Rituals category: 373 books

This work describes the author's views on the afterlife against the prevailing view of the "Greeks" (i.e., the Greco-Romans) of his day. He asserts that "...Hades is a place in the world not regularly finished; a subterraneous region, wherein the light of this world does not...

This two-volume Journey of a Rabbi consists of essays describing ventures undertaken, events experienced, and ideas articulated that reflect the life work of a rabbi and Jewish educator. What threads its way throughout these writings is a persistent search for ways and means to revitalize Jewish life...

A Jewish Book Award Finalist In the tradition of Tuesdays with Morrie and The Last Lecture, New York Times bestselling author Sara Davidson met every Friday with 89-year-old Rabbi Zalman Shachter-Shalomi, the iconic founder of the Jewish Renewal movment, to discuss what he calls The December...

The Cambridge Guide to Jewish History, Religion, and Culture is a comprehensive and engaging overview of Jewish life, from its origins in the ancient Near East to its impact on contemporary popular culture. The twenty-one essays, arranged historically and thematically, and written specially for this...

“The amazing tales of Jewish girls on six different continents who celebrate the Jewish ritual of becoming a woman.” —The Jewish Journal   Winner, Spirituality Category, New England Festival Best Books of the Holiday Season   Divided into nine regions—Africa; Asia; Australia and New Zealand;...

THE ALFRED EDERSHEIM COLLECTION includes the full text of 3 of Edersheim’s most well-known works: SKETCHES OF JEWISH SOCIAL LIFE, THE TEMPLE ITS MINISTRY AND SERVICES, JESUS THE MESSIAH (the official abridged version of “Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah”). * This is not a cheap...

A renowned family therapist tackles tricky relationship issues in this heartwarming collection from the author of A Failure of Nerve. Generational conflict, faith crises, difficult friendships—Edwin Friedman saw every side of the human condition in his years as a rabbi and counselor, for...

As we travel along the path of the spirits of the Hebrew alphabets and the spheres of the tree of life, we are at same time examining the special powers inherent within the them.  In this Kabbalah lesson we examine the healing powers within the fifth letter of the Hebrew alphabets which is “HE”...

“Magic culture is certainly fascinating. But what is it? What, in fact, are magic writings, magic artifacts?” Originally published in Hebrew in 2010, Jewish Magic Before the Rise of Kabbalah is a comprehensive study of early Jewish magic focusing on three major topics: Jewish magic inventiveness,...

The Unorthodox Haggadah is a way to enjoy the strange and wonderful world of religion, while skipping the boring parts.  Ritual is at the core of every culture, but people are no longer into dogma. This book offers the ritual with a hilarious, irreverent twist. It is genuinely funny, fun to flip...

In this book, Kaplan enlarges on his notion of functional reinterpretation and then actually applies it to the entire ritual cycle of the Jewish year-a rarity in modern Jewish thought. This work continues to function as a central text for the Reconstructionist movement, whose influence continues to grow in American Jewry.

What is hatred? What is baseless hatred? And how does this basic human emotion affect our relationships, our communities, and our world? In this fascinating study, pharmacological researcher Rene H. Levy looks through a scientific, sociological, and religious lens at the causes and effects of baseless...

We are travellers on a quest to meet the angels of Go. We are human and mortal, they are spirits and immortal.  We are here on earth, they are  and can be anywhere in the galaxy. Our journey so far has brought us to the path of Vau, the sixth letter of the Hebrew alphabets, which has a...

Religious pluralism is everywhere in today's politics. Increased immigration flows, the collapse of communism, and the globalization of communications technologies have all fostered a wider variety of religious beliefs, practices, and organizations within and across democratic societies. This is true...