The Zionist Idea: A Historical Analysis and Reader
 splendid compelation: the a hundred page introduction of this work is absolutely essential for people of every ilk who want to undertand the whole zionist idealogy in one fine, easy-read scoop. the rest of this work is a presentation of every important [... more]
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Mekhilta De-rabbi Shimon Bar Yohai (Edward E. Elson Classic)
Tannaitic midrash: This mekhilta is attributed to Rabbi Shimon bar Yohai the same guy who alledgedly wrote the Zohar (although that is only a myth). It is a collection of early rabbinic texts (tannaitic) on the Book of Exodus. Anyhow, this edition is a [... more]
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Hills of Spices: Poetry from the Bible
Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 221.5208 EAN: 9780827608269 Edition: Bilingual ISBN: 0827608268 Number Of Pages: 256 Publication Date: 2006-05-30 [... more]
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Raoul Wallenberg: The Man Who Stopped Death
History that is more exciting than the best-selling fiction: As a parent, I know how hard it is to find excellent, high-quality nonfiction books for older children who are at an in-between stage - not quite ready for adult books but too old for " [... more]
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Fallen Angels: Soldiers of Satan's Realm
History of the Dark Side: Fallen Angels: Soldiers of Satan's Realm by Bernard J. Bamberger An enjoyable account of the origins and evolution of the concept of fallen angels in Jewish and Christian world views for a general audience. Bamberger starts with [... more]
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JPS Torah Commentary: Genesis
Best Torah commentary of the modern era: This is simply a magnificant work! This contains the complete Hebrew text of Genesis, the JPS's new English translation, and an extensive original commentary that illuminates the text like a 1000 watt searchlight. [... more]
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Consolation: The Spiritual Journey Beyond Grief
Advice for dealing with difficult transitions: Consolation: The Spiritual Journey Beyond By Grief by Maurice Lamm (Founder and President of the National Institute for Jewish Hospice and Professor at Yeshiva University's Rabbinical Seminary, New York) [... more]
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Jps Commentary on Esther (JPS Bible Commentary)
jps esther offers helpful background: Fully half of this book is devoted to a discussion of the background of the work and its interpretations. It is quite helpful in understanding and interpreting the text. There is a ten page bibliography that makes it [... more]
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Folktales of the Jews: Tales from the Sephardic Dispersion
Highly recommended.: In 1909 the Jewish Publication Society published the first volume of Ginzberg's LEGENDS OF THE JEWS, a collection of rabbinic stories still a foundation pick today - here is a gathering of the folktales of ordinary Jewish people - [... more]
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Synagogues Without Jews
Jewish Communities and the Art of Their Synagogues: Winner of the National Jewish Book Award 2000, this jewel of a book should be in every Jewish home and in as many high-school, university and public libraries as possible, Jewish and otherwise. Like [... more]
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A Shout in the Sunshine
A trip down memory lane: I picked up this book for me, not my children. Growing up, we were always told we were Romaniote, not Sephardic, but not much was written about this small Greek Jewish community. Lo and behold, here was a children's tale [... more]
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Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary; Travel-size
compact and informative: I already owned the large harcover version of this torah and commentary. I was thrilled to get it in a smaller version that allows me to carry it along in my briefcase and to read and meditate on the scripture anywhere. The [... more]
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