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Author
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"An erudite and accessible survey of Jewish life and culture in the twentieth century, as reflected in seminal texts. Following The People and the Books, which "covers more than 2,500 years of highly variegated Jewish cultural expression" (Robert Alter, New York Times), formidable and perceptive literary critic Adam Kirsch now turns to the salient works of modern Jewish thought. From the vast emigration of Jews out of Eastern Europe to the Holocaust...
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Young children will love learning about the popular Jewish holiday, in this introduction to Passover that highlights the traditions associated with this celebration, from a festive meal with special food to storytelling with children to fun-filled customs.
Author
Publisher
Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2023].
Language
English
Description
"Now even the youngest readers can celebrate Hanukkah by joining Latke and his zany friends for an eight-night-long party! Alan Silberberg brings his signature humor to the board book audience with a silly, accessible introduction to Hanukkah. Latke is having a party to celebrate the miracle of the oil, and before the holiday is over, all his friends will join him. On the first night of Hanukkah, the latke lights the menorah. On the second night...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
When an eighty-two-year-old rabbi from Albom's old hometown asks him to deliver his eulogy, Albom goes back to his nonfiction roots and becomes involved with a Detroit pastor--a reformed drug dealer and convict--who preaches to the poor and homeless in a decaying church with a hole in its roof. A timely, moving, and inspiring look at faith: not just who believes, but why.
87) The Purim panic
Author
Series
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Ruby loves baking hamantaschen for Purim, but cannot celebrate as she realizes her special ring is missing. Includes a note about Purim and instructions on making a grogger.
Author
Publisher
Alcove Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Twenty-nine-year-old Penina longs for true love and marriage, but being infertile in the Orthodox Jewish community means she's rarely matched with the cream of the crop--or even skim milk two weeks past its expiration date. Matchmakers either set her up with men twice her age or those with serious mommy issues. At this point, she might as well wear a sign around her neck that says "professional virgin." As if things weren't bad enough, her sister...
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
In this groundbreaking book, Selina O'Grady examines how and why the post-Christian and the Islamic worlds came to be as tolerant or intolerant as they are. She asks whether tolerance can be expected to heal today's festering wound between these two worlds, or whether something deeper than tolerance is needed. Told through contemporary chronicles, stories and poems, Selina O'Grady takes the reader through the intertwined histories of the Muslim, Christian...
Author
Series
Publisher
Turner Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Feeding Women of the Bible cookbook features a short compelling narrative of 20 female biblical heroines from the Hebrew bible, paired with two healthy plant-based kosher pareve recipes inspired by the character's experience. You learn about these extraordinary women through: their stories: a concise summary of the female biblical character's narrative; verses: key quotations from the Hebrew Bible relating to the biblical character's narrative; themes:...
Author
Series
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Ruby and her family go apple picking before Rosh Hashanah but end up with more apples than they need for the holiday, so Ruby and her cousins come up with new apple recipes for the Jewish New Year. Includes recipes.
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Sophie's grandfather tells her that all he wants for his birthday is for her to perform a mitzvah, a good work, and change the world; Sophie is perplexed because while she enjoys helping people, she does not see how her kindness changes the world--until her grandfather explains it to her.
Author
Publisher
HarperOne
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"The editors of The Jewish Annotated New Testament, Amy-Jill Levine and Marc Brettler, explore how Jews and Christians can learn from and understand each other better by exploring how they read many of the same Bible stories through different lens"--
Author
Publisher
IVP Academic
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Christian Zionism influences global politics, especially U.S. foreign policy, and has deeply affected Jewish-Christian and Muslim-Christian relations. With a fair-minded, longitudinal study of this dynamic yet controversial movement, Donald M. Lewis traces its lineage from biblical sources through the Reformation to various movements of today"--
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