Non-Fiction
American
Jewery
The
Golden Land: The Story of Jewish Immigration to America: An Interactive
History With Removable Documents and Artifacts by Joseph Telushkin
The Golden Land is a museum-in-a-book that devotes a double-page spread--complete with removable letters, documents, and personal effects--to each of the successive waves of Jewish immigration to America, from the Germans and Eastern Europeans in the 19th and early 20th centuries to the refugees from the Nazis in the 1930s and ’40s to the Soviet Jews in the 1970s and '80s. America was the first nation where Jews were regarded as citizens from the very beginning, and The Golden Land reveals how they converted opportunity to success in fields from commerce, medicine, and science to movies, music, and literature.
The Golden Land is a museum-in-a-book that devotes a double-page spread--complete with removable letters, documents, and personal effects--to each of the successive waves of Jewish immigration to America, from the Germans and Eastern Europeans in the 19th and early 20th centuries to the refugees from the Nazis in the 1930s and ’40s to the Soviet Jews in the 1970s and '80s. America was the first nation where Jews were regarded as citizens from the very beginning, and The Golden Land reveals how they converted opportunity to success in fields from commerce, medicine, and science to movies, music, and literature.
The
Haunted Smile: The Story of Jewish Comedians in America
by Lawrence J. Epstein
From vaudeville to the movies to television, the complete--and often hilarious--history of how Jewish comedians transformed American entertainment. This book tackles a subject both poignant and delightful: the story of Jewish comedians in America. For the past century and more, American comedy has drawn its strength and soul from the comic genius of Jewish performers and writers. Often the best way to illuminate a point is to recount some of these comedians' own brilliant routines, and Epstein uses the comedian's work to great effect, making for a book that is both a thoughtful work of history and a great deal of fun.
by Lawrence J. Epstein
From vaudeville to the movies to television, the complete--and often hilarious--history of how Jewish comedians transformed American entertainment. This book tackles a subject both poignant and delightful: the story of Jewish comedians in America. For the past century and more, American comedy has drawn its strength and soul from the comic genius of Jewish performers and writers. Often the best way to illuminate a point is to recount some of these comedians' own brilliant routines, and Epstein uses the comedian's work to great effect, making for a book that is both a thoughtful work of history and a great deal of fun.
GI
Jews : How World War II Changed a Generation by Deborah Dash Moore
Serving in WWII made American Jewish soldiers feel both more Jewish and more American, writes historian Moore in this insightful study. Relying mainly on memoirs and oral interviews of 15 veterans, Moore shows how many of them had taken their Jewish identity for granted in the Jewish enclaves where they grew up—and that only in the army did they begin to see its value. The stories these soldiers tell are compelling, and Moore does an admirable job of knowing when to interpret and when to let the experiences speak for themselves. B&w photos.
Serving in WWII made American Jewish soldiers feel both more Jewish and more American, writes historian Moore in this insightful study. Relying mainly on memoirs and oral interviews of 15 veterans, Moore shows how many of them had taken their Jewish identity for granted in the Jewish enclaves where they grew up—and that only in the army did they begin to see its value. The stories these soldiers tell are compelling, and Moore does an admirable job of knowing when to interpret and when to let the experiences speak for themselves. B&w photos.
Jazz
Age Jews, by Michael Alexander
This volume was generously donated by his parents, OJC members Ellen and Alan Alexander. From Publishers Weekly: Jews and the jazz age: bathtub Manischewitz? Yiddish speakeasies? the Purim massacre? Not exactly. In his deft and provocative book, Alexander sketches how the social position and public perception of American Jews mutated in America during the 1920s. Drawing on a wealth of sources reports in Yiddish newspapers, the history of minstrel shows on Broadway, and papers of Oliver Wendell Holmes this book traces the unique roles played by and the problems faced by descendants of the great waves of turn-of-the-century Jewish immigrants.
This volume was generously donated by his parents, OJC members Ellen and Alan Alexander. From Publishers Weekly: Jews and the jazz age: bathtub Manischewitz? Yiddish speakeasies? the Purim massacre? Not exactly. In his deft and provocative book, Alexander sketches how the social position and public perception of American Jews mutated in America during the 1920s. Drawing on a wealth of sources reports in Yiddish newspapers, the history of minstrel shows on Broadway, and papers of Oliver Wendell Holmes this book traces the unique roles played by and the problems faced by descendants of the great waves of turn-of-the-century Jewish immigrants.
The
New Rabbi: A Congregation Searches for Its Leader, by Stephen Fried
The center of this compelling chronicle is Har Zion Temple on Philadelphia’s Main Line, which for the last 75 years has been one of the largest and most influential congregations in America. For 30 years Rabbi Gerald Wolpe has been its spiritual leader, a brilliant sermonizer of wide renown--but now he has announced his retirement. It is the start of a nationwide search process largely unknown to the lay world. Wolpe grants the Author extraordinary access into the intense personal and professional life of the clergy and the complex behind-the-scenes life of a major Conservative congregation.
The center of this compelling chronicle is Har Zion Temple on Philadelphia’s Main Line, which for the last 75 years has been one of the largest and most influential congregations in America. For 30 years Rabbi Gerald Wolpe has been its spiritual leader, a brilliant sermonizer of wide renown--but now he has announced his retirement. It is the start of a nationwide search process largely unknown to the lay world. Wolpe grants the Author extraordinary access into the intense personal and professional life of the clergy and the complex behind-the-scenes life of a major Conservative congregation.
The
Presidents of the United States and the Jews, by David G. Dalin
Recounts the interactions between those who have held the most powerful elective office in the land and the relatively small but politically and socially active Jewish community. This groundbreaking volume presents fascinating biographical information on major Jewish appointees to Cabinet and sub-Cabinet positions, to the Supreme Court, as well as to ambassadorships throughout the world.
Recounts the interactions between those who have held the most powerful elective office in the land and the relatively small but politically and socially active Jewish community. This groundbreaking volume presents fascinating biographical information on major Jewish appointees to Cabinet and sub-Cabinet positions, to the Supreme Court, as well as to ambassadorships throughout the world.
Art
& Culture
Judaic
Artisans Today, by Kathryn Morton
This book was generously donated by Ester & Leonard Geler in honor of their daughter, Naomi Geller Lipsky, whose work is featured in this beutiful book. This is an inspirational book for those who love beauty, for artists, for readers, and for collectors, too. For lovers of beauty: Just glance through the full-color photographs and you'll see the work of America's most skilled Judaic artisans working with such materials as silk, silver, ebony, beads, bronze, clay, glass, fabric, paper, and walrus teeth. The array is dazzling, the workmanship exquisite.
This book was generously donated by Ester & Leonard Geler in honor of their daughter, Naomi Geller Lipsky, whose work is featured in this beutiful book. This is an inspirational book for those who love beauty, for artists, for readers, and for collectors, too. For lovers of beauty: Just glance through the full-color photographs and you'll see the work of America's most skilled Judaic artisans working with such materials as silk, silver, ebony, beads, bronze, clay, glass, fabric, paper, and walrus teeth. The array is dazzling, the workmanship exquisite.
Biography
The
Story of a Life : A Memoir by Aharon Appelfeld
Appelfeld survived the Holocaust and came to Israel in 1946 as an orphan. He was seven when war tore apart his comfortable, assimilated Jewish home in the Ukraine, barely 13 when the war ended. His memoir, translated from the Hebrew, is not a chronological narrative but a frank, searing discussion about what and how he remembers, what it means to be Jewish, and how to write about it without sentimentality or rhetoric.
Appelfeld survived the Holocaust and came to Israel in 1946 as an orphan. He was seven when war tore apart his comfortable, assimilated Jewish home in the Ukraine, barely 13 when the war ended. His memoir, translated from the Hebrew, is not a chronological narrative but a frank, searing discussion about what and how he remembers, what it means to be Jewish, and how to write about it without sentimentality or rhetoric.
A
Tale of Love and Darkness by Amos Oz
Tragic, comic, and utterly honest, this extraordinary memoir is at once a great family saga and a magical self-portrait of a writer who witnessed the birth of a nation and lived through its turbulent history. It is the story of a boy growing up in the war-torn Jerusalem of the forties and fifties, in a small apartment crowded with books in twelve languages and relatives speaking nearly as many. When Oz was twelve his mother committed suicide, a tragedy that was to change his life. He leaves the constraints of the family and the community of dreamers, scholars, and failed businessmen and joins a kibbutz, changes his name, marries, has children, and finally becomes a writer as well as an active participant in the political life of Israel.
Tragic, comic, and utterly honest, this extraordinary memoir is at once a great family saga and a magical self-portrait of a writer who witnessed the birth of a nation and lived through its turbulent history. It is the story of a boy growing up in the war-torn Jerusalem of the forties and fifties, in a small apartment crowded with books in twelve languages and relatives speaking nearly as many. When Oz was twelve his mother committed suicide, a tragedy that was to change his life. He leaves the constraints of the family and the community of dreamers, scholars, and failed businessmen and joins a kibbutz, changes his name, marries, has children, and finally becomes a writer as well as an active participant in the political life of Israel.
Cookbooks
From the food pages of The New York Times comes this
authoritative, wide-ranging Jewish cookbook. With almost 800 well-tested
recipes by Times food writers, this collection includes influences from
Northern Africa, Western and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and the
United States. It is a collection to cook from as well as to celebrate
the history, culture, culinary creativity, and enduring tradition of Jews
around the world.
All recipes are kosher and include dishes from dozens of well-known writers
and chefs.
Hebrew
Hebrew
for Dummies, by Jill Suzanne Jacobs
Hebrew for Dummies" is a basic starting point for those who would like to learn Hebrew for travel purposes. For example, you will learn basic phrases (greetings, hotels, how to...) and plenty of nouns (animals, for example)l. The accompanying audio CD contains pronounciation guides and conversations to repeat and practice. The only downfall of this book is that there is no Hebrew lettering - everything is transliterated (hence, the simplicity of "Dummies" books). The only place where Hebrew can be found is in the Biblical section in a small number of the prayers.
Hebrew for Dummies" is a basic starting point for those who would like to learn Hebrew for travel purposes. For example, you will learn basic phrases (greetings, hotels, how to...) and plenty of nouns (animals, for example)l. The accompanying audio CD contains pronounciation guides and conversations to repeat and practice. The only downfall of this book is that there is no Hebrew lettering - everything is transliterated (hence, the simplicity of "Dummies" books). The only place where Hebrew can be found is in the Biblical section in a small number of the prayers.
History
Abraham,
A Journey to the Heart of Three Faiths, by Bruce S. Feiler
Journalist Feiler, a fifth-generation American Jew from the Deep South, wrote the best-selling Walking the Bible. His latest book focuses on the patriarch of Judaism, Islam, and Christianity, whose story lies at the heart of the ongoing strife that began in the Middle East. The author climbs into caves in Hebron, walks the desert of Haran, and taxis through war zones in Jerusalem, interviewing scholars of the Koran and the Bible to understand the founder of monotheism. His conclusion is that straightforward discussion between Abraham's heirs, conducted in academic settings and in houses of worship around the globe, may begin to heal our wounds.
Journalist Feiler, a fifth-generation American Jew from the Deep South, wrote the best-selling Walking the Bible. His latest book focuses on the patriarch of Judaism, Islam, and Christianity, whose story lies at the heart of the ongoing strife that began in the Middle East. The author climbs into caves in Hebron, walks the desert of Haran, and taxis through war zones in Jerusalem, interviewing scholars of the Koran and the Bible to understand the founder of monotheism. His conclusion is that straightforward discussion between Abraham's heirs, conducted in academic settings and in houses of worship around the globe, may begin to heal our wounds.
Diaspora:
Homelands in Exile By Frederic Brenner
Diaspora
is a photographic record of his 25-year search for the Jewish population
in 40 countries over five continents. Volume I, 344 pages, is a collection
of 264 of Brenner's more than 80,000 photographs, the most extensive and
diverse visual record of Jewish life ever created. Volume II is 164 pages
of evocative essays by leading intellectuals on the meaning and significance
to each of Brenner's photographs. Diaspora is a landmark project that
captures the scope and dynamism of one of the world's oldest, most diverse
communities, and challenges stereotypes held by Jews and non-Jews alike.
Journey
from the Land of No : A Girlhood Caught in Revolutionary Iran by Roya
Hakakian
The auther recounts her past as a girl growing up in the second largest Jewish community in the Middle East–Tehran–during the takeover of the Ayatollah Khomeini. She paints pictures of a changing Iran, from a land that was immersed in the poetry of life and discovery to one that spoke of militaristic prayer and repression, where Jewish people were once again subject to anti-Semitism and where women were stripped of many of their rights.
The auther recounts her past as a girl growing up in the second largest Jewish community in the Middle East–Tehran–during the takeover of the Ayatollah Khomeini. She paints pictures of a changing Iran, from a land that was immersed in the poetry of life and discovery to one that spoke of militaristic prayer and repression, where Jewish people were once again subject to anti-Semitism and where women were stripped of many of their rights.
Longitudes
and Attitudes: Exploring the World After September 11
by Thomas L. Friedman
This is a repackaging of Friedman's New York Times columns from September 2001 through June 2002, with a lengthy postscript describing Friedman's travels and interviews throughout this period. The one article in this batch likely to draw the most attention is his February 17, 2002, column in which the heir to the Saudi Arabian throne proposed a land-for-peace resolution, premised on Israel's 1967 borders.
by Thomas L. Friedman
This is a repackaging of Friedman's New York Times columns from September 2001 through June 2002, with a lengthy postscript describing Friedman's travels and interviews throughout this period. The one article in this batch likely to draw the most attention is his February 17, 2002, column in which the heir to the Saudi Arabian throne proposed a land-for-peace resolution, premised on Israel's 1967 borders.
Yiddish:
A Nation of Words, by Miriam Weinstein
A wonderful book, engaging, humorous, warm, and moving, that tells the compelling story of a culture's survival against all odds. The Jewish people, living at the edge of other cultures and nations, kept itself alive through a shared language full of wit, wisdom, irony, compassion, and spiritual resonance. The book is full of proverbs and bits of poetry--you get a real feel for the language, its sly shrug of humorous resignation, and its emotional pathos. Weinstein tells her stories with heart and humor -- a great read, that makes you laugh and cry at the same time, and teaches ways of living in a world of threat and change.
A wonderful book, engaging, humorous, warm, and moving, that tells the compelling story of a culture's survival against all odds. The Jewish people, living at the edge of other cultures and nations, kept itself alive through a shared language full of wit, wisdom, irony, compassion, and spiritual resonance. The book is full of proverbs and bits of poetry--you get a real feel for the language, its sly shrug of humorous resignation, and its emotional pathos. Weinstein tells her stories with heart and humor -- a great read, that makes you laugh and cry at the same time, and teaches ways of living in a world of threat and change.
The
Rebbe's Army: Inside the World of Chabad-Lubavitc by Sue Fishkoff
“Excuse me, are you Jewish?” With these words,
the relentlessly cheerful, ideologically driven emissaries of Chabad-Lubavitch
approach perfect strangers on street corners throughout the world in
their ongoing efforts to persuade their fellow Jews to live religiously
observant lives. In The Rebbe’s Army, award-winning journalist
Sue Fishkoff gives us the first behind-the-scenes look at this small
Brooklyn-based group of Hasidim and the extraordinary lengths to which
they take their mission of outreach.
Holocaust
Justice
at Dachau: The Trials of an American Prosecutor, by Joshua Green
For nearly two years, William Denson led the prosecution team at Dachau, Germany, that by August 1948 had found 177 Nazis guards and officers guilty of war crimes at Dachau, Mauthausen, Flossenburg, and Buchenwald concentration camps. After Denson's death in 1998 his wife sorted out boxes of documents in their basement: 30,000 pages of trial transcripts, miles of microfilm, stacks of photographs and newspaper clippings, and letters. Greene, coauthor of Witness: Voices from the Holocaust, posits that with the rise of the cold war, American priorities shifted from punishing Germans to winning Germany's support in the fight against the Soviet Union, and points to the fact that one by one, the sentences of Nazis found guilty at Dachau were either commuted or completely reversed.
For nearly two years, William Denson led the prosecution team at Dachau, Germany, that by August 1948 had found 177 Nazis guards and officers guilty of war crimes at Dachau, Mauthausen, Flossenburg, and Buchenwald concentration camps. After Denson's death in 1998 his wife sorted out boxes of documents in their basement: 30,000 pages of trial transcripts, miles of microfilm, stacks of photographs and newspaper clippings, and letters. Greene, coauthor of Witness: Voices from the Holocaust, posits that with the rise of the cold war, American priorities shifted from punishing Germans to winning Germany's support in the fight against the Soviet Union, and points to the fact that one by one, the sentences of Nazis found guilty at Dachau were either commuted or completely reversed.
The
Lost: A Search for the Six Million,
by Daniel Mendelsohn
Mendelsohn's The Lost is the deeply personal account of a search for one family among his larger family, the one barely spoken of, only to say they were "killed by the Nazis." Mendelsohn, even as a boy, was always the one interested in his family's history, but when he came upon a set of letters from his great uncle Schmiel, pleading for help from his American relatives as the Nazi grip on the lives of Jews in their Polish town became tighter and tighter, he set out to find what had happened to that lost family. The result is both memoir and history, an ambitious and gorgeously meditative detective story that takes him across the globe in search of the lost threads of these few almost forgotten lives.
Mendelsohn's The Lost is the deeply personal account of a search for one family among his larger family, the one barely spoken of, only to say they were "killed by the Nazis." Mendelsohn, even as a boy, was always the one interested in his family's history, but when he came upon a set of letters from his great uncle Schmiel, pleading for help from his American relatives as the Nazi grip on the lives of Jews in their Polish town became tighter and tighter, he set out to find what had happened to that lost family. The result is both memoir and history, an ambitious and gorgeously meditative detective story that takes him across the globe in search of the lost threads of these few almost forgotten lives.
Motherland,
Beyond the Holocaust:A Daughter's Journey to Reclaim the Past,
by Fern Schumer Dhapman
In 1937, Edith Westerfeld's parents-before being killed by the Nazis-sent her from Germany to live with relatives in America. Fifty-four years later, Edith decided that it was time to revisit the town she had left so many years before with her daughter Fern. For Edith the trip was a chance to reconnect and reconcile with her past; for Fern it was a chance to learn what lay behind her mother's silent grief. On their journey, Fern and her mother shared many extraordinary encounters with the townspeople and-more importantly-with one another, closing the divide that had long stood between them.
by Fern Schumer Dhapman
In 1937, Edith Westerfeld's parents-before being killed by the Nazis-sent her from Germany to live with relatives in America. Fifty-four years later, Edith decided that it was time to revisit the town she had left so many years before with her daughter Fern. For Edith the trip was a chance to reconnect and reconcile with her past; for Fern it was a chance to learn what lay behind her mother's silent grief. On their journey, Fern and her mother shared many extraordinary encounters with the townspeople and-more importantly-with one another, closing the divide that had long stood between them.
To
Life: 36 Stories of Memory and Hope, by The Museum of Jewish Heritage
Selected from the permanent exhibit at the Museum of Jewish Heritage-A Living Memorial to the Holocaust in New York City-these 36 objects were passed on to the Museum by Holocaust survivors and their offspring. A child's Torah scroll, a dress worn at the time of liberation from Auschwitz, a desperate telegram, a false passport, a blue-and-white-striped cap from one of the camps-these are the kinds of objects that are emblems of remarkable stories of perseverance and hope.
Selected from the permanent exhibit at the Museum of Jewish Heritage-A Living Memorial to the Holocaust in New York City-these 36 objects were passed on to the Museum by Holocaust survivors and their offspring. A child's Torah scroll, a dress worn at the time of liberation from Auschwitz, a desperate telegram, a false passport, a blue-and-white-striped cap from one of the camps-these are the kinds of objects that are emblems of remarkable stories of perseverance and hope.
Israel
The
Case for Israel by Alan Dershowitz
Dershowitz sets the record straight and explains why Israel, while not perfect, is in fact the sole outpost of liberty and democracy in the Middle East - a country that has earned the right to exist within secure boundaries and defend itself." Drawing on research and his skills as an advocate, Dershowitz conclusively refutes thirty-two separate slurs, slanders, and misrepresentations that have been hurled at Israel in recent years.
Dershowitz sets the record straight and explains why Israel, while not perfect, is in fact the sole outpost of liberty and democracy in the Middle East - a country that has earned the right to exist within secure boundaries and defend itself." Drawing on research and his skills as an advocate, Dershowitz conclusively refutes thirty-two separate slurs, slanders, and misrepresentations that have been hurled at Israel in recent years.
Coming
Together, Coming Apart: A Memoir of Heartbreak and Promise in Israel,
by Daniel Gordis
Whether describing a walk through Jerusalem in snow, a hike in the desert or a farewell family drive to the Gaza settlements, Gordis manages to capture the essential details that tell us the larger meaning of our Israeli lives. There is much irony in this book, and also anger, especially against those who unfairly judge Israel in its most desperate and noble times. Most of all, though, this book is the chronicle of a love story - of an immigrant family in Jerusalem falling in love with Israel and, through that love, discovering the strength to cope with life on the front lines of a Jihadist war.
Whether describing a walk through Jerusalem in snow, a hike in the desert or a farewell family drive to the Gaza settlements, Gordis manages to capture the essential details that tell us the larger meaning of our Israeli lives. There is much irony in this book, and also anger, especially against those who unfairly judge Israel in its most desperate and noble times. Most of all, though, this book is the chronicle of a love story - of an immigrant family in Jerusalem falling in love with Israel and, through that love, discovering the strength to cope with life on the front lines of a Jihadist war.
Six
Days of War, by Michael B. Oren
Oren spotlights all the participants--Arab, Israeli, Soviet, and American--telling the story of how the war broke out and of the shocking ways it unfolded. Drawing on thousands of top-secret documents, on rare papers in Russian and Arabic, and on exclusive personal interviews, Six Days of War recreates the regional and international context which, by the late 1960s, virtually assured an Arab-Israeli conflagration.
Oren spotlights all the participants--Arab, Israeli, Soviet, and American--telling the story of how the war broke out and of the shocking ways it unfolded. Drawing on thousands of top-secret documents, on rare papers in Russian and Arabic, and on exclusive personal interviews, Six Days of War recreates the regional and international context which, by the late 1960s, virtually assured an Arab-Israeli conflagration.
Kabbalah
Endless
Light: The Ancient Path of the Kabbalah to Love, Spiritual Growth, and
Personal Power, by David Aaron
Rabbi Aaron presents the ancient system as a source of personal and spiritual sustenance. In the kabbalah, the creation of the universe is an ongoing process; thus, Aaron says, we derive happiness from the journey to our goals rather than from reaching our destination. The philosophy he presents is derived from the Torah and other Jewish texts and traditions, but Aaron makes it comprehensible to anyone seeking a new understanding of God, the world, and themselves.
Rabbi Aaron presents the ancient system as a source of personal and spiritual sustenance. In the kabbalah, the creation of the universe is an ongoing process; thus, Aaron says, we derive happiness from the journey to our goals rather than from reaching our destination. The philosophy he presents is derived from the Torah and other Jewish texts and traditions, but Aaron makes it comprehensible to anyone seeking a new understanding of God, the world, and themselves.
Life
Cycle Events
Jewish
Weddings: A Beautiful Guide to Creating the Wedding of Your Dreams,
by Rita Milos Brownstein
There is nothing more daunting to a newly engaged couple than planning their wedding. For Jewish couples, balancing religious and aesthetic needs can be especially tricky. This lavishly illustrated book includes more than 200 photographs and provides a guide to creating a wedding that both honors Jewish culture, ritual, and tradition and reflects the lives and personalities of the bride and groom. Also includes a brief history of the Jewish Wedding.
by Rita Milos Brownstein
There is nothing more daunting to a newly engaged couple than planning their wedding. For Jewish couples, balancing religious and aesthetic needs can be especially tricky. This lavishly illustrated book includes more than 200 photographs and provides a guide to creating a wedding that both honors Jewish culture, ritual, and tradition and reflects the lives and personalities of the bride and groom. Also includes a brief history of the Jewish Wedding.
Make
Your Own Jewish Wedding : How to Create a Ritual That Expresses Your True
Selves by Ana Schwartzman & Zoe Francesca
Planning your Jewish wedding? Here is your wise, warm, practical, and invaluable guide to all the personal choices that will express you and your partner’s unique qualities and deepest feelings about this wonderful celebration. Most importantly, through tips and stories, this guide to modern Jewish weddings helps you to incorporate your heritage and evaluate your priorities while preserving the essential meaning and integrity of the event for you as a couple.
Planning your Jewish wedding? Here is your wise, warm, practical, and invaluable guide to all the personal choices that will express you and your partner’s unique qualities and deepest feelings about this wonderful celebration. Most importantly, through tips and stories, this guide to modern Jewish weddings helps you to incorporate your heritage and evaluate your priorities while preserving the essential meaning and integrity of the event for you as a couple.
This
one's for you: Poems for the Bar/Bat Mitzvah Candle Lighting Ceremony
by Marcy Schwarz
Helps you and your Bar/Bat Mitzvah create the perfect poems to be recited by your child while calling honored guests up to light candles.
Helps you and your Bar/Bat Mitzvah create the perfect poems to be recited by your child while calling honored guests up to light candles.
Passover
Passover
Survival Kit by Shimon Apisdorf
This book reveals how every facet of the Passover holiday - and the family seder - can deepen your experience of life, help fulfill the quest within your soul and revitalize your Jewish identity. For those who find the text of the Haggadah, and the prayers and practices of the seder to be remote and archaic - this is the book you've been looking for. The Passover Survival Kit allows you to experience one of the centerpieces of Jewish life as insightful, spiritually provocative and relevant to issues of personal growth and the everyday challenges of life.
This book reveals how every facet of the Passover holiday - and the family seder - can deepen your experience of life, help fulfill the quest within your soul and revitalize your Jewish identity. For those who find the text of the Haggadah, and the prayers and practices of the seder to be remote and archaic - this is the book you've been looking for. The Passover Survival Kit allows you to experience one of the centerpieces of Jewish life as insightful, spiritually provocative and relevant to issues of personal growth and the everyday challenges of life.
Creating
Lively Passover Seders: An Interactive Sourcebook of Tales, Texts &
Activities by David Arnow
This fascinating resource can guide you in making your Seder more inventive and dynamic. From suggestions for re-enacting the march from Egypt to Israel, to bibliodrama defending God’s use of the plagues against the Egyptians, Creating Lively Passover Seders inspires Seder participants of all ages to encounter central concepts of Judaism in thought-provoking, stimulating ways.
This fascinating resource can guide you in making your Seder more inventive and dynamic. From suggestions for re-enacting the march from Egypt to Israel, to bibliodrama defending God’s use of the plagues against the Egyptians, Creating Lively Passover Seders inspires Seder participants of all ages to encounter central concepts of Judaism in thought-provoking, stimulating ways.
A
Different Night, The Family Participation Haggadah by David Dishon, Noam
Zion
A family participation haggadah for all Jewish denominations and levels of knowledge that offers stories, discussions, explanations, readings, songs, activities and games. The art work is eclectic from Chagall, Rembrandt and Ben Shahn to cartoons. The language is accessible and directions complete and it offers both a short and a long seder guaranteed to be fun and intelectually stimulating for adults, teenagers and children. Recommended by rabbis of all denominations, it has become an enormous best seller. The enormous variety of activities offered allow one to tailormake seder so that every year produce new Jewish memories.
A family participation haggadah for all Jewish denominations and levels of knowledge that offers stories, discussions, explanations, readings, songs, activities and games. The art work is eclectic from Chagall, Rembrandt and Ben Shahn to cartoons. The language is accessible and directions complete and it offers both a short and a long seder guaranteed to be fun and intelectually stimulating for adults, teenagers and children. Recommended by rabbis of all denominations, it has become an enormous best seller. The enormous variety of activities offered allow one to tailormake seder so that every year produce new Jewish memories.
The
Women's Seder Sourcebook: Rituals and Readings for Use at the Passover
Seder
by Sharon Cohen Anisfeld, Tara Mohr & Catherine Spector
The Women's Seder Sourcebook provides the tools you need to bring women's voices to your Passover celebration, create a women's seder of your own, and share in the unique perspectives that contemporary Jewish women are bringing to our evolving understanding of this holiday. Organized according to the order of the seder, this practical guide also includes discussion questions, texts, and exercises for further study, to help you transform the planning process for your women's or family seder into a Jewish learning experience.
by Sharon Cohen Anisfeld, Tara Mohr & Catherine Spector
The Women's Seder Sourcebook provides the tools you need to bring women's voices to your Passover celebration, create a women's seder of your own, and share in the unique perspectives that contemporary Jewish women are bringing to our evolving understanding of this holiday. Organized according to the order of the seder, this practical guide also includes discussion questions, texts, and exercises for further study, to help you transform the planning process for your women's or family seder into a Jewish learning experience.
Reference
The Jewish people have special concerns, approaches, and attitudes about health and wellness, due in part to certain illnesses known as “Jewish genetic diseases,” such as Tay-Sachs, Niemann-Pick, Gaucher, and others. Beyond these genetic diseases, however, the entire range of topics and issues related to health and wellness has long been of great interest to the religious and secular Jewish community. Jewish tradition has developed many special approaches to health and health-related issues, based on the hallowed traditions and precepts found in the Torah, its commentaries, and the vast literature written by rabbinic authorities throughout the centuries. Similarly Jewish secular culture has developed many special attitudes and approaches to the issues in this book regarding women’s health, nutrition, raising children, caregiving, and other special issues.
Jewish
U: A Contemporary Guide for the Jewish College Student by Scott Aaron
Jewish U is a hands-on guide to living Jewishly on campus. How to observe your first high holidays away from home. How to decide if you should join a fraternity or sorority. How to find the right place to eat during Passover. How to talk to non-Jewish roommates about Judaism. How to find common ground with Jewish students from different backgrounds. How to find a Jewish home for yourself on campus. College is about diversity, offering up countless options, choices that YOU will now have to make on your own. This is an invaluable resource for those about to be presented with these myriad choices.
Jewish U is a hands-on guide to living Jewishly on campus. How to observe your first high holidays away from home. How to decide if you should join a fraternity or sorority. How to find the right place to eat during Passover. How to talk to non-Jewish roommates about Judaism. How to find common ground with Jewish students from different backgrounds. How to find a Jewish home for yourself on campus. College is about diversity, offering up countless options, choices that YOU will now have to make on your own. This is an invaluable resource for those about to be presented with these myriad choices.
