The Second Jewish Book Of WhyThis book is for Jews and Gentiles alike, offering an encyclopedic compendium of concise, cogent explanations of Jewish rituals and practices. Kolatch, a rabbi and author of Great Jewish Quotations, treats every facet of Jewish religious observance, including births, weddings and funerals, sabbath and synagogue, holidays from Passover to Purim and the intricacies of the Jewish calendar. He teases apart the variations that distinguish different Jewish

This commentary draws on the spectrum of biblical commentaries

suggest a unifying theme that helps clarify the unique order or the seder night

The tale of a first grade class in Warsaw before World War II

In this outstanding book

our history is replete with Jewish women who have left a stimulating legacy for our generation

She and It

where 'the ghetto' (in the years 1881-1924) was an unstable mixture of nostalgic elements and the pressures of American economic and social reality

It is uncompromising in its insistence that the Torah speaks to us and demands that we fight unyieldingly to realize our potential -- all of it

conservative or secular

which he presented in his meticulously prepared lectures

As a result of too many cooks

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