Judy Petsonik

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

New York

Offers profiles of contemporary Jews who are discovering new ways of practicing Judaism and new interpretations of Jewish texts, including the founders of the Havurah movement, feminists, young families, and gays. 15,000 first printing.

Taking Judiasm Personally

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#Hebrew #foreignlanguage #languages #Israel #hebrewschool #jewish #Judaism #judaica

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Georgia

World Languages

Hebrew Language Map

Milton Steinberg

Chaim Potok

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Exploration of the times of Elisha ben Abuyah.

As a Driven Leaf

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Elie Wiesel

Marion Wiesel

Arizona

The narrative of a boy who lived through Auschwitz and Buchenwald provides a short and terrible indictment of modern humanity.

Night

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mild wear on dust jacket, clean and smoke free, no odors or marks 

Virginia

A Legend of the Lamed-Vavniks

The town of Plotchnik hasn't had a drop of rain in forty days. But the town's humble shoemaker, Poor Schmuel, has the power to command rain and much more. What makes him so extraordinary? Nobody, including the town elders, can explain it until one nightthe Rabbi has a very strange dream.... Francine Prose and Mark Podwal bring to life with wit and flavor another Jewish legend in this tale of Schmuel and the holy Lamed-vavniks.

You Never Know

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1986 Jewish children's book. #childrensbook #kidsbook #Jewish #judaica #vintagebook #vintagechildrensbook

Let's Do a Mitzvah

#paperback #Judaica #BaalShemTov #hasidism #IsaacBashevisSinger #religiousbiography 

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

A Story of the Baal Shem Tov

A Nobel Prize-winning author presents a version of the legend surrounding the 18th century Hasidic master known as the Baal Shem Tov.

Reaches of Heaven

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#hardcover #Bible #Hebrew #OldTestament #languages #Judaica #theology #Israel #Tanakh #Torah 

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Hebrew-English Lexicon

#paperback #passover #seder #judaica #hebrewreligion #jewish

A Traditional Passover Haggadah for the Modern Home

A popular, low-priced Haggadah for the modern Jewish home, this edition contains the full traditional Passover service in both Hebrew and English text, plus many meaningful quotations culled from the literature of the ages designed to reinforce the message of freedom and the essence of the holiday. Illustrations.

The Family Seder

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Helmut Walser Smith

Good condition. No marks or marginalia. Slight shelf wear. 

Kansas

Murder and Anti Semitism in a German Town

In 1900, in a small Prussian town, a young boy was found murdered, his body dismembered, the blood drained from his limbs. The Christians of the town quickly rose up in violent riots to accuse the Jews of ritual murder--the infamous blood-libel charge that has haunted Jews for centuries. In an absorbing narrative, Helmut Walser Smith reconstructs the murder and the ensuing storm of anti-Semitism that engulfed this otherwise peaceful town. Offering an instructive examination of hatred, bigotry, and mass hysteria, The Butcher's Tale is a modern parable that will be a classic for years to come.

Winner of the Fraenkel Award and a Los Angeles Times Best Book of 2002.

Butchers Tale

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Iowa

In Pursuit of One of the World's Most Coveted, Sacred, and Mysterious Books

"A brilliant non-fiction thriller about an ancient copy of the Torah. Highly recommended."

--Paulo Coelho, author of The Alchemist



Winner of the 2014 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature



A thousand years ago, the most perfect copy of the Hebrew Bible was written. It was kept safe through one upheaval after another in the Middle East, and by the 1940s it was housed in a dark grotto in Aleppo, Syria, and had become known around the world as the Aleppo Codex.



Journalist Matti Friedman's true-life detective story traces how this precious manuscript was smuggled from its hiding place in Syria into the newly founded state of Israel and how and why many of its most sacred and valuable pages went missing. It's a tale that involves grizzled secret agents, pious clergymen, shrewd antiquities collectors, and highly placed national figures who, as it turns out, would do anything to get their hands on an ancient, decaying book. What it reveals are uncomfortable truths about greed, state cover-ups, and the fascinating role of historical treasures in creating a national identity.

The Aleppo Codex

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#paperback #Judaica #Jewish #spirituality #prayer #synagogue #siddur #orderofprayer #liturgy #Israel 

A Guide to the Prayer Book and the Synagogue Service

A distinguished guide to Jewish prayer



Why do Jews pray? What is the role of prayer in their lives as moral and ethical beings? From the simplest details of how to comport oneself on entering a synagogue to the most profound and moving comments on the prayers themselves, Rabbi Hayim Halevy Donin guides readers of To Pray as a Jew through the entire prescribed course of Jewish liturgy, passage by passage, ritual by ritual, in this handsome and indispensable guide to Jewish prayer.

Unexcelled for beginners as well as the religiously observant, To Pray as a Jew is intended to show the way, to enlighten, and hopefully to inspire.



To Pray As a Jew

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1947. The cover has been taped and text contains pencilled notes. Entirely in #French. #paperback #philosophy #Jewish #Judaica #medieval #history #MiddleAges 

Introduction a La Pensée Juive du Moyen Age

The dust jacket is showing wear, age, stains 

Oversized Hardcover (4 to 6 lbs)

History

From the Time of the Patriarchs to the Present

The history of the Jews spans more than two millenia and encompasses most parts of the globe--an extraordinary saga which is set forth pictorially in this comprehensive, and richly illustrated and designed volume. With hundreds of brilliantly detailed maps, photographs, and drawings, and chronologies and commentaries by leading experts, A Historical Atlas of the Jewish People is both an authoritative reference work and a sumptuous gift volume.

A Historical Atlas of the Jewish People

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Sticker residue spot on dust jacket, appears unread, clean and smoke free, from Museum of the Bible DC, #bible #jewish #judaica #religion #biblical #scholarly #hardcover 

The Story of How the Bible Came to Be

Welcome to the Fascinating Story of How We Got The World’s Greatest Book—The Bible. It is a captivating story that includes a little bit of everything: adventure and violence, mystery and bravery, and dumb luck or divine intervention—depending on your point of view. How in the world did we get this book that some people swear by—and other people swear at? You don’t have to be a skeptic to have a grocery list of questions about the formation of the Bible, such as: —Who wrote these documents and when? —How were these ancient writings transmitted through the ages? —As scribes made copies of copies, didn’t they make mistakes that caused the ancient writings to be changed and corrupted? —How was it decided which writings would be included in the Bible? —What are the Dead Sea Scrolls, and why are archaeological finds like these such a big deal? Devoted people dedicated their lives throughout time to put this unique book into the hands of people worldwide. Retrace the passion and intrigue behind the Bible’s creation.

The World's Greatest Book

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Abraham Joshua Heschel

Pennsylvania

Essays

Gathers essays by the Jewish scholar, activist, and theologian about Judaism, Jewish heritage, social justice, ecumenism, faith, and prayer.

Moral Grandeur and Spiritual Audacity

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This book is in French. #paperback #Judaica #insightful #Francais #Talmud #justice #religiousstudies #Levinas

Collection "Critique"

Quatre Lectures Talmudiques 

Sholom Aleichem

California

Of all the characters in modern Jewish fiction, the most beloved is Tevye, the compassionate, irrepressible, Bible-quoting dairyman from Anatevka, who has been immortalized in the writings of Sholem Aleichem and in acclaimed and award-winning theatrical and film adaptations.

And no Yiddish writer was more beloved than Tevye's creator, Sholem Rabinovich (1859-1916), the "Jewish Mark Twain," who wrote under the pen name of Sholem Aleichem. Beautifully translated by Hillel Halkin, here is Sholem Aleichem's heartwarming and poignant account of Tevye and his daughters, together with the "Railroad Stories," twenty-one tales that examine human nature and modernity as they are perceived by men and women riding the trains from shtetl to shtetl.

Tevye the Dairyman and the Railroad Stories

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Ruth Gruber

Faye Kellerman

Wisconsin

A Woman of Israel

A portrait of a Raquela Prywes, gifted, ninth-generation Jerusalemite woman, examines her youth under the troubled rule of the British mandate, her service as a nurse and midwife during and after the struggle for independence, and the personal tragedies of her life. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.

Raquela

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Reeve R. Brenner

How did they experience in the death camps, and the kiddos, or in hiding affect the religious beliefs of those who survive the holocaust? How, in the face of almost certain death, did these living witnesses find that your faith in God, in the Jewish people, and God’s role in catastrophes, and religious doctrine has changed?   #Holocaust #JewishStudies #Jewish #Judaica #Sociology #Religion #faith #HolocaustStudies

Questioning over 1, 000 survivors, Brenner seeks to establish the impact of the Holocaust on the religious belief of those who survived. includes bibliographical references and index.

The Faith and Doubt of Holocaust Survivors

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#paperback #fiction #historical #historicalfiction #judaica #roman #romanempire #miltonsteinberg

Missouri

The story of renegade Talmudic sage Elisha ben Abuyah's struggle to reconcile his faith with the allure of Hellenistic culture. With forewords by Rabbi David Wolpe and Chaim Potok

First edition. Good vintage condition overall; fading and shelf wear. 

By the Waters of Manhattan

#paperback #bible #criticism #judaica #literature #nonfiction #psalms #psalter 
Like new condition. Questions?? Just ask. Thanks 


Arkansas

A Translation with Commentary

A commentated new translation of the Book of Psalms seeks to preserve and convey its powerful message and musical rhythms while lending insight into the text's obscurities, in a volume by the acclaimed translator of the Five Books of Moses. 30,000 first printing.

The Book of Psalms

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Oversized Paperback (4 to 6 lbs)

Innovative Contemporary Ritual Art

From mezuzahs to menorahs, these outstanding Jewish ceremonial and ritual objects make a beautiful new addition to the celebrated "500" series. Contemporary in style and lovingly handcrafted, they come from North America, Europe and Israel and demonstrate the diversity of Judaism. The artworks include tzedakah boxes, ketubahs, tallits, Shabbat candlesticks, havdalah sets, Kiddush cups, Torah pointers, kippahs, Seder plates and dreidels.

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Judy Petsonik

Taking Judiasm Personally

Kristine K Kershul

Hebrew Language Map

Milton Steinberg; Chaim Potok

As a Driven Leaf

Elie Wiesel; Marion Wiesel

Night

Francine Prose; Mark H. Podwal (Illustrator)

You Never Know

Sol Scharfstein

Let's Do a Mitzvah

Isaac Bashevis Singer; Ira Moskowitz (Illustrator)

Reaches of Heaven

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Hebrew-English Lexicon

Alfred J. Kolatch; I. Burstein (Illustrator); Samuel Sigaloff (Illustrator); Naamah Kitov (Illustrator)

The Family Seder

Helmut Walser Smith

Butchers Tale

Matti Friedman

The Aleppo Codex

Hayim H. Donin

To Pray As a Jew

VAJDA, Georges

Introduction a La Pensée Juive du Moyen Age

Eli Barnavi

A Historical Atlas of the Jewish People

Lawrence H. Schiffman (General Editor); Jerry Pattengale (General Editor); Museum of the Bible Books (Created by)

The World's Greatest Book

Abraham Joshua Heschel

Moral Grandeur and Spiritual Audacity

LEVINAS, Emmanuel

Quatre Lectures Talmudiques

Sholom Aleichem

Tevye the Dairyman and the Railroad Stories

Ruth Gruber; Faye Kellerman

Raquela

Reeve R. Brenner

The Faith and Doubt of Holocaust Survivors

Rabbi Milton Steinberg

As a Driven Leaf

Charles Reznikoff

By the Waters of Manhattan

Robert Alter

The Book of Psalms

Ray Hemachandra; Daniel Belasco

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