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In this volume, Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein explores the development of the religious personality. He advocates a life centered on the service of God, but recognizes multiple paths to this goal. Acknowledging that both the Jewish value system and human experience are multifaceted, he examines the relevant issues from an unusually wide perspective. Rabbi Lichtenstein's essays reflect not only a staunch commitment to Halakha and a firm grounding in rigorous Torah study, but also a deep spirituality, a profound moral sensitivity, and a keen awareness of both the challenges and opportunities of modernity. While being enlightened by Rabbi Lichtenstein's penetrating analyses and wide-ranging learning, the reader will also be inspired by the beauty of his vision of the religious life. These essays originated as lectures, and have been selected and adapted for print by Rabbi Reuven Ziegler.

Joe Bobker's easy-to-read, indispensable and educational tour de force of the complexities of the laws of Shabbas and the beauty of the lores of Shabbas!Did you ever wonder? Is long-life relative to Shabbas? What s the essence of Shabbas? How did Shabbas observance become the standard of Judaism itself? What s the difference between to remember and to observe? How is it possible to suddenly become holy just because it s Shabbas? Is Shabbas good for the Jews or are the Jews good for Shabbas? What does Shabbas have to do with God s DNA? Why candles? Why not start the Shabbas with cake or herring? Why do Jewish women get the mitzva of lighting Shabbas candles? What does Sheki a mean? Why does my mother cover her eyes when lighting Shabbas candles? I only have enough money to buy Shabbas candles or wine? Which one do I buy? What if I can t light candles on time? Can I make ice cream for the kids on Shabbas? Can I go to a baseball match on Shabbas if someone else carries my ticket for me? Can I go jogging on Shabbas? Can my children build lego sets on Shabbas? Can I pet my dog on Shabbas? Can I set a mouse trap on Shabbas? I was raised in the outback of Australia and we often came across rattlesnakes on Shabbos. What were we supposed to do? Have you seen the price of fish lately! It s more than a barrel of oil! Must I buy it for Shabbas? Can I make ice cubes on Shabbas? Can I open a beer bottle on Shabbas?...

The outrage sparked by the Danish cartoon affair - the publication of images of the Prophet Muhammad in the European press - was a sharp reminder of the potency of the cartoon in the modern media. It is one of the most popular and effective means of communication. By exaggerating and exasperating, cartoons by their very nature lack neutrality, and the cartoon is an important weapon in the Middle Eastern crisis. In response to the Danish cartoon affair, an Iranian newspaper announced a competition for cartoons about the Holocaust, even though it had nothing to do with Israel or the Jewish people. Antisemitic cartoons have long been rife in the Arab-Muslim media. The September 2001 Durban Conference against Racism, intended to denounce and combat racism in all its forms, also featured the distribution of antisemitic cartoons by an Arab organization, yet this elicited no reaction from Western NGOs at the conference. This event set the author on a trail that revealed thousands of such drawings. In the name of anti-Zionism, Jews are depicted as sadistic and bloodthirsty monsters, solely interested in money and power. This return to anti-Jewish hatred is of a new order, in line with current trends - an Arab-Muslim form unexpectedly metamorphosed from the antisemitism traditionally linked with the Christian West. By reproducing more than 400 of these cartoons, taken from both Arab and Western media, this book denounces the use of hatred in the media and hopes to raise the alarm.

'I have tried to say what happiness is, how we make it, how we lose it, and how we sometimes walk past it without recognising it. Happiness isn't somewhere else, it's where we are. It isn't something we don't have, we do. It isn't fantasy, it's reality experienced in a certain way. Happiness is a close relative of faith.'

Following the painful loss of his father, former Chief Rabbi Sacks began to learn how to celebrate life in a new way. He discovered where happiness lives, often in unexpected places, through family, community, friendship and responsibilities. He also found it through a renewed relationship with God who spoke to his deepest needs. Based, in part, on his columns in the UK's Times newspaper, Celebrating Life is for people of all faiths and none. It shows us how to be human and, in becoming so, how we can touch the divine.

"The chassidic masters provided precious insights into Torah, even more by their lifestyle than by verbal teaching. The incidents related herein are examples of how they implemented Torah teachings in their actions. We can enrich our lives by emulating them." Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski

Rabbi Yeshaya Fruchter makes daf yomi transformational by mining each page for mussar and hashkafic insights that educate and inspire. • Ideal for more advanced learners

Chafetz Chaim on the Torah 2 Volume Slipcase Set. Overview. The Chafetz Chaim: Leader of Klal Yisrael. Lover of all Jews. Tzaddik yesod olam. Halachic decisor. Promoter of peace and shemiras halashon. Now, study the weekly parshah with him. . Finally, close to seventy years after it first appeared in Hebrew, Sefer Chafetz Chaim al Hatorah is now available in English, for all to enjoy be inspired by. Chafetz Chaim Al Ha’Torah is a sefer of the Chafetz Chaim’s divrei Torah on the Chumash, written by his trusted talmid, Rav Shmuel Greinemann zt”l. For years a fixture on every serious Jew’s bookshelf or table, this sefer has now been translated into English for the very first time. . The Chafetz Chaim on the Torah is as relevant to each of us today as it was when it was first published. Packed with Torah hashkafos and yiras Shamayim, the very words on each page evoke the Chafetz Chaim’s gentle voice and guiding instruction. Connect with the great Chafetz Chaim. Let his words, his mussar, his legacy penetrate your heart as you learn this sefer. It will be a guide for life.. Details. Dimensions: 7" X 10". Format: Hardcover. ISBN: 978-1-60091-291-7. Media: Book. Publisher: Israel Bookshop Publications

Harav Moshe Shapiro was one of the most profound thinkers and great talmidei chachamim of his generation. Even after his passing, his shiurim continue to inspire thousands of his talmidim all over the world.

The Choice to Believe presents the Rav’s shiurim on the mitzvah of emunah, given to a group of talmidim. In these shiurim, the Rav introduces the reader to a world of emunah that most people do not even know exists, a world that the individual creates through emunah in the One who revealed Himself to the nation of Israel at Mount Sinai.

This book is a guide on how one can acquire the deepest bond between him and his Creator through his emunah, as described in Hoshea: ( וארשתיך לי באמונה וידעת את ה' (הושע ב: כב

These shiurim were carefully and faithfully adapted into English by his son-in-law, Rabbi Aryeh Feldman, who was a close student of the Rav.

Choosing Life: Stories from the Post-Holocaust Generations is a collection that includes nostalgic pieces told by a young Jewish man, along with his experiences growing up in Brooklyn, NY, to stories taking place during and soon after the Holocaust and World War II.

Choosing Life: Stories from the Post-Holocaust Generations is a collection that includes nostalgic pieces told by a young Jewish man, along with his experiences growing up in Brooklyn, NY, to stories taking place during and soon after the Holocaust and World War II.

A few years after its invention by James Naismith, basketball became the primary sport in the crowded streets of the Jewish neighborhood on New York's Lower East Side. Participating in the new game was a quick and enjoyable way to become Americanized. Jews not only dominated the sport for the next fifty-plus years but were also instrumental in modernizing the game.

Barney Sedran was considered the best player in the country at the City College of New York from 1909 to 1911. In 1927 Abe Saperstein took over management of the Harlem Globetrotters, playing a key role in popularizing and integrating the game. Later he helped found the American Basketball Association and introduced the three-point shot. More recently, Nancy Lieberman played in a men's pro summer league and became the first woman to coach a men's pro team, and Larry Brown became the only coach to win both NCAA and the NBA championships.

While the influence of Jewish players, referees, coaches, and administrators has gradually diminished since the mid-1950s, the current basketball scene features numerous Jews in important positions.

Through interviews and lively anecdotes from franchise owners, coaches, players, and referees, The Chosen Game explores the contribution of Jews to the evolution of present-day pro basketball.