Why People Pray by Mordecai Schreiber
What is prayer? The question is rather straightforward, but with a bit of consideration you might find there is no easy answer. In Why People Pray, Rabbi Mordecai Schreiber examines this elusive nature of...
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Podcast: The Safest Lie
The newest episode of The Book of Life podcast, hosted by librarian Heidi Rabinowitz, features an interview with Angela Cerrito, author of the middle grade novel The Safest Lie. You can hear the podcast...
In the Plains of the Wilderness: Anthologies of Modern Jewish History by Paul Azous
In the Plains of the Wilderness presents a fresh picture to understanding the trends and events in the modern Jewish world by examining significant episodes of Jewish history. Paul Azous documents the Jews’ transition...
Beverly Hills Concentration Camp: A Healing Journey and Memoir by Randi Maggid
Randi Maggid, who has found relief through non-traditional medical alternatives, bravely shares her story in her emotional and insightful new memoir, Beverly Hills Concentration Camp. With names changed to protect the privacy of the...
New header image for our social media channels (June 2016)
Using the covers of books I mentioned on this site in May 2016 I crated a new image for our social media channels. (Facebook, Twitter, Google+) :
A Taste of Torah by Aviv Harkov
This unique cookbook offers a weekly portion of great food, divrei Torah, and Jewish stories based on the parashah to enjoy with the whole family. A Taste of Torah allows you to cook up...
A History of the Grandparents I Never Had by Ivan Jablonka
Translator: Jane Kuntz Ivan Jablonka’s grandparents’ lives ended long before his began: although Matès and Idesa Jablonka were his family, they were perfect strangers. When he set out to uncover their story, Jablonka had...
Books posted in May 2016
Here is the list of the 50 books that I posted on this site during the month of May 2016: 49 Days: An Interactive Journal of Self-Development by Rivka Levy Anatomy of Malice: The Enigma...
Anything for my Bubela: A Jewish / Mafia Comedy by Geoff Sturtevant
December, 1985. Sol Edelbaum, gambling addict, is in deep trouble with the Gambino family. Find out to what extent his doting mother, Edna, will go to protect her degenerate bubela from the Mafia. Learn...
Forever, My Homeland by Roberta Kagan
A group of Americans go on a tour of Israel with their Synagogue. One of them has a secret. Meanwhile, a group of radical Islamist’s plan to use the visitors to bend Israel’s policy...
