosion in popularity of books about mystical and meditative traditions, very little has been published about the rich and fascinating mystical traditions of the Jewish holy days. Passover, the first religious holiday...
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Restful Reflections: Nighttime Inspiration to Calm the Soul, Based on Jewish Wisdom
by Kerry M. Olitzky Publisher Comments Peaceful reflections to touch the soul and calm the spirit, by some of Judaism's most inspirational spiritual thinkers. Each night of the secular calendar brings a new piece of Jewish wisdom to "sleep on."...
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Calendar and Community: A History of the Jewish Calendar, 2nd Century Bce to 10th Century Ce
by Sacha Stern Publisher Comments This volume traces the development of the Jewish calendar from its origins until it reached, in the 10th century CE, its present form. Drawing on a wide range of literary, documentary, and epigraphic sources, this is the first comprehensive book to have...
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I Asked for Wonder
by Abraham Joshua Heschel Publisher Comments Considered by many to be one of the most significant Jewish theologians of the 20th century, Abraham Heschel finds just the right words to startle the mind and delight the heart. He addresses and challenges the whole person, portraying that rarest of...
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A Living Lens: Photographs of Jewish Life from the Pages of the Forward
by Alana Newhouse Publisher Comments This extraordinary volume features the finest photographic account of Jewish life in America. The premiere national Jewish newspaper, "Forward," has opened up its never-before-seen archives, revealing a landscape of Jews in the 20th century and beyond....
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Ask Now of the Days That Are Past
by Eliezer Segal Book News Annotation Intended for a general audience, this volume collects humorous, scholarly, and readable essays on Jewish thought by Segal (religious studies, U. of Calgary). These short essays are organized in sections on themes including scribes & scholarship...
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The Last Resistance
by Jacqueline Rose Publisher Comments A bravura exploration of politics and writing in dark times. In The Last Resistance, Jacqueline Rose explores the power of writing to create and transform our political lives. In particular Rose examines the role of literature in the Zionist imagination:...
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The Sabra (S. Mark Taper Foundation Imprint in Jewish Studies)
by Oz Almog Publisher Comments The Sabras were the first Israelis--the first generation, born in the 1930s and 1940s, to grow up in the Zionist settlement in Palestine. Socialized and educated in the ethos of the Zionist labor movement and the communal ideals of the kibbutz and moshav,...
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Who Needs God
by Harold Kushner Publisher Comments Full of the ideas and affirmations on which bestselling author Harold Kushner has based his life, Who Needs God? will help readers bring depth and order to their lives through spirituality. It is a book for anyone who has ever stepped back and thought...
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Jewish Home
by Daniel B. Syme Publisher Comments In The Jewish Home, Rabbi Daniel B. Syme offers us a clear, concise, and beautifully written guide to Jewish family life. Using a question-and-answer format, Rabbi Syme explains the history, significance, and meaning of the Jewish holidays and important...
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Pray Tell: A Hadassah Guide to Jewish Prayer
by Jules Harlow Publisher Comments A women's commentary on the content and meaning of prayer in Judaism. $20,000 initial Ad/PR budget, 12-city National Tour....
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Jewish Way in Love and Marriage
by Maurice Lamm Publisher Comments A popular and authoritative presentation of Jewish teaching on love and marriage based on the traditions and laws of the Bible and of its accepted interpreters throughout Jewish history....
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Ancient Jewish Novels: An Anthology from the Greco-Roman Period
by Lawrence M Wills Synopsis This volume brings together for the first time all of the ancient Jewish novels and fragments of novels. Written at about the same time as the Dead Sea Scrolls and the New Testament, but before the period of Rabbinic Judaism, these texts reveal the...
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Adoption and the Jewish Family: Contemporary Perspectives
by Shelley Rosenberg Publisher Comments An indispensable resource to those families considering or affected by adoption, this book takes an informed look at adoption from a Jewish perspective and will prepare readers for the many unforeseen challenges that may arise....
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Childhood: An Autobiographical Fragment
by Moses Rosenkranz Book News Annotation Written in 1958 and published in German as Kindheit: Fragment einer Autobiographie in 2003, the memoir of poet Moses Rosenkranz (1904-2003) contains recollections of a rural childhood, from birth to age 15, lived among Jews, Ukrainians, Romanians...
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