The Jewish Holidays: A Guide and Commentary

The coeditor of the drastically well known Jewish Catalog "help[s] readers comprehend extra absolutely the which means of our vacation trips and thereby to watch those gala's . . . with a better devotion and pleasure. "--Rabbi Alexander M. Schindler

About the author
MICHAEL STRASSFELD is the rabbi of the Society for the development of Judaism, a synagogue. He lives in ny together with his spouse, Rabbi
Joy Levitt, and their 5 children.

Originally released in 1985.
E-published in 2011.

A History of the Jews

A countrywide bestseller, this really good 4000 12 months survey covers not just Jewish historical past yet he influence of Jewish genius and mind's eye at the international. through the writer of recent occasions: the realm From the Twenties to the Eighties.

How to Be a Mentsh (and Not a Shmuck)

Guaranteed to resonate with Jewish and Gentile readers alike, the way to Be a Mentsh (and no longer a Shmuck) is a smart and witty self-help guide for pursuing happiness whereas nonetheless appearing with integrity, honor, and compassion. Michael Wex, ny occasions bestselling writer of Born to Kvetch and simply Say Nu, attracts on assets that variety from the Talmud and Yiddish proverbs to modern track and flicks during this insightful consultant that explores not just human nature and psychology but our tasks to ourselves and each other.

Antisemitism: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)

Antisemitism, as hatred of Jews and Judaism, has been a imperative challenge of Western civilization for millennia, and its historical past maintains to ask debate. This Very brief advent untangles the historical past of the phenomenon, from historical non secular clash to 'new' antisemitism within the twenty first century. Steven Beller finds how Antisemitism grew as a political and ideological circulation within the nineteenth century, the way it reached its darkish apogee within the worst genocide in smooth background - the Holocaust - and the way Antisemitism nonetheless persists around the globe this day.