Abomination by Ashley Goldberg
He who turns his ear away from hearing the Torah – even his prayer is an abomination. Proverbs 28-9 Melbourne 1999- Ezra and Yonatan are best friends whose lives are forever changed when their...
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Contemporary Psychoanalysis and Jewish Thought by Libby Henik, Lewis Aron (Editors)
Answering a Question with More Questions Psyche and Soul Demonstrating the connections between contemporary psychoanalysis, Jewish thought and Jewish history, this volume is a significant contribution to the traditions of dialogue, debate and change-within-continuity...
Courage to Dream: Tales of Hope in the Holocaust by Neal Shusterman
Illustrator: Andrés Vera Martínez National Book Award winner Neal Shusterman and acclaimed illustrator Andrés Vera Martínez present a graphic novel exploring the Holocaust through surreal visions and a textured canvas of heroism and hope....
Mudman by James Hunter
A Dark Urban Fantasy Adventure (Yancy Lazarus) Levi Adams is a soft spoken, middle-aged Mennonite man—at least he tries to be when he’s not murdering people.Levi’s a golem, a Mudman, crafted from the muck,...
Lesbian Love Story: A Memoir In Archives by Amelia Possanza
For readers of Saidiya Hartman and Jeanette Winterson, Lesbian Love Story is an intimate journey into the archives—uncovering the romances and role models written out of history and what their stories can teach us...
Absurdity and Meaning in Contemporary Philosophy and Jewish Thought by Alan L. Mittleman
There is a lively discussion in contemporary philosophy that explores the meaning of life or, more modestly, meaning in life. Philosophers, for the most part, assume that religion has little to contribute to this...
The Island of Extraordinary Captives by Simon Parkin
A Painter, a Poet, an Heiress, and a Spy in a World War II British Internment Camp The “riveting…truly shocking” (The New York Times Book Review) story of a Jewish orphan who fled Nazi...
The Jewish Underground of Samarkand by Hillel Zaltzman
How Faith Defied Soviet Rule A portal into the perseverance of Jewish culture in the face of attempts to destroy it. To answer his son’s question: what was it like growing up in Samarkand? Rabbi...
Two Roads Home by Daniel Finkelstein
Hitler, Stalin, and the Miraculous Survival of My Family In Two Roads Home beloved British journalist Daniel Finkelstein tells the extraordinary story of the years before his mother met his father—years of war and...
From Time to Time: Journeys in the Jewish Calendar by Rabbi Dalia Marx, PhD
Foreword by Rabbi David Ellenson, PhD Time is fundamental to the human experience, and in Judaism it is even more—time is sanctified. Understanding the Jewish calendar is thus essential for fully comprehending Judaism. In...
