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Essential Judaism
Atria Books 2008; US$ 21.99A Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader. more...
Photographing Jewish Weddings
Amherst Media, Inc. 2009; US$ 19.99A guide to the culture and traditions of Judaic ceremonies and receptions, this study offers photographers insight and advice for targeting and capturing Jewish weddings. Time lines and schedules are discussed with examples of start-to-finish wedding-day festivities, and a list of the essential images for the different types of weddings?such as Orthodox,... more...
Jewish Humor
HarperCollins 2010; US$ 12.99Here are more than 100 of the best Jewish jokes you'll ever hear, interspersed with perceptive and persuasive insight into what they can tell us about how Jews see themselves, their families, and their friends, and what they think about money, sex, and success. Rabbi Joseph Telushkin is as celebrated for his wit as for his scholarship, and in this... more...
Thirteen and a Day
Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2007; US$ 7.99A striking look at the Jewish rite-and at American Jews in all their diversity Since its emergence here a century ago, the bar or bat mitzvah has become a distinctively American rite of passage, so much so that, in certain suburbs today, gentile families throw parties for their thirteen-year-olds, lest they feel left out. How did this come about?... more...
Ritual and Morality
Cambridge University Press 1999; US$ 30.00Clear explanation of non-dietary ritual purity laws of the Hebrew Bible; intelligible to non-specialist readers. more...
Open Minded Torah
Continuum International Publishing 2011; US$ 15.95In essays as likely to turn to baseball, Denzel Washington, and the NASDAQ as to Macbeth, quantum physics and psychoanalysis, William Kolbrener provides powerful – and often surprising – insights into how open mindedness allows for authentic Jewish commitment in an age otherwise defined by fundamentalism and unbelief. Open Minded Torah... more...
Judah Moscato Sermons
BRILL 2010; US$ 283.00Judah ben Joseph Moscato (c.1533-1590) was one of the most distinguished rabbis, authors, and preachers of the Italian-Jewish Renaissance. The book Sefer Nefusot Yehudah belongs to the very centre of his important homiletic and philosophical oeuvre. Composed in Mantua and published in Venice in 1589, the collection of 52 sermons addresses the subject... more...
The Temple of Jerusalem: From Moses to the Messiah
BRILL 2011; US$ 199.00The Temple of Jerusalem: From Moses to the Messiah brings together an interdisciplinary and broad-ranging international community of scholars to discuss aspects of the history and continued life of the Jerusalem Temple in Western culture, from biblical times to the present. This volume is the fruit of the inaugural conference of the Yeshiva University... more...
Judaism: An Introduction
Hodder & Stoughton 2010; US$ 20.83This book is a concise guide to the history, beliefs and practices of this major world faith. Covering all the key aspects of Judaism, including the impact of the Holocaust and the significance of Israel on Jewish self-understanding, gain real insight into what it means to be Jewish today. NOT GOT MUCH TIME? One, five and ten-minute introductions... more...
The Simple Guide to Attending Jewish Ceremonies
Kuperard 2011; US$ 4.99In today?s multicultural society we are increasingly likely to meet and become friends with people from different religious backgrounds, and to find ourselves attending an unfamiliar ceremony. When this happens, there can be few of us who know exactly what to expect, or are confident about how to behave. This chapter from Do I Kneel or Do I Bow? ... more...









