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| 1. |  | The Book of Customs: A Complete Handbook for the Jewish Year from HarperOne Price: $24.26 Customer Review:  We gave this book to dear friends - practicing Jews - for Hanukkah and they are delighted with it. They said it is accurate and well written and have already used it as a handy reference. This book makes a wonderful gift for any occasion. I have already purchased a copy for a young man for his... |
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| 2. |  | My Grandfather's Blessings: Stories of Strength, Refuge, and Belonging from Riverhead Trade Price: $9.75 Customer Review: Real life wisdom for living life in balance and with heart. Rachel tells her stories openly, with compassion and great warmth. I have given this book to friends and family and carry its lessons in my own life. A lovely read, not at all preachy. Each chapter is worth savoring. |
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| 3. |  | The Blessing Of A Skinned Knee: Using Jewish Teachings to Raise Self-Reliant Children from Scribner Price: $10.20 Customer Review:  The Blessing of a Skinned Knee: Using Jewish Teachings to Raise Self-Reliant Children. Wendy Mogel, 2001, 304 pages. When our Cadets came back from The Leader Development and Assessment Course a few of them complained that the hardest part of the course was being "bubble wrapped". This "bubble... |
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| 4. |  | The Sabbath from Farrar Straus Giroux Price: $9.60 Customer Review: A good book. Short and sweet, but you may have to read it twice if you want to get the deeper meaning. There's a lot to think about. |
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| 5. |  | A Jewish Woman's Prayer Book from Spiegel & Grau Price: $23.10 | |
| 6. |  | Yearnings: Embracing the Sacred Messiness of Life from Hyperion Price: $11.16 Customer Review: I enjoyed this book myself, then one of our guest writers at our online magazine, [...], Gail Katz, wrote her own recommendation of Rabbi Kula's book. Gail points out that, as a Jewish woman, this book touched her -- but I can also recommend this to a broader audience, as well. The entire... |
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| 7. |  | Essential Judaism: A Complete Guide to Beliefs, Customs & Rituals from Atria Price: $14.60 Customer Review: I'm dating someone who is Jewish and bought this book to understand more about his faith. I found it very useful for understanding the holidays, basic beliefs, and traditions but become slightly confused when it was discussing some of the religious texts (besides the Torah). Overall I would highly... |
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| 8. |  | Choosing a Jewish Life: A Handbook for People Converting to Judaism and for Their Family and Friends from Schocken Price: $10.17 Customer Review: This author covers family issues that are encountered upon conversion, choosing you rabbi, conversion study, conversion of children, and the conversion process itself. I especially liked the bibliography. She lists other books that may be of help in that she points you in the right direction if... |
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| 9. |  | The Jewish Book of Why from Penguin (Non-Classics) Price: $10.20 Customer Review:  I returned this item. I was looking for something that had a little humor and was 'light' reading - eventhough it would have alot of information. This book was like a technical and complex college textbook... not at all what I had hoped. |
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| 10. |  | The New Jewish Wedding, Revised from Scribner Price: $10.76 Customer Review: This was a quick and informative read. Found Diamant's tone to be respectful, liberating, and educational. Treasure trove of ideas included from how various couples have interpreted Jewish wedding traditions in recent years. |
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| 11. |  | Overcoming Life's Disappointments (Random House Large Print (Cloth/Paper)) from Random House Large Print Price: $19.40 Customer Review: When you are going through a bad patch in life, this is the book to read for comfort and help. |
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| 12. |  | Jewish Literacy: The Most Important Things to Know About the Jewish Religion, Its People and Its History from William Morrow Customer Review: I was prepared for an onslaught of WAY too much information. I'm converting, and I'm determined to get my study on, but I didn't expect to enjoy it so much. This book is amazing. I don't know that it's comprehensive, but certainly it covers all the major topics of Judaism and a ton of minor ones in... |
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| 13. |  | Jewish Literacy Revised Ed: The Most Important Things to Know About the Jewish Religion, Its People, and Its History from William Morrow Price: $23.10 Customer Review: The original version was a well-acclaimed research book, and the revision adds some updating material that was missing from the original. It is not as good as others regarding Jewish holidays, but its other aspects more than compensate. It is helpful for both Jews and non-Jews regarding Jewish life,... |
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| 14. |  | To Be A Jew: A Guide To Jewish Observance In Contemporary Life from Basic Books Price: $13.87 Customer Review: This is a good book for those who want to learn about the Orthodox practice of halacha, but doesn't always seem to have a positive view of the other systems. So good but slantied. |
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| 15. |  | The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Judaism from Alpha Customer Review:  I bought this book together with an introduction to Islam No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam, to understand more about both religions, having being raised a Christian. The book about Islam is written 'from the inside' by a Muslim scholar who presents a balanced and... |
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| 16. |  | Everyday Holiness: The Jewish Spiritual Path of Mussar from Trumpeter Price: $11.53 Customer Review: I had never heard of Mussar until recently. I am a Jew and have been practicing Buddhism for the last 25 years. Mussar ties Jewish thought, Talmudic and Biblical in origin, with concepts like generosity, loving-kindness and other principles that are common to Buddhism. This book is outlined... |
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| 17. |  | To Life: A Celebration of Jewish Being and Thinking from Grand Central Publishing Price: $10.19 Customer Review: This book is an excellent exposition of the jewish beliefs system from the perspective of a prolific conservative rabbi. Some of his viewpoints will, of course, be debated by orthodox rabbis, but in general, his down to earth approach to the more difficult ideas make this book a most for all avid... |
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| 18. |  | Living a Jewish Life, Updated and Revised Edition: Jewish Traditions, Customs, and Values for Today's Families from Collins Living Price: $12.27 Customer Review: This is a must have for all people who are going to convert to Judaism as well as anyone who wants to know what Jews do and why. It's excellent. A quick and easy read and a book I go back to over and over. |
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| 19. |  | The Wisdom in the Hebrew Alphabet (Artscroll (Mesorah Series)) from Artscroll Price: $16.49 Customer Review: I purchased this book to help me in reading the Hebrew words and recognition of the letters. Some letters are easily recognized as other than they are. Rabbi Munk's explanations of the stories behind the letters are interesting and helpful in learning some aspects of the Hebrew culture. This is a... |
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| 20. |  | Mudhouse Sabbath: An Invitation to a Life of Spiritual Disciplines (Pocket Classics) from Paraclete Press (MA) Price: $10.17 Customer Review: I've just finished Mudhouse Sabbath: An Invitation to a Life of Spiritual Discipline by Lauren Winner. I confess, I bought the book in the name of the author only, I knew nothing about Mudhouses nor was I craving a more disciplined life. Good thing, too, the book mentioned the former only once and... |
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| 21. |  | Postville: A Clash of Cultures in Heartland America from Harcourt Customer Review: Orthodox Jews running a kosher prosessing plant on the outskirts of a small Iowa town, each group totally alien to the other as though from distant planets. A clash of cultures, of values, between the two groups, and a clash even withing the residents of tiny Postville, some of whom favor their new... |
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| 22. |  | How Good Do We Have to Be? : A New Understanding of Guilt and Forgiveness (Large Print Edition) from MacMillan Publishing Company. Customer Review: Good read and intersting philosphy. Book arrived in condition described. Am pleased with this purchase. Thank you. |
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| 23. |  | To Pray As A Jew: A Guide To The Prayer Book And The Synagogue Service from Basic Books Price: $12.92 Customer Review: I bought this to gain a deeper understanding of the history and meaning behind the different prayers one hears in shul or one recites during the day. Well, it worked. A logically arranged work of study that casts light on the what and why of the prayer services. It does get into the minutae, but not... |
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| 24. |  | Living Judaism: The Complete Guide to Jewish Belief, Tradition, and Practice from HarperOne Price: $14.60 Customer Review: I'm studying to convert to Judaism and this is the book recommended by my Rabbi. I've read several other books, but the title says it all. "Complete" is an apt description. This is a comprehensive guide. Some of the previous titles that I've read are more in the self-help vein and are quick, easy... |
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| 25. |  | God Is a Verb: Kabbalah and the Practice of Mystical Judaism from Riverhead Books Price: $10.88 Customer Review: Beautiful writing that uncovers, layer by layer, the same theme, the same 'original yearning' in all of us, leading to the ONE and the Same, Ever Changeless, though called by different names by religions and individuals from time immeorial. |
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| 26. |  | The Complete Artscroll Siddur (Artscroll Mesorah Series) from Artscroll Price: $21.11 Customer Review: "The Complete Artscroll Siddur" includes the Hebrew prayers with English translation, commentary and directions. The prayers include the weekday and sabbath prayers, as well as prayers for festivals and other special occasions. Psalms and Torah readings in Hebrew are also included. The siddur... |
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| 27. |  | Nine Questions People Ask About Judaism from Touchstone Price: $11.56 Customer Review: This is a great book that squarely confronts the tough questions that Jewish people ask when they consider whether to devote any of their time to the faith of their fathers. |
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| 28. |  | The Temple: Its Ministry and Services, Updated Edition from Hendrickson Publishers Price: $10.38 Customer Review: Alfred Edersheim's writings are considered a benchamrk by many. His original "Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah" (3000 pages) is a classic. I purchased his book regarding the temple based on his track record. The book, though written years ago, is a thorough study in the set-up,... |
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| 29. |  | Words That Hurt, Words That Heal: How to Choose Words Wisely and Well from Harper Paperbacks Price: $11.20 Customer Review: Telushkin, Joseph. "Words That Hurt, Words That Heal: How to Choose Words Wisely and Well", Harper, 1996. Speak No Evil Amos Lassen Most of us are aware how hurtful people can be just by saying something. We have been taught that words do not hurt but we know that is not true. Rabbi... |
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| 30. |  | An Introduction to Islam for Jews from Jewish Publication Society of America Price: $12.24 Customer Review: This volume presumes some knowledge of interfaith studies, and, in that sense, some knowledge of how Judaism differs from Christianity, but it is not just for Jews. Instead, this volume is probably the best concise overview of Islam available in English. While one may differ with the... |
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