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  • All These Vows

    by Dr. Annette M. Boeckler, Catherine Madsen, Dr. Ellen M. Umansky ...
    Series Book 2 - Prayers of Awe
    The most memorable prayer of the Jewish New Year—what it means, why we sing it, and the secret of its magical appeal.Through a series of lively commentaries, over thirty contributors—men and women, scholars and rabbis, artists and poets, spanning three continents and all major Jewish denominations—examine Kol Nidre's theology, usage, and deeply personal impact. They trace the actual history of the ... Read more

    $11.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • From Christian Science to Jewish Science

    Spiritual Healing and American Jews

    by Ellen M. Umansky ...
    During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, thousands of American Jews were drawn to the teachings of Christian Science. Viewing such attraction with alarm, American Reform Rabbis sought to counter Christian Science's appeal by formulating a Jewish vision of happiness and health. Unlike Christian Science, it acknowledged the benefits of modern medicine yet, sharing the belief in God ... Read more

    $100.79 USD

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  • A Treasury of Jewish Quotations

    Edited by Joseph L. Baron ...
    The quotations contained in this monumental volume consist of aphorisms, maxims, proverbs, and comments of Jewish authorship or on Jewish themes. Here is a rich treasury compiled from over 2,500 years of Jewish writingsDfrom the Talmud, the Mishnah, the Zohar, and the Bible, through excerpts from Rashi, Maimonides, the Baal Shem Tov, as well as Spinoza, Disraeli, Herzl, Freud, Einstein, and many ... Read more

    $60.79 USD

  • The Guide for the Perplexed

    by Moses Maimonides ...
    Translated by M. Friedlander ...
    According to Wikipedia, ""The Guide for the Perplexed is one of the major works of Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon, better known as Maimonides or "the Rambam". It was written in the 12th century in the form of a three-volume letter to his student, Rabbi Joseph ben Judah of Ceuta, the son of Rabbi Judah, and is the main source of the Rambam's philosophical views, as opposed to his opinions on Jewish law... ... Read more

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  • The Nazi Officer's Wife

    How One Jewish Woman Survived The Holocaust

    by Susan Dworkin, Edith Hahn Beer ...
    #1 New York Times BestsellerIn this gripping WWII historical nonfiction, Edith Hahn was an outspoken young woman in Vienna when the Gestapo forced her into a ghetto and then into a slave labor camp. When she returned home months later, she knew she would become a hunted woman and went underground, a true story of survival by hiding in plain sight. With the help of a Christian friend, she emerged ... Read more

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  • A Bible for the Liberal

    by Dagobert D. Runes ...
    The ethical teachings of Judaism and Christianity are presented in distilled form in this concise volume of Biblical writings.A Bible for the Liberal is not a new book. It is, rather, a selection of the principles of ethics, taken from all biblical literature, including the Hebrew Books of Wisdom and The Apocrypha, without the usual mythological and ritualistic framework.In these selections, ... Read more

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  • The Cabala

    by Bernhard Pick ...
    This is a short monograph on the Kabbalah, written from a purely academic and somewhat critical point of view. Pick traces the origins and background of the Kabbalah to Jewish scholars of mediaeval Spain. He does not attribute any deeper roots to it historically, nor does he examine the roots of Jewish mysticism except for a brief mention of the Merkabah. If you are looking for an introduction to ... Read more

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  • Palestine Betrayed

    by Efraim Karsh ...

    $23.39 USD

  • Yom Kippur Readings: Inspiration, Information and Contemplation

    by Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins ...
    A powerful collection of writings about Yom Kippur that will add spiritual depth and holiness to your experience of the Day of Atonement.As Rosh Hashanah ends and you look ahead to Yom Kippur, what do you think about? The familiar melody of Kol Nidre? The long hours of fasting? The days of self-examination? You know that the Day of Atonement is the holiest on the Jewish calendar, but sometimes it ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Women and Jewish Law

    The Essential Texts, Their History, and Their Relevance for Today

    by Rachel Biale ...
    How has a legal tradition determined by men affected the lives of women? What are the traditional Jewish views of marriage, divorce, sexuality, contraception, abortion? Women and Jewish Law gives contemporary readers access to the central texts of the Jewish religious tradition on issues of special concern to women. Combining a historical overview with a thoughtful feminist critique, this ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • My People's Passover Haggadah, Vol. 1: Traditional Texts, Modern Commentaries

    by Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman, PhD; David Arnow, PhD ...
    A diverse and exciting collection of commentaries on the traditional Haggadah Hebrew text in two volumes and with a new translation designed to let you know exactly what the Haggadah says. Introductory essays help you understand the historical roots of Passover, the development of the Haggadah, and how to make sense out of texts and customs that evolved from ancient times. ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Rosh Hashanah Readings

    Inspiration, Information and Contemplation

    Edited by Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins ...
    A powerful collection of writings about Rosh Hashanah that will add depth and holiness to your experience of the spiritual New Year.This compelling companion to Yom Kippur Readings helps create a bridge between the words of our ancestors and the meanings, themes and ideas that are the central spiritual agenda of the life of the modern Jew.Drawn from a variety of sources—ancient, medieval, modern, ... Read more

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