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Category: New Books
Tightrope: Six Centuries of a Jewish Dynasty by Michael Karpin
The 750-year epic tale of the extraordinary Backenroth family, this is at the same time an engaging, scrupulously researched narrative history of Jewish life since the Middle Ages. Throughout this time span, the Backenroths...
Gersonides: Judaism within the Limits of Reason by Seymour Feldman
The philosopher, astronomer, and biblical exegete known both as Gersonides and Ralbag (1288-1344) wrote a veritable library of works that testify not only to the breadth of his intellectual concerns but to his attempt...
Hannah Arendt: A Life in Dark Times by Anne C. Heller
Hannah Arendt, one of the most gifted and provocative voices of her era, was a polarizing cultural theorist—extolled by her peers as a visionary and berated by her critics as a poseur and a...
King David & Akavish the Spider by Sylvia Rouss
Illustrated by Ari Binus When a young shepherd boy aims a stone at a spider web, he little dreams that it is the beginning of a lasting friendship or that the small creature will...
Renewal: Inspirational Lessons of Rosh Hashanah by Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld
In Renewal: Inspirational Lessons of Rosh Hashanah (the Orlofsky edition), Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld infuses the Jewish New Year with fresh significance. Rabbi Herzfeld inspires us to seek deep, nourishing relationships with God while affirming...
The Secret of Chabad by David Eliezrie
Inside the world’s most successful Jewish movement Considered one of the most influential movements in modern Judaism,writers have speculated for decades about the unparalleled success of Chabad Lubavitch. In The Secret of Chabad, Rabbi...
Jewish Stories of Love and Marriage: Folktales, Legends, and Letters by Sandy Eisenberg Sasso and Peninnah Schram
Jewish Stories of Love and Marriage offers a treasury of tales that speak to the tenderness and passion, difficulties and blessings of love. Jewish tradition overflows with love stories from the Bible, Talmud, and...
Yom Kippur – For Children by Rachel Mintz
Learning About Yom Kippur in a Fun Way David Levin (Illustrator) This book for children is all about reviving the basic themes of Yom Kippur in a light and engaging way! With 40 colorful...
On the Move: A Life by Oliver Sacks
Oliver Sacks was equally at home in the wards of chronic disease hospitals as he was in the esteemed and hallowed halls of Oxford or riding across the United States with leather bikers. Perhaps...
