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Rabbi Cohen was raised in holiness by the original codifier of some of Rav Kook’s writings when Rav Kook was still alive.
Even the very physicality of the seder participant is given narrative space so as to give the participant the rational for the physical choreography of the seder night’s ‘program’.
Another remarkable fact concerning the Or Hachaim is that he is the only Sephardi commentator in most editions of the Mikra’ot Gedolot, a point that is little recognized today.
Yaakov lives in the year 2025. He and his sister, Rachel, find in the data bank of one of their robots cryptic data sent by a pirate in Djerba, which leads them onto the trail of their second adventure.
Esther is the only Megillah read twice, once in the evening synagogue service of Purim and a second time during the morning services on Purim
Historical context means everything when understanding the misunderstood.
By Ben Rothke
Written in somewhat of a raw, clipped style, Goren holds no punches for those whom he admired, and those whom he scorned.
By dvora
The Rav begins his project with an in-depth examination of the first four mishnayot of Pirkei Avot, raising topics such as the sources of ethics, power and persuasion, elitism and democracy, educational philosophy, freedom and coercion, among others.
These valued teachings should surely serve as an apt example and model for application in our own times.
A reconstruction of the Ghetto in its various historical phases makes it possible to see exactly how the quarter grew...
Rabbi Rosenblatt is a rabbi in London who is also the founder of Tikun, a chesed organization with many activities and programs.
By Ezra Banner
Rabbi Krohn is a deeply emotional person and this comes through in his dedication of the book to three sterling Teachers of Torah who all passed away this year.
The memoir follows a year and a half of the travels and travails of Rabbi Hirschprung from the beginning of World War II until his arrival in Japan.
The idea for the book came from Filreis who turned to art in 2005 after a bout with cancer.
The Land of Israel is ours by divine bequest; we need only claim our heritage.
An inquiry into terrorism inspired by the dog a dog that never barked.
By Ben Rothke
Ultimately, the essays show that there does not have to be serious contradiction between Torah and western thought.
If leftist activists really cared about black Americans, Mac Donald argues, they would champion the police.
A special edition Gemara was printed for the first cycle of Daf Yomi in 1925.
By Gila Arnold
Morah Becky describes her own foray into the world of Jewish children’s literature as a lesson in emunah and Siyata Dishmaya (help from Above).
Their stories are unique because they are not just about giving testimony, but focused on a tiny glimmer of something positive within that horrendous negative milieu… an instant of happiness if just for a moment.
By Ben Rothke
While the subjects are often dense and abstract, Rabbi Pick is able to provide an extremely clear overview of the topics...
Soon, however, one is taken on a wonderful journey of questions and profound suggestions that open up new vistas of thinking and understanding ancient texts.
By Yosef Wiener
YCT and Open Orthodoxy were originally presented to the Orthodox community as a movement dedicated to retrieving the Modern Orthodoxy of the 1950s.
By Henia
Traditional publishers are able to market and distribute your book to the widest audience.
“When someone needs help, you be there for them,” said Elaine. “And that's how you will repay me.”
As a teen, I found essays by people like William F. Buckley Jr. and Lewis Thomas enthralling.
"According to the written sources, biblical and post-biblical, there was intense debate as to when Shavuot is celebrated and why."
What books would you recommend to someone seeking intellectual ammunition for his belief in 1) the existence of G-d? and 2) the divinity of the Bible?
He encourages readers to love and respect parents, set spiritual goals, and find mentors and friends.
A bit of give and take ensues but finally the name Passover wins the day.
Each entry asks a specific question and provides strategies to answer those questions, mostly based on traditional Rishonim.
"I wanted to focus on all the people you don't want to look at, the people who are invisible."
She lends meaning to each month of the Jewish calendar in an unparalleled manner.
“See what happened to Vashti when she displeased the king? It did not help her to be queen and a daughter of royalty. Can you imagine the consequences, had we not attended?”
I consumed anything that came my way.
Dina Gold's "Stolen Legacy" is the story of one woman's victory against the Nazis, albeit 60 years later.
By Tzvi Fishman
The action and suspense surrounding Kahane’s life includes many historic moments and reads like a thriller
By dvora
Indeed, these interviews make enriching readings for professional educators and parents
Perhaps his most impressive trait – one I did not fully appreciate before reading Mrs. Kahane’s work – is the tirelessness with which he worked for his goals.
By Ambassador Yehuda Avner & Matt Rees
The 2nd installment of The Ambassador, the engrossing new novel from Toby Press: Part 1; Chapter 1
By Ambassador Yehuda Avner & Matt Rees
Jewish Press Online presents the prologue to The Ambassador (Toby Press) by Yehuda Avner & Matt Rees
By Sandy Eller
Not only do books make great Chanukah presents, but you may just instill a love for the printed word in your kids, a gift that can last a lifetime!
The very first Jewish author I ever came across was Sadie Weilerstein.
The real life events that Dobin describes in her book brings joy to your face and tears to your eyes in all of the right places.
By Y. S. Haber
“When creating a work of music, I’ve experienced epiphanies – where a song in its entirety took literally minutes to write – as well as drawn out, lengthy endeavors that took years to complete.
By Fern Sidman
Neuberger peppers the book, his fourth, with quotes from the Torah, the Psalms, the Prophets, and other classic Jewish sources to buttress his thesis that biblical prophesies and the words of the rabbis are referring directly to our times.
One of the most challenging questions posed is whether there are fundamental differences between divine justice and human justice.
By JNi.Media
As Syrian refugees risk their lives to immigrate to other countries, many are reminded of the attempts of Jews to escape Nazi persecution in the 1930s and 1940s.
Very few of the poems follow an expected rhyme or meter.
The Jewish Holiday Companion has articles for every Jewish holiday, and even contains entries for Yom HaShoah, Yom HaAtzma’ut, and Thanksgiving.
The chronological voice within his writing is memoir-like in style – in the sense of a man looking back in time – but with the extant content of rapidly unfolding everyday events, like a diary.
Rabbi Mayer Schiller is a Skver-Rachmistrivka chassid with a passion for the ideology of Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch. Born to a non-observant family, Rabbi Schiller became a baal teshuvah in seventh grade after he and two friends embarked on an unusual experiment: to live as Orthodox Jews for a month. He is the author of […]
By Libi Astaire
How did an unresolved murder case turn into an accusation of ritual murder?
By Shmuel Stone
Even when our prayers are ignored and troubles confront us, Rabbi Shoff teaches that it is the same God who sent the difficulties as who answered our prayers before.
His parents make it clear that they feel the right thing is for Avi to visit his grandfather, but they leave it up to him.
Aside from my own 485-page tome on the subject, Red Army, I think Jamie Glazov did an excellent job at framing things in United in Hate: The Left's Romance with Tyranny and Terror.
Each essay, some adapted from lectures Furst prepared for live audiences, begins with several basic questions around a key topic.
By Rivka Jacobs
In Culture Shock, readers will also come to identify with a culture from the other end of Orthodox Jewry’s spectrum.
By Chaim Kohn
Our Sages have told us exactly how we should act – and how our children should act – in Pirkei Avos, Ethics of the Fathers.
A second supposed difficulty actually becomes a reason to corroborate that Amestris is Esther.
My best book is one that hasn't been published yet.
Whether the rest of us admit it or not, covers draw our attentions and create the initial impressions we have with books.
The book takes us through 2 years in the life of Ann’s daughter, son-in-law and their new baby born in France.
By Fern Sidman
Chesler speaks directly to her erstwhile colleagues in the feminist movement who ostracized her for blowing the lid off the gnawing undercurrent of anti-Israel sentiment in their ranks.
The book is exquisitely illustrated and young children will find it very easy to relate to every page.
By Yael Shahar
Ackerman’s clear, lucid prose throws the harshness of the narrative into sharp relief.
What books might people be surprised to find on your bookshelves?
The connection between what I experienced as a high school teenager and the adult I am today did not come easy to me.
Often I open Haggadot and find depictions of the Makos or slavery that I find troubling for a young audience.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
How the volume made its way from a 17th-century Frankfurt printing press to finding its twin in Haifa is a fascinating story.
It captures the love of the Jewish soul as only Shlomo Hamelech could portray it – and as only Rabbi Miller could explain it.
Erudite and academic, drawing from ancient and modern sources, the book can be discussed at the Shabbos table as well as in kollel.
For those who doubt or entirely disbelieve the phenomenon, this book will change your mind.
Cyrelle Simon lived for over 45 years in West Lafayette, Indiana, where she and her late husband, Purdue biology professor Edward H. Simon, held many volunteer leadership positions in the Jewish community.
In the introduction to the first volume, R. Katz discusses the Torah ideal, arguing that the Torah’s laws are intended to craft the perfect man and are not to be regarded as ends unto themselves.
It’s almost pointless to try to summarize all of the fascinating information that Holzer’s research unearthed.
The special charm of these letters is their immediacy and authenticity of emotion and description.
His phenomenal memory encompassed the Written Torah, the Babylonian and Jerusalem Talmud, and all the major commentaries.
Written with flowing language and engaging style, Attar weaves a spell that combines mystery, humor, adventure and Kabbalah in the most magical place in the world, the Old City of erusalem.
By Ari Goldfarb
There are those who highlight the diversity of these different teachings, seeing each rebbe as teaching a separate path.
By Fern Sidman
Because she is keenly aware that anti-Semitism may start with the Jews but never ends with the Jews, she makes the logical connection between the opprobrium for both America and Israel so commonplace on the political left.
By Ben Shapiro
In this narrative of history, it is the third world Palestinians who are victims of the marauding Jews, of course.
Their memoirs capture these experiences through a Torah-faith point of view.
The penultimate section of the book serves as a primer to modern Biblical scholarship and Orthodox responses.
Creativity without clarity is not sufficient for writing. I am eternally thankful to Hashem for his gift to me.
While still a student in a small Midwest college she learns that her aunt in New York has passed away, resulting in her life turning topsy turvy.
For each weekly reading, Rabbi Grysman begins with a synopsis of the Torah portion, followed by a focus on a major issue.
Goldsmith himself went on his own “voyage of discovery” to the places where his grandfather and uncle landed and were sent.
By Joel Mandel
Leon experienced the War of Independence from a soldier’s perspective, while remaining true to his Jewish ideals and beliefs.
"Fields of Exile" provides a glimpse into the horrors of academic anti-Israelism, experienced by one firmly rooted in the left.
A chacham striving for self-control over his emotion to act vindictively against someone who wronged him should make use of the concept of hashgachah pratisto achieve this goal – as if the aggressor had no free-will and was compelled to wrong him.
This work contains three important essays on the essential questions of modern religious Tanach study.
By Beily Paluch
Written entirely through Frayda’s eyes, the reader is drawn by her unassuming personality.
July 3, 2026 
