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The Call of Memory: Learning About the Holocaust Through Narrative: An Anthology2 reviews

Ben Yehuda Press, 2008

Literature Brings History Alive
It is often literature which brings the study of history alive for students. Never was that observation more true than a reading of this marvelous book illustrates. From the first quote by Wittgenstein,to the concluding story The Name, by Aharon Megged, the narratives contained in this collection give faces to history. The thematic organization of the stories allows the teacher to pick and ... 		  
  







  
  
Life in the Present Tense: Reflections on Family and Faith1 review
Rifka Rosenwein

Ben Yehuda Press, 2007

The blessings of daily life
Rifka Rosenwein was a writer and mother of three who lived in Teaneck, N.J. She died in 2003 at age 42 of cancer. Rosenwein wrote for the Wall Street Journal and later for The American Lawyer and for a host of other periodicals. In 1996, Gary Rosenblatt, editor of the New York Jewish Week, asked her to write a monthly column about daily life in an Orthodox Jewish community -- its joys, ... 		  
  







  
  
The Essential Writings of Abraham Isaac Kook2 reviews
Abraham Isaac Kook

Ben Yehuda Press, 2006

"Essential Writings" should be "Essential Reading!"
For years I've been looking for a book that could give me some insight into Rav Kook the man as well as a glimpse into the movement he has created. The author does an excellent job accomplishing both. "The Essential Writings of Rav Kook" has given me a much greater understanding of this very holy man. Bokser has done a wonderful job painting the picture of this very pious, and controversial, ... 		  
  







  
  
Waiting for God: The Spiritual Reflections of a Reluctant Atheist6 reviews
Lawrence Bush

Ben Yehuda Press, 2008

The Woodstock Generation!!!
This is one terrific book. Bush may be a "reluctant atheist" but he is not reluctant to share his thoughts, feelings, experiences and, no less important, his scholarship. Read this book and you will learn a lot, whether you are one of the "Woodstock generation," someone like me who taught them at college in the 60s, or just interested in that period. And I haven't even said anything about his ... 		  
  







  
  
A Delightful Compendium of Consolation: A Fabulous Tale of Romance, Adventure and Faith in the Medieval ...2 reviews
Burton L Visotzky

Ben Yehuda Press, 2008

What a great read!
Set in early medieval northern Africa, the book evokes an exotic atmosphere with caravans, rabbinic tales, a rebellious daughter, an outraged father, pirates, Bedouins and more. Burton Visotzky has crafted a novel that consists primarily of letters sent to and from the principal characters in the novel. Despite the letter format, the characters became people that I cared about. The author has ... 		  
  







  
  
The Call of Memory: A Teacher's Guide8 reviews

Ben Yehuda Press, 2008

The Call of Memory: Learning About the Holocaust Through Literature, An Anthology & A Teacher's Guide
As an ordinary teacher with an extraordinary passion for educating people about the Holocaust, I find the Anthology and the Teacher's Guide to be unique in the world of Holocaust studies. The complimentary set is exactly what every Holocaust educator needs. Nothing is missing:The narratives are in themed, chronological order; the analyses are thorough and scholarly; and the thoughtful lesson ... 		  
  







  
  
From the Coffee House of Jewish Dreamers: Poems on the Weekly Torah Portion and Poems of Wonder and Wandering2 reviews
Isidore Century

Ben Yehuda Press, 2007

Refreshing
From the Coffee House of Jewish Dreamers contains two collections of poems: Poems of the Weekly Torah Portions and Poems of Wonder and Wandering. Poems of the Weekly Torah Portion offers a highly original slant on well-known Bible stories. The poems are light and often humorous, and will surprise readers already familiar with the traditional stories. Poems of Wonder and Wandering is an ... 		  
  







  
  
Torah & Company: The Weekly Portion of Torah, Accompanied by Generous Helpings of Mishnah and Gemara, Served ...4 reviews
Judith Z. Abrams

Ben Yehuda Press, 2005

Shabbat conversations with the Rabbis.
"Torah and Company" invites a distinctive blend of traditional rabbinic thought and contemporary spirituality to every Jewish family's Sabbath table. By adding brief, carefully selected excerpts from the Talmud and Mishnah to the more familiar Biblical texts, Rabbi Abrams demonstrates links in Jewish thought that propel the conversation from ancient discussion to contemporary spirituality. I ... 		  
  







  
  
Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Tanakh Companion to The Book of Samuel: Bible Study in the Spirit of Open and Modern ...1 review

Ben Yehuda Press, 2006

Out-of-the-box Orthodox Bible study
The Two Wives Club; Job Requirements for Israelite Kings; David's Delivery Service; Dressed to Kill; Private Affair; Nepotism and Regret; Up on the Roof; Woolly Parable -- are these the titles of this year's fiction best-sellers or Oscar-nominated films? No, they are a sample of the section titles that the reader will find in a locally published, exciting new volume of studies on the biblical ... 		  
  







  
  
Torah Journeys: The Inner Path to the Promised Land4 reviews
Rabbi Shefa Gold

Ben Yehuda Press, 2006

How the Torah text reflects the text of our own lives
For about two decades, Rabbi Gold has been gifting the world with memorable sacred songs and chants. This is her first book, and it's been worth waiting for. In it, she relates to Torah with the same artistic sensibilities that have infused her music. She has a gift for articulating inner conversations, giving voice to the Work of being true to one's highest self. Perhaps this is why the prose is ... 		  
  







  
  
Contemporary Jewish Thought: A Reader1 review
Ahad Ha-Am, Aaron David Gordon, ...

Ben Yehuda Press, 2007

Stars of Jewish thought
The B'nai B'rith series of books on Jewish thought provides clear basic outlines of the thinking of major Jewish figures of the modern era. The approach is eclectic and there is an effort to draw from all streams of Judaism. Each chapter is a good introduction which might lead to fuller effort to understand the thinker in question, which when they are like Rabbis Kook and Soloveitchik well known. 		  
  







  
  
The Lilac Tree1 review
Nicolette Maleckar

Ben Yehuda Press, 2006

The Lilac Tree
I bought this book because I know the publishers, but that's not at all my reason for recommending it to others. It's a terrific story, beautifully written, with many remarkable characters. I miss them now that i've finished reading the book. 		  
  







  
  
Jewish Education in Transition: Proceedings of the First International Conference on Jewish Education

Ben Yehuda Press, 2007

The eleven thought-provoking papers in this volume touch upon core issues facing Jewish educators today: identity development, Jewish identification, the impact of media and Internet use on Orthodox Jewish youth, challenges in teaching universalism in a particularistic culture, teaching Judaism in a post-modern world, educational implications of the 2001 Jewish Population survey, Zionist attitudes among yeshiva students in Israel, and more. 		  
  







  
  
The Lilac Tree1 review
Nicolette Maleckar

Ben Yehuda Press, 2006

The Lilac Tree
I bought this book because I know the publishers, but that's not at all my reason for recommending it to others. It's a terrific story, beautifully written, with many remarkable characters. I miss them now that i've finished reading the book. 		  
  







  
  
Bessie1 review
Lawrence Bush

Ben Yehuda Press, 2007

Stirring novel, memorable character
My favorite books have strong characters who teach me something about living. Lawrence Bush's Bessie is a remarkable character whose story made me cry, laugh, bite my nails, groan, and cheer her on. As a bonus, Bessie fleshed out my sketchy understanding of the role of the Jewish immigrant in the American Communist party. As a young anti-czarist revolutionary, Bessie finds herself, alone, in ... 		  
  







  
  
A Song of Social Significance: Memoirs of an Activist
Dorothy Epstein

Ben Yehuda Press, 2007

Dorothy Epstein grew up in one of New York City's immigrant communities during the early years of the 20th century. Taking advantage of the city's free public higher education, she graduated with honors from Hunter College and entered the workforce during the depths of the Great Depression. Radicalized by the combination of the depression, the rise of fascism and her experiences as a trade union activist, she spent all her adult life ... 		  
  







  
  
Waiting for God; the Spiritual Explorations of a Reluctant Atheist
Lawrence Bush

Ben Yehuda Press, 2007

Taking Shelter, The Psychedelic Seed, Biocentrism or Humanism, Cosmic Coincidence, Original Sin, There is No God and Mordecai Kaplan is His Prophet, The Goddess 		  
  







  




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