Books in category Judaism

Mindful Jewish Living

Author: Jonathan P. Slater
Publisher : Aviv Pr
ISBN : 9780916219345
Here is a wealth of astute and warmhearted counsel on many of life’s most difficult ethical dilemmas. Joseph Telushkin outlines his ten commandments of character, explaining why each one is so vital, and then addresses perplexing issues that can and often do crop up in our lives relating to family, friends, work, community, medical ethics, and money, such as:

• How honest should

Nothing Sacred

Author: Douglas Rushkoff
Publisher : Random House Inc
ISBN : 9781400051397
Identifies what the author believes to be a crisis in modern Judaism, citing detrimental synagogue messages and practices that promote surrender rather than faith, challenging beliefs about orthodox practices, and considering how the state of Israel has affected Jewish people throughout the world.

Rabbinic Stories

Author: Jeffrey L. Rubenstein
Publisher : Paulist Pr
ISBN : 9780809140244
Stories from the main works of classical rabbinic literature, which were produced by Jewish sages in either Hebrew or Aramaic, between 200 and 600 CE.

Messengers of God

Author: Elie Wiesel
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
ISBN : 9780671541347
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The Ethiopian Jews of Israel

Author: Alan M. Dershowitz, Ilan Ossendryver, Len Lyons
Publisher : Jewish Lights Pub
ISBN : 9781580233231

Jewish Spirituality

Author: Lawrence Kushner
Publisher : Jewish Lights Pub
ISBN : 9781580231503
An engaging introduction to Jewish spirituality -- written especially for Christians. Introducing readers to Talmud, midrash, and mystical and biblical stories, Kushner reveals the essence of Judaism in a way that people whose own tradition traces its roots to Judaism can understand and enjoy.

If God Is Good, Why Is the World So Bad?

Author: Benjamin Blech
Publisher : Simcha Pr
ISBN : 9780757301230
In these troubled times, people are asking very difficult questions about God and their faith:

- If I suffer, does that mean I deserve it?
- Why do innocent people, especially children, die tragically?
- How can God be so cruel?
- Does God ever intervene during times of trouble?
- Who really runs the world--God or man?
- Do my prayers do any good?
- Why does God allow sick

Be Still And Get Going

Author: Alan Lew
Publisher : Little Brown & Co
ISBN : 9780316739108
- Written in a warm, accessible, and intimate style, BE STILL AND GET GOING will touch those who are searching for an authentic spiritual practice that speaks to them in their own cultural language.- Lew's first book, One God Clapping (Jewish Lights Publishing, 2/01), was a San Francisco Chronicle bestseller and winner of the PEN Josephine Miles Award for Literary Excellence. Publishers Weekly hai

The Essential Zohar

Author: Rav P. S. Berg
Publisher : Random House Inc
ISBN : 9780609807316
For thousands of years, no book has been more shrouded in mystery than the Zohar, yet no book offers us greater wisdom. The central text of Kabbalah, the Zohar is a commentary on the Bible's narratives, laws, and genealogies and a map of the spiritual landscape. In The Essential Zohar, the eminent kabbalist Rav P. S. Berg decodes its teachings on evil, redemption, human relationships, wealth and p

Laws of Kashrus

Author: Binyomin Forst
Publisher : Mesorah Pubns Ltd
ISBN : 9780899061030
In this memoir, Rosen explores the contradictions presented by his American Jewish upbringing and his European Jewish roots. In doing so, he considers the inherent differences in the traditions of his European grandmother, who was murdered by the Nazis, and his American Grandmother, who raised him. Throughout, he uses the similarities between the Talmud and the Web to contemplate questions of fait

The Talmud and the Internet

Author: Jonathan Rosen
Publisher : Picador USA
ISBN : 9780312420178
In this memoir, Rosen explores the contradictions presented by his American Jewish upbringing and his European Jewish roots. In doing so, he considers the inherent differences in the traditions of his European grandmother, who was murdered by the Nazis, and his American Grandmother, who raised him. Throughout, he uses the similarities between the Talmud and the Web to contemplate questions of fait

Putting God On The Guest List

Author: Jeffrey K. Salkin
Publisher : Jewish Lights Pub
ISBN : 9781580232227
More than 100,000 families have used this remarkable coming-of-age resource. In this new edition, Rabbi Salkin asks and answers questions that make parents and children more comfortable with the event and able to experience it more joyfully. How did bar and bat mitzvah originate? What is the lasting significance of the event? What are the ethics of celebration? What specific things can you do to r

What Is a Jew?

Author: Morris N. Kertzer
Publisher : Touchstone Books
ISBN : 9780684842981
Discusses the basic tenets of Judaism; religious law and ritual; modern Israel; Jews and Christians; the social and community concerns of Jews; and Jewish customs, traditions, feasts, and fasts

The Secret Life of God

Author: David Aaron
Publisher : Random House Inc
ISBN : 9781590302392
How much does our perception of God really matter? Many of us aren't conscious of our image of a higher power. For some of us, that unspoken image is a Judgmental Parent or an exacting Old Man in the Sky. For others, God is an Imaginary Friend who is there to fix problems after we create them. David Aaron can help you discover a mature, new understanding of God and lead you to discover the wellspr

The Legend of the Baal-Shem

Author: Martin Buber
Publisher : Princeton Univ Pr
ISBN : 9780691043890
The Jewish philosopher Martin Buber spoke directly to the most profound human concerns in all his works, including his discussions of Hasidism, a mystical-religious movement founded in Eastern Europe by Israel ben Eliezer, called the Baal-Shem (the Master of God's Name). Living in the first part of the eighteenth century in Podolia and Wolhynia, the Baal-Shem braved scorn and rejection from the ra

The Cantor`s Daughter

Author: Scott Nadelson
Publisher : Hawthorne Books & Literary Arts
ISBN : 9780976631125
The Cantor's Daughter is the compelling new collection from Oregon Book Award Winner and recipient of the GLCA's New Writers Award for 2005, Scott Nadelson. In his follow-up to Saving Stanley, these stories capture Jewish New Jersey suburbanites in moments of crucial transition, when they have the opportunity to connect with those closest to them or forever miss their chance for true intimacy. In

The Templars and the Ark of the Covenant

Author: Graham Phillips
Publisher : Bear & Co
ISBN : 9781591430391
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Art of Jewish Living the Sabbat Seder

Author: Ron Wolfson
Publisher : Jewish Lights Pub
ISBN : 9781879045910
A guide to self-understanding through meditation and new readings of traditional Jewish texts explains how the Torah, Talmud, and Mishnah have relevance in today`s world and can help readers overcome personal fears and other obstacles. Original.

Jewish Theology of Christianity

Author: Michael S. Kogan
Publisher : Oxford Univ Pr
ISBN : 9780195112597
A guide to self-understanding through meditation and new readings of traditional Jewish texts explains how the Torah, Talmud, and Mishnah have relevance in today`s world and can help readers overcome personal fears and other obstacles. Original.

A Code of Jewish Ethics

Author: Joseph Telushkin
Publisher : Bell Tower
ISBN : 9781400048359
The first volume in a three-part guide to the role of ethics in Judaism focuses on the crucial importance of personal integrity--and such corollaries as humility, fair speech, gratitude, repentance, forgiveness, truth, and others--using examples from the Torah, rabbinic commentaries, and modern-day stories to illustrate the influence of ethic on everyday life.