Family Purity
A study of Rabbinic and midrashic sources on married life. Fully annotated, with original source material.
The Laws and Concepts of Niddah is a comprehensive presentation of Hilkhot Niddah as well as the thinking and processes behind the laws. Raising modern-day applications and new issues, the author offers the opinions of the most respected haloakhic decisors of our generation.
A collection of first-person poetry and prose designed to break the observant Jewish community's taboo against open discussion of female sexuality
"A loud and needed contribution to the Jewish feminist library... A great step forward in our work towards a Jewish world where women's experiences and voices are heard and valued."
--Rabbanit Leah Sarna, director of religious engagement, Anshe Sholom B'nai Israel Congregation, Chicago
"Truly inspiring. This brave collection explores the tension between religious norms and the lived experience of young Jewish women."
--Professor Lisa Fishbayn Joffe, director, Hadassah-Brandeis Institute at Brandeis University
"Courageous, heart-breaking, passionate, honest, so vividly transcribed that these poets and storytellers seem to be baring their souls."
--Dr. Joy Ladin, author, The Soul of the Stranger: Reading God and Torah from a Transgender Perspective
"Should be required reading for men, all men."
--Chaim Trachtman, M.D., editor, Women and Men in Communal Prayer: Halakhic Perspectives
A collection of first-person poetry and prose designed to break the observant Jewish community's taboo against open discussion of female sexuality
"A loud and needed contribution to the Jewish feminist library ... A great step forward in our work towards a Jewish world where women's experiences and voices are heard and valued."
—Rabbanit Leah Sarna, director of religious engagement, Anshe Sholom B'nai Israel Congregation, Chicago
“Truly inspiring. This brave collection explores the tension between religious norms and the lived experience of young Jewish women. "
—Professor Lisa Fishbayn Joffe, Director, Hadassah-Brandeis Institute at Brandeis University
"Courageous, heart-breaking, passionate, honest, so vividly transcribed that these poets and storytellers seem to be baring their souls."
—Dr. Joy Ladin, author, The Soul of the Stranger: Reading God and Torah from a Transgender Perspective
"Should be required reading for men, all men."
—Chaim Trachtman, MD, editor, Women and Men in Communal Prayer: Halakhic Perspectives
Any worthwhile, long-term endeavor must develop from sound principles and a firm foundation especially child-rearing. Planting & Building: Raising a Jewish Child is not only the title of this 80-page text, but these two concepts Planting & Building form the foundation upon which the structure of successful child-rearing rests.
Growth is a natural, organic process, as when a seed becomes a flower, while construction is a conscientious, manual process...but both are essential to proper personal development.
Effective child-rearing involves building character and personality by cultivating a child s inner potential. This is the theme Rabbi Shlomo Wolbe develops in this seminal work on raising children.
Along the way, the author touches upon a variety of pertinent issues: the importance of timing, setting a good example, the love component, values, responsibility, the significance of play, kindness and compassion, relating to others, choosing a school, and more. But everything emanates from the creative fusion of planting & building.
Simple yet profound, Planting & Building deals in essentials.
Full of wisdom, warmth, and human understanding, it defines the basics of effective child-rearing, and then outlines a clear plan of action for securing it.
The unusual title, The RIVER, the KETTLE, and the BIRD refers to an age-old Jewish saying that describes three successive levels of peace found in a happy marriage.
Based on traditional Jewish sources, this distinctive volume enlists the profound wisdom and insight of traditional Judaism to come to the aid of contemporary married life.
A sound structure cannot stand unless it rests on firm foundations, and the focus here is to examine the necessary foundations of a fulfilling relationship: the goal of marriage, the criteria for choosing a mate, understanding the different natures of male and female, controlling anger and criticism, fostering love, giving and gratitude.
The modern marriage, given today s complex societal state, finds itself under attack, and challenged from severe social and financial pressures; it can use all the support and fortification it can get. Deeply rooted in reality, not fantasy, this illuminating guide provides the essential tools and understanding all couples need to ensure a marriage that not only survives, but thrives.