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The Weight of Ink by Rachel Kadish
An intellectual and emotional jigsaw puzzle of a novel for readers ofย A. S. Byattโs Possession and Geraldine Brooksโs People of the Book. Set in London of the 1660s and of the early twenty-first century, The Weight of Ink is the interwoven tale of two women of remarkable intellect: Ester Velasquez, anย emigrant from Amsterdam who is permitted to scribe for a blind rabbi, jus An intellectual and emotional jigsaw puzzle of a novel for readers ofย A. S. Byattโs Possession and Geraldine Brooksโs People of the Book. Set in London of the 1660s and of the early twenty-first century, The Weight of Ink is the interwoven tale of two women of remarkable intellect: Ester Velasquez, anย emigrant from Amsterdam who is permitted to scribe for a blind rabbi, just before the plague hits the city; and Helen Watt, an ailing historian with a love of Jewish history.ย ย As the novel opens, Helen has been summoned by a former student to view a cache of seventeenth-century Jewish documents newly discovered in his home during a renovation. Enlisting the help of Aaron Levy, an American graduate student as impatient as he is charming, and in a race with another fast-moving team of historians, Helen embarks on one last project: to determine the identity of the documentsโ scribe, the elusiveย โAleph.โย ย ย Electrifying and ambitious, sweeping in scope and intimate in tone, The Weight of Ink is a sophisticatedย work of historical fiction about women separated by centuries, and the choices and sacrifices they must makeย in orderย reconcile the life of the heart and mind.
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The Girl from Krakow by Alex Rosenberg
Itโs 1935. Rita Feuerstahl comes to the university in Krakow intent on enjoying her freedom. But life has other things in storeโmarriage, a love affair, a child, all in the shadows of the oncoming war. When the war arrives, Rita is armed with a secret so enormous that it could cost the Allies everything, even as it gives her the will to live. She must find a way both to ke Itโs 1935. Rita Feuerstahl comes to the university in Krakow intent on enjoying her freedom. But life has other things in storeโmarriage, a love affair, a child, all in the shadows of the oncoming war. When the war arrives, Rita is armed with a secret so enormous that it could cost the Allies everything, even as it gives her the will to live. She must find a way both to keep her secret and to survive amid the chaos of Europe at war. Living by her wits among the Germans as their conquests turn to defeat, she seeks a way to prevent the inevitable doom of Nazism from making her one of its last victims. Can her passion and resolve outlast the most powerful evil that Europe has ever seen?In an epic saga that spans from Paris in the โ30s and Spainโs Civil War to Moscow, Warsaw, and the heart of Nazi Germany, The Girl from Krakow follows one womanโs battle for survival as entire nations are torn apart, never to be the same.
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Eternal Life by Dara Horn
Rachel is a woman with a problem: she canโt die. Her recent troublesโwidowhood, a failing business, an unemployed middle-aged sonโare only the latest in a litany spanning dozens of countries, scores of marriages, and hundreds of children. In the 2,000 years since she made a spiritual bargain to save the life of her first son back in Roman-occupied Jerusalem, sheโs tried ev Rachel is a woman with a problem: she canโt die. Her recent troublesโwidowhood, a failing business, an unemployed middle-aged sonโare only the latest in a litany spanning dozens of countries, scores of marriages, and hundreds of children. In the 2,000 years since she made a spiritual bargain to save the life of her first son back in Roman-occupied Jerusalem, sheโs tried everything to free herself, and only one other person in the world understands: a man she once loved passionately, who has been stalking her through the centuries, convinced they belong together forever. But as the twenty-first century begins and her children and grandchildrenโconsumed with immortality in their own ways, from the frontiers of digital currency to genetic engineeringโdevelop new technologies that could change her fate and theirs, Rachel knows she must find a way out. Gripping, hilarious, and profoundly moving, Eternal Life celebrates the bonds between generations, the power of faith, the purpose of death, and the reasons for being alive.
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Judas by Amos Oz , Raquel Garcรญa Lozano (Translator)
ยซAmos Oz narra en Judas las grandes preguntas y conflictos de la historia y de la religiรณn en Oriente Prรณximoยป. Judas, el regreso de Amos Oz a la novela, gรฉnero que no habรญa frecuentado desde Una historia de amor y oscuridad, plantea una audaz y novedosa interpretaciรณn de la figura de Judas Iscariote en el contexto de una angustiosa y delicada historia de amor.ย ย ย En el inv ยซAmos Oz narra en Judas las grandes preguntas y conflictos de la historia y de la religiรณn en Oriente Prรณximoยป. Judas, el regreso de Amos Oz a la novela, gรฉnero que no habรญa frecuentado desde Una historia de amor y oscuridad, plantea una audaz y novedosa interpretaciรณn de la figura de Judas Iscariote en el contexto de una angustiosa y delicada historia de amor.ย ย ย En el invierno de 1959, el mundo del joven Shmuel Ash se viene abajo: su novia lo abandona, sus padres se arruinan y รฉl se ve obligado a dejar sus estudios en la universidad. En ese momento desesperado, encuentra refugio y trabajo en una vieja casa de piedra de Jerusalรฉn, donde deberรก hacer compaรฑรญa y conversar con un anciano invรกlido y sarcรกstico. A su llegada, una atractiva mujer llamada Atalia advertirรก a Shmuel de que no se enamore de ella; ese ha sido el motivo de la expulsiรณn de sus predecesores. En la aparente rutina que se crea en la casa, el tรญmido Shmuel siente una progresiva agitaciรณn causada, en parte, por el deseo y la curiosidad que Atalia le provoca. Tambiรฉn retoma su investigaciรณn sobre la imagen de Jesรบs para los judรญos, y la misteriosa y maldita figura de Judas Iscariote, la supuesta encarnaciรณn de la traiciรณn y la mezquindad, va absorbiรฉndole sin remedio.
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Waking Lions by Ayelet Gundar-Goshen , Sondra Silverston (Translator)
Dr. Eitan Green is a good man. He saves lives. Then, speeding along a deserted moonlit road in his SUV, he hits someone. Seeing that the man, an African migrant, is beyond help, he flees the scene. It is a decision that changes everything. Because the dead manโs wife knows what happened. When she knocks at Eitanโs door the next day, tall and beautiful, he discovers that he Dr. Eitan Green is a good man. He saves lives. Then, speeding along a deserted moonlit road in his SUV, he hits someone. Seeing that the man, an African migrant, is beyond help, he flees the scene. It is a decision that changes everything. Because the dead manโs wife knows what happened. When she knocks at Eitanโs door the next day, tall and beautiful, he discovers that her price is not money. It is something else entirely, something that will shatter Eitanโs safe existence and take him into a world of secrets and lies. Waking Lions is a gripping, suspenseful and morally devastating drama of guilt and survival, shame and desire.
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Israel: A Concise History of a Nation Reborn by Daniel Gordis
Winner of the Jewish Book of the Year Award The first comprehensive yet accessible history of the state of Israel from its inception to present day, from Daniel Gordis, "one of the most respected Israel analysts" (The Forward) living and writing in Jerusalem. Israel is a tiny state, and yet it has captured the worldโs attention, aroused its imagination, and lately, been the Winner of the Jewish Book of the Year Award The first comprehensive yet accessible history of the state of Israel from its inception to present day, from Daniel Gordis, "one of the most respected Israel analysts" (The Forward) living and writing in Jerusalem. Israel is a tiny state, and yet it has captured the worldโs attention, aroused its imagination, and lately, been the object of its opprobrium. Why does such a small country speak to so many global concerns? More pressingly: Why does Israel make the decisions it does? And what lies in its future? We cannot answer these questions until we understand Israelโs people and the questions and conflicts, the hopes and desires, that have animated their conversations and actions. Though Israelโs history is rife with conflict, these conflicts do not fully communicate the spirit of Israel and its people: they give short shrift to the dream that gave birth to the state, and to the vision for the Jewish people that was at its core. Guiding us through the milestones of Israeli history, Gordis relays the drama of the Jewish peopleโs story and the creation of the state. Clear-eyed and erudite, he illustrates how Israel became a cultural, economic and military powerhouseโbut also explains where Israel made grave mistakes and traces the long history of Israelโs deepening isolation. With Israel, public intellectual Daniel Gordis offers us a brief but thorough account of the cultural, economic, and political history of this complex nation, from its beginnings to the present. Accessible, levelheaded, and rigorous, Israel sheds light on the Israelโs past so we can understand its future. The result is a vivid portrait of a people, and a nation, reborn.
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As Close to Us as Breathing by Elizabeth Poliner
In 1948, a small stretch of the Woodmont, Connecticut shoreline, affectionately named "Bagel Beach," has long been a summer destination for Jewish families. Here sisters Ada, Vivie, and Bec assemble at their beloved family cottage, with children in tow and weekend-only husbands who arrive each Friday in time for the Sabbath meal. During the weekdays, freedom reigns. Ada, th In 1948, a small stretch of the Woodmont, Connecticut shoreline, affectionately named "Bagel Beach," has long been a summer destination for Jewish families. Here sisters Ada, Vivie, and Bec assemble at their beloved family cottage, with children in tow and weekend-only husbands who arrive each Friday in time for the Sabbath meal. During the weekdays, freedom reigns. Ada, the family beauty, relaxes and grows more playful, unimpeded by her rule-driven, religious husband. Vivie, once terribly wronged by her sister, is now the family diplomat and an increasingly inventive chef. Unmarried Bec finds herself forced to choose between the family-centric life she's always known and a passion-filled life with the married man with whom she's had a secret years-long affair. But when a terrible accident occurs on the sisters' watch, a summer of hope and self-discovery transforms into a lifetime of atonement and loss for members of this close-knit clan. Seen through the eyes of Molly, who was twelve years old when she witnessed the accident, this is the story of a tragedy and its aftermath, of expanding lives painfully collapsed. Can Molly, decades after the event, draw from her aunt Bec's hard-won wisdom and free herself from the burden that destroyed so many others? Elizabeth Poliner is a masterful storyteller, a brilliant observer of human nature, and in As Close to Us as Breathing she has created an unforgettable meditation on grief, guilt, and the boundaries of identity and love.
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Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor by Yossi Klein Halevi
New York Times bestseller "A profound and original book, the work of a gifted thinker."--Daphne Merkin, The Wall Street Journal Attempting to break the agonizing impasse between Israelis and Palestinians, the Israeli commentator and award-winning author ofย Like Dreamersย directly addresses his Palestinian neighbors in this taut and provocative book, empathizing with Palestin New York Times bestseller "A profound and original book, the work of a gifted thinker."--Daphne Merkin, The Wall Street Journal Attempting to break the agonizing impasse between Israelis and Palestinians, the Israeli commentator and award-winning author ofย Like Dreamersย directly addresses his Palestinian neighbors in this taut and provocative book, empathizing with Palestinian suffering and longing for reconciliation as he explores how the conflict looks through Israeli eyes. I call you "neighbor" because I donโt know your name, or anything personal about you. Given our circumstances, "neighbor" might be too casual a word to describe our relationship. We are intruders into each otherโs dream, violators of each otherโs sense of home. We are incarnations of each otherโs worst historical nightmares. Neighbors? Letters to My Palestinian Neighborย is one Israeliโs powerful attempt to reach beyond the wall that separates Israelis and Palestinians and into the hearts of "the enemy." In a series of letters, Yossi Klein Halevi explains what motivated him to leave his native New York in his twenties and move to Israel to participate in the drama of the renewal of a Jewish homeland, which he is committed to see succeed as a morally responsible, democratic state in the Middle East. This is the first attempt by an Israeli author to directly address his Palestinian neighbors and describe how the conflict appears through Israeli eyes. Halevi untangles the ideological and emotional knot that has defined the conflict for nearly a century. In lyrical, evocative language, he unravels the complex strands of faith, pride, anger and anguish he feels as a Jew living in Israel, using history and personal experience as his guide. Haleviโs letters speak not only to his Palestinian neighbor, but to all concerned global citizens, helping us understand the painful choices confronting Israelis and Palestinians that will ultimately help determine the fate of the region. ย
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ืฉืืื ืืงื ืืื by Amos Oz , ืขืืืก ืขืื
ืืืคืื ืืืื ื ืืชืื ืื, ืืืืื ืืขืืงืจ, ืื ืงืืจืืื ืฉืืขืืชืืื ืฉืื ืืช ืืืขืืชืื ืฉื ืขืืืก ืขืื. ืื ื ืืชืื ืืชืื ืชืืืฉืช ืืืืคืืช, ืืชืื ืืืื, ืืืืืืื ืืชืื ืืืื ื ืืื ืฉืขืชืื ืืื ืืืชืจ ืขืืืื ืืคืฉืจื. ืื ืืื ืืงื ืืืช, ืืืื ืืฉ ืืจืขืื ืฉื ืคื ืืืืืช ืืื ืืื ืืืชื ื? ืื ืืื ืืืืื ืืคื ืืืืช ืฉื ืืืืืืช ืืชืืืืชื ืืขื ืืืื? ืืืืื ื ืืฉ ืกืชืืจื ืืื ืืืืืช ืืืื ืืืื ืืื ืืืืืงืจืืื? ืืื ืื ืกืื ืืฉืื ืข ืืืชื ื ืฉืืืฆื ืดืืืชื ืืคืืืด? ืื ืืื ืืื ืืืคืื ืืืื ื ืืชืื ืื, ืืืืื ืืขืืงืจ, ืื ืงืืจืืื ืฉืืขืืชืืื ืฉืื ืืช ืืืขืืชืื ืฉื ืขืืืก ืขืื. ืื ื ืืชืื ืืชืื ืชืืืฉืช ืืืืคืืช, ืืชืื ืืืื, ืืืืืืื ืืชืื ืืืื ื ืืื ืฉืขืชืื ืืื ืืืชืจ ืขืืืื ืืคืฉืจื. ืื ืืื ืืงื ืืืช, ืืืื ืืฉ ืืจืขืื ืฉื ืคื ืืืืืช ืืื ืืื ืืืชื ื? ืื ืืื ืืืืื ืืคื ืืืืช ืฉื ืืืืืืช ืืชืืืืชื ืืขื ืืืื? ืืืืื ื ืืฉ ืกืชืืจื ืืื ืืืืืช ืืืื ืืืื ืืื ืืืืืงืจืืื? ืืื ืื ืกืื ืืฉืื ืข ืืืชื ื ืฉืืืฆื ืดืืืชื ืืคืืืด? ืื ืืื ืืืื ืดืืืืช ืขื ืืืจืฅืด ืืืืืข ืืขืฆื ืืืืืื ืืืืฉ ืืืชื? ืฉืืืฉ ืืืฉืืืช ืื ืืืขืืช ืืืจืขืื ืืืืืืื ืขื ืืงืืื ืืืฉืจืืื, ืืืืืื ืืืื ืืฉื. ืขืืืก ืขืื ืฉืืคื ืืืจ ืืืืจ ืืืคืชืืข ืขื ืกืืืืืช ืืืกืืืจืืืช ืืคืืืืืืืช ืืืขืจืืช, ืืืขื ืืืฆืืข ืคืชืืื ืืืฉืื ืืชืื ืืฆืืืืช ืฉืืืืืจื ืืื ืืื ื ืืืฆื.
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The Chosen Wars: How Judaism Became an American Religion by Steven R. Weisman
โWeismanโs meticulously researched and fluently argued book is a compelling story of a glorious past. It is also a guide to the foreseeable future. The chosen wars rage on, but now, at least, we have a manual to help us fight them more mindfully.โโThe Wall Street Journal The Chosen Wars is the important story of how Judaism enhanced America and how America inspired Judaism. โWeismanโs meticulously researched and fluently argued book is a compelling story of a glorious past. It is also a guide to the foreseeable future. The chosen wars rage on, but now, at least, we have a manual to help us fight them more mindfully.โโThe Wall Street Journal The Chosen Wars is the important story of how Judaism enhanced America and how America inspired Judaism. Steven R. Weisman tells the dramatic history of how Judaism redefined itself in America in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuriesโthe personalities that fought each other and shaped its evolution and, crucially, the force of the American dynamic that transformed an ancient religion. The struggles that produced a redefinition of Judaism illuminate the larger American experience and the efforts by all Americans to reconcile their faith with modern demands. The narrative begins with the arrival of the first Jews in New Amsterdam and plays out over the nineteenth century as a massive immigration takes place at the dawn of the twentieth century. First there was the practical matter of earning a living. Many immigrants had to work on the Sabbath or traveled as peddlers to places where they could not keep kosher. Doctrine was put aside or adjusted. To take their places as equals, American Jews rejected their identity as a separate nation within America. Judaism became an American religion. These profound changes did not come without argument. The Chosen Wars tells the stories of the colorful rabbis and activists, including women, who defined American Judaism and whose disputes divided it into the Reform, Conservative, and Orthodox branches that remain today. Isaac Mayer Wise, Mordecai Noah, David Einhorn, Rebecca Gratz, and Isaac Lesser are some of the major figures in this wonderful story.
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All Who Go Do Not Return by Shulem Deen
2015 National Jewish Book Award Winner A moving and revealing exploration of Hasidic life, and one man's struggles with faith, family, and community Shulem Deen was raised to believe that questions are dangerous. As a member of the Skverers, one of the most insular Hasidic sects in the US, he knows little about the outside worldโonly that it is to be shunned. His marriage at 2015 National Jewish Book Award Winner A moving and revealing exploration of Hasidic life, and one man's struggles with faith, family, and community Shulem Deen was raised to believe that questions are dangerous. As a member of the Skverers, one of the most insular Hasidic sects in the US, he knows little about the outside worldโonly that it is to be shunned. His marriage at eighteen is arranged and several children soon follow. Deen's first transgressionโturning on the radioโis small, but his curiosity leads him to the library, and later the Internet. Soon he begins a feverish inquiry into the tenets of his religious beliefs, until, several years later, his faith unravels entirely. Now a heretic, he fears being discovered and ostracized from the only world he knows. His relationship with his family at stake, he is forced into a life of deception, and begins a long struggle to hold on to those he loves most: his five children. In All Who Go Do Not Return, Deen bravely traces his harrowing loss of faith, while offering an illuminating look at a highly secretive world.
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The Mystics of Mile End by Sigal Samuel
Sigal Samuelโs debut novel, in the vein of Nicole Kraussโs bestselling The History of Love, is an imaginative story that delves into the heart of Jewish mysticism, faith, and family. โThis is not an ordinary tree I am making. โThis,โ he said, โthis is the Tree of Knowledge.โย In the half-Hasidic, half-hipster Montreal neighborhood of Mile End, eleven-year-old Lev Meyer is dis Sigal Samuelโs debut novel, in the vein of Nicole Kraussโs bestselling The History of Love, is an imaginative story that delves into the heart of Jewish mysticism, faith, and family. โThis is not an ordinary tree I am making. โThis,โ he said, โthis is the Tree of Knowledge.โย In the half-Hasidic, half-hipster Montreal neighborhood of Mile End, eleven-year-old Lev Meyer is discovering that there may be a place for Judaism in his life. As he learns about science in his day school, Lev begins his own extracurricular study of the Bibleโs Tree of Knowledge with neighbor Mr. Katz, who is building his own Tree out of trash.ย Meanwhile his sister Samara is secretly studying for her Bat Mitzvah with next-door neighbor and Holocaust survivor, Mr. Glassman.ย All the while his father, David, a professor of Jewish mysticism, is a non-believer. When, years later, David has a heart attack, he begins to believe God is speaking to him. While having an affair with one of his students, he delves into the complexities of Kabbalah. Months later Samara, too, grows obsessed with the Kabbalahโs Tree of Lifeโhiding her interest from those who love her mostโand is overcome with reaching the Treeโs highest heights. The neighbors of Mile End have been there all along, but only one of them can catch her when she falls.
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The Mapmaker's Daughter by Laurel Corona
A sweeping story of 1492 Spain, exploring how what we know about the world shapes our map of life Valencia, 1492. King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella issue an order expelling all Jews who refuse to convert to Christianity. Amalia Cresques, daughter of a Jewish mapmaker whose services were so valuable that his faith had been ignored, can no longer evade the throne. She must l A sweeping story of 1492 Spain, exploring how what we know about the world shapes our map of life Valencia, 1492. King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella issue an order expelling all Jews who refuse to convert to Christianity. Amalia Cresques, daughter of a Jewish mapmaker whose services were so valuable that his faith had been ignored, can no longer evade the throne. She must leave her beloved atlas, her house, her country, forever. As Amalia remembers her past, living as a converso, hiding her faith, she must decide whether to risk the wrath of the Inquisition or relinquish what''s left of her true life. A mesmerizing saga about faith, family and Jewish identity.
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Pastrami on Rye: An Overstuffed History of the Jewish Deli by Ted Merwin
For much of the twentieth century, the New York Jewish deli was an iconic institution in both Jewish and American life. As a social space it rivaledโand in some ways surpassedโthe synagogue as the primary gathering place for the Jewish community. In popular culture it has been the setting for classics like When Harry Met Sally. And today, after a long period languishing in For much of the twentieth century, the New York Jewish deli was an iconic institution in both Jewish and American life. As a social space it rivaledโand in some ways surpassedโthe synagogue as the primary gathering place for the Jewish community. In popular culture it has been the setting for classics like When Harry Met Sally. And today, after a long period languishing in the trenches of the hopelessly old-fashioned, it is experiencing a nostalgic resurgence. Pastrami on Rye is the first full-length history of the New York Jewish deli. The deli, argues Ted Merwin, reached its full flowering not in the immigrant period, as some might assume, but in the interwar era, when the children of Jewish immigrants celebrated the first flush of their success in America by downing sandwiches and cheesecake in theater district delis. But it was the kosher deli that followed Jews as they settled in the outer boroughs of the city, and that became the most tangible symbol of their continuing desire to maintain a connection to their heritage. Ultimately, upwardly mobile American Jews discarded the deli as they transitioned from outsider to insider status in the middle of the century. Now contemporary Jews are returning the deli to cult status as they seek to reclaim their cultural identities. Richly researched and compellingly told, Pastrami on Rye gives us the surprising story of a quintessential New York institution.
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ืืืจ ืืื by Dorit Rabinyan , ืืืจืืช ืจืืื ืืื
ืื ืฉืืชืืื ืื ืื ืืืจืง, ืืขืจื ืงืจ ืืจืืฉืืช ืืืืจืฃ, ืืืืืจ ืืื ืืกื ืืืคื ืืฉืืื ืืืกืื ืฉื ืืงืืฅ. ืื ื ืคืืฉืื ืืืงืจื, ืืืืช ืืืืืื, ืืืืฉื ืืืจืฃ ืงืคืื ืืื, ืืืจืื ืืืจ ืฉื ืืขืืจ ืืขื ืงืืช, ืชืืืืื ืืื ืืจืืืืจืื ืืื ืืืืืช, ืงืฆืจืช ืืืขื, ืืืงืื ืืฉื ืืื. ืืืืืช ืื ืืืืื ืืคืขืืืื ืืืชื: ืืืื ืืืืื ืืืชืืื ืืืฃ ืื ืคืฉ, ืืืืื ืืืจืื ืืืืืืข ืืืืืช ืืืืืืืข ืขื ืืื ืืืจ. ืืจืืง ืืืืืช, ืืจืืืืืช ืืืืฉืืืื, ืืืืื ืืขืืืขืื ืื ืืืชื ืฉืืฉ - ืฉื ืข ืื ืฉืืชืืื ืื ืื ืืืจืง, ืืขืจื ืงืจ ืืจืืฉืืช ืืืืจืฃ, ืืืืืจ ืืื ืืกื ืืืคื ืืฉืืื ืืืกืื ืฉื ืืงืืฅ. ืื ื ืคืืฉืื ืืืงืจื, ืืืืช ืืืืืื, ืืืืฉื ืืืจืฃ ืงืคืื ืืื, ืืืจืื ืืืจ ืฉื ืืขืืจ ืืขื ืงืืช, ืชืืืืื ืืื ืืจืืืืจืื ืืื ืืืืืช, ืงืฆืจืช ืืืขื, ืืืงืื ืืฉื ืืื. ืืืืืช ืื ืืืืื ืืคืขืืืื ืืืชื: ืืืื ืืืืื ืืืชืืื ืืืฃ ืื ืคืฉ, ืืืืื ืืืจืื ืืืืืืข ืืืืืช ืืืืืืืข ืขื ืืื ืืืจ. ืืจืืง ืืืืืช, ืืจืืืืืช ืืืืฉืืืื, ืืืืื ืืขืืืขืื ืื ืืืชื ืฉืืฉ - ืฉื ืขืฉืืช ืืื ืขืฆืื ืืขืื ืืืืืช - ืื ืืฉืจืืืื ืืชืืืื ืฆืขืืืื ืืคื ืฉื ืืืกืื. ืืืกืืคืืจ, ืืื ืืืื ืืขืงืืืชืืื ืื ืืฉืื ืคืื ืื ืื ืืื ืืืจืื, ืืืืช ืืืืจื ืืชื ืืืื, ืืืืืื ืืืคืจ ื'ืืคื ื ืฉืืฆืคืื ืืจืืืืื. ืืืจืืช ืจืืื ืืื ืืืืจืช ืขื ืจืืื ืขืืฉืืื, ืจื ืชื ืืคื, ืจืืืฉ ืืคืจืืื ืืืฉืืืื ืืืื. ืืื ืคืืจืฉืช ืกืืคืืจ ืฉืงืืื ืืืื ืขืืืจืื ืืืชื ืืืืฆืื ืืื ืืืจืื, ืืืืืืช ืคืืืืื ืืืืืืืช ืชืืืขืชืืื, ืืืกืื ืช ืืืืืฅ ืืช ืืงืืืื ืืืชืขืชืขืื ืืื "ืืชื" ื"ืื ื", ืืื "ืื ืื ื" ื"ืื". ืืงืื ืืงืจื ืืืขืื ืืคืืืืช ืจืืื ืืื ืคืืกืืช ืขื ืืืืืืืืช ืืืืจืืืช ืืคืชืื ืฉื "ืกืืคืืจื ืืืื ืืืืืื" ืืืฉืคืชื ืืฆืืืื ืืขื ืืงื ืืืืืืจื ืืจืืื ืืืื ืื ืคืขืืืื, ืฉืืื ืื ืืฉืืืจื ืื. ืจืืื ืฉืืืฉื ืืืืืจืช ืกืืืช ืืฉืงืืืืช ืืขืืืจืื'ืื ืืืืชืื ืืช ืฉืื ื, ืฉืืื ืืืฆืืื ืืืืื ืืืฉืืื ืืืืงืืจืช.
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Night by Elie Wiesel , Marion Wiesel (Translator) , Franรงois Mauriac (Foreword)
Born in the town of Sighet, Transylvania, Elie Wiesel was a teenager when he and his family were taken from their home in 1944 to Auschwitz concentration camp, and then to Buchenwald. Night is the terrifying record of Elie Wiesel's memories of the death of his family, the death of his own innocence, and his despair as a deeply observant Jew confronting the absolute evil of Born in the town of Sighet, Transylvania, Elie Wiesel was a teenager when he and his family were taken from their home in 1944 to Auschwitz concentration camp, and then to Buchenwald. Night is the terrifying record of Elie Wiesel's memories of the death of his family, the death of his own innocence, and his despair as a deeply observant Jew confronting the absolute evil of man. This new translation by his wife and most frequent translator, Marion Wiesel, corrects important details and presents the most accurate rendering in English of Elie Wiesel's testimony to what happened in the camps and of his unforgettable message that this horror must never be allowed to happen again.
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The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank , Eleanor Roosevelt (Introduction) , B.M. Mooyaart-Doubleday (Translator)
Anne Frank's extraordinary diary, written in the Amsterdam attic where she and her family hid from the Nazis for two years, has become a world classic and a timeless testament to the human spirit. Now, in a new edition enriched by many passages originally withheld by her father, we meet an Anne more real, more human, and more vital than ever. Here she is first and foremost Anne Frank's extraordinary diary, written in the Amsterdam attic where she and her family hid from the Nazis for two years, has become a world classic and a timeless testament to the human spirit. Now, in a new edition enriched by many passages originally withheld by her father, we meet an Anne more real, more human, and more vital than ever. Here she is first and foremost a teenage girlโstubbornly honest, touchingly vulnerable, in love with life. She imparts her deeply secret world of soul-searching and hungering for affection, rebellious clashes with her mother, romance and newly discovered sexuality, and wry, candid observations of her companions. Facing hunger, fear of discovery and death, and the petty frustrations of such confined quarters, Anne writes with adult wisdom and views beyond her years. Her story is that of every teenager, lived out in conditions few teenagers have ever known.
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The Sabbath: Its Meaning for Modern Man by Abraham Joshua Heschel , Susannah Heschel (Introduction)
Elegant, passionate, and filled with the love of God's creation, Abraham Joshua Heschel's The Sabbath has been hailed as a classic of Jewish spirituality ever since its original publication-and has been read by thousands of people seeking meaning in modern life. In this brief yet profound meditation on the meaning of the Seventh Day, Heschel introduced the idea of an "arch Elegant, passionate, and filled with the love of God's creation, Abraham Joshua Heschel's The Sabbath has been hailed as a classic of Jewish spirituality ever since its original publication-and has been read by thousands of people seeking meaning in modern life. In this brief yet profound meditation on the meaning of the Seventh Day, Heschel introduced the idea of an "architecture of holiness" that appears not in space but in time. Judaism, he argues, is a religion of time: it finds meaning not in space and the material things that fill it but in time and the eternity that imbues it, so that "the Sabbaths are our great cathedrals."
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The Chosen by Chaim Potok
It is the now-classic story of two fathers and two sons and the pressures on all of them to pursue the religion they share in the way that is best suited to each. And as the boys grow into young men, they discover in the other a lost spiritual brother, and a link to an unexplored world that neither had ever considered before. In effect, they exchange places, and find the p It is the now-classic story of two fathers and two sons and the pressures on all of them to pursue the religion they share in the way that is best suited to each. And as the boys grow into young men, they discover in the other a lost spiritual brother, and a link to an unexplored world that neither had ever considered before. In effect, they exchange places, and find the peace that neither will ever retreat from again. . . .
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The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
Her name is Dinah. In the Bible, her life is only hinted at in a brief and violent detour within the more familiar chapters of the Book of Genesis that are about her father, Jacob, and his dozen sons. Told in Dinah's voice, this novel reveals the traditions and turmoils of ancient womanhood--the world of the red tent. It begins with the story of her mothers--Leah, Rachel, Her name is Dinah. In the Bible, her life is only hinted at in a brief and violent detour within the more familiar chapters of the Book of Genesis that are about her father, Jacob, and his dozen sons. Told in Dinah's voice, this novel reveals the traditions and turmoils of ancient womanhood--the world of the red tent. It begins with the story of her mothers--Leah, Rachel, Zilpah, and Bilhah--the four wives of Jacob. They love Dinah and give her gifts that sustain her through a hard-working youth, a calling to midwifery, and a new home in a foreign land. Dinah's story reaches out from a remarkable period of early history and creates an intimate connection with the past. Deeply affecting, The Red Tent combines rich storytelling with a valuable achievement in modern fiction: a new view of biblical women's society.
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My Name Is Asher Lev by Chaim Potok
Asher Lev is a Ladover Hasid who keeps kosher, prays three times a day and believes in the Ribbono Shel Olom, the Master of the Universe. Asher Lev is an artist who is compulsively driven to render the world he sees and feels even when it leads him to blasphemy. In this stirring and often visionary novel, Chaim Potok traces Asherโs passage between these two identities, the Asher Lev is a Ladover Hasid who keeps kosher, prays three times a day and believes in the Ribbono Shel Olom, the Master of the Universe. Asher Lev is an artist who is compulsively driven to render the world he sees and feels even when it leads him to blasphemy. In this stirring and often visionary novel, Chaim Potok traces Asherโs passage between these two identities, the one consecrated to God, the other subject only to the imagination. Asher Lev grows up in a cloistered Hasidic community in postwar Brooklyn, a world suffused by ritual and revolving around a charismatic Rebbe. But in time his gift threatens to estrange him from that world and the parents he adores. As it follows his struggle, My Name Is Asher Lev becomes a luminous portrait of the artist, by turns heartbreaking and exultant, a modern classic.
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Jewish Literacy: The Most Important Things to Know about the Jewish Religion, Its People, and Its History by Joseph Telushkin
All the answers are here. "Jewish Literacy, " written by an esteemed rabbi, is a compendium of 346 short chapters on the essential trends, concepts, and personalities of Jewish history, religion, and culture.
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People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
From the Pulitzer Prizeโwinning author of March, the journey of a rare illuminated manuscript through centuries of exile and war In 1996, Hanna Heath, an Australian rare-book expert, is offered the job of a lifetime: analysis and conservation of the famed Sarajevo Haggadah, which has been rescued from Serb shelling during the Bosnian war. Priceless and beautiful, the book i From the Pulitzer Prizeโwinning author of March, the journey of a rare illuminated manuscript through centuries of exile and war In 1996, Hanna Heath, an Australian rare-book expert, is offered the job of a lifetime: analysis and conservation of the famed Sarajevo Haggadah, which has been rescued from Serb shelling during the Bosnian war. Priceless and beautiful, the book is one of the earliest Jewish volumes ever to be illuminated with images. When Hanna, a caustic loner with a passion for her work, discovers a series of tiny artifacts in its ancient bindingโan insect wing fragment, wine stains, salt crystals, a white hairโshe begins to unlock the bookโs mysteries. The reader is ushered into an exquisitely detailed and atmospheric past, tracing the bookโs journey from its salvation back to its creation. In Bosnia during World War II, a Muslim risks his life to protect it from the Nazis. In the hedonistic salons of fin-de-siรจcle Vienna, the book becomes a pawn in the struggle against the cityโs rising anti-Semitism. In inquisition-era Venice, a Catholic priest saves it from burning. In Barcelona in 1492, the scribe who wrote the text sees his family destroyed by the agonies of enforced exile. And in Seville in 1480, the reason for the Haggadahโs extraordinary illuminations is finally disclosed. Hannaโs investigation unexpectedly plunges her into the intrigues of fine art forgers and ultra-nationalist fanatics. Her experiences will test her belief in herself and the man she has come to love. Inspired by a true story, People of the Book is at once a novel of sweeping historical grandeur and intimate emotional intensity, an ambitious, electrifying work by an acclaimed and beloved author.
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Choosing a Jewish Life: A Handbook for People Converting to Judaism and for Their Family and Friends by Anita Diamant
Married to a convert herself, Anita Diamant provides advice and information that can transform the act of conversion into an extraordinary journey of self-discovery and spiritual growth. Here you will learn how to choose a rabbi, a synagogue, a denomination, a Hebrew name; how to handle the difficulty of putting aside Christmas; what happens at the mikvah (ritual bath) or a Married to a convert herself, Anita Diamant provides advice and information that can transform the act of conversion into an extraordinary journey of self-discovery and spiritual growth. Here you will learn how to choose a rabbi, a synagogue, a denomination, a Hebrew name; how to handle the difficulty of putting aside Christmas; what happens at the mikvah (ritual bath) or at a hatafat dam brit (circumcision ritual for those already circumcised); how to find your footing in a new spiritual family that is not always well prepared to receive you; and how not to lose your bonds to your family of origin. Diamant anticipates all the questions, doubts, and concerns, and provides a comprehensive explanation of the rules and rituals of conversion.
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God in Search of Man: A Philosophy of Judaism by Abraham Joshua Heschel
Abraham Joshua Heschel was one of the most revered religious leaders of the 20th century, and God in Search of Man and its companion volume, Man Is Not Alone, two of his most important books, are classics of modern Jewish theology. God in Search of Man combines scholarship with lucidity, reverence, and compassion as Dr. Heschel discusses not man's search for God but God's Abraham Joshua Heschel was one of the most revered religious leaders of the 20th century, and God in Search of Man and its companion volume, Man Is Not Alone, two of his most important books, are classics of modern Jewish theology. God in Search of Man combines scholarship with lucidity, reverence, and compassion as Dr. Heschel discusses not man's search for God but God's for man--the notion of a Chosen People, an idea which, he writes, "signifies not a quality inherent in the people but a relationship between the people and God." It is an extraordinary description of the nature of Biblical thought, and how that thought becomes faith.
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Joheved by Maggie Anton
Rashi, one of the greatest Jewish scholars who ever lived, had no sons, only three daughters. Much has been written about Rashi and his grandsons, the Tosafot, but almost nothing of his daughters. Legend has it that they were learned in a time when women were forbidden to study the sacred texts. Rashi's Daughters tells the story of these forgotten women.
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As a Driven Leaf by Milton Steinberg , Chaim Potok (Foreword)
The age of the Talmud is brought to life in a breathtaking saga. This masterpiece of modern fiction tells the gripping tale of renegade talmudic sage Elisha ben Abuyah's struggle to reconcile his faith with the allure of Hellenistic culture. Set in Roman Palestine, As a Driven Leaf draws readers into the dramatic era of Rabbinic Judaism. Watch the great Talmudic sages at w The age of the Talmud is brought to life in a breathtaking saga. This masterpiece of modern fiction tells the gripping tale of renegade talmudic sage Elisha ben Abuyah's struggle to reconcile his faith with the allure of Hellenistic culture. Set in Roman Palestine, As a Driven Leaf draws readers into the dramatic era of Rabbinic Judaism. Watch the great Talmudic sages at work in the Sanhedrin, eavesdrop on their arguments about theology and Torah, and agonize with them as they contemplate rebellion against an oppressive Roman rule. But Steinberg's classic novel also transcends its historical setting with its depiction of a timeless, perennial feature of the Jewish experience: the inevitable conflict between the call of tradition and the glamour of the surrounding culture. In his illuminating foreword, specially commissioned for this edition, Chaim Potok stresses the contemporary relevance of As a Driven Leaf: This novel of ideas and passions. . . retains its ability to enter the heart of pious and seeking Jew alike. Synagogues everywhere are adopting As a Driven Leaf for group study.
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Maus: Un survivant raconte, tome 1: Mon pรจre saigne l'histoire by Art Spiegelman
A story of a Jewish survivor of Hitler's Europe and his son, a cartoonist who tries to come to terms with his father's story and history itself.
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Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl , Harold S. Kushner (Foreword) , William J. Winslade (Afterword) , Isle Lasch (Translator)
Psychiatrist Viktor Frankl's memoir has riveted generations of readers with its descriptions of life in Nazi death camps and its lessons for spiritual survival. Based on his own experience and the stories of his patients, Frankl argues that we cannot avoid suffering but we can choose how to cope with it, find meaning in it, and move forward with renewed purpose. At the hea Psychiatrist Viktor Frankl's memoir has riveted generations of readers with its descriptions of life in Nazi death camps and its lessons for spiritual survival. Based on his own experience and the stories of his patients, Frankl argues that we cannot avoid suffering but we can choose how to cope with it, find meaning in it, and move forward with renewed purpose. At the heart of his theory, known as logotherapy, is a conviction that the primary human drive is not pleasure but the pursuit of what we find meaningful. Man's Search for Meaning has become one of the most influential books in America; it continues to inspire us all to find significance in the very act of living.
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The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will be busier still. By her brother's graveside, Liesel's life is changed when she picks up a single object, partially hidden in the snow. It is The Gravedigger's Handbook, left behind there by accident, and it is her first act of book thievery. So begins a love affair with books It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will be busier still. By her brother's graveside, Liesel's life is changed when she picks up a single object, partially hidden in the snow. It is The Gravedigger's Handbook, left behind there by accident, and it is her first act of book thievery. So begins a love affair with books and words, as Liesel, with the help of her accordian-playing foster father, learns to read. Soon she is stealing books from Nazi book-burnings, the mayor's wife's library, wherever there are books to be found. But these are dangerous times. When Liesel's foster family hides a Jew in their basement, Liesel's world is both opened up, and closed down. In superbly crafted writing that burns with intensity, award-winning author Markus Zusak has given us one of the most enduring stories of our time.
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