How To Run a Traditional Jewish Household Blu Greenberg
This new edition of a title first published in 1983 encompasses two changes in the orthodox community: the movements closer to fundamentalism and toward greater inclusiveness of women's religious & ritual expression. Greenberg covers birth & death & everything in between - including keeping the Sabbath, keeping kosher, laws of family purity, daily prayer and blessings (given in Hebrew & English), correct dress & speech, mariage, birth control, divorce, bar / bat mitzvahs and the Jewish holidays. She even adds some recipes. Softcover, $24.50
Jewish Meditation Aryeh Kaplan
Aryeh Kaplan was a well-known Orthodox rabbi and teacher of Jewish meditation. This is a "classic text for Jews who want to experience the meditative methods of their own spiritual tradition." (Daniel Goleman, author of the Meditative Mind). This is a good introductory read on the subject of Jewish Meditation. It is a gentle clear introduction and provides exercises and practices that can be used right away by any Jew who wants a deeper prayer experience. Softcover, $16.95
Thinking Jewish Teenagers' Guide to Life Akiva Tatz
This book provides young Jewish adults with an approach to life's most important issues from an authentic Jewish perspective. Free will, happiness, freedom & responsibility, discovering one's individuality & uniqueness, life ordeals and how to handle them are some of the many vital issues illuminated here. The ideas examined in these pages are presented in depth: The reader is challenged to think creatively, originally, and to develop an intelligent approach to life informed by genuine Jewish values. Hardcover, $33.99
To Be A Jew: A Guide to Jewish
Observance in Contemporary Life Rabbi Hayim Halevy Donin
Selected and compiled from the Shuchan Aruch & Responsa literature and providing a rationale for the laws & traditions. This unique treasury of practical information has long been acknowledged as the classic guide to the ageless heritage of Judaism - Jewish attitudes, Jewish philosophy, and Jewish law. Softcover, $27.50
A master shows how mundane events and activities can be saturated with meaning and holiness. In this era when all sorts of people are searching for spirituality, Rabbi Dr. Twerski shows us how every area of life - marriage, job, social life, and dozens more - can have a soul and higher purpose. Hardcover, $30.99; Softcover, $29.99
