Download or read book Queen Esther s Big Secret written by Sarah Mazor and published by Mazorbooks. This book was released on 2020-01-16 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Purim holiday celebrates the miraculous story of the Jews of Persia during the reign of Achashverosh (Xerxes I), over 2400 years ago. The Book of Esther, which is read on Purim, commemorates the events of the days during which Haman's plot to eliminate the Jews of Persia was met by the heroic deeds of Queen Esther.

Download or read book The American Jewish Experience written by Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. Center for the Study of the American Jewish Experience and published by Holmes & Meier Publishers. This book was released on 1986 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Luboml written by Berl Kagan and published by KTAV Publishing House, Inc.. This book was released on 1997 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the former Polish-Jewish community (shtetl) of Luboml, Wołyń, Poland. Its Jewish population of some 4,000, dating back to the 14th century, was exterminated by the occupying German forces and local collaborators in October, 1942. Luboml was formerly known as Lyuboml, Volhynia, Russia and later Lyuboml, Volyns'ka, Ukraine. It was also know by its Yiddish name: Libivne.

Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to Judaism and Law written by Christine Hayes and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-02-17 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cambridge Companion to Judaism and Law provides a conceptual and historical account of the Jewish understanding of law.

Download or read book Letters to Josep written by Levy Daniella and published by . This book was released on 2016-03-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a collection of letters from a religious Jew in Israel to a Christian friend in Barcelona on life as an Orthodox Jew. Equal parts lighthearted and insightful, it's a thorough and entertaining introduction to the basic concepts of Judaism.

Download or read book The Clever Dreidel s Chanukah Wishes written by Sarah Mazor and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-11-08 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A BRIGHTER WORLD for ALL CHILDREN"The Clever Dreidel's Chanukah Wishes" is a beautiful, sentimental, and hopeful book that will resonate with all tender and loving hearts who wish and pray for a better world.The clever dreidel knows all about the lighting of the Chanukah menorah in celebration of the miracle that happened to the Jewish people in the Land of Israel over 2000 years ago. So, it encourages kids to enjoy the holiday and its treats, but at the same time wish for a world where all children are happy and healthy and full of hope.

Download or read book Peas Love Carrots written by Danielle Renov and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "With 254+ approachable recipes and the gorgeous photos that draw inspiration from Danielle's Sephardic and Ashkenazi roots, there is plenty in here for every person and every occasion!" -- Back cover.

Download or read book The Mitzvah Gang and the Extraordinary Sukkah written by Sarah Mazor and published by MazorBooks. This book was released on 2019-09-08 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Mitzvah Gang and the Extraordinary Sukkah tells a heartwarming story about an amazing gang of seven kids that comes to the aid of a family unable to prepare for the holiday of Sukkot. Told in rhyme and accompanied by fun images, the story keeps the young reader's interest while it also inspires compassion, kindness, and creative thinking. The Mitzvah Gang, a group of seven kids led by David and Becky, made a name for themselves by doing kind things for people in need. Each of the gang members is special in a unique way. David loves books, Becky is a techie, Gabe is very tall and has lofty ideas, Leah is a songstress, Jacob makes people laugh, Joe is very quick, and Rachel is brainy and kind. The kids' wonderful personalities and special talents mesh, as they work as a team to achieve noble goals. Their entertaining and heartwarming adventures endear this special gang to kids and adults alike.. Look for other books in this special series - Fun at Grandma Sadie: A Rosh Hashanah Story - The Clever Dreidel Chanukah Wishes - Queen Esther's Big Secret - The Passover story: A Celebration of Freedom and (interactive books) - High Holidays and More: An Interactive Guide for Kids: Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Shmini Atzeret/Simchat Torah - Purim in Pictures and Words

Download or read book Wisdom to Heal the Earth written by Tzvi Freeman and published by Ezra Press. This book was released on 2018-10 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Bringing Heaven Down To Earth, Tzvi Freeman explored an original means to deliver the wisdom of a great sage of our times, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, known universally as simply "the Rebbe." Using pithy yet highly readable, brief meditations, that book unveiled for us a deeper meaning to life and provided practical guidance to weather its waves and storms. It is a book that changed tens of thousands of lives. Now, in Wisdom to Heal the Earth, Freeman continues with that winning format, this time along with complementary brief essays. But now he takes us yet further, peering toward the Rebbe's vision of a world towards which all humanity is headed, and demonstrating how the details of our everyday lives are vital, crucial, and today especially urgent in reaching that grand and ultimate destiny. In Jewish parlance we call this Tikun Olam"€"the notion that we all enter this world with a mission to accomplish: to repair and perfect our assigned share of the world, so that it can become the world its Creator meant it to be.

Download or read book Wounds into Wisdom written by Tirzah Firestone and published by Monkfish Book Publishing. This book was released on 2022-11-29 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Wounds into Wisdom is for anyone who has suffered trauma, either directly or in a family whose generational trauma is buried. It helps readers uncover suffering and use it to help others―the final stage of healing. We may not be able to control what happens to us, but we can control what happens next.” ―Gloria Steinem 2020 Nautilus Book Award―GOLD/Psychology 2020 Book Award from the Jewish Women’s Caucus of the Association for Women in Psychology 2019 Book of the Year Award Finalist in Religion and Self-Help categories Our past does not simply disappear. The painful history of our ancestors and their rich cultural wisdom intertwine within us to create the patterns of our future. Even when past trauma remains unspoken or has long been forgotten, it becomes part of us and our children―a legacy of both strength and woundedness that shapes our lives. In this book, Tirzah Firestone brings to life the profound impact of protracted historical trauma through the compelling narratives of Israeli terror victims, Holocaust survivors, and those whose lives were marred by racial persecution and displacement. The tragic story of Firestone’s own family lays the groundwork for these revealing testimonies of recovery, forgiveness, and moral leadership. Throughout, Firestone interweaves their voices with neuroscientific and psychological findings, as well as relevant and inspiring Jewish teachings. Seven principles emerge from these wise narratives―powerful prescriptive tools that speak to anyone dealing with the effects of past injury. At the broadest level, these principles are directives for staying morally awake in a world rife with terror.

Download or read book The Passover Story written by Sarah Mazor and published by Mazorbooks. This book was released on 2020-03-12 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Story of Passover

Download or read book The Mystery of Numbers written by Annemarie Schimmel and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1994-04-07 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why is the number seven lucky--even holy--in almost every culture? Why do we speak of the four corners of the earth? Why do cats have nine lives (except in Iran, where they have seven)? From literature to folklore to private superstitions, numbers play a conspicuous role in our daily lives. But in this fascinating book, Annemarie Schimmel shows that numbers have been filled with mystery and meaning since the earliest times, and across every society. In The Mystery of Numbers Annemarie Schimmel conducts an illuminating tour of the mysteries attributed to numbers over the centuries. She begins with an informative and often surprising introduction to the origins of number systems: pre-Roman Europeans, for example, may have had one based on twenty, not ten (as suggested by the English word "score" and the French word for 80, quatrevingt --four times twenty), while the Mayans had a system more sophisticated than our own. Schimmel also reveals how our fascination with numbers has led to a rich cross-fertilization of mathematical knowledge: "Arabic" numerals, for instance, were picked up by Europe from the Arabs, who had earlier adopted them from Indian sources ("Algorithm" and "algebra" are corruptions of the Arabic author and title names of a mathematical text prized in medieval Europe). But the heart of the book is an engrossing guide to the symbolism of numbers. Number symbolism, she shows, has deep roots in Western culture, from the philosophy of the Pythagoreans and Platonists, to the religious mysticism of the Cabala and the Islamic Brethren of Purity, to Kepler's belief that the laws of planetary motion should be mathematically elegant, to the unlucky thirteen. After exploring the sources of number symbolism, Schimmel examines individual numbers ranging from one to ten thousand, discussing the meanings they have had for Judaic, Christian, and Islamic traditions, with examples from Indian, Chinese, and Native American cultures as well. Two, for instance, has widely been seen as a number of contradiction and polarity, a number of discord and antithesis. And six, according to ancient and neo-platonic thinking, is the most perfect number because it is both the sum and the product of its parts (1+2+3=6 and 1x2x3=6). Using examples ranging from the Bible to the Mayans to Shakespeare, she shows how numbers have been considered feminine and masculine, holy and evil, lucky and unlucky. A highly respected scholar of Islamic culture, Annemarie Schimmel draws on her vast knowledge to paint a rich, cross-cultural portrait of the many meanings of numbers. Engaging and accessible, her account uncovers the roots of a phenomenon we all feel every Friday the thirteenth.

Download or read book In Every Tongue written by Diane Tobin and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the origins, traditions, challenges, and joy of diverse Jews in America.

Download or read book Purim Is Coming written by Tracy Newman and published by Kar-Ben Publishing. This book was released on 2017 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A family and their dog get ready for Purim by baking hamantaschen, making costumes, and reading the megillah"--

Download or read book A Tale of One City written by Ben Giladi and published by Shengold Books. This book was released on 1991 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Piotrkow Trybunalski contained one of the oldest Jewish communities in Poland. In this large compilation of essays, the city is described during various periods of its history, with a special emphasis on the last 150 years. With contributions from many authors, most of them survivors, the volume gives a multifaceted picture of life as it was lived in a typical Jewish community before the Holocaust.

Download or read book Reclaiming the Self written by DovBer Pinson and published by . This book was released on 2012-01-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Jewish Memories written by Lucette Valensi and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A jewel of a book. . . . For oral history the memoirs are surprisingly concrete: full of local color, and invariably interesting. Since relatively little is known in this country about the fate of the Sephardi Jews, this volume is all the more welcome . . . an attractive and valuable contribution to the history of the Jews in our time."--Geoffrey H. Hartman, Yale University "A jewel of a book. . . . For oral history the memoirs are surprisingly concrete: full of local color, and invariably interesting. Since relatively little is known in this country about the fate of the Sephardi Jews, this volume is all the more welcome . . . an attractive and valuable contribution to the history of the Jews in our time."--Geoffrey H. Hartman, Yale University