The Toby Press Llc: 145 books
Derashot LeDorot: Leviticus
A Commentary for the Ages
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2015
Derashot Ledorot: Leviticus, A Commentary for the Ages is a selection of essays on the book of Leviticus based on sermons given by Rabbi Norman Lamm during the years 1952 and 1976, while he served as a synagogue rabbi. These essays, culled from the files of the Lamm Archives of Yeshiva University,...
Ruth
From Alienation to Monarchy
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2015
In this fluent and penetrating study of the Book of Ruth, Yael Ziegler provides a masterful primer on how to read biblical narratives with sensitivity and depth, using recent methodological breakthroughs in the study of Tanakh. Beyond providing an eye-opening reading of a familiar biblical book, the...
by Goldberg, Lea
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2016
And This Is the Light, is the first English edition of Lea Goldberg's only novel, published in 2011 to coincide with what would have been Goldberg's 100th birthday. It is set in the summer of 1931, when twenty-year-old Nora Krieger returns to her small-town home in Lithuania from university in Berlin...
Rest for the Dove
Reading for Shabbat
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2016
For acclaimed novelist and rosh yeshiva Rabbi Haim Sabato, the world of Torah literature offers an encounter with a rich culture, inspiration, and ideas. In Rest for the Dove, Rabbi Sabato examines each Torah portion, deftly interweaving colorful threads of thought into beautifully-crafted essays. ...
Mitokh HaOhel: Weekday Prayers
Essays on the Weekday Prayers
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2016
The rabbis and professors of Yeshiva University come together the latest volume of Mitokh Ha-Ohel (Within the Tent) to present scholarly and insightful essays on the weekday prayers. Edited by Rabbi Daniel Z. Feldman and Dr. Stuart W. Halpern, Mitokh Ha-Ohel offers the insightful and varied perspectives...
A Guide to the Complex
Contemporary Halakhic Debates
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2015
Abortion, stem-cell research, conversion standards, female rabbis, DNA testing, animal cruelty, civil marriages in Israel. While today’s most hot-button halakhic issues elicit strong opinions on all sides, few understand the halakhic origins of their views, their historical development or social...
Derashot LeDorot: Deuteronomy
A Commentary for the Ages
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2014
Derashot LeDorot is a selection of essays based on these stirring sermons, culled from the files of the Lamm Archives of Yeshiva University. Each essay features reflections on the weekly parasha, brilliantly illustrating Rabbi Lamm’s masterful pedagogy, deep intellectual rigor, and staunch commitment...
#Parasha
Weekly Insights from a Leading Israeli Journalist
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2017
For Sivan Rahav-Meir, the Torah is a fountain of wisdom for relationships, education, government, finances, self-growth, and beyond. A seasoned journalist in Israel, Rahav-Meir has interviewed heads of state and senior political officials, and has uncovered exclusive stories that have impacted the...
Subversive Sequels in the Bible
How Biblical Stories Mine and Undermine Each Other
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2014
In Subversive Sequels in the Bible, master Bible teacher Judy Klitsner takes us on a thrilling voyage of discovery through familiar biblical narratives. Deeply faithful to the texts, but daring in her interpretive approach, she draws stunning parallels between biblical passages to reveal previously...
The Person in the Parasha
Discovering the Human element in the Weekly Torah Portion
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2016
The Person in the Parasha, Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb’s compilation of essays based on his highly popular column of the same name, offers the unique point of view of a world-renowned Torah scholar, community rabbi, and clinical psychotherapist. Each essay begins with an interesting anecdote which...
With All Your Possessions
Jewish Ethics and Economic Life
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2015
In face of the ageold slander against Jewish business ethics, noted economist and rabbinic scholar Meir Tamari puts forth a rigorous defense of Jewish economy as a highly ethical system combining freemarket practices with social welfare, competition with compassion. From the biblical story of Ruth...
by Cooper, Levi
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2016
Relics for the Present is a collection of thought-provoking mini-essays that explore the parameters and depths of prayer. Using Tractate Berakhot as the foundational text, Rabbi Cooper utilizes a unique combination of Talmudic wisdom, rabbinical commentary and Hassidic lore, transforming ancient teachings...
Books of the People
Revisiting Classic Works of Jewish Thought
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2017
The Jews have ever been a people molded by the written word. It is no coincidence, therefore, that certain texts have come to play key roles in the continuum of Jewish discourse. Books of the People: Revisiting Classic Works of Jewish Thought presents ten foundational books written between the tenth...
Torah and Western Thought
Intellectual Portraits of Orthodoxy and Modernity
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2016
Even as the twentieth century will be remembered for the West’s loss of faith, Jewish Orthodoxy itself experienced in that very time a golden age of leaders and teachers who sought to bridge the world of Torah and that of the West. Some of these Torah figures were deeply impacted by an academic...