Books

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The Dry Bones Passover Haggadah

Kirschen has been offering chuckle-inducing commentary on Israeli politics for four and a half decades. Here, he brings his trademark…

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Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi: Prophecy in an Age of Uncertainty

The time period of Shivat Tzion (when the Jews returned to the Land of Israel from the Babylonian exile) portrays…

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Gan Shoshanim, Vol. 3

In his letter about Rabbi Menachem Genack, printed in Gan Shoshanim, Vol. 3, Rav Yosef Dov Soloveitchik describes him as…

RELIGION

Gates of Prayer: The Ten Terms of Tefillah—Spanning the Spectrum of Prayer

The question of prayer has challenged philosophers throughout the ages. If God knows what we want and what we deserve,…

BOOKS

The Best Books on Prayer

The list below includes a few works on prayer that I have found to be helpful in my personal prayer…

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The Art of Jewish Pastoral Counseling: A Guide for All Faiths

By Michelle Friedman and Rachel Yehuda Routledge Publishing New York, 2016 226 pages Reviewed by Neal Turk A significant portion…

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S.Y. Agnon & the Orthodox Reader

The Torah shines particularly brightly in Agnon’s Buczacz stories, perhaps because of its lowly exilic surroundings, or perhaps because it…

EDUCATION

What’s on Your Child’s Reading List This Summer?

Which book would you recommend children read this summer and why?

REVIEWS

Making It Work: A Practical Guide to Halacha in the Workplace

By Ari Wasserman Feldheim Publishers New York, 2016 538 pages Reviewed by Yosef Gavriel Bechhofer When I saw the cover…

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Nehemiah: Statesman and Sage

Twenty-five centuries ago, one such unexpected leader, stepping into the fray at the height of an existential crisis for the…

REVIEWS IN BRIEF

Reviews In Brief

Reviews By Rabbi Gil Student Rav and Rebbe By Chaim Dalfin Jewish Enrichment Press New York, 2016 379 pages Rabbi…

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