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| 1. | [no image] | How to Be a Jew: Ethical Teachings of Judaism from Jason Aronson | |
| 2. |  | Crafting the Soul: Creating Your Life as a Work of Art from Park Street Press Price: $14.95 Customer Review:  Crafting The Soul: Creating Your Life As A Work of Art is the latest book by prolific author Rabbi Byron L. Sherwin, Ph.D. Dr. Sherwin is a Distinguished Service Professor of Jewish Philosophy and Mysticism and an internationally acclaimed ethicist. He says that "both medical science and... | |
| 3. |  | Sparks Amidst the Ashes: The Spiritual Legacy of Polish Jewry from Oxford University Press, USA Price: $70.00 Customer Review: Whether or not one agrees with everything he says, one can feel enlightened and uplifted by Sherwin's refreshingly-different and generally-balanced analysis of Polish Jewry and Polish-Jewish relations. He writes: "Indeed, the contemporary view of Poland as a land endemically inhospitable to Jews... |
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| 4. |  | Why Be Good?: Seeking Our Best Selves in a Challenging World from St. Martin's Press Customer Review: Rabi Sherwin articulated many issues why we should make every attempt to be good. In today's world, it is a struggle to be good and to stay good. This book will motivate and inspire you to maintain that "goodness." It is well written and it will uplift your spirit. Everyone should have a copy. |
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| 5. |  | Kabbalah: An Introduction to Jewish Mysticism from Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. Price: $27.95 | |
| 6. |  | Studies in Jewish Theology: Reflections in the Mirror of Tradition from Mitchell Vallentine & Company Price: $26.01 Customer Review: I highly recommend this book for people interested in Jewish scholarship and in grasping the complexities of Talmudic discussion, interpretative process and continuity of a tradition. Its a MUST in any library! |
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| 7. |  | The Cubs and the Kabbalist: How a Kabbalah-Master Helped the Chicago Cubs Win Their First World Series Since 1908 from West Oak Press Price: $19.46 Customer Review: This is a delightful fantastical tale, spun with a fine sense of plot. The research on the Cubs is nuanced, and Professor Sherwin takes his profound expertise in the Cabala and tells a wonderful story. This story could have used better editing (eliminating repititious snippits), but I recommend it... |
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| 8. | [no image] | Jewish Ethics for the Twenty-First Century: Living in the Image of God (Library of Jewish Philosophy) from Syracuse University Press Price: $49.95 Customer Review:  Sherwin covers: 1. The idea of humanity being created in the divine image. Sherwin explains that Jewish thinkers have differed over the meaning of this phrase; some emphasize human intelligence, while others emphasize the free will to make moral (and immoral) choices. 2. Jewish attitudes... |
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| 9. |  | Creating an Ethical Jewish Life: A Practical Introduction to Classic Teachings on How to Be a Jew from Jewish Lights Publishing Price: $19.95 Customer Review: In this day of egocentricity, it's especially nice to find a modern volume warning against it, and quoting ancient and medieval texts to do so. I'm especially taken with the teaching of Moses Hayyim Luzzatto (from Mesilat Yesharim --- the Path of the Upright): "Pride is literally a form of blindness... |
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| 10. |  | John Paul II and Interreligious Dialogue from Wipf & Stock Publishers Price: $27.00 Customer Review: This book contains numerous lengthy excerpts from John Paul II's writings and speeches about non-Christian religions. It also contains essays about John Paul's view of non-Christian religions by Catholic and non-Catholic writers. The most surprising thing about JP II's theology of non-Christian... |
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| 11. |  | Golems Among Us: How a Jewish Legend Can Help Us Navigate the Biotech Century from Ivan R. Dee, Publisher Price: $26.00 Customer Review: Sherwin dedicates the first four chapters to retelling the legends of the Golem, namely his fond memories of his Polish grandmother's stories. Chapter five is his transition and by chapter six he is debating genetically engineered v. organic foods. He then progresses to the issues of cloning,... |
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| 12. | [no image] | Abraham Joshua Heschel (Makers of contemporary theology) from John Knox Press | |
| 13. | [no image] | The assimilation of Judaism: Heschel and the 'category mistake'.: An article from: Judaism: A Quarterly Journal of Jewish Life and Thought from Thomson Gale Price: $9.95 | |
| 14. | [no image] | Contexts and content: Higher Jewish education in the United States : Spertus College of Judaica, a case study from Spertus College of Judaica Press | |
| 15. | [no image] | Contexts and Contents: Higher Jewish Education in the United States: Spertus College of Judaica -- A Case Study | |
| 16. | [no image] | Duchowe dziedzictwo Zydow polskich from Vocatio | |
| 17. | [no image] | Encountering the Holocaust: An Interdisciplinary Survey from Spertus College of Judaica Pr | |
| 18. | [no image] | Encountering the Holocaust: An Survey from Hebrew Pub Co | |
| 19. |  | Freedom Illuminated: Understanding The Szyk Haggadah from HISTORICANA | |
| 20. | [no image] | JERZY KOSINSKI LITERARY ALARMCLODK from Dcabala Press | |
| 21. | [no image] | Jerzy Kosinski: Literary Alarm Clock from Cabala Press | |
| 22. | [no image] | Jews and the world to come. : An article from: First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life from Thomson Gale Price: $5.95 | |
| 23. | [no image] | The Life Worth Living: Faith in Action from Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company Price: $12.24 | |
| 24. | [no image] | No Religion Is an Island: Abraham Joshua Heschel and Interreligious Dialogue from Orbis Books | |
| 25. |  | Por Que Ser Bueno? - El Sentido de La Etica from Plaza & Janes Editores, S.A. | |
| 26. | [no image] | REMEMBER...DO NOT FORGET: PILLARS OF SMOKE A PUBLICATION IN CONJUCTION WITH AN EXHIBITION ON THE SHOAH from SPERTUS COLLEGE OF JUDAICA MUSEUM | |
| 27. | [no image] | Toward a Jewish Theology: Methods, Problems, and Possibilities from Edwin Mellen Press Price: $99.95 | |
| 28. | [no image] | Why Be Good? from Emmaus, PA, U.S.A.: Rodale Press, Incorporated, 1998 | |
| 29. |  | Workers of Wonders: A Model for Effective Religious Leadership from Scripture to Today from Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. Price: $83.00 | |
| 30. | [no image] | Mystical Theology and Social Dissent (The Littman library of Jewish civilization) from Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Customer Review: The author has masterfully portrayed the life, works, & major themes of Judah Loew of 16th c. Prague. He convincingly argues for Loew's mystical view & provides an integrated, consistent theoretical & practical worldview. His work is readable yet scholarly; his organization is effective.... |
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