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Author
Series
Publisher
45th Parallel Press
Pub. Date
2022
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"What are the core teachings and beliefs of Judaism? Readers will learn about one of the world's most widely practiced religions through the lens of two different perspectives and dive deep into important figures, sacred texts, holidays, and commandments. This narrative nonfiction book uses considerate text that is written at a higher maturity level with a lower reading level to engage and accommodate struggling readers. Includes sidebars that are...
Author
Series
All-of-a-kind family volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
The adventures of five sisters growing up in a Jewish family in New York in the early twentieth century.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"After a decade as a political speechwriter for leaders like Hillary Clinton and President Barack Obama, and as head speechwriter for First Lady Michelle Obama, Sarah Hurwitz decided to apply her skills as a communicator to writing a book...about Judaism. And no one is more surprised than she is. Hurwitz was the quintessential lapsed Jew - until, at age thirty-six, after a tough break-up, she happened upon an advertisement for a beginner's class on...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Relates the author's efforts to eulogize a beloved rabbi who is near death, while at the same time befriending a Detroit pastor who gives spiritual guidance to the poor and homeless, and describes how observing these two different religious leaders rekindled his own faith.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
The ups and downs of the economy prove Rabbi Daniel Lapin's famous principle that the more things change, the more we need to depend upon those things that never change. There's no better source for both practical and spiritual financial wisdom than the time-tested knowledge found in the ancient Jewish faith and its culture. In "Thou Shall Prosper: Ten Commandments for Making Money", Rabbi Daniel Lapin offers a practical approach to creating wealth...
7) Judaism
Author
Series
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
2nd edition.
Physical Desc
xvi, 426 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
10) What is a Jew?
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
1996.
Edition
New and completely rev. ed.
Physical Desc
xxix, 306 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Did Jesus of Nazareth really intend to start a brand new religion called Christianity? Or did He come to fulfill that which all of the Hebrew prophets had foretold since the fall of man, something the Holy Scriptures mysteriously call the restitution of all things? Veteran journalist and author Joseph Farah seeks to shed light on what few sermons today teach about, few authors expound upon, and few Bible studies explore: the coming kingdom of God....
Author
Publisher
Artisan
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
318 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"Some people seek. Jews question. And to answer their questions comes The Newish Jewish Encyclopedia, a bible of Judaism that, in its deeply knowing and highly entertaining way, reflects the diverse and at times irascible tribe who identify as Jewish, or Jewish, or, in the case of future converts and/or spouses, Jewcurious. Here is a popcultural guide to all the many, many aspects and delights of "being Jewish," created by the hosts of the most popular...
Publisher
Castle Books
Pub. Date
c1997
Physical Desc
221 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents fables and contemplations illustrating the beliefs of the Jewish mystical tradition of Kabbalah, arranged in such themes as Ayin, the Ten Sefirot, creation, meditation, revelation and Torah, and the material world.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In this rich and compassionate novel, An Observant Wife, Naomi Ragen continues the love story between newly observant California-girl Leah and ultra-Orthodox widower Yaakov from An Unorthodox Match. From the joy of their wedding day surrounded by supportive friends and family, Yaakov and Leah are soon plunged into the complex reality of their new lives together as Yaakov leaves his beloved yeshiva to work in the city, and Leah confronts the often...
Author
Series
Publisher
BrightPoint Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
64 pages 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Introduces readers to the religion of Judaism. The book explores the history of Judaism, its belief system, its structure and organization, and how it affects the daily life of its followers"--
18) Hanukkah
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Learn about the menorah and try out a delicious recipe for latkes. Kids discover the meaning of and pastimes associated with Hanukkah. Teaches children about traditions passed down through the ages and explores how Hanukkah is celebrated in America today.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this "holiday hybrid story, ... children's author and editor Arthur A. Levine pairs with ... illustrator Kevin Hawkes to offer a mythical, magical take on the way Jewish families came to give and receive gifts over Hanukkah, just as their Christian neighbors do at Christmas, thanks to a loving spirit named Nate Gadol working behind the scenes--together with a certain jolly old soul"--Publisher marketing.
20) The Jewish faith
Author
Publisher
Cherrytree Books
Pub. Date
c2005
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
24 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
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