New Jewish Books
Stories portraying heretics (‘minim’) in rabbinic literature are a central site of rabbinic engagement with the ‘other’. These stories typically involve a conflict over the interpretation of a biblical verse in which the rabbinic...
An indispensable guide to thousands of years of spiritual inquiry, The Kabbalistic Tradition features writings from a variety of literary forms-from the earliest biblical sources through twentieth-century studies-as well as practical information and practices...
Illustrator: Chava L A young girl named Raizy understands that the best way to get ready for Shavuos is caring for a fellow Jew.When she cheers up her friends and neighbors with some Shavuos...
Editors: Hannah Ewence, Helen Spurling This volume explores literary and material representations of Jews, Jewishness and Judaism from antiquity to the twenty-first century. Gathering leading scholars from within the field of Jewish Studies, it...
As recently as 1915, when the legendary scholar of Jewish mysticism Gershom Scholem sought to find someone anyone to teach him Kabbalah, the study of Jewish mysticism and Kabbalah was largely neglected and treated...
Rabbi Moses son of Maimon, known in Hebrew as Rambam and English as Maimonides (1135-1204), is one of the great luminaries of Judaism whose contributions can hardly be overstated. Though he never authored a...
Interest in Jewish mysticism is, in our generation, widespread and growing. From Hebrew schools to Hollywood, people of all backgrounds and levels of knowledge are pursuing the subject. Books, magazines, journals, and classes are...
Here is the list of the 42 books that I posted on this site in April 2019. The image above contains some of the covers. The bold links take you to the book’s page...
This is a Shavuot fun activity book for kids.In this book, you will learn about Shavuotwith different activities.The book includesColoring pages. holiday 7 species, holiday names,and hidden words game.The book is for children from...
Bina has never forgotten the time she and her mother ran away from home. Her mother promised they would hitchhike to the city to escape Bina’s cruel father and start over. But before they...
Cows chanting mystical hymns; a talmudic rabbi who is revered as a Christian saint; a learned demon who speedily transmitted rabbinic teachings between distant towns on the sabbath; the laundering of spiritual garments while...
A Karakas Speaks by C.M. Kosemen
The Nazi, the Princess, and the Shoemaker: My Father’s Holocaust Odyssey by Scott M. Neuman
Jerusalem Drawn and Quartered by Sarah Tuttle-Singer
Global Jewish Foodways: A History by Hasia R. Diner & Simone Cinotto