Rituals category: 373 books

Peninei Halakha is a comprehensive series of books on Jewish law applied to today’s ever-changing world. In this series, Rabbi Eliezer Melamed’s well-organized, clear, and concise writing style brings the halakha, from principle to practical detail, to readers of all backgrounds. With over 400,000...

Exploring how visual media presents claims to Jewish authenticity, Imagining Jewish Authenticity argues that Jews imagine themselves and their place within America by appealing to a graphic sensibility. Ken Koltun-Fromm traces how American Jewish thinkers capture Jewish authenticity, and lingering...

Das jüdische Jahr ist reich an spannenden Bibeltexten, die am Sabbat im Gottesdienst gelesen werden. Mit geistlicher Tiefe und kompaktem Sachwissen erschließt Joel Berger in diesem Buch alle wöchentlichen Lesungen sowie die Bibeltexte zu den hohen jüdischen Feiertagen. Berger befasst sich auch...

Between 1391 and the end of the 15th century, numerous Spanish Jews converted to Christianity, most of them under duress. Before and after 1492, when the Jews were officially expelled from Spain, a significant number of these conversos maintained clandestine ties to Judaism, despite their outward...

Per Jacques Attali, nato in Algeria in una famiglia ebraica piednoir, l’ebraismo è prima di tutto radicato nell’esperienza personale dei legami affettivi e dell’educazione. In questo saggio, però, l’eclettico economista e autore francese si propone di analizzare tutte le dimensioni della...

This book deconstructs the boundaries between Jewish and Christian cultures while at the same time redefining what it means to be Jewish in relation to Christianity in the twentieth century. Consequently, this analysis reveals the emergence of modern Jewish theologies out of the complex negotiations between Jewish thinkers and their Christian milieu.

"Simcha Paull Raphael is a skilled and compassionate guide to the terrain of grief. His elegant weaving of Jewish custom, psychological wisdom and visions of the afterlife provides an invaluable resource for anyone caring for Jewish mourners on their path from loss toward wholeness." ---...

In an effort to counter the confusion and isolation often experienced by a novice synagogue-goer, as well as by many who regularly attend synagogue, The Synagogue Survival Kit: A Guide to Understanding Jewish Religious Services offers introductions and instructions for all aspects of the synagogue...

The rabbis and professors of Yeshiva University come together in this latest volume of the Mitokh Ha-Ohel (Within the Tent) series to present scholarly and insightful essays on the Shabbat prayers. Like its three companion volumes, Mitokh Ha-Ohel on Shabbat Prayers offers essays by many of Yeshiva University's most esteemed rabbis and scholars.

Laugh, be inspired...and tap into your vast human potential. Good humor has the uncanny ability to break down barriers. This collection of over fifty essays by master educator Yehoshua Kurland is a unique combination of laughter and lessons, of humor and heartfelt advice. Each of these easy-to-read,...

Peninei Halakha is a comprehensive series of books on Jewish law applied to today’s ever-changing world. In this series, Rabbi Eliezer Melamed’s well-organized, clear, and concise writing style brings the halakha, from principle to practical detail, to readers of all backgrounds. With over 300,000...

Responding to a need for our generation, The Concise Code of Jewish Law is a modern and up-to-date work of halachah lema’aseh, presented in a concise and user-friendly format. The main text is an adaptation of classic sources of halachah, loosely following the order of the Kitzur Shulchan Aruch,...

Should one pray from a siddur or by heart? Does a place of business require a mezuza? Should a child fast on Yom Kippur?  These are just a few of the questions asked and answered in this informative, accessible series developed by the Eretz Hemdah Institute. Living the Halachic Process provides...

This book analyses religion and change in relation to music within the context of contemporary progressive Judaism. It argues that music plays a central role as a driving force for religious change, comprising several elements seen as central to contemporary religiosity in general: participation,...