To Be A Jew: A Guide To Jewish Observance In Contemporary Life30 reviews
Hayim H. Donin

Basic Books, 1991

As Modern as Ever

+ Good but Slanted
+ Very helpful
+ Excellent Resource
+ Great resource
  
  











  



  
The Barry Sisters - Their Greatest Yiddish Hits13 reviews
The Barry Sisters

Legacy, 1994

enjoy!

+ old songs good memories
+ Enjoys old Jewish Songs
+ jewish music lover...
  
  











  



  
Essential Judaism: A Complete Guide to Beliefs, Customs & Rituals16 reviews
George Robinson

Atria, 2001

Thorough and thoroughly interesting.

+ Easy to Follow Guide
+ A very good introduction
+ Great book for overall view of Judaism
+ much more than a primer
  
  











  



  
Image Before My Eyes - A History of Jewish Life in Poland Before4 reviews

New Video Group, 2006

A poignant look at a vanished world

+ Meaningful and heartfelt
+ Important Film
+ a look into the past
  
  











  



  
Miriam's Kitchen: A Memoir30 reviews
Elizabeth Ehrlich

Penguin (Non-Classics), 1998

A must have for any Jewish household!

+ Soulful a delight to read
+ Food for the Spirit
+ Thoughtful, interesting memoir
+ MIRIAMS KITCHEN;A MEMOIR
  
  











  



  
The Complete Artscroll Siddur (Artscroll Mesorah Series)38 reviews
Nosson Scherman

Artscroll, 1989

Perfect!

+ Magnificent
+ The Best Book You Could Possibly Ever Buy In Your Life
+ One IMPORTANT consideration if you pray in English using the Artscroll!
+ best purchase possible
  
  











  



  
To Pray As A Jew: A Guide To The Prayer Book And The Synagogue Service18 reviews
Hayim H. Donin

Basic Books, 1991

Excellent and informative

+ Pretty good book
+ very good book
+ To Pray As a Jew: A Guide to the Prayer Book and the Synagogue Service
+ True to Form
  
  











  



  
Music from the Yiddish Radio Project13 reviews
Various Artists

Shanachie, 2002

Heaven

+ Mazel Tov !!!
+ Yiddish Radio Project
+ transported back in time
+ Brings back my chlidhood
  
  











  



  
Yiddish Radio Project (Original Radio Broadcast)7 reviews
Broadcast

Highbridge Audio, 2002

Phenomenal Documentary of a Long Lost Era...

+ A loving glance at a vanished world
+ Great even without nostalgia

Fortunately, if you've forgotten all the Yiddish you grew up hearing, or never grew up hearing Yiddish at all, you'll still be able to enjoy this INCREDIBLE radio documentary about the (virtually) lost world of Jewish/Yiddish radio (in NYC) and vanishing Yiddish-American culture in general. ...
  
  











  



  
The Devil's Arithmetic61 reviews
Kirsten Dunst, Brittany Murphy

Showtime Ent., 2004

Great movie

+ The Devil's Arithmetic
+ Accompaniment to Anne Frank
+ Excellent depiction
+ Excellent Resources fosr World War II When Used with the Book
  
  











  



  
A Life Apart - Hasidism in America19 reviews
Leonard Nimoy, Sarah Jessica Parker

FIRST RUN FEATURES, 2001

Very interesting

+ The high cost of righteousness
+ A Good Introductory Look at Chasidic Life
+ An Excellent Primer on Hasidic Judaism
  
  











  



  
Living a Jewish Life, Updated and Revised Edition: Jewish Traditions, Customs, and Values for Today's Families4 reviews
Anita Diamant, Howard Cooper

Collins Living, 2007

A user-friendly facelift to a beloved text

+ Excellent book!
+ Great Helper Book For Family and Friends
+ Living a Jewish Life, Updated and Revised Edition: Jewish Traditions, Customs, and Values for Today's Families
  
  











  



  
The World Of Jewish Desserts: More Than 400 Delectable Recipes from Jewish Communities3 reviews
Gil Marks

Simon & Schuster, 2000

if u think Jewish desserts stopped at honey cake, read this

+ Recipes that Bubbe would be proud of...
+ An appealing, involving cookbook

Gil Marks, a rabbi, historian, linguistic detective and the author of three other books on kosher cooking and entertaining, provides a taste of not only the dishes, but the history of the Jewish communities that developed and transformed the dishes. And I don't mean an insert here and there, I am ...
  
  











  



  
Schindler's List: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack87 reviews
John Williams, Itzhak Perlman

Mca, 1993

Schindler's List soundtrack

+ Beautiful haunting music
+ It leaves me almost speechless...
+ A Must-Have for Movie Soundtrack Afficionados
+ Heartbreaking And Poignant
  
  











  



  
Tanach: The Torah, Prophets, Writings -- The Twenty-Four Books of the Bible, Newly Translated and Annotated ...43 reviews
Nosson Scherman

Mesorah Pubns Ltd, 1996

Excellent book

+ Better than expected !
+ Great
+ A wonderful help
+ Tanach: Exceptional!
  
  











  



  
Tradition: Itzhak Perlman Plays Popular Jewish Melodies1 review
Itzhak Perlman, Mordechai Gebirtig, ...

EMI Classics, 1990

Good music

First of all I am not jewish, nor have I had any prior experiences with or knowledge of jewish music. With that said, I have really enjoyed this album especially the song "As the rabbi (can't remember the name) becomes so very merry".
  
  











  



  
Thank God It's Friday!: The Music of Shabbat9 reviews
Samuel Cohen, Goldfarb, ...

Vox (Classical), 1997

Poignant musical celebration of the holiness of Shabbat

+ Kol HaKavod
+ Shabbat not.
+ powerfully spiritual
  
  











  



  
The Sabbath36 reviews
Abraham Joshua Heschel

Farrar Straus Giroux, 2005

the Sabbath

+ Great Shabbat Reading
+ To Face Sacred Moments
+ Approachable Philosophy
+ Sabbath Goldmine
  
  











  



  
A Little Joy, A Little Oy15 reviews
Marnie Winston - Macauley

Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2001

A JEWEL BOX OF JOY

+ Oy Such a Delight!
+ Hunor
+ What a surprising Joy!
+ SUCH JOY!
  
  











  



  
The Chumash: The Stone Edition (Artscroll Series)46 reviews
Nosson Scherman

Mesorah Publications, Limited, 1993

Best Chumash on market

+ Excellent!
+ Great commentary for lay Catholics
+ Chumash
+ EXELENT