The Songs of Psalms: Text, Translation and Interpretation Hardcover – Link

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“A new translation of Psalms, based on an exact reading of mesoretic accents which considers each traditional verse as a strophe, composed mostly of three or four lines. The interplay of strophes of variable length shows that the compositions have the characteristics of songs, different from poetry of strophes of fixed length appropriate for declamations.

The translation of difficult words in Psalms takes due note of the Arabic leaning environment of David’s family.”

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Rabbeinu Shmuel Hanagid 2 – Link

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“The second volume of Mahrwood Press groundbreaking work on the life of Rabbi Shmuel HaNagid. The absorbing, sophisticated comic-book format of these books has both kids and adults mesmerized. Learn about the life and times of this great Rishon gadol hador, dayan, paytan, scientist, warrior – in a most entertaining, captivating, and thrilling way. “

Light at the Beginning of the Tunnel: Wiring our Children for Happiness – Link

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“Most children need to be taught the ”talent” of happiness. It doesn’t happen automatically – and it is the central key that enables them to lead successful, productive, and meaningful lives.

Beth Perkel synthesizes deep Torah concepts, the most up-to-date psychological methods, scientific studies and research and weaves them into a practical, personalized system for us and our children. Light at the Beginning of the Tunnel teaches parents how to empower children with micro-habits and mindsets that will wire them with lifelong skills to improve their attitudes, reactions, and interactions throughout life. With many profound exercises, teachings, and tips that are applicable to adults as well, this book offers the power to illuminate all stages of the journey through the tunnel of life.”

Emerging from Darkness, Chanukah – Link

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“We all search for meaning in our lives. Masters of Jewish thought such as the Maharal, Ramchal, Rav Tzadok, and the Sfas Emes provide for us deeper meaning and understanding of Torah, mitzvos, and life.

Often, however, to fathom their teachings, it is necessary to have a broad knowledge and grasp of Torah and their works. Rabbi Ahron Rapps peels away the layers of darkness and shines penetrating light upon their lessons, providing his readers with a familiarity and keen awareness of their role in God s creation. His words shine forth as a menorah on a dark night, drawing us closer to vital concepts and holy acts.

Prior to when he began his weekly column on these matters in the Yated, I did not know Rabbi Rapps. I turned to our rebbi, Rabbi Moshe Shapiro, for guidance as to whether to offer him a column. He accepted responsibility for Rabbi Rapps and greatly encouraged me to publish his columns. “

”In the Dwelling of a Sage Lie Precious Treasures” Essays in Jewish Studies in Honor of Shnayer Z. Leiman Hardcover Book – Link

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“For over fifty years, Shnayer Leiman-prolific scholar of Jewish Studies, renowned lecturer, dedicated mentor and colleague, and individual of exceptional character-has enriched the lives and minds of scholars and laypeople, contributing to a wide range of academic specialties and imparting fascinating discoveries to the wider public. Consistent with the breadth of its honoree, the present volume features stimulating essays that span a range of fields: Bible and philology, Masorah, biblical interpretation, Jewish philosophy and theology, halakhah and pilpul, works of art and their connection to Jewish law and thought, and the social and intellectual history of medieval and modern Jews of diverse regions and cultures. “

The volume contains essays by the following distinguished scholars:
David Berger
Shalom Carmy
Mordechai Z. Cohen
Abraham David
Adam S. Ferziger
Jeffrey S. Gurock
Shlomo Zalman Havlin
Sara Japhet
Ephraim Kanarfogel
Eliezer Katzman
Jordan S. Penkower
Sara Reguer
Jacob J. Schacter
Bernard Septimus
Marc B. Shapiro
Michael A. Shmidman
Daniel Sperber
Richard C. Steiner
Jeffrey R. Woolf

Psychology in the Talmud: Guidelines for Simchah and Personal Growth Hardcover Book – Link

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“Psychology in the Talmud uncovers important insights from the Jewish tradition and offers tools for success, joy, growth, and inspiration. Timeless ideas are elaborated on from the writings of classical Torah commentaries as well as current leaders in the fields of psychology and personal growth. Short summaries enable readers to more easily implement these crucial concepts into their lives.”

Morality: Restoring the Common Good in Divided Times Hardcover – Link

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“A distinguished religious leader’s stirring case for reconstructing a shared framework of virtues and values.

With liberal democracy embattled, public discourse grown toxic, family life breaking down, and drug abuse and depression on the rise, many fear what the future holds.

In Morality, respected faith leader and public intellectual Jonathan Sacks traces today’s crisis to our loss of a strong, shared moral code and our elevation of self-interest over the common good. We have outsourced morality to the market and the state, but neither is capable of showing us how to live. Sacks leads readers from ancient Greece to the Enlightenment to the present day to show that there is no liberty without morality and no freedom without responsibility, arguing that we all must play our part in rebuilding a common moral foundation.

A major work of moral philosophy, Morality is an inspiring vision of a world in which we can all find our place and face the future without fear.”

The Coronavirus Pandemic: Historical, Medical and Halachic Perspectives Hardcover Book – Link

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“Rabbi Professor Avraham Steinberg is a pediatric neurologist, a rabbi, and an ethicist. He is currently the director of the Medical Ethics Unit and the chairman of the IRB at Shaare Zedek Medical Center. He is also the head of the Editorial Board of the Talmudic Encyclopedia.

Steinberg is the author of the Encyclopedia of Jewish Medical Ethics (in Hebrew and English) and Ha’refuah K’halachah (in Hebrew). He is the laureate of the prestigious Israel Prize and the Worthy Citizen of Jerusalem award (Yakir Yerushalayim). Involved with many public committees and legislations in Israel concerning medical ethics, Steinberg has discussed many modern issues in medicine with the Gedolim, including Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach, zt”l, Rav Yosef Shalom Eliashiv, zt”l, Rav Eliezer Yehuda Waldenberg, zt”l, Rav Ovadia Yosef, zt”l, and many others. He has published many of their halachic rulings on these issues.”

Mesilah – Hardcover Book – Link

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“Written in a down-to-earth style, with wonderful stories and practical lessons, this unique book offers fresh insights on concepts we know and yet tend to forget in our fast-moving lives. With its emphasis on personal growth and simchah, Mesilah is a book whose impact will be felt long after you close its pages.”

The Wisdom of Getting Unstuck: How to emerge from and avoid the muddy middle Hardcover Book – Link

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“Anxious? Overwhelmed? Maybe a little depressed – or more than a little?

If you want to regain control of your life, this book is for you. It is full of effective, time-tested, and workable techniques for setting aside the concerns that hold you back.

Walking through The Wisdom of Getting Unstuck makes you feel like you’re controlling the shots. It gives you the clarity and the tools necessary to stick to your path and meet your daily tasks. And it shows you how to free yourself from the foreign thoughts and unhealthy behaviors that have been keeping your true self at bay.

In this book, you learn how to listen (and speak) to your soul, identify the bad spots, focus on the good parts, live according to your true values, and tell your story in the way that you’ve always yearned to have it told.”

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Food A Halachic Analysis Hardcover Book – Link

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“In this remarkable volume, in his trademark engaging manner, respected author Rabbi Yehuda Spitz explores halachic issues pertaining to what we eat and explains essential concepts such as Chodosh, Maris Ayin, Bishul Akum, and Chalav Yisrael. Noted for their comprehensive yet easy-to-read portrayal, the diverse and fascinating halachic topics addressed include dishwashers, cholent, Coca-Cola, quinoa, genetically engineered meat, buffalo burgers, meat scandals – and much more. Readers are granted a unique opportunity to develop an appreciation of the halachic process as it unfolds, from ancient tomes to modern times.”

Rav Asher Weiss on Mo’adim – Pesach to Shavuos Hardcover Book – Link

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“Rav Asher Weiss, shlita, has quickly become known as one of the leaders of our generation. His mastery of halachah, his open heart and door to every Jew who needs him, and his leadership during a very difficult time have set him apart as one of the gedolim of our generation.

In this series on the mo’adim, we discover not only Rav Asher Weiss’ scholarship but also his heart; included here are some of the wonderful derashos that he has put together and said over the years about the chagim of Klal Yisrael.”

The Jews and the Crusaders: The Hebrew Chronicles of the First and Second Crusades – Link

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“The Jews of Christian Europe were the first victims of the Crusaders’ zeal, and the survivors produced accounts of the massacres they had witnessed. The Jews and the Crusaders contains a full English translation of these chronicles, which cover the First and Second crusades – years in which a wave of slaughter and suicide swept the Jews of France and Germany, and demonstrated the Jews’ stubborn refusal to abandon their faith. Shlomo Eidelberg has translated four important primary documents from the original Hebrew, providing a perspective on the Crusades that has until now remained relatively obscure to the English-speaking world, thus serving both historians of early Christian Europe and Judaic scholars.
The unique emotional power of each chronicle may be felt in the translation. The Chronicle of Solomon bar Samson is a moving narrative concerning the Rhineland massacres. The second chronicle, that of Eliezer bar Nathan, interprets some of the same events in elegiac style and liturgical language while the third chronicle, the Mainz Anonymous though fragmented, is highly analytical in nature. The fourth chronicle, Sefer Zekhirah, is a personal description of the Second Crusade, full of poignant detail. Together, the chronicles present a moving human record of these events, of value not only to professional historians but to all who seek to broaden their understanding of the Jewish experience.
These documents will be of further value in that they exemplify eleventh- and twelfth-century literary style, combining factual accounts and descriptions of events with encomia and liturgical elements. In these four chronicles, this genre is enriched with a language and style derived from a mixture of Biblical, Talmudic, and midrashic literature”

Guinness World Records 2019 Hardcover Book – Link

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“The world’s most popular record book is back with thousands of new categories and newly broken records, covering everything from outer space to sporting greats via Instagram, fidget spinners and all manner of human marvels. Inside you’ll find hundreds of never-before-seen photographs and countless facts, figures, stats and trivia waiting for you on every action-packed page. Guinness World Records 2019 is the ultimate snapshot of our world today.

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Rabbi Naftali HaKohen Katz: His Life, Legacy and Ethical Will (2 Volume Set) Hardcover – Link

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“Presenting for the first time to an English-speaking audience a vivid biography of the holy and action-filled life, and the ethical will, of one of the greatest sages and kabbalists, Rabbi Naftali HaKohen Katz (c. 5409 (c. 1648) – 5479 (1719)), of righteous memory.

Rabbi Naftali served as av bet din and reish metivta of Ostroh (Ukraine), Posen (Poland) and Frankfurt am Main (Germany), and was accepted to serve as nasi in Israel in the congregation of Safed. He was also appointed as head of the Va’ad Arba Aratzot (the Council of the Four Lands).

The work is embodied in two volumes enclosed by an elegant slipcase. “

Strangers & Natives: A Newspaper Narrative of Early Jewish America 1734 -1869 – Link

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“Strangers and Natives: A Newspaper Narrative of Early Jewish America, 1734 – 1869 focuses on the daily life and customs of the Jewish community and the Jewish people; the formation of Jewish congregations and organizations; and the involvement of Jews in education, literature, journalism, politics, the marketplace, the military, and history itself. While there are numerous historical accounts of early American Jewry quoting documents, diaries and memoirs, this is the first that uses periodicals from that time period. Using scans of the original newsprint, most from the author s own extensive collection, Strangers and Natives displays the actual written words – the first blush of history – in visual form.”

Living A Deeply Insightful Life: Based on Rav Noach Weinberg’s 48 Ways – Link

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“Everyone needs wisdom for living. Understanding ourselves, connecting with our souls, controlling emotions, using the physical world positively, living with truth and reaching inner peace – are some of the important and life-changing ideas that are discussed and explained in Living a Deeply Insightful Life. In this new presentation by Rabbi Chaim Willis, the depth of the 48 Ways (based on Ethics of the Fathers 6:6) is fully explained in a way that can be appreciated by any person at any level of Jewish knowledge.”

Tzippi inside/Out – A tale about Derech Eretz Hardcover – Link

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Tzippi is respectful and sweet when she’s out and about,

But at home with her familty, just hear her shout!

Why do we sometimes have two different faces —

One at for home, one for other places?

Shadal – Torah Commentary by Samuel David Luzzatto (4 vols.) – Link

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“Luzzatto’s Torah commentary presents the reader with the work of an accomplished and highly respected Bible Commentator of the 19th century, a leading Bible scholar at the University of Padua, who tackled the well-worn theories of Bible critics who deny the Divinity of the Torah, both Gentile and Jewish.

His commentary preceded, by 40 years, that of Dr. David Hoffman, head of the Berlin Rabbinical seminary, which first appeared in 1904 and also addressed Bible critics.

Luzzatto’s credentials as an expert in all the languages that could have had an influence on the text of the Torah are beyond question, including, for the first time, Syriac.

Doing all this work in a country that was thoroughly Catholic, and taking issue with ancient as well as recent critics, was an act of fearlessness and integrity, and displayed peerless scholarship.”

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They Called him Rebbe: The Life and Good Works of Rabbi Boruch Milikowsky Hardcover – Link

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“The present volume, which contains more than one hundred vivid stories about Rabbi Boruch Milikowsky’s relationship with his students, entertains as it inspires. With tears and laughter, you will accompany Rebbe through the tragedies and triumphs of his life as he reaches out to his students with humor, wisdom and compassion, helping each one to achieve his full potential as a Jew and a human being.

They Called Him Rebbe also contains new primary source material about the Holocaust and the Mir Yeshiva’s years in Shanghai.

“Rabbi Boruch Milikowsky was born in Vishnevo, Belarus in 1913. Over a twenty-year period, he learned in Radin, Baranovitz and at the Mir Yeshiva. Together with the Mir Yeshiva, Rabbi Milikowsky fled to Shanghai during World War II. The Nazis murdered most of his family. After the war, Rabbi Milikowsky became a Torah educator and mashgiach at the Talmudical Academy of Baltimore. There, over the course of forty years, he employed his unique, God-given talents to help hundreds of boys to remain Jewishly strong and inspiring many to go on to careers in the rabbinate and in Jewish education.”

Halakhic Positions of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik (Volume 8) Hardcover – Link

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“Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, one of the towering figures of twentieth-century Judaism, was not just a Talmudic scholar and philosopher. He was primarily a man of Halakhah, and Rabbi Ziegler has dedicated himself to publicizing the Rav’s halakhic rulings and positions. In this series, Halakhic Positions of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, Rabbi Ziegler has compiled the Rabbi Soloveitchik’s rulings and presented them in an easy-to-read format, with each issue crystallized down to a brief summary.”

The Torah Commentary of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach: Exodus Hardcover – Link

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“The Torah Commentary of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach provides a glimpse into the unusual way in which the late Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach received and transmitted Torah. It also aids the reader in bridging ”Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach the great composer/singer” and ”Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach the great scholar/teacher.” Those who sing his songs, but do not learn his Torah, only sing half a song. When Reb Shlomo speaks of Abraham and Sara, you are sure he is speaking about his own grandparents. When delving into the lives of Isaac, Rebecca, Jacob, Rachel and Leah, it is as if he is speaking of his own parents.

The teachings in this book of commentary are not just meant to be read — they are intended to be enjoyed and experienced as ”holy music.” Ultimately, they are intended as a lesson in living a ”holy life.” Wherever Reb Shlomo traveled in the world, he brought several suitcases of holy books with him. This book makes Reb Shlomo’s teachings accessible to help us carry on our journey through life.”