In its Hebrew translation, Widsom, Understanding and Knowledge is the acronym for Chabad--the hasidic movement dedicated to the affirmation of Judaism's fundamental and mystical beliefs. This book is based on...
Unlike many traditional Jewish thinkers who contend that only halachic norms dictate matters of ethics and morality, Wurzburger argues that cultivation of an ethical personality is a religious imperative. This...
The Jewish community has changed over the past four decades for many reasons, prominent among them the phenomenon of large numbers of students spending a year after high school studying...
Ultra-Orthodox women do not wear veils, but their long, guarding garb and head coverings symbolize an eternal partition dividing them from their contemporary western sisters. Author Judith Rotem was born...
The First Rabbi: Origins of Conflict Between Orthodox & Reform : Jewish Polemic Warfare in Pre-Civil War America : a...
A Jewish lawyer is bound to — sometimes torn between — two disparate systems of law and ethics. What do you do when your religion conflicts with your obligations as...
Yirat Shamayim: The Awe, Reverence, and Fear of God
"Allan Nadler has performed a great service by bringing the Mithnagdim more to light. The spiritual universe that he has unearthed with erudition, imagination, and care is now more accessible...
"Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi is one of the most innovative and inspiring rabbis in the Jewish world today. Often considered the "grandfather of the Havurah movement" and the most influential advocate...
This brilliant analysis of American Judaism in the last half of the 20th century won the 1993-94 National Jewish Book Award for the best book on contemporary Jewry and also...