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Laugh for God's Sake: Where Jewish Humor and Jewish Ethics Meet4 reviews
Stanley J. Schachter

KTAV Publishing House, 2008

Thoughtful, fascinating, entertaining and surprising
This book does something you would have thought was impossible. It is at once very serious and very funny, intertwining a description of Jewish ethics with garlands of traditional jokes by and about Jews. The insight upon which Rabbi Schachter builds his analysis is that jokes reflect the culture that produces them and, in the case of Jews, that jokes especially reflect what their inventors ... 		  
  







  
  
Response of Orthodox Jewry in the United States: The Activities of the Vaad Ha-Hatzala Rescue Committee, ...4 reviews
Efraim Zuroff

Ktav Publishing House, 2000

Courage and Scholarship Do Go together
In this remarkable tour de force, Dr. Zuroff unfolds the efforts of Orthodox Jewry in the United States to save elements of Eastern European Jewry during the dark years of the Holocaust. With skill, precision and not a small amount of empathy tempered by criticism and keen historical judgement, the author examines the successes and failures of the 'Vaad Hatzalah.' Zuroff's achievement is ... 		  
  







  
  
Contemporary Orthodox Judaism's Response to Modernity5 reviews
Barry Freundel

Ktav Publishing House, 2004

What Jews believe
For the uninitiated: This book is a primer on the basic philosophies of Judaism. Before a potential convert or person curious about Judaism reads "To Be a Jew" or other books about the basics of HOW to practice Judaism, he or she should read this book first. This kind of book is rare BUT NECESSARY first step of the thinking person's exploration of Judaism because it tells what Jews believe. The ... 		  
  







  
  
Legends of the Chinese Jews of Kaifeng4 reviews
Xin Xu, Beverly Friend

Ktav Publishing House, 1995

Authentic representation.
I am a docent at the Skirball Museum, Los Angeles where one of the remaining "Tiq's" of the synagogue in Kaifeng is displayed. We have had many lectures by visitors who are both residents of Kaifeng and experts in the history of the Jewish Community there. The book paints an excellent picture of the history of a people, cut off from outside world contacts for 500+ years but still able to maintain ... 		  
  







  
  
Choosing to Be Jewish: The Orthodox Road to Conversion6 reviews
Marc D. Angel

Ktav Publishing House, 2005

A much-needed view of conversion
Rabbi Angel addresses problems in the current system of conversion. The Talmud says that rabbis should push a convert away with the weaker left hand and draw them nearer with the stronger right hand, but nowadays many rabbis are apparently left-handed! Many converts perceive much more pushing away than being drawn near. This book is not a "how to" guide for converts as much as a ... 		  
  







  
  
Battling For Souls:: The Vaad Hatzala Rescue Committee In Post-holocaust Europe8 reviews
Alex Grobman

Ktav Publishing House, 2004

A "fascinating and well-written book"
In this fascinating and well-written book, Alex Grobman chronicles the important work of the Vaad Hatzala during the Holocaust and its assistance to Jewish survivors after Liberation, in particular the DP Camps in the American Zone in Germany. As a small child, who was raised as a religious Zionist and survived the Holocaust, I passed through several DP camps including the Neue Freimann DP Camp, ... 		  
  







  
  
Destination Torah: Notes and Reflections on Selected Verses from the Weekly Torah Readings3 reviews
I. S. D. Sassoon

Ktav Publishing House, 2001

A Very Important Book
This is an essential book for anyone serious about undertanding the original message of the Pentateuch. 		  
  







  
  
Fossils and Faith: Understanding Torah and Science3 reviews
Nathan Aviezer

Ktav Publishing House, 2002

Of the interactions between God and his creation
Fossils & Faith: Understanding Torah And Science by Nathan Aviezer (Professor of Physics, Bar-llan University, Israel) is a thoughtful, serious, scholarly analysis of the books of the Bible and the evidence of modern science, and endeavors to show that accepting the truth of God does not mean that one must discard rational thinking. A profound study of both evidence and theology, persuasively ... 		  
  







  
  
The Jewish Ethicist: Everyday Ethics For Business And Life4 reviews
Asher Meir

Ktav Publishing House, 2004

A practical guide to morality and ethics in an increasingly complex modern world
Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, economist and ethicist, presents The Jewish Ethicist: Everyday Ethics For Business And Life, a practical guide to morality and ethics in an increasingly complex modern world. Presented largely in a question-and-answer format, The Jewish Ethicist offers frank advice to such conundrums as "Is it ethical to buy from low-wage suppliers?", "Can I be frank in a letter of ... 		  
  







  
  
Day by Day in Jewish Sports History4 reviews
Bob Wechsler

KTAV Publishing House, 2007

Collections strong in Jewish history and culture will find this packed with facts and statistics.
Over 400 pages packed with thousands of entries about Jewish sportsmen and women covers nearly every day of the year profiling records set, achievements, and participation in all kinds of events around the world, refuting the joke that Jewish sports heroes don't exist. Collections strong in Jewish history and culture will find this packed with facts and statistics. Diane C. Donovan California ... 		  
  







  
  
Jews and Medicine: An Epic Saga2 reviews
Frank Heynick

Ktav Publishing House, 2002

Evolution of medical science across the centuries
Jews And Medicine: An Epic Saga by academician and lecturer Frank Heynick is a vast and comprehensive history of the scientific and medical accomplishments discovered by Jewish doctors and researchers throughout medical history, from the classical medicine of Maimonides to the germ theory of Cohn to Freudian psychoanalysis. An amazing and informative volume, Heynick discusses college-level ... 		  
  







  
  
Principles of Spiritual Activism3 reviews
AVI Weiss

Ktav Publishing House

Important work for all activists
As an admirer of Avi Weiss for his actions and deeds, this book was just one reason why Rabbi Weiss is an amazing man. This book is for all activists who are frustrated by the failure of the establishment to enact true change and fight for justice. If you are part of the AMCHA -- the grassroots -- then this book is for you! 		  
  







  
  
Business Ethics: A Jewish Perspective (Library of Jewish Law and Ethics)2 reviews
Moses L. Pava

Ktav Publishing House, 1997

Jewish Business Ethics as a Guide for Modern Managers
This book provides an excellent introduction to basic principles of Jewish ethics which still have relevance to modern business activity. It contrasts the Jewish approach to business ethics with various secular theories. There is a very cogent defense of corporate social responsibility based on Jewish legal principles. The book, which is very clear and well-written, demonstrates the continuing ... 		  
  







  
  
From Nazi Inferno to Soviet Hell2 reviews
Larry Wenig

Ktav Publishing House, 2000

GREAT AUTOBIOGRAPHY
ONE OF THE FEW BOOKS WHERE THE READER MERGES INTO THE AUTHOR. 		  
  







  
  
Meditations at Sixty: One Person, Under God, Indivisible, Kashrut, Modesty, Mourning, Prayer and Love2 reviews
Eliyahu Safran

Ktav Publishing House, 2008

A satisfying volume recommended for any spirituality collection.
Judaism offers many insights into the relationships between body and soul, and the meditations here explore that relationship for people of all religions. From the transformative nature of death and its puzzling aspects to Jewish concepts which relate to dress, action and impact, MEDITATIONS AT SIXTY blends religion, philosophy, Judaic studies and spirituality in a satisfying volume recommended ... 		  
  







  
  
Judaism in a Secular Age: An Anthology of Secular Humanistic Jewish Thought (Library of Secular Humanistic ...3 reviews

Ktav Publishing House, 1995

Shopping Around
I had always thought of myself as Jewish, always celebrated the holidays with my parents at home. But then I was bat-mitzvah age and suddenly I didn't want to go to synagogue and memorize hebrew texts. I wanted to do something more meaningful to myself. And so we, as a family, shopped around. We spent hours at libraries and read countless books about Jewish heritage and the religion, ... 		  
  







  
  
Masters of the Word: Traditional Jewish Bible Commentary from the First Through Tenth Centuries (Vol. 1)2 reviews
Yonatan Kolatch

Ktav Publishing House, 2006

Extensive notes and an index round out this rigorous and scholarly compendium
Written by Rabbi Yonatan Kolatch, Masters of the World: Traditional Jewish Bible Commentary from the First Through Tenth Centuries, Volume 1 is an extensive exploration of traditional Jewish Bible commentary. Devoting each weekly Torah portion to the exclusive commentary of a different individual scholar, Masters of the World allows the reader to become familiar with a wide variety of ... 		  
  







  
  
Jewish Woman in Jewish Law (Library of Jewish Law and Ethics; V. 6)2 reviews
M. Meiselman

Ktav Publishing House, 1978

Essential For anyone seeking greater understanding of the women's role in Judaism
Good opinions start with good facts and Rabbi Meiselman has done a masterful job collecting the facts about the role of the woman in Judaism. Be prepared to toss out some stereotypes because this book really clears up the mystery. 		  
  







  
  
The Jews of Kaifeng, China: History, Culture, and Religion2 reviews
Xin Xu

Ktav Publishing House, 2003

Wonderful!
The book, "The Jews of Kaifeng, China: History, Culture and Religion," by Xin Xu is a wonderful work which describes in great detail the culture, religious rites and history of the community of Jews that settled in Kaifeng back when it was the capital city. He talks about relations with their neighbors, their clothing styles, religion, customs, language, diet and more. Xin conducts a thorough ... 		  
  







  
  
Jews On Trial2 reviews
Michael J. Bazyler, Philip S. Carchman

Ktav Publishing House, 2005

A close examination of anti-semitism exposed in a variety of legal settings
Jews On Trial is a close examination of anti-semitism exposed in a variety of legal settings, including legal settings of literature (such as Shakespeare's "Merchant of Venice") and all-too-real trials of history, ranging from accusations of "blood libel" to the infamous trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg to a modern libel suit in British courts against Holocaust denier David Irving that ... 		  
  







  




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