The Second Jewish Book of Why

Jew Got Questions? | Jewish Book Council

Jew Got Questions is an easy-to-read guide that helps you navigate Judaism in today's world. Throughout the author's 13 year Rabbinical career, ...

Hebrew Bible - Torah, Prophets, Writings | Britannica

The Torah contains narratives combined with rules and instructions in Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. The books of the ...

Ostrow Library - Association of Jewish Libraries

The Lowy-Winkler Family Rare Book Center, a gift of Peter and Janine Lowy, is home to the Maslan Bible Collection and this unusual assemblage of exceptional ...

Noah Feldman's latest book on what Jewish identity means now

In 'To Be a Jew Today: A New Guide to God, Israel, and the Jewish People,' Harvard professor Noah Feldman turns his professional gaze on himself.

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The Jewish Book Club is a great way for book lovers to enjoy getting to know each other through lively discussion about great books with Jewish and literary ...

Why the Mishnah Is the Best Jewish Book You've Never Read

The Mishnah provides the framework to Rabbinic Judaism as we know it today. Without it, Jews would have no conception of a thrice-daily Amidah prayer recitation ...

Sefaria: a Living Library of Jewish Texts Online

The largest free library of Jewish texts available to read online in Hebrew and English including Torah, Tanakh, Talmud, Mishnah, Midrash, commentaries and ...

Flavius Josephus of the Antiquities of the Jews — Book I

1. [An. 4484] In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. ... And this was indeed the first day. But Moses said it was one (2) day; the cause of which ...

What are best books explaining why Jewish people are so successful?

The Rambam's Mishne Torah. Besides the fact that his language is wonderful, any Halacha can be found there. Sefer Hachinuch. This is a book of ...

Hillel and Shammai - Jewish Virtual Library

... Judaism. Sources: Judaism 101. Alfred J. Kolatch, The Second Jewish Book of Why, (Jonathan David Publishers, Inc.; Middle Village, New York, 1985). “The ...

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The book, “Jewish Literacy” by Joseph Telushkin, had a small sticker on the inside cover indicating it was purchased through the B'nai Israel ...

r/Judaism/wiki/books - Reddit

Wine, Women, and Death: Medieval Hebrew Poems on the Good Life by Raymond Scheindlin (O)[?] Conversos/Crypto-Jews. Creating Conversos: The ...

Who's afraid of the big bad Jew? Exploring the root of antisemitism

At Sinai, the Jewish people received the Ten Commandments and accepted the mission to bring morality, ethics, ethical monotheism, and light into ...

From Tablet to Tablet: The History of Jewish Books - YouTube

Comments · Richard Wagner's Operas and the Jews · Revised: Brothers Crying Out from the Ground: Biblical Origins of Our Divided Society · After ...

How a 1933 Book About Jews in Magic Was Rescued From Oblivion

Dammann, it turns out, was a 23-year-old Jew and amateur magician, the son of a well-off banker, who lived with his parents and brothers in ...

Torah | Definition, Meaning, & Facts - Britannica

The meaning of “Torah” is often restricted to signify the first five books of the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament), also called the Law (or the Pentateuch, in ...

Jewish Book Award Winners Announced - Atlanta Jewish Times

The Jewish Book Council has announced the winners for the 73rd National Jewish Book Awards, North America's longest-running awards program in the field of ...

Tanakh - Sefaria

The Tanakh, or Hebrew Bible, is Judaism's foundational text. “Tanakh” is an acronym for the three major sections of the canon, the Torah (the Five Books of ...

The Jewish book of why : Kolatch, Alfred J., 1916 - Internet Archive

The Jewish book of why ; Publication date: 1981 ; Topics: Judaism ; Publisher: Middle Village, NY : J. David Publisher ; Collection ...

Who was Anne Frank?

Jewish Anne Frank hid in 1942 from the Nazis during the occupation of the Netherlands. Two years later she was discovered. In 1945 she died in the Bergen- ...