Reciting mourner’s kaddish for a parent stands at the heart of the Jewish bereavement experience. While traditionally this public recitation has been seen as a son’s responsibility, a daughter reciting kaddish is not a modern concept.
A Daughter’s Recitation of Mourner’s Kaddish is part of JOFA’s Ta Shma Halakhic Source Guide series.
In Relics for the Present and Relics for the Present, Levi Cooper explores the world of the sages, seeking relevance in the timeless texts of the Talmud. Each section analyses a passage from Berakhot, presenting the commentators’ insights, searching for meaning and hoping to provide inspiration for our generation.
Relics for the Present on Koren Publishers.
Relics for the Present II on Koren Publishers.
Hasidic Relics: Cultural Encounters invites you on a journey to the captivating, lesser-known landscapes of Hasidism, an unfurling tapestry of stories and history, thoughts and discoveries, people and communities. As each chapter unfolds, exquisite fragments of the grand hasidic saga emerge, creating a fascinating picture of this vibrant movement.
In Judges, Michael Hattin offers a highly readable introduction to the biblical book of Judges that combines imaginative sweep with analytic depth.
Available on Koren Publishers.
In Joshua, Michael Hattin brings to life the biblical Book of Joshua, highlighting how the many complex issues faced by the people as they fought to possess their new land mirror and shed light on today’s reality.
Passages is a thought-provoking study of the weekly parasha that deftly weaves literary analysis of the Biblical text with selected teachings of classical Jewish commentary.
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Winner of the 2009 National Jewish Book Award, Subversive Sequels in the Bible, takes us on a thrilling voyage of discovery through familiar biblical narratives. Deeply faithful to the texts, but daring in her interpretive approach, she draws stunning parallels between biblical passages to reveal previously overlooked layers of meaning.
Set in the Northern Kingdom of Israel during the period of King Achav, The Lamp of Darkness is a gripping story of a young lyre-playing shepherd boy drawn by his music into the world of the prophets of Israel. The Key of Rain transports you back 3,000 years to the epic battle between the Israelite Kings and Prophets.
Set in the Northern Kingdom of Israel during the period of King Achav, The Lamp of Darkness is a gripping story of a young lyre-playing shepherd boy drawn by his music into the world of the prophets of Israel. The Key of Rain transports you back 3,000 years to the epic battle between the Israelite Kings and Prophets.
Next Generation Judaism explores different models from the business world, from inner-city community development theory, and from Hillel that can help us get unstuck. Written from the perspective of a practitioner, Rabbi Mike Uram provokes us to think differently with a mix of theory, methodology, data, and stories, all intended to help leaders build a bridge between the organizations of today and the organizations needed for tomorrow.
Using both traditional commentaries and modern literary techniques, Alex Israel offers a dynamic dialogue between the text itself and its interpretations throughout the ages. The result is a compelling work of contemporary biblical scholarship that addresses the central themes of the book of Kings from a wider historical, political and religious perspective.
Shuttling deftly back and forth between the microcosmic and the macrocosmic, Rabbi Grumet offers a sensitive verse-by-verse reading of the biblical text, occasionally stepping back to reveal the magnificent themes that underlie the narrative as a whole: Creation and God, mortality and sin, family and covenant.
The book contains 13 shiurim of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, ztz”l, on the subject of prayer translated into lucid Hebrew from the original English and Yiddish. The shiurim cover a wide variety of topics that will be of great interest to all who wish to explore the subject of Jewish prayer.
Hemat HaHemda (in Hebrew) is a critical edition of the earliest commentary on Genesis to reach us from the Jewish community of Aleppo, Syria. Completed in 1285 in a community far removed from centers of Jewish learning to the West, Hem’at Hahemda nevertheless draws heavily on a wide sweep of rabbinic sources as well as on figures such as Rashi, Ibn Ezra, Lekah Tov and Maimonides, some of whom wrote their works barely a century earlier.