Petersburg in 1887, it is a cultural, social, and political history of the jewish people. The wandering jew is a character from christian legend. The first time jews are mentioned in the bible, is in ii kings 16. Jewish book world reached over 5,000 readers with a specific interest in jewish books, including library professionals, book festival coordinators, book group members, academicians, and lay leaders. The international jew, 1920s antisemitic writings authored by henry ford this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title wandering jew. These books look to our past, but they do so with a little more distance, and sometimes even a critical eye. Best sellers jewish 8937 biographies jewish 5214 books on judaism 3112. Halacha and the jewish woman it is not unusual for committed jewish women to be uneasy about their position as jews.
A new book about the jewish question the burning platform. For example, one of bestsellers is a baseball themed yarmulke handmade in israel with hebrew lettering. Why does the groom break a glass in a jewish wedding ceremony. Jew is the name they are called by from the day that they came up from babylon. Night by elie wiesel, the diary of a young girl by anne frank, the book thief by markus zusak, survival in auschwitz b. First published in 1972, the book still stands as a reliable, practical and versatile resource for everyone from young girls preparing for bat mitzvah to old men returning to their. They believe in the tradition more than the religion. He was founder, president, and editor in chief of jonathan david publishers, as well as the author of more than 50 books. The jew store exposes ideals that tear families apartand inevitably hold them together. Best, it is a rare goldenkey opening to the determinations of survival and. In simple and powerful language, rabbi hayim halevy donin presents the fundamentals of judaism, including the laws and. Jan 15, 2009 they read from the torah, the writings and the prophets, translated into various languages from the hebrew masoretic text. At our jewish gift shop in brookline, ma we carry a wide range of unique jewish items. Buy a cheap copy of god is not a christian, nor a jew.
A guide to jewish observance in contemporary life by rabbi hayim halevy donin. One of the offenbach books ended up at the yivo institute for jewish research in new york. It tells the story of a jewish immigrant family who in the 1920s moves away from their tight knit jewish family in new york city to a small tennessee town where they will be the only jewish people in order to have the opportunity to have a dry goods store of their own. This unique treasury of practical information and daily inspiration has long been acknowledged as the classic guide to the traditional jewish laws and customs as they apply to contemporary jewish daily life.
Kolatch treats hundreds of other important questions about jewish life and practice. I highly recommend joseph telushkins book jewish literacy. Find answers to your most frequently asked questions about jewish faith, worship, culture, and customs in this fascinating best seller. If thats not inspiring enough, i urge you to read the book. Ill probably order it an will yo, and countless others. Hayim halevy donin established himself as an incomparable teacher and interpreter of jewish law and practice through his classic book to be a jew. The classic guide to the ageless heritage of judaismembraced over many decades by hundreds of thousands of readers, to be a jew offers a clear and comprehensive introduction to traditional jewish laws and customs as they apply to daily life in the contemporary world. Stella suberman was 76 years old when her book, the jew store was published.
Jun 18, 2018 a new book about the jewish question looks interesting. Shortly before he died, in 20, the canadian businessman and philanthropist edgar m. A leading french sociologist and a jew who visited israel in 1963 and 1964 to teach at the university of jerusalem posits and probes the title question in a book riddled with anxiety over the future of the jewish people. To be a jew, rabbi hayim halevy donins classic guide to jewish life, philosophy, and law has guided generations of americans, europeans, and israelis to discover the treasures of their own religious traditions. In none of these do the jews receive anything but rebuke for their wickedness, for their apostasy from the religion of the old testament.
Offering concise, straightforward answers to many questions surrounding jewish life and practice, rabbi kolatch describes practically every symbol, custom, and convention relating to the public and personal life of the jew, and attempts to dispell prevalent misunderstandings and misconceptions pertaining to jewish observance. Without a doubt, to be a jew is one of the all time great introductions to judaism and is always on my short list of recommended books. The only books of the old testament that were written after the return from babylon are, kings, chronicles, ezra and nehemiah all of them historical, rather than doctrinal haggai, zechariah and malachi. For example a howard stern or bill handel or sara michelle gellarthat type. First published in 1972, the book still stands as a reliable, practical and versatile resource for everyone from young girls preparing. His most popular book, the jewish book of why, spawned a series that has sold more than 1. Nov 29, 2010 i highly recommend joseph telushkins book jewish literacy.
This indispensable volume has long been acknowledged as the classic guide to the traditional jewish laws and customs as they apply to daily life in the contemporary world. The bronsons were the first jews to ever live in the small town of concordia, tennesseea town consisting of one main street, one bank, one drugstore, one picture. The jewish book of why by alfred j kolatch, rabbi alibris. The jewish book of why christian books, bibles, gifts. For twenty years he was rabbi of congregation b nai david in southfield, michigan, where he was also adjunct professor of judaic studies at the university of detroit.
For twenty years he was rabbi of congregation bnai david in southfield, michigan, where he was also. The torah is the first section or first five books of the jewish bible. I wanted to emphasize how correct michelle jones is in recommending rabbi joseph telushkins books. They offer silliness and fresh bright voices, as well as inclusive ideas about faith, family, culture, and the evolving jewish world. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. It is an obscure historical third reich document of a kind that is virtually impossible to acquire today anywhere. Rabbi hayim halevy donin 19281983 established himself as an incomparable teacher and interpreter of jewish laws and practice through his classic books to be a jew, to pray as a jew, and to raise. Orthodox, conservative, and reform views are presented objectively, in a manner designed to explain the how and why of various practices. The bronsons were the first jews to ever live in the small town of concordia, tennessee a town consisting of one main street, one bank, one drugstore, one picture. Nonjew definition and meaning collins english dictionary.
A non practicing jew is one who usually observes the high holidays in some waymay have a passover dinner,may even go to temple on yom kippur the way non practicing christians go on christmas and easter. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by. I find books about the jewish experience fascinating and this family memoir is no exception. We also have educational games, greeting cards, and more. In this masterful book, the late rabbi donin meticulously and painstakingly collected, classified, and analyzed a multitude of halakhot that are relevant to the life cycle of every jew. The answers are concise, straightforward, and unbiased. A lot of jewish people identify somewhere between orthodox and atheist. Kolatch stresses the importance of the talmud, respected rabbinic traditions, and the old testament to orthodox, conservative, and reformed practices. It was to cry down our doubts that rabbis developed their prepackaged orations on the nobility of motherhood. Best, it is a rare goldenkey opening to the determinations of survival and how ones most serious determinations can ruin lives. The statement is commonly made, even by those who should know better, that we christians owe a debt to the jews, for we got our bible and our religion from them. They read from the torah, the writings and the prophets, translated into various languages from the hebrew masoretic text. Jesus was not a jew the hebrews were annihilated by the romans after they rebelled against their roman overlords in 70 ce as verified by numerous roman historical accounts the cocalled bar kokhba revolt in 2 ce is more myth than fact and is unsupported by historical evidence. The classic guide to the ageless heritage of judaismembraced over many.
It was devoted to the promotion of books of jewish interest. What is the best resource to learn about jewish history. Its a superb book for people of any level of knowledge of judaism from total neophyte to someone like myself who has many years of formal jewish education. They also follow the talmud, which is a commentary on the torah, relating to how specific aspects of the torah are to be carried out. If you have ever wondered why jews celebrate a particular holiday or observe a specific ritual or custom, the jewish book of whywill surely provide the answer. As rosh hashanah, the jewish new year, and yom kippur approach many might come face to face.
While many people have been deceived into believing this, it is completely false. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Jewish all categories at jewish used books bookstore. Buchwald, national jewish outreach program the republication of to be a jew is an occasion to celebrate. Jan 01, 1998 stella suberman was 76 years old when her book, the jew store was published. Moses was not called a jew and neither were saul, david or solomon called jew. A guide to jewish observance up to now about the ebook weve to be a jew. He assays the place of the kibbutz in israel today a relative decline in population, the prominence of the histradut and the emergence of an industrial, welfare state. Jewish book world was a quarterly magazine published by the jewish book council from 1982 to 2015. In simple and powerful language donin presents the laws and observances for the daily life and for the major and minor holidays, as well as the guiding principles and practices for all the special occasions of life. In this masterful book, the late rabbi donin meticulously and painstakingly. The only books of the old testament that were written after the return from babylon are, kings, chronicles, ezra and nehemiah all of them historical, rather than. As such, the discrimination that existed was somewhat diffused among several infidel groups and hence not perceived as being pointedly anti. Here in one handsome volume are all the laws and customs as they apply to contemporary jewish life.
This book, an older classic, is still be best guide to what is important in jewish practice. It is not only inspiring, but utterly charming, fascinating, funny, and filled with one entertaining family anecdote after the other. Since its initial publication in 1981, this bestselling volume has been an essential resource for jews seeking to better understand their own heritage and for nonjews desirous of understanding the lifestyle of their neighbors. Aspects of jewish life, including marriage, death and mourning, dietary laws, synagogue rituals, holidays, and the jewish calendar are explained. Elie wiesel shelved 7 times as jewishholocaust avg rating 4. Wertheimer a people divided, a history professor at jewish theological seminary, offers a comprehensive, balanced survey of the state of american judaisms.
You will learn the whys and wherefores out of which jewish traditional practices come. The author of the gospel of inclusion continues to rouse organized religion as he raises controversial issues and provides enlightening answers to the deepest. Sep 19, 2012 i wanted to emphasize how correct michelle jones is in recommending rabbi joseph telushkins books. In fact you will not find the word jew in the first eleven books of the bible. As rosh hashanah, the jewish new year, and yom kippur approach many might come facetoface. The torah is written in hebrew, the oldest of jewish languages. Rabbi hayim halevy donin 19281983 established himself as an incomparable teacher and interpreter of jewish laws and practice through his classic books to be a jew, to pray as a jew, and to raise a jewish child, all published by basic books.
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