Beliefs category: 373 books
What Do You Mean, You Can't Eat in My Home?
A Guide to How Newly Observant Jews and Their Less Observant Relatives Can Still Get Along
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2010
Here is a book of workable, sensible solutions to the everyday problems faced by newly observant Jews as they try to explain the parameters of their new lives to the people who love them—but think they’ve gone around the bend.
For the formerly nonobservant Jew who has decided to live an...
The Committed Life
Principles for Good Living from Our Timeless Past
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2014
Drawing on the timeless wisdom of the Torah. Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis reminds us of the principles necessary for living a better and more committed life. Inspirational and deeply moving. This book will touch your heart like no other.
Everyday Holiness
The Jewish Spiritual Path of Mussar
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2008
Mussar is an illuminating, approachable, and highly practical set of teachings for cultivating personal growth and spiritual realization in the midst of day-to-day life. Here is an accessible and inspiring introduction to this Jewish spiritual path, which until lately has been best known in the world...
Climbing Jacob's Ladder
One Man's Journey to Rediscover a Jewish Spiritual Tradition
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2007
Jewish by birth, though from a secular family, Alan Morinis explored Hinduism and Buddhism as a young man. But in 1997, in the face of personal crisis, he turned to his Jewish heritage for guidance. In his reading he happened upon a Jewish spiritual tradition called Mussar. Gradually he realized that...
by Jonathan Sacks
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2013
Chief Rabbi Emeritus Lord Jonathan Sacks evaluates of the role of the synagogue in Jewish life today. In it he explores the choices faced by religious leadership in the modern world, and the ways in which the synagogue embodies a living community of faith. His book Faith in the Future, described by...
Converts to Judaism
Stories from Biblical Times to Today
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2015
From the biblical story of Ruth to the star conversion of Elizabeth Taylor, Converts to Judaism tells the stories of people who have converted to Judaism throughout history. The book introduces readers to origins of Judaism and shares the first conversion stories of the people who helped the early...
by Dr. Ron Wolfson
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2002
Bringing together all the spiritual and practical aspects of Shabbat, leading teacher Ron Wolfson offers todays families the resources needed to celebrate this holy daymeaningfully, creatively and joyously. From preparing yourself and your home for Shabbat, through the beautiful ritual of Havdalah, this...
This Is Real and You Are Completely Unprepared
The Days of Awe as a Journey of Transformation
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2003
There are times in life when we are caught utterly unprepared: a death in the family, the end of a relationship, a health crisis. These are the times when the solid ground we thought we stood on disappears beneath our feet, leaving us reeling and heartbroken, as we stumble back to our faith.
The...
Every Day, Holy Day
365 Days of Teachings and Practices from the Jewish Tradition of Mussar
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2010
The myriad events and interactions that make up our everyday life provide a rich opportunity for us to examine our impulses and actions and grow spiritually, according to the Jewish practice of Mussar. Mussar is an eminently wise, practical, and effective way to cultivate awareness, gratitude, personal...
Open Minded Torah
Of Irony, Fundamentalism and Love
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2011
Open Minded Torah elicits unheard voices from the Jewish past for a twenty-first century Judaism at a time when fundamentalists and fanatics often dominate conversations about religion. Kolbrener's brilliant and unorthodox essays are a must-read for anyone who wants to pursue a life of faith, based...
Sacred Therapy
Jewish Spiritual Teachings on Emotional Healing and Inner Wholeness
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2005
In Sacred Therapy Estelle Frankel travels to the heart of Jewish mysticism to reveal how people of any faith can draw upon this rich body of teachings to gain wisdom, clarity, and a deeper sense of meaning in the midst of modern life. In an engaging and accessible style, Frankel brings together tales...
Building a Successful Volunteer Culture
Finding Meaning in Service in the Jewish Community
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2012
A step-by-step guide to cultivating volunteers who thrive within the Jewish community.
We can never forget that volunteering is a two-way street. Volunteers must be motivated, but volunteer organizations also need to maximize volunteer satisfaction. Blaming one or the other for the failures...
by Charlayne Crawford
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2013
Short stories, dreams and thoughts of a tzaddik.
The Jewish Festivals
A Guide to Their History and Observance
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2012
Why is the Jewish New Year designated on the Jewish calendar as the first day of the seventh month, and not of the first month? Why do women cover their eyes when reciting the blessing over the Sabbath candles? How did the Seder originate? Does the Book of Esther, read on Purim, mirror any real historical...