New Jewish Books
I wish I had this book when I was getting familiar with Judaism to understand the spirit of the prayers. It is a charming introduction, emphasizing being grateful. I consider that a key element...
Illustrator: Holly Clifton-Brown OK, what new can you provide with yet another book teaching animals’ sounds to young kids? Turns out if you have a few creative ideas even adults can enjoy this kind...
Translator: Jessica Cohen Do you like to be roasted? How about if you are doing the roasting to yourself? How about watching other getting roasted? I don’t, so for me it was rather painful...
One test of a children book is how the target audience, i.e. kids react to it. In this case my own first reading of the book was when I read it aloud to my...
I have a long history with books on Kabbalah and organizing them on the web. As I just reached a milestone in this process, let me share the timeline so far. 1984 – My...
Majority of the book I read fall into one of three categories: sci-fi, Jewish/Judaism related books or Hungarian novels. I am always thrilled when I learn about books that combine my favorite genres. (I am still looking...
Being a man I was not the primary target audience of the book, which bears the subtitle: “Building the Sacred through Challah“. But if Arthur Kurzweil could write a glowing forward for it, who am...
at Congregation Beth Ami in April-May 2015 Printable PDF syllabus: Summary + week 1, week 2, week 3, week 4, week 5, week 6 – all in one Summary This course will explore emerging trends and current issues in...
Bibliography compiled by Gabor Por for the Contemporary Jewish Writing Class at Congregation Beth Ami in April-May 2015 Downloadable/Printable PDF version of this page Abraham Joshua Heschel: The Call of Transcendence by Shai Held...
Not Covered in This Course Bibliography compiled by Gabor Por for the Contemporary Jewish Writing Class at Congregation Beth Ami in April-May 2015 Downloadable/Printable PDF version of this page Children’s and Young Adult Literature...
