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To Be A Jew: A Guide To Jewish Observance In Contemporary Life 30 reviews Hayim H. Donin
Basic Books, 1991
As Modern as Ever
+ Good but Slanted + Very helpful + Excellent Resource + Great resource
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The Barry Sisters - Their Greatest Yiddish Hits 13 reviews The Barry Sisters
Legacy, 1994
enjoy!
+ old songs good memories + Enjoys old Jewish Songs + jewish music lover...
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Essential Judaism: A Complete Guide to Beliefs, Customs & Rituals 16 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
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Image Before My Eyes - A History of Jewish Life in Poland Before 4 reviews
New Video Group, 2006
A poignant look at a vanished world
+ Meaningful and heartfelt + Important Film + a look into the past
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Miriam's Kitchen: A Memoir 30 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
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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
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To Pray As A Jew: A Guide To The Prayer Book And The Synagogue Service 18 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
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Music from the Yiddish Radio Project 13 reviews Various Artists
Shanachie, 2002
Heaven
+ Mazel Tov !!! + Yiddish Radio Project + transported back in time + Brings back my chlidhood
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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. ...
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The Devil's Arithmetic 61 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
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A Life Apart - Hasidism in America 19 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
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Living a Jewish Life, Updated and Revised Edition: Jewish Traditions, Customs, and Values for Today's Families 4 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
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The World Of Jewish Desserts: More Than 400 Delectable Recipes from Jewish Communities 3 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 ...
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Schindler's List: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 87 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
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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!
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Tradition: Itzhak Perlman Plays Popular Jewish Melodies 1 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".
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Thank God It's Friday!: The Music of Shabbat 9 reviews Samuel Cohen, Goldfarb, ...
Vox (Classical), 1997
Poignant musical celebration of the holiness of Shabbat
+ Kol HaKavod + Shabbat not. + powerfully spiritual
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The Sabbath 36 reviews Abraham Joshua Heschel
Farrar Straus Giroux, 2005
the Sabbath
+ Great Shabbat Reading + To Face Sacred Moments + Approachable Philosophy + Sabbath Goldmine
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A Little Joy, A Little Oy 15 reviews Marnie Winston - Macauley
Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2001
A JEWEL BOX OF JOY
+ Oy Such a Delight! + Hunor + What a surprising Joy! + SUCH JOY!
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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
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