Jewish Lights imprint: 336 books
Passing Life's Tests
Spiritual Reflections on the Trial of Abraham, the Binding of Isaac
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2012
Challenges you to go beneath the brief, shocking story and ask: who is the tester, who is the tested and what motivates the test?
Among stories so terrible they rend our hearts, so profound they touch the depths of our souls, and so exalted they reach to heaven, none is more poignant than the...
Righteous Indignation
A Jewish Call for Justice
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2013
Can the teachings of Judaism provide a sacred framework for repairing the world?
In this groundbreaking volume, leading rabbis, intellectuals, and activists explore the relationship between Judaism and social justice, drawing on ancient and modern sources of wisdom. The contributors argue that...
God's Paintbrush Teacher's Guide
A Guide for Jewish and Christian Educators and Parents
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2017
Multicultural, Nondenominational, Nonsectarian
Includes steps for exploring the book's theological foundations with students from kindergarten through Grade 4 and above. Lesson plans, classroom activities and more.
Contributors: Renée Frank Holtz, Elizabeth McMahon Jeep, Rabbi Sandy...
Godwrestling— Round 2
Ancient Wisdom, Future Paths
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 1995
20th anniversary sequel to a seminal book of the Jewish renewal movement. Deals with spirituality in relation to personal growth, marriage, ecology, feminism, politics and more. Outlines original ways to merge “religious” life and “personal” life today.
by Karen Kushner
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2017
A guide for Jewish educators and parents to the companion book "Because Nothing Looks Like God".
Broken Tablets
Restoring the Ten Commandments and Ourselves
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Let the Ten Commandments command your imagination … and enrich your life.
When the Holy One gave the Torah, no bird chirped, no fowl flew, no ox lowed, not one angel stirred its wing or sang its song. The sea did not roar, creatures did not speak—the whole world was hushed into breathless...
The Mitzvah Project Book
Making Mitzvah Part of Your Bar/Bat Mitzvah ... and Your Life
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2011
Make the world a better place through good deeds—big or small.
"Thank you, really, for devoting your energies to making the world just a little bit better. By doing so, you are saying to yourself, and to others, that this whole Bar/Bat Mitzvah thing is real and important. And, this book...
In Our Image
God's First Creatures
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2011
“In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth...But something was missing...”
Before creating humans, God said, “Let us make humans in Our image, after Our likeness.” In this playful new twist to the Genesis story, God asks all of nature to offer gifts to humankind—with...
Love and Terror in the God Encounter
The Theological Legacy of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2011
The intellectual legacy of one of the twentieth century’s greatest religious thinkers—explained by a leading theologian of our day.
“It is only through experiencing the contradictions in human existence, through being overwhelmed by the divine presence, through the finite human being...
by Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2013
Nondenominational, Nonsectarian, Multicultural
From award-winning author Sandy Eisenberg Sasso comes a new story to delight children and adults of all faiths and backgrounds.
This is the magical, mythical tale of a poor village at the foot of a hill--a topsy-turvy town with no roads...
Masking and Unmasking Ourselves
Interpreting Biblical Texts on Clothing & Identity
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2012
Our clothes conceal our naked bodies but what do they reveal about our souls?
"Clothes assume a primary importance as a vehicle that suggests character, provides insights into a person's identity and even governs it…. But the problem is that if Oscar Wilde is correct that 'if you give...
Being God's Partner
How to Find the Hidden Link Between Spirituality and Your Work
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2013
What is spirituality anyway? Isn't spirituality about emotion?
And isn't work about the rational mind?
"Too often, we divorce our 'work life’ from our 'real life,’ from our innermost beliefs and convictions. But ‘work’ can be as much a part of our life—and as much a vehicle for...
Traces of God
Seeing God in Torah, History and Everyday Life
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2011
A Probing and Powerful Look at the Role You Play
in Shaping Your Relationship with God
“No matter how hard we look, the God of Israel cannot be seen. Looking is not seeing, and seeing God is not like seeing an apple. It is much more like making a medical diagnosis on the basis of looking...
The Women's Torah Commentary
New Insights from Women Rabbis on the 54 Weekly Torah Portions
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2011
Women rabbis are changing the face of Judaism. Discover how their interpretations of the Torah can enrich your perspective. "Rich and engaging…makes available to a wide readership the collective wisdom of women who have changed the face of Judaism." —Judith Plaskow, author, Standing...