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Jews in the New World by Rabbi Moshe Taub

Jews in the New World by Rabbi Moshe Taub

History, Halachah, and Hashkafa Our story is not a journey…it is, rather, an odyssey. The United States of America is a station like no other in our long-suffering exile. A typical work of history...

This is My Shabbat by Chris Barash

This is My Shabbat by Chris Barash

Illustrator: Aviel Basil A perfect bedtime story for early readers with award-winning illustrations, this book celebrates Jewish traditions in an accessible way teaching the important values of quality time with family and community. What...

Obligation in Exile by Ilan Zvi Baron

Obligation in Exile by Ilan Zvi Baron

The Jewish Diaspora, Israel and Critique Combining political theory and sociological interviews spanning four countries, Israel, the USA, Canada and the UK, Ilan Zvi Baron explores the Jewish Diaspora/Israel relationship and suggests that instead...

Lessons of History by Klas-Göran Karlsson

Lessons of History by Klas-Göran Karlsson

The Holocaust and Soviet Terror as Borderline Events Lessons of history are often referred to in public discourse, but seldom in scholarly discussions. This book seeks to change this by introducing an innovative analytical...

The Zohar: Reception and Impact by Boaz Huss

The Zohar: Reception and Impact by Boaz Huss

The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization From its first appearance, the Zohar has been one of the most sacred, authoritative, and influential books in Jewish culture. Many scholarly works have been dedicated to its...