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| 2. |  | This Is Real and You Are Completely Unprepared: The Days of Awe as a Journey of Transformation from Little, Brown and Company Price: $22.40 Customer Review:  Thoroughly worthwhile read before and during the High Holidays and after. Highly recommended for anyone who wants a fuller understanding of what's possible for the mind and heart at this time. |
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| 3. |  | Jewish Holidays from Collins Price: $17.13 Customer Review: As a non-Jew, I found this book very informative, not only about Jewish holidays per se, but also aspects of Jewish history and trends in Jewish thinking. What's more, this book has helpful appendices, including a glossary of Hebrew terms. Interestingly, the author of this book does not feel the... |
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| 4. |  | Artscroll Siddur: Nusach Sefard (Artscroll (Mesorah Series)) from Mesorah Publications, Limited Price: $17.00 Customer Review: I am still waiting on my Siddur to come but,I've been using my friends to read and I have to say,it is the best thing that has happened to me in a long time.You can NOT be Jewish with out a Siddur,it has brought so much peace and inspiration into my life. |
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| 5. |  | Days of Awe: A Treasury of Jewish Wisdom for Reflection, Repentance, and Renewal on the High Holy Days from Schocken Price: $12.00 Customer Review: This is a remarkable collection of commentaries on the High Holy Days and the month of Elul leading up to them . Agnon acts as a Talmid Chachim ( a wise scholar) and as a master creator of literature in putting these commentaries, stories , insights together. The reading of this work makes... |
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| 6. | [no image] | Celebrate/bk Jewis Gb (All Aboard Books) from Grosset & Dunlap Customer Review:  This book was a great introduction to Jewish holidays for my 3-year old. I have been introducing her to the basics of the major holidays as they come along over the past year, but the sweet, simple explanations and pictures in this book help her remember and begin to understand. |
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| 7. |  | The Modern Jewish Mom's Guide to Shabbat: Connect and Celebrate--Bring Your Family Together with the Friday Night Meal from Harper Paperbacks Price: $11.53 Customer Review: I use this book every Friday evening now! Lots of good information about recipes, blessings, and dinner topics with the kids, very worthwhile purchase. |
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| 8. |  | God's Appointed Times New Edition: A Practical Guide for Understanding and Celebrating the Biblical Holidays from Lederer Messianic Publ Price: $10.39 Customer Review: God's Appointed Times is a tremendously useful book to refer to throughout the year for each of the Biblical Feasts. It is sound Biblically, practical and very easy reading. It is a must for all believers who are seeking to understand the Biblical roots of their faith |
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| 9. |  | Entering the High Holy Days: A Guide to Origins, Themes, and Prayers from Jewish Publication Society of America Price: $14.40 Customer Review: I brought this book with me to High Holyday services this year and used it as a reference. I really enjoyed it. It is particularly interesting when it explains the origins of the various prayers |
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| 10. |  | The Song of Hannah: A Novel from Plume Price: $11.20 Customer Review: The Song of Hannah by Eva Etzioni-Halevy: There is a sizeable subgenre of women's novels retelling Old Testament stories from the heroine's point of view; The Red Tent was an excellent example. Some are little more than chick-lit. The best of them document daily life in ancient Israel adding depth... |
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| 11. |  | Seasons of Our Joy from Beacon Press Price: $16.20 Customer Review: The circle of life and the holidays we celebrate, are exquistely explained in specific detail by "Seasons of Our Joy". Jewish customs and history become more meaningful when Arthur Waskow writes. Whether one is steeped in Judaism or just learning one can fully appreciate these ancient ways. |
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| 12. |  | Jewish Holiday Cooking: A Food Lovers Treasury of Classics and Improvisations from Wiley Price: $21.45 Customer Review: This is a truly wonderful cookbook and an asset to anyone who loves food, regardless of their religious affliation. I am not Jewish, but having been born and raised in New York City I grew up loving classic Jewish dishes. This book covers them all, and goes one step further by reinventing these... |
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| 13. |  | Beginning Anew from Touchstone Price: $21.55 Customer Review: This contemporary anthology features 33 essays by women from a variety of Jewish backgrounds, exploring the biblical passages and liturgical themes for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. The approach is modernist-feminist but with a deep, sincere respect for the tradition and what it can teach us today.... |
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| 14. |  | Yom Kippur Readings: Inspiration, Information And Contemplation from Jewish Lights Publishing Price: $19.99 Customer Review:  Dov Peretz Elkins has gifted the Jewish world with many useful publications, for which we ought to be grateful. While this anthology has much that is meaningful, moving or scholarly, many of the selections strike me as filler. For those who have both the Yom Kippur and the Rosh Hashanah volumes, you... |
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| 15. | [no image] | Man's Quest for God: Studies in Prayer and Symbolism from MacMillan Publishing Company. Customer Review: Rabbi Doctor Professor Heschel brings the reader to another level in mind, spirit and heart as it relates to prayer and our relationship with G-d. No matter what religion you will have a new commitment and appreciation of prayer. There is absolutely no one that writes and touches the soul like... |
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| 16. |  | The Feasts of Israel: Seasons of the Messiah from Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry, Inc. Price: $9.95 Customer Review: I have read a number of books on the feasts. Each having information about the feasts the other books didn't include, I have enjoyed them all. This book was my favorite of them all. No, the feasts are not just some boring Old Testament stories. They are picutes of what the the Father (Yahweh is his... |
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| 17. | [no image] | Hershel and the Hanukkah goblins from Frank Schaffer Publications Customer Review: I've read this story to elementary age children for years. First graders to fifth graders,they are captured from the very first word and sit spell bound till the last. I guess the secret is that I love reading it as much as they love listening. |
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| 18. |  | Kaddish from Audio Literature Customer Review: I was given this book when saying kaddish for my mother. I found it insightful, learned and scholarly and not in the least bit indulgent as suggested by other reviewers. Its entirely accessible as one can dip in and out of its pages at will and find interesting and thought provoking material at... |
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| 19. | [no image] | Machzor: Yom Kippur (Complete Artscroll) from Mesorah Publications, Limited Price: $39.99 Customer Review: If you can't read the prayers in the original (and I mean read them for meaning) the Artscroll Machzor lets you know what they really say. You lose the poetry, the nuances, and some of the esoterica by using a translation. But at least you'll know what the words mean and the footnotes expand... |
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| 20. |  | Book of Our Heritage from Feldheim Price: $52.55 Customer Review: This three volume set is what I expected. It is well written and informative. I expect to learn a great deal from studying this text. |
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| 21. |  | Waiting for Rain: Reflections at the Turning of the Year from Jewish Publication Society of America Price: $19.80 Customer Review: Ms. Levy emigrated to Israel nearly three decades ago, and she is a pioneer in the field of Jewish education. A founder of VisionsVoices.org, this book is a compilation of many of her High Holiday lectures, lectures that occur in Israel as the rainy season beings, and Jews pray for rain, culminating... |
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| 22. |  | Rosh Hashanah Readings: Inspiration, Information And Contemplation from Jewish Lights Publishing Price: $16.49 Customer Review: This is an excellent book particularly when you are preparing for the High Holy days but can be read at any time. It is full of readings from a wide variety of sources and includes poetry. Some readings are thought provoking others are informative and yet others are moving. There is something for... |
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| 23. |  | JPS Commentary on the Haggadah: Historical Introduction, Translation, and Commentary (JPS Commentary) from Jewish Publication Society of America Price: $26.40 Customer Review: I have several Haggadahs. You never know what you'll pick up of interest. It's always informative to read the different commentaries and after all, the seder is not just supposed to be a great meal but a great learning experience. This JPS Haggadah is a wonderful tool. It is easy to read. It is... |
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| 24. |  | Before Hashem You Shall Be Purified : Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik on the Days of Awe from Ohr Publishing Price: $21.95 Customer Review: As with all the work of Rabbi Joseph Dov Ber Soloveitchik "Z"ts"l the reader should approach it with awe. For it is the work of one of the giants of all our generations, and it contains profound meanings for us all. This work can be an excellent help toward really feeling the spirit of the High Holy... |
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| 25. |  | Rosh Hashanah Yom Kippur Survival Kit from Leviathan Press Customer Review: You will probably end up reading this book in one day just because you will not want to put it down. It covers all the basics about the holidays that every Jew should know. Very inspiring, educational and entertaining book! |
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| 26. |  | The Jewish Way: Living the Holidays from Jason Aronson Price: $40.06 Customer Review: This is a lovely, beautifully written introduction to Judaism that this Catholic found absolutely fascinating. I grew up in an overwhelmingly Jewish neighborhood and was well aware of the vastly different culture that was expressed around me. Rabbi Greenberg's explication of his faith is insightful,... |
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| 27. |  | The Tapestry of Jewish Time: A Spiritual Guide to Holidays and Life-Cycle Events from Behrman House Publishing Price: $18.21 Customer Review: This book is beautifully written and provides easy to understand information about the Jewish holidays and life cycle events. The reader learns about the traditional ways holidays are celebrated and is introduced to innovative rituals and observances. The author encourages readers to make notes... |
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| 28. |  | From Sabbath to Lord's Day: A Biblical, Historical and Theological Investigation from Wipf & Stock Publishers Price: $33.99 Customer Review: Well written and scholarly work, but just doesn't explain convincingly from a Biblical standpoint, or justify for that matter why Christians shouldn't still be worshiping on the seventh day. As with most writers in defense of Sunday as the Christian day of worship, too much dependence upon the... |
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| 29. |  | God's Appointed Times: A Practical Guide for Understanding and Celebrating the Biblical Holidays from Messianic Jewish Resources International Customer Review: If your looking for an introductry book on the feast in the torah this book is for you. They put it in such a simple format that even a child can understand it at the end of each chapter there are fun activaties for you and your family to do. |
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| 30. |  | It's Shofar Time! from Kar-Ben Publishing Price: $11.65 Customer Review: This installment in the photo essay series by Kropf and Cohen centers on the holiday of Rosh Hashanah. The children blow the shofar, create New Year's cards, bake round challah, dip apples in honey, see the Torah dressed in white, and perform tashlich. The text also refers to the New Year as a time... |
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| 31. |  | Sukkot: A Family Seder (Sukkot & Simchat Torah) from Kar-Ben Publishing Price: $3.95 | |
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