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HOLOCAUST

Across the Expanse of Jewish Thought: From the Holocaust to Halakhah and Beyond

For the reader looking to engage in the intellectual depth and breadth of Jewish thought, this is a superb book…

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Kan Tzipor: Inspiring Stories on Seizing “Magic Moments” of Opportunity to Do Chesed

The book’s tacit message: you don’t have to be a big macher to do big things.

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The Revelation at Sinai: What Does “Torah from Heaven” Mean?

Traditional Jewish beliefs have been subject to constant academic challenges in the modern era, and yet we continue to believe.

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Hidden Heroes: One Woman’s Story of Resistance and Rescue in the Soviet Union

How one quiet evening in Chicago inspired Pamela Braun Cohen to do the seemingly impossible.

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Bible Dynamics: Contemporary Torah Commentary (4 Vols)

No longer concerned primarily with self-preservation, the Jewish people can now turn outward to share its heritage with the rest…

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Bridging Traditions: Demystifying Differences Between Sephardic and Ashkenazic Jews

Rabbi Jachter shows not only the difference between Ashkenazic and Sephardic practice but also the diversity within the Sephardic world.

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What Do You Really Want? Trust and Fear in Decision Making at Life’s Crossroads and in Everyday Living

Our seemingly endless choices in life today can become paralyzing when we finally need to choose one option.

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Song of Riddles: Deciphering the Song of Songs

Far removed from Biblical prose or even poetry, the Song’s lyrical conversations between two lovers—describing their pursuit of each other…

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The Koren Tanakh Maalot—Magerman Edition

Most Jews today would have little or no access to the Torah text if it were not available in translation.

BOOKS

Lamentations: Faith in a Turbulent World

For many (even avid) Tanach students, Eichah has remained a rolled-up megillah, to be dusted off and taken out once…

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Judaism Straight Up: Why Real Religion Endures

No society can function for long without leveraging the lessons of a specific developed tradition.

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