Five Books Of Miriam: A Woman's Commentary on the Torah
10 best books like Five Books Of Miriam: A Woman's Commentary on the Torah (Ellen Frankel): To Pray As A Jew: A Guide To The Prayer Book And The Synagogue Service, The Jew in the Lotus, God in Search of Man: A Philosophy of Judaism, Choosing a Jewish Life: A Handbook for People Converting to Judaism and for Their Family and Friends, Zohar: The Book of Splendor: Basic Readings from the Kabbalah, How to Run a Traditional Jewish Household, Standing Again at Sinai: Judaism from a Feminist Perspective, Living Judaism: The Complete Guide to Jewish Belief, Tradition, and Practice, The Book of Jewish Values: A Day-by-Day Guide to Ethical Living, Essential Judaism: A Complete Guide to Beliefs, Customs and Rituals
| Author | Hayim Halevy Donin |
| ISBN | 0465086330 |
A distinguished guide to Jewish prayer
Why do Jews pray? What is the role of prayer in their lives as moral and ethical beings? From the simplest details of how to comport oneself on entering a synagogue to the most profound and moving comments on the prayers themselves, Rabbi Hayim Halevy Donin...
| Author | Rodger Kamenetz |
| ISBN | 0060645741 |
While accompanying eight high–spirited Jewish delegates to Dharamsala, India, for a historic Buddhist–Jewish dialogue with the Dalai Lama, poet Rodger Kamenetz comes to understand the convergence of Buddhist and Jewish thought. Along the way he encounters Ram Dass and Richard Gere, and dialogues...
God in Search of Man: A Philosophy of Judaism
| Author | Abraham Joshua Heschel |
| ISBN | 0374513317 |
Abraham Joshua Heschel was one of the most revered religious leaders of the 20th century, and God in Search of Man and its companion volume, Man Is Not Alone, two of his most important books, are classics of modern Jewish theology. God in Search of Man combines scholarship with lucidity, reverence, and...
| Author | Anita Diamant |
| ISBN | 0805210954 |
Married to a convert herself, Anita Diamant provides advice and information that can transform the act of conversion into an extraordinary journey of self-discovery and spiritual growth.
Here you will learn how to choose a rabbi, a synagogue, a denomination, a Hebrew name; how to handle...
Zohar: The Book of Splendor: Basic Readings from the Kabbalah
| Author | Gershom Scholem |
| ISBN | 0805210342 |
One of the great masterpieces of Western religious thought, the Zohar represents an attempt to uncover hidden meanings behind the world of appearances. It is the central work in the literature of the Kabbalah, the Jewish mystical tradition.
This volume of selected passages from the Zohar,...
| Author | Blu Greenberg |
| ISBN | 0671602705 |
Truthfully, in spite of all the parts of this book I just don't agree with (namely: she's a bit heavy handed with lumping Conservative/Reform/Reconstructionist together, she calls herself a feminist but doesn't show it in her writing except in passive agressive comments here and there, the book is...
| Author | Judith Plaskow |
| ISBN | 0060666846 |
The subject is Jewish feminism, but the book's relevance doesn't end there. Not only does it deal with specifically "feminist" and "Jewish" concerns, it also gets into subjects including hermeneutics, the workings of community, the influence of language in our religious lives, and how one approaches...
| Author | Wayne D. Dosick |
| ISBN | 0060621796 |
In Living Judaism, Rabbi Wayne Dosick, Ph.D., author of the acclaimed Golden Rules, Dancing with God, and When Life Hurts, offers an engaging and definitive overview of Jewish philosophy and theology, rituals and customs. Combining quality scholarship and sacred spiritual instruction, Living...
| Author | Joseph Telushkin |
| ISBN | 0609603302 |
In The Book of Jewish Values, Rabbi Joseph Telushkin has combed the Bible, the Talmud, and the whole spectrum of Judaism's sacred writings to give us a manual on how to lead a decent, kind, and honest life in a morally complicated world. Telushkin speaks to the major ethical issues of our time, issues that...
| Author | George Robinson |
| ISBN | 0671034812 |
What happens at a synagogue service? What are the rules for keeping kosher? How do I light the Hanukah candles? What is in the Hebrew Bible? What do the Jewish holidays signify? What should I be teaching my children about being Jewish?
A landmark reference, here is an indispensable one-volume...
| Author | Barry W. Holtz |
| ISBN | 0671605968 |
A collection of slightly scholarly essays on the history, roles, structure and uses of the classic texts of Judaism: the Tanach (one each on narrative,law and poetry), Talmud, Midrash, the Medieval Bible Commentaries, Medieval Jewish Philosophy, Kabbalistic texts, the teachings of the Hasidic...
| Author | Alan Lew |
| ISBN | 0316739081 |
There are times in life when we are caught utterly unprepared: a death in the family, the end of a relationship, a health crisis. These are the times when the solid ground we thought we stood on disappears beneath our feet, leaving us reeling and heartbroken, as we stumble back to our faith.The Days of Awe...
| Author | Everett Fox |
| ISBN | 0805211195 |
The sound and the sense...of the original.
Newly translated by Everett Fox with (lots of) commentary and notes, this version of Torah brings with it a lifetime of devotion and scholarship; it is an outstanding study resource and an exceptional choice for public reading. Fox brings the sensibilities,...
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Expected One and The Book of Love comes a transformative book that unlocks the hidden power of the Lord's Prayer -- the prayer that can be recited by every Christian in the world.
The real secret to creating and sustaining an abundant, joyous,...
| Author | Merlin Stone |
| ISBN | 0807067512 |
I really like this book, but that might surprise people who know me well. That's because I studied Classics and ancient Greek goddesses, and this book does not provide a balanced academic portrayal of the deities. Which is not to say its not well researched, but neither is that the book's point, I suspect....
| Author | Danya Ruttenberg |
| ISBN | 1580050573 |
Thanks in large part to the struggles of their activist foremothers, today’s young Jewish women have a dizzying array of spiritual options. Yentl’s Revenge chronicles a range of experiences lived by an entire generation of women, from Judeo-pagan witches to young Orthodox mothers, from rabbis...
| Author | Roberto Calasso |
| ISBN | 0375725431 |
Brilliant, inspired, and gloriously erudite, Literature and the Gods is the culmination of Roberto Calasso’s lifelong study of the gods in the human imagination. By uncovering the divine whisper that lies behind the best poetry and prose from across the centuries, Calasso gives us a renewed sense...
| Author | Richard Elliott Friedman |
| ISBN | 0060507179 |
In this groundbreaking and insightful new commentary, one of the world's leading biblical scholars unveils the unity and continuity of the Torah for the modern reader. Richard Elliott Friedman, the bestselling author of Who Wrote the Bible?, integrates the most recent discoveries in biblical archaeology...
The Desire Map Daily: A Guide to Feeling Your Power Every Day
| Author | Danielle LaPorte |
| ISBN | 1622032446 |
Are Your Goals Aligned with Your Soul?
Many of us unconsciously pick up ambitions from our parents, celebrities, or the imaginary "they" we're trying to impress. We crank hard trying to meet the "right" goals instead of the ones that match the shape of our heart. It's Achievement Autopilot...
The Chumash: The Stone Edition, Full Size (ArtScroll) (English and Hebrew Edition) The Torah: Haftaros and Five Megillos with a Commentary Anthologized from the Rabbinic Writings
| Author | Nosson Scherman |
| ISBN | 0899060145 |
A Classic in its own time... The entire Chumash, newly reset, in one beautiful volume with a new, contemporary English translation of the Torah, faithful to Rashi and the classic Rabbinic commentators, and an anthologized commentary by a team of scholars, under the editorship of Rabbi Nosson Scherman....
Why Be Jewish?: A Testament
| Author | Edgar M. Bronfman |
| ISBN | 1455562890 |
Edgar M. Bronfman's clarion call to a generation of secular, disaffected, and unaffiliated Jews, this book addresses the most critical question confronting Judaism worldwide.
Completed in December 2013, just weeks before he passed away, WHY BE JEWISH? expresses Edgar Bronfman's awe,...
