With characteristic wit, intellectual sharpness, and passion for authenticity, ground-breaking author of Girl Meets God illuminates eleven spiritual lessons that Judaism taught her.
Defenders of the Faith (Touro University Press) (Touro College Press Books)
by Judith Bleich
The Emancipation of European Jewry during the nineteenth century led to conflict between tradition and modernity, creating a chasm that few believed could be bridged. The emergence of modern traditionalism was fraught with obstacles. The essays published in this collection eloquently depict the passion underlying the disparate views, the particular areas of vexing confrontation and the hurdles faced by champions of tradition.The author identifies and analyzes the many areas of sociological and r...
In this unprecedented masterwork, The Scholar's Haggadah: Ashkenazic, Sephardic, and Oriental Versions, Heinrich Guggenheimer presents the first Haggadah to treat the texts of all Jewish groups on an equal footing and to use their divergences and concurrences as a key to the history of the text and an understanding of its development. The Seder (the ceremony of the Passover night) is one of the most universally celebrated rituals among Jewish families, for what it commemorates-Jewish freedom fr...
This volume is the latest addition to the ongoing 'Orthodox Forum Series'. This collection ofessays is devoted to exploring three related issues that have received public attention following the assassination of Prim Minister Yitzhak Rabin. The first of these topics is the strengths and weaknesses of democracy, the second is tolerance toward others, and the third is the legitimacy of dissent.
The laws of preparing food on Shabbat (The Laws of Shabbat)
by Clinical Lecturer Michael Levy
A classic study of the jews by a best selling author.
Judaism in a Post-Halakhic Age (Reference Library of Jewish Intellectual History)
by Jack J. Cohen
Topics in Practical Halacha Vol. 4 (Topics in Practical Halacha, #4)
by Rabbi Yaakov Goldstein
Young Men in Israeli Haredi Yeshiva Education (paperback) (Jewish Identities in a Changing World, #19)
by Yohai Hakak
By looking at the case of Lithuanian yeshivas in Israel, Yohai Hakak's book explores the internal tensions and dynamics of religious orders during a stage of a relative 'loss of charisma', in which the enthusiasm of the founding generation has diminished. It is the first study to include participant observations conducted within these institutions, which are the sacred heart of this segregated and highly religious community. The book highlights the current crisis these fundamentalist institution...
Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan has translated Sefer Yetzirah, the oldest and most mysterious of all kabbalistic texts, and now brings its theoretical, meditative, and magical implications to light. He expounds on the dynamics of the spiritual domain, the worlds of the Sefirot, souls, and angels. When properly understood, Sefer Yetzirah becomes the instruction manual for a very special type of meditation meant to strengthen concentration and to aid the development of telekinetic and telepathic powers.
"You shall be holy," teaches the Bible. The masters of the Jewish Mussar tradition have crafted a roadmap to help people approach that lofty goal. Mussar is a system of introspective practices that can help you identify and break through the obstacles to your inherent holiness, using methods that are easy to integrate into daily life. Every Day, Holy Day is an essential companion for anyone who wants to experience the life-changing gifts of Mussar. The program laid out in this book focuses o...
The Spiritual Transformation of Jews Who Become Orthodox
by Roberta G. Sands
The 10 Really Dumb Mistakes Very Smart Couples Make
by Ben Tzion Shafier