Defenders of the Faith HASSIDIM ORTHODOX JEWS JUDAISM
5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
An ethnographer's safari into the black-and-white world of Ultra-Orthodox Jews. To the subjects of this rare study, Heilman, an adherent of Modern-Orthodox Judaism, was both an insider and an outsider, and... read full review
The Jewish State Yoram Hazony ISRAEL ZIONISM ZIONIST
5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
The Jewish State: The Struggle for Israel's Soul is a powerful assessment of "post-Zionist" Israeli culture--the Jewish movement that seeks to overturn traditional notions of Israel as a Jewish s... read full review
Kessel interviewed 166 people who were raised as non-Jews and later discovered that they were of Jewish descent. She placed an author's query in the New York Times Book Review and postings on the Internet.... read full review
The Essential Talmud - Thirtieth Anniversary Edition
5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Thirty years after its initial release, The Essential Talmud continues to serve as the go-to book for those just beginning their journey into the world of the Talmud, as well as those already versed in the sacr... read full review
For more than twenty-five years, modern readers seeking answers to ancient questions about the nature of their existence in God’s universe have turned to The Thirteen Petalled Rose. This new and expanded editi... read full review
On the Road With Rabbi Steinsaltz by Arthur Kurzweil
5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
From Publishers Weekly In this book-length love letter from a disciple to his mentor, author and editor Kurzweil traces his discovery of a "Teacher with a capital T" in Jerusalem-based Rabbi Adin... read full review
Learning from the Tanya Moral & Mystical Teachings
5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
From the Inside Flap Learning from the Tanya offers a key for unlocking the mysteries of one of the most extraordinary books of moral teachings ever written. A seminal document in the study of Kabbalah, th... read full review
Understanding the Tanya = JEWISH MYSTICISM KABBALAH
5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Understanding the Tanya guides the reader through one of the most extraordinary books of moral teachings ever written. The Tanya is a seminal document in both the study of Chasidic thought and of Kabbalah—Jewis... read full review
(FROM THE FOREWORD OF THE BOOK) By Rabbi Gabriel Marzel THE MISSIONARY'S PRIMARY purpose is to proselytize others. Naturally, the more people he convinces, the more successful he is. There... read full review
A Jewish Response to Cults by Gary Bretton-Granatoor
5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
What attracts people to cults? Why does a disproportionate number of young Jewish adults find a sense of belonging in cults? A Jewish Response To Cults is a sensitive and detailed program guide which distinguis... read full review