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"..Now listen to my voice, and may G-d help you: Your teacher R. Moshe Binyamin has already taught you to write well, so beginning today, you shoul...

By: Rabbi Yosef  Yitzchak Schneersohn, the Sixth Lubavitcher RebbePublished By: Kehot Publication SocietyLanguage: EnglishFormat: 6" x 9", Hardcove...

Did you know that: Rav Yosef Karo was a young child when Columbus discovered America? Rembrandt painted a portrait of the famous Dutch rabbi, Menas...

We are living in mysterious yet miraculous times. On the one hand, we have witnessed the most remarkable fulfillment of Biblical prophecy: the Jewi...

Sue Eisenfeld is a Yankee by birth, a Virginian by choice, an urbanite who came to love the rural South, a Civil War buff, and a nonobservant Jewis...

The Scriptures and Stories That Shaped Early Judaism 384 pages1 timeline, 1 glossary, 2 indexes Exploring the world of the Second Temple period (5...

A Temple in Flames is the result of a collaboration between two authors: Dr. Gershon Bar-Cochva – a military historian specializing in the study of...

Who was Pharaoh of the Bible?A common scholarly identification for the Pharaoh of the Exodus is that of Ramesses the Great, from the 19th Dynasty o...

A new window of understanding into the Mishnah and GemaraThis masterful work brings clarity to the study of Shas by providing concise but enlighten...

We have Ilan  . . . We demand 450,000 euros to release him alive . . . Why would anybody kidnap a young cell-phone salesman living with his mothe...

JEWS IN MEDICINE: Contributions to Health and Healing Through the Ages Written by Ronald L. Eisenberg, MD, JD, DSJS Hardcover, 464 pages Requirin...

A terrific introduction to science for early readers.How is honey made?Follow its amazing journey from bees in a hive to the honey we eat on Rosh H...

For over 5,000 years the Jewish people have survived and flourished-against all oddsMiraculous Journey is more than a mere chronology of historical...

A groundbreaking history of how Jewish women maintained their identity and influenced social activism as they wrote themselves into American histor...

The Miracle and Meaning of Jewish History, From Abraham to Modern IsraelFrom Abraham and the birth of monotheism to the Holocaust and the creations...

For American Jewish historian Jeffrey S. Gurock, the sports metaphor highlights the challenges that Jewish life has faced in modern American societ...

This short and powerful work includes 3-4 pages on each U.S. President, focusing on their accomplishments, failures, and legacies. Special section ...

Fragments of about 900 different scrolls from the Second Temple period were discovered in 11 caves at Qumran between 1947 and 1956. The first scrol...

Winner of: 2015 National Jewish Book Award; Biography, Autobiography, and Memoir  This memoir is a fascinating portrait of mother and child who mir...

The Carta Bible Atlas has been the premier Bible atlas of choice for students, scholars, and clergy for decades. Carta, Jerusalem, is pleased to pr...

Tsefat: The Mystical City takes us on a journey of exploration throughout her vibrant history, from her mysterious roots to the present day. The "...

The legendary Akiva ben Yosef has fascinated Jews for centuries. Arguably the most important of the Tannaim, or early Jewish sages, Akiva lived dur...

The Jewish community of Aleppo, Syria, the biblical Aram Soba, is one of the world's most ancient. The community serves as guardian of the famous ...

The Sages brings the world of the Talmud to life, revealing the stories of the men behind its pages. This fascinating multi-volume series explores ...