The Torah by Rabbi Rodney Mariner

The Torah by Rabbi Rodney Mariner. A classic early 20th century translation by the Jewish Publication Society is graced by reproductions of ancient frescoes, medieval illuminated manuscripts, and paintings by contemporary artists.

• Bound in blue cloth with illuminated front cover, bears all the hallmarks of a classic work.
• This edition brings together one of the most beautiful renderings of the Hebrew Bible in the English language with a wealth of Jewish art and imagery.
• Seventy-four ancient colour illustrations using archive material from many major collections & museums enhance the epic journey through time of a unique people.
• The text selected is the classic 1917 Jewish Publicaton Society translation which brings alive the history of the Jewish people in a classical way.
• In addition to the contents a synoptic contents has been added to the beginning of each book of the Torah to help the reader locate the better known events and their themes.
• The Hebrew texts as they actually appear in the Torah scroll have also been included for several significant passages.
• This edition would grace any home or make an ideal present for any rite of passage.
• An introduction by Rabbi Mariner sets the tone of this magnificent yet perfect sized edition of the best selling book in the world.

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The Candle of God

The Candle of God . Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz takes readers on a journey of the soul through the teachings of Chassidic leaders, Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, founder of the Chabad movement, and his grandson, Rabbi Menachem Mendel. With characteristic ease and lucidity, he explains the hidden aspects of Shabbat, the essence of the soul in Torah, the inner meanings of sanctity and restraint. It is a unique bridge between ancient Jewish wisdom and the modern world. See details

With All Your Might (two volume set) The Torah of Eretz Yisrael in the Weekly Parashah

With All Your Might (two volume set) The Torah of Eretz Yisrael in the Weekly Parashah . This two volume set covers all five books of the Torah. It is a commentary that highlights the the value of Eretz Yisrael (The Land of Israel). Volume One contains; Bereshiet (Genesis), and Shemot (Exodus). Volume two contains Vayikra (Leviticus), Bamidbar (Numbers) and Devarim (Deuteronomy).

Rabbi Kahana’s message is presented through the medium of beautiful and brilliant Torah insights on Parshat Hashavua, that are ofttimes simply startling in their depth and creativity. We are the generation that has merited to be the beneficiaries of Hashem’s great gift to His people Medinat Yisrael. Rabbi Kahana calls on Jews everywhere to rise to the challenge. See details

Torah Studies

Torah Studies . Discourses by the Lubavitcher Rebbe Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson. Adapted by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, Chief Rabbi of Great Britain. The teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe have for decades been among the most profound and influential in contemporary Judaic thought. In their profundity and wisdom, these essays extend themselves to study to anyone who cares about the religious or spiritual life. See details

Jewish Theology in Our Time

Jewish Theology in Our Time: A New Generation Explores the Foundations and Future of Jewish Belief . The number of non-Orthodox Jews is decreasing and many Orthodox Jews are turning from the practices of their parents toward the more fundamentalist views of their great grandparents. It is therefore a good time to rethink what Judaism means and try to show how the religion is relevant in our time. This volume, with two dozen articles from rabbis and scholars of all Jewish denominations, males and females, attempts to do so. The writers focus on different aspects of Judaism, such as its beliefs, morality, practices, and how the writers feels affected by their views of Judaism, and how they changed over time, and their ideas about God and how God functions in the universe, if at all. Each writer offers his or her own opinion. Thus, readers will find a wide spectrum of thought-provoking ideas. See details

Radical Judaism: Rethinking God and Tradition

Radical Judaism: Rethinking God and Tradition . How do we articulate a religious vision that embraces evolution and human authorship of Scripture? Drawing on the Jewish mystical traditions of Kabbalah and Hasidism, path-breaking Jewish scholar Arthur Green argues that a neomystical perspective can help us to reframe these realities, so they may yet be viewed as dwelling places of the sacred. In doing so, he rethinks such concepts as God, the origins and meaning of existence, human nature, and revelation to construct a new Judaism for the twenty-first century. See details

The Sabbath World: Glimpses of a Different Order of Time

The Sabbath World: Glimpses of a Different Order of Time . “Everyone curls up inside a Sabbath at some point or other. Religion need not be involved.”

The Sabbath is not just the holy day of rest. It’s also a utopian idea about a less pressured, more sociable, purer world. Where did this notion come from? Is there value in withdrawing from the world one day in seven, despite its obvious inconvenience in an age of convenience? And what will be lost if the Sabbath goes away?

In this erudite, elegantly written book, critic Judith Shulevitz weaves together histories of the Jewish and Christian sabbaths, speculations on the nature of time, and a rueful account of her personal struggle with the day. Shulevitz has found insights into the Sabbath in both cultural and contemporary sources—the Torah, the Gospels, the Talmud, and the writings of the Apostolic Fathers, as well as in the poetry of William Wordsworth, the life of Sigmund Freud, and the science of neuropsychology.

When Bad Things Happen to Good People

When Bad Things Happen to Good People . Offers a moving and humane approach to understanding life’s windstorms.Raises many questions that will challenge your mind and test your faith regarding the ultimate questions of life and death.

Rarely does a book come along that tackles a perennially difficult human issue with such clarity and intelligence. Harold Kushner, a Jewish rabbi facing his own child’s fatal illness, deftly guides us through the inadequacies of the traditional answers to the problem of evil, then provides a uniquely practical and compassionate answer that has appealed to millions of readers across all religious creeds. Remarkable for its intensely relevant real-life examples and its fluid prose, this book cannot go unread by anyone who has ever been troubled by the question, “Why me?” See details

The Rabbi’s Daughter

The Rabbi’s Daughter . In this honest, daring, and compulsively readable memoir, Reva Mann paints a portrait of herself as a young woman on the edge—of either revelation or self-destruction. Ricocheting between extremes of rebellion and piety, she is on a difficult but life-changing journey to inner truth.

The journey began with an unhappy childhood in a family where religion set the tone and deviations from it were not allowed. But Reva, a granddaughter of the head of the Rabbinic Council of Israel and daughter of a highly respected London rabbi, was a wild child and she rebelled, spiralling into a whirlwind of sex and drugs by the time she reached adolescence.

As a young woman, however, Reva had a startling mystical epiphany that led her to a women’s yeshivah in Israel, and eventually to marriage to the devoutly religious Torah scholar who she thought would take her to ever greater heights of spirituality. But can the path to spiritual fulfillment ever be compatible with the ecstasies of the flesh or with the everyday joys of intimacy and pleasure to which she is also strongly drawn? With unflinching candor, Reva shares her struggle to carve out a life that encompasses all the impulses at war within herself.

Women’s Lives, Women’s Legacies: Passing Your Beliefs

Women’s Lives, Women’s Legacies: Passing Your Beliefs and Blessings to Future Generations. This book shows women how to create an enduring document that expresses who they are, what they value, and how they want to be remembered. Women can use the book to reclaim the legacies their ancestors have given them; clarify and refine their own dreams and goals; and communicate their blessings, wisdom, and love to future generations.

An ideal gift for any woman documenting her family?s history and stories, or finding her place in an ever-changing world. See details