My Brother, the King by Jubilee Lipsey
Still reeling from his father’s break with the God of Israel, Prince Jonathan is in line to inherit a throne that has already been stripped from his family. The young shepherd David is the...
Category: New Books
Jewish and Israeli Law – An Introduction by Shimon Shetreet, Walter Homolka
This book instructively introduces the reader to the basics of Jewish law. It gives a detailed, cutting-edge analysis of contemporary public and private law in the State of Israel, as well as Israel’s legal...
Towards the Mystical Experience of Modernity: The Making of Rav Kook, 1865-1904 by Yehudah Mirsky
Avraham Yitzhaq Ha-Cohen Kook (1865-1935) stands as a colossal figure of modern Jewish history and thought. Jurist, mystic, poet, theologian, communal leader, founder of the modern Chief Rabbinate and still the defining thinker of...
Sharkbot Shalom by Jenna Waldman
Illustrator: Sharon Davey A Shabbat recharge is just what Sharkbot needs. But will he be ready in time? Get ready for an under water, steam-punk Shabbat! Count down with this cheerful shark robot as...
Pumpkin Pie for Sigd: A Holiday Tale by Tzivia Macleod
Illustrator: Denise Damanti Maddie has just moved to Israel and is excited to celebrate the Ethiopian Jewish holiday of Sigd with her new friend Orly. But what about her own favorite fall holiday, Thanksgiving?...
Conscious History: Polish Jewish Historians before the Holocaust by Natalia Aleksiun
Thoroughly researched, this study highlights the historical scholarship that is one of the lasting legacies of interwar Polish Jewry and analyses its political and social context. As Jewish citizens struggled to assert their place...
Escape From Syria: A Jewish Boy’s Story of Survival by Shira Yehudit Djalilmand
Syria in the 1970s is a dangerous place for Jews. Beatings, pogroms, and arrests are terrifying the community. Zaki wants to escape, for a safer life in Israel. But it will mean following a...
Beurei HaTefillah: A Guide to Jewish Prayer by Rabbi Isaiah Wohlgemuth
Editors: Asher Reichert, Rashie Reichert Rabbi Isaiah Wohlgemuth was a legendary teacher who pioneered the teaching of Jewish prayer with his outstanding Beurei HaTefillah course at Maimonides School in Boston, Massachusetts. In this updated...
Pure by Jo Perry
Caught in a pincer movement between the sudden death of Evelyn (her favourite aunt) and the Corona virus, Ascher Lieb finds herself unexpectedly locked down in her aunt’s retirement community with only Evelyn’s grief-stricken...
The Lord God of Gods: Divinity and Deification in Early Judaism by Silviu Bunta
The investigation of this book into early Jewish experiences of God begins with calls to discard any categorical and definitional approaches to the literature of early Judaism, and several enduring preconceptions about its mysticism...
