 | Defenders of the Faith HASSIDIM ORTHODOX JEWS JUDAISM 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
An ethnographer's safari into the black-and-white world of Ultra-Orthodox Jews. To the subjects of this rare study, Heilman, an adherent of Modern-Orthodox Judaism, was both an insider and an outsider, and... read full review |
 | The Jewish State Yoram Hazony ISRAEL ZIONISM ZIONIST 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
The Jewish State: The Struggle for Israel's Soul is a powerful assessment of "post-Zionist" Israeli culture--the Jewish movement that seeks to overturn traditional notions of Israel as a Jewish s... read full review |
 | Suddenly Jewish JEWS JUDAISM JUDAICA GOYIM TSHUVA 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Kessel interviewed 166 people who were raised as non-Jews and later discovered that they were of Jewish descent. She placed an author's query in the New York Times Book Review and postings on the Internet.... read full review |
 | Children of a Vanished World SHOA HOLOCAUST WW2 PHOTOS 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Between 1935 and 1938 the celebrated photographer Roman Vishniac explored the cities and villages of Eastern Europe, capturing life in the Jewish shtetlekh of Poland, Romania, Russia, and Hungary, communities t... read full review |
 | Simple Words TALMUD KABBALAH JUDAICA JUDAISM JEWISH 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
"Simple words are by no means simple," states Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz in his introduction to Simple Words. This is certainly true of the words he has teased out from contemporary spirituality to expound... read full review |
 | Maus : A Survivor's Tale HOLOCAUST CONCENTRATION CAMPS 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Together with the much-acclaimed first volume of Spiegelman's Maus (1987--not reviewed), this unusual Holocaust tale will forever alter the way serious readers think of graphic narratives (i.e., comic book... read full review |
 | Jewish Prayer TEFILLAH SIDDUR JUDAICA BEGINNER JUDAISM 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
For readers who wish to learn about Jewish prayer, A Guide to Jewish Prayer is the first book to read, and the one that will be the cornerstone of any collection of books on the subject. Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, ... read full review |
 | Folktales of Joha LADINO JUDEO ESPANOL SEFARAD SEFARDIM 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Joha has Janus' double face: On the one hand, he is innocent and stupid; on the other, a trickster. He is a cheater and is cheated. He sets traps for others and falls into traps himself; he is simpleton an... read full review |
 | Jewish Ethicist ETHICS MUSSAR HASHKAFA JUDAICA HEBRAICA 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
The book discusses scores of actual questions on ethical dilemmas in business as well as everyday life. The author, Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, not only gives answers but also provides a lucid and inspiring presentat... read full review |
 | Festival of Freedom PASSOVER HAGGADAH HAGADAH JUDAISM 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Festival of Freedom, the sixth volume in the series MeOtzar HoRav, consists of ten essays on Passover and the Haggadah drawn from the treasure trove left by the late Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, widely known a... read full review |
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