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Meet me at the well: the girls and women of the Bible
By Jane Yolen, Barbara Diamond Goldin, Vali Mintzi. 2018
Retellings of Bible stories from the points of view of women, such as Eve from the Book of Genesis. Includes…
sidebars to pose questions and provides additional information and nondenominational interpretations. For grades 5-8. 2018A history of Judaism
By Martin Goodman. 2018
Professor of Jewish Studies at the University of Oxford presents a history of Judaism from approximately 2000 BCE to the…
early twenty-first century. Discusses the development of the religion, key figures, events of note, the diaspora of faithful across the world, institutions, doctrinal ideologies, and more. 2018Becoming Eve: my journey from ultra-Orthodox rabbi to transgender woman
By Abby Stein. 2019
The author relates her experiences being raised in a Hasidic Jewish community as the eldest son in a dynastic rabbinical…
family. Describes her search for answers and ultimate departure from her former way of life. Some descriptions of sex. 2019The Telling: How Judaism's Essential Book Reveals the Meaning of Life
By Mark Gerson. 2021
God didn’t design the Seder to put your kids to sleep. Instead, the Seder is an experience your family should…
love, treasure and remember. Have you ever wondered that there might be something more to Passover, the Seder, and the Haggadah - something that just might hold the secrets to living the life of joy and meaning that you were intended to? In The Telling, Mark Gerson, host of The Rabbi’s Husband podcast and renowned Jewish philanthropist, shows us how to make the Seder the most engaging, inspiring, and important night of the Jewish year. By using this book, you’ll be able to: Lead the Seder with wisdom, confidence and fun that guests will remember Make the Haggadah burst alive with insight for our opportunities, questions and challenges Show Gentile friends the richness of the Jewish tradition Instill a lasting love of Judaism within your children Bring your family closer together and closer to God The Telling will enable you to see what the Haggadah really is: The Greatest Hits of Jewish Thought. This understanding will enable you to provide your guests with the most interesting, insightful, and practically helpful night of the year - with teachings and lessons that will continue to brighten in the year to come. What leaders are saying about The Telling: ""In The Telling, Mark Gerson brilliantly illuminates some of the big questions from the Haggadah whose answers can define what constitutes a meaningful life. By showing how the Haggadah enables its readers to deploy ancient Jewish wisdom to help answer the most contemporary questions, this book will help your Pesach to be what it can be: a life-guiding event, every year, for anyone who learns enough to give it the opportunity.Rbg's brave & brilliant women: 33 jewish women to inspire everyone
By Nadine Epstein. 2021
This collection of biographies of brave and brilliant Jewish female role models—selected in collaboration with Ruth Bader Ginsburg and including…
an introduction written by the iconic Supreme Court justice herself— provides young people with a roster of inspirational role models, all of whom are Jewish women, who will appeal not only to young people but to people of all ages, and all faiths. The fascinating lives detailed in this collection—more than thirty exemplary female role models—were chosen by Ruth Bader Ginsburg, or RBG, as she was lovingly known to her many admirers. Working with her friend, journalist Nadine Epstein, RBG selected these trailblazers, all of whom are women and Jewish, who chose not to settle for the rules and beliefs of their time. They did not accept what the world told them they should be. Like RBG, they dreamed big, worked hard, and forged their own paths to become who they deserved to be. Future generations will benefit from each and every one of the courageous actions and triumphs of the women profiled here. Real Wonder Women , the passion project of Justice Ginsburg in the last year of her life, will inspire readers to think about who they want to become and to make it happen, just like RBGThe Jewish American paradox: embracing choice in a changing world
By Robert H. Mnookin. 2018
Lawyer examines the nature of Jewish identity in America. Discusses his personal history of identifying as Jewish even when he…
didn't practice the faith, what it means to be Jewish in America, and challenges in passing down the faith and culture to future generations. 2018Family papers: a Sephardic journey through the twentieth century
By Sarah Abrevaya Stein. 2019
Chronicle of the Sephardic Jewish Levy family originally from the port city of Salonica in the Ottoman Empire--now Thessaloniki, Greece--through…
the twentieth century. Using letters and other documents from the family's archives, discusses their publishing business, family alliances, actions in the World Wars, and journeys across the world. 2019How the wise men got to Chelm: the life and times of a Yiddish folk tradition
By Ruth Von Bernuth. 2016
An examination of the Eastern European Jewish literary tradition of stories about a town called Chelm, which was meant to…
be a town of fools. Discusses the dual identity of Chelm in reality and folktale tradition. The author places Chelm literature in a historical context and discusses its precursors. 2016The people and the books: 18 classics of Jewish literature
By Adam Kirsch. 2016
Poet examines Jewish literary tradition to understand central questions and themes repeated through Jewish history and culture, such as the…
nature of God and the Promised Land. Discusses the books of Deuteronomy and Esther from the Bible and works by Flavius Josephus, Maimonides, Glückel of Hameln, and more. 2016The boy on the wooden box: how the impossible became possible ... on Schindler's list
By Leon Leyson, Marilyn J. Harran, Elisabeth B. Leyson. 2013
Memoir of Leon Leyson (born Leib Lejzon), who was only ten years old when the Nazis invaded Poland. Recounts the…
day his Jewish family was forced to relocate to the Kraków ghetto, their perseverance in the Plaszów concentration camp, and the relationship they formed with Oskar Schindler. For grades 5-8. 2013A None's story: searching for meaning inside Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, & Islam
By Corinna Nicolaou. 2016
Nicolaou, who was raised without a religious tradition, discusses her experiences exploring Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, and Judaism in the Pacific…
Northwest, California, Texas, and Washington, D. C. Discusses the people she meets, what she learns about various sects, and what it means for her to continue to identify as a "none."2016Historian chronicles the development of Jewish kosher laws and the integration of them into the twentieth-century American food industry. Discusses…
divergences of opinion among Jewish sects on what is and is not kosher, further accommodations with secular entities, and the interplay with ethics moving into the twenty-first century. 2016Specialist in thyroid and autoimmune diseases, who herself had Graves' disease, explains that thyroid dysfunction can be the hidden cause…
of a wide array of health issues and why doctors often misdiagnose it. Includes a twenty-eight-day program she developed to address thyroid problems. 2016Kabbalah: a very short introduction (Very Short Introductions)
By Joseph Dan. 2007
Authority on Jewish mysticism--who acknowledges that "kabbalah" has had many meanings over the centuries--surveys phenomena described as "kabbalistic" in various…
periods and cultures. Discusses kabbalah's roots in medieval Jewish texts, integration into Christian theology and European philosophy, and importance in contemporary New Age thought. 2006Hormones: a very short introduction (Very Short Introductions)
By Martin Luck. 2014
Explains what hormones are and what they do, from regulating blood pressure to controlling the female reproductive cycle. Discusses hormone-related…
disorders such as diabetes and thyroid disease, recent developments in endocrinology, and ethical issues such as athletes' use of steroids to improve performance. 2014Antisemitism: a very short introduction (Very Short Introductions)
By Steven Beller. 2015
Scholar of Jewish and European history examines the centuries-long heritage of hostility to Jews, extending back before Christianity's emergence. Discusses…
institutionally reinforced restrictions and persecutions, xenophobic nationalism, and Islamic fundamentalism. Stresses the importance of building a global community that ensures and respects rights and interests of any minority. 2007The Dead Sea scrolls: a very short introduction (Very Short Introductions)
By Timothy H. Lim. 2005
Scholar retraces the 1947 discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls by Bedouin shepherds, their impact on our understanding of ancient…
Judaism and the origins of Christianity, and the controversies surrounding their translation and interpretation. Discusses the ways modern technology has aided analysis of the scrolls. 2005Jewish stories of love and marriage: folktales, legends, and letters
By Peninnah Schram, Sandy Eisenberg Sasso. 2015
Rabbi Sasso and Schram, a professor of speech and drama, share the stories of love and romance they have collected…
from the Jewish storytelling tradition, both printed and spoken. Includes biblical and rabbinical stories, folktales, love letters, and contemporary experiences. Provides guidance on creating your own love story. 2015Between gods: a memoir
By Alison Pick. 2015
Woman recounts growing up as a devout Christian and finding out that her father's family was actually Jewish and had…
fled to Canada at the start of World War II, though some were lost to the Holocaust. Discusses her exploration of Judaism and eventual conversion. 2014Discussion and analysis of the prophecies presented in author's novel The Harbinger (DB 76704). Expands on perceived evidence for the…
phenomenon called the Shemitah, which is purported to be behind such events as financial market crashes, tragic world events, and the rise and fall of nations. 2014