Review: Service, kindness and tradition in “The Lonely Ayil” by Rochell Weisfogel
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...
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Book Review: Israel: A Concise History of a Nation Reborn by Daniel Gordis
Ever since Theodore Herzl had the vision to re-establish a Jewish State, Israel became a prominent player on the world stage. To put it in perspective, this country is one-tenth the size of the...
Book Review: The Velvet Hours by Alyson Richman
The Velvet Hours by Alyson Richman uses a real-life story of an abandoned apartment as her inspiration. Within a historical fiction story readers will learn about the Paris setting as well as the time...
Midnight In Berlin by James MacManus
Midnight In Berlin James MacManus April 19th, 2016 Thomas Dunne Books Midnight In Berlin by James MacManus is a fictional story that takes readers through the harrowing months that ultimately led up to WWII....
Review: Alouette’s Song by Andrew Jonathan Fine #Readukkah
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...
Review: Spiritual Kneading through the Jewish Months by Dahlia Abraham-Klein
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...
Hoffman: The Kabbalah Deck (2000)
Edward Hoffman‘s intentions with his box containing “The Kabbalah Deck: Pathway to the Soul” were evinced on page 4 of 160 page booklet: “I’ve increasingly felt the need for an entirely new resource –...
Review Chopra: Ask the Kabala Oracle Cards (2006)
As traditional Judaism is against divination I was hesitant to read the 133 page book(let) accompanying the deck of cars in the box labeled “Ask the Kabala Oracle Cards.” The cards themselves are nicely...
Review: Kimpen: De Kabbalist (2007)
Since Geert Kimpen‘s De Kabbalist (The Kabbalist) was published in 2007 in Dutc it has been translated to several languages including German and Spanish. According to the author’s website it “will” be published in...
Review: Berg: Education of a Kabbalist
Last night I accidentally found a bookshop in Novato, CA on my way to dinner that was in the process of closing down for good. The Odyssey bookshop was selling everything for 80% off....
