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at Congregation Beth Ami in April-May 2015 Printable PDF syllabus: Summary + week 1, week 2, week 3, week 4, week 5, week 6 – all in one Summary This course will explore emerging trends and current issues in...
Bibliography compiled by Gabor Por for the Contemporary Jewish Writing Class at Congregation Beth Ami in April-May 2015 Downloadable/Printable PDF version of this page Abraham Joshua Heschel: The Call of Transcendence by Shai Held...
In this innovative guidebook Julie Baretz takes readers to twenty-one off-the-beaten-path locations in Israel where Bible stories are said to have happened. At each site she sets the scene by relating the historical context...
Five stories that explore identity and selfhood through one dominating aspect: from the death of a father to an irrational fear of dogs; from a rigid concept of what is right to the evolution...
SS Obersturmfuhrer Paul Meissner arrives in Auschwitz wounded and fit only for administrative duty. His most pressing task is to improve camp morale, so he establishes a chess club for enlisted men. Soon Meissner...
Not Covered in This Course Bibliography compiled by Gabor Por for the Contemporary Jewish Writing Class at Congregation Beth Ami in April-May 2015 Downloadable/Printable PDF version of this page Children’s and Young Adult Literature...
In Ziegler’s presentation, the book of Ruth is a contrast and corrective to the book of Judges. The opening verse sets the events of Ruth in the era of the Judges (Ziegler barely addresses...
Austin D. Johnston, translator In June of 1940, Leon Werth and his wife fled Paris before the advancing Nazis Army. 33 Days is his eyewitness account of that experience, one of the largest civilian...
“I looked up. Now he was staring at me, looking past that veil between him and the forbidden realm. I saw his eyes. Never had I seen them so close up. They were unusual...
Eddie Goldfine , illustrator This book by Rabbi Joe Black has a limerick for every Torah portion. As a songwriter and musician, Rabbi Black has always found limericks to be a wonderful blend of...
