Posts Tagged ‘ judaism ’

Cyber Monday Apps’ Sales

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Two of Davka’s best-selling apps, Tanach Bible, and Alef Bet Schoolhouse, are on sale this Thanksgiving weekend through this coming Monday, for just 99¢ each. Tanach Bible is an ideal study tool for the Hebrew and English Bible on your iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. Features crisp Hebrew text with precise placement of  Hebrew vowels and [...]



Chief Rabbi of South Africa (app)

Rabbi Warren Goldstein (born 1971) is the Chief Rabbi of South Africa since 2005. Born in Pretoria, he currently lives in Johannesburg. He is the first Chief Rabbi of South Africa who was born in South Africa and the youngest person ever to be appointed to that post, at age 32. The Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein studied at the Yeshiva Gedolah of [...]



Jewish Holidays (RU/EN)

“Jewish Holidays” application will help you learn new things and check your knowledge of the Hebrew calendar, its central holidays and their symbolism. In addition to its educational value, the game is also fun and entertaining – it’s a great way to spend your free time. This app was created by Institute of Jewish Studies [...]



The Jewish Journal iPad app

Tribe Media Corp., parent company of  The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, has launched the first Jewish news app designed specifically for the iPad. The Jewish Journal app offer readers a new way of accessing the Jewish world’s up-to-date news articles and unique blogs, as well as video and photographic content. “The first Jewish [...]



Daily Dose

Artscroll’s eBook: “Daily Dose of  Torah, Series 2 – “Volume 13: weeks of  KiSavo through Vezos Ha’Berachah” by Rabbi Yosaif Asher Weiss for people on the go. For people who make their minutes count. For people who want the stimulation of classic Torah sources every single day. Even if you have a regular learning program,  A [...]



Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks

Jonathan Sacks has been Chief  Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth since September 1991, the sixth incumbent since the role was formalised in 1845. Prior to taking up his current post, Rabbi Sacks was Principal of Jews’ College, as well as rabbi of the Golders Green and Marble Arch synagogues. Educated at [...]



American Maggid

“In the Spirit of the Maggid. Inspirational stories that touch the heart and stir the spirit” by Rabbi Paysach Krohn (Artscroll iBook). For more than two decades Rabbi Paysach Krohn has been inspiring and enthralling tens of thousands of readers with his “Maggid” series. Now the “American Maggid” is finally back again with a long-awaited new collection of unforgettable [...]



Rav Dynovisz

Les Lectures Du Rav Dynovisz app offers audio lectures on the Torah, Chassidus, Zohar and Kabbalah given by Rabbi Chaim Dynovisz in French. Les Lectures du Rav Dynovisz sur la Torah: Ce programme vous propose des cours audio de Torah traitant de tous les grands thèmes de notre temps et de l´actualitÊ selon les enseignements [...]



Jewish Questions

“Jewish Questions: Responsa on Sephardic Life in the Early Modern Period” by Matt Goldish In Jewish Questions , Matt Goldish introduces English readers to the history and culture of the Sephardic dispersion through an exploration of forty-three responsa–questions about Jewish law that Jews asked leading rabbis, and the rabbis’ responses. The questions along with their [...]



Choose Life

“Choose Life! 8 Chassidic Stories for the Jewish New Year” by Libi Astair (Kindle Edition) Rebbe Zusha of Hanipoli was once walking down the street when he was asked by a Russian police officer, “Where are you going?” Where are you going? That’s a good question for any day of the year, but it’s especially [...]



Power of Torah

“Torah for Your Table” by Rabbi Yisroel Jungreis & Rabbi Osher Anshel Jungreis, compiled by Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis (Artscroll iBook). The power of   Torah. The power of change. Central to the life of the Jewish family is the time they spend together around the Shabbos and Yom Tov table – a warm and convivial setting that [...]



Jewish eBooks

Jerusalem, Israel – These days, you can’t seem to go anywhere without spotting the ubiquitous iPad. On planes, trains, buses, and at home, millions of bookworms worldwide have jumped on the e-Book bandwagon, using their iPads or other popular e-readers like Nooks and Sony Readers to devour low-cost books anytime, anywhere. But for the frum [...]



Aaron Rakeffet

“From Washington Avenue to Washington Street” by Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff (Kindle Edition) From Rabbi Aaron Rakeffet, respected Torah scholar, prolific author, and beloved teacher, comes a beautifully written and fascinating scholarly memoir. Beginning with his childhood on Washington Avenue in the Bronx, he writes candidly of growing up in a post-World War II world where Lithuanian [...]



Weeks of Eikev through Ki Setzei

New Artscroll iBook: “Daily Dose of  Torah, Series 2  - “Volume 12: Weeks of Eikev through Ki Setzei” by Rabbi Yosaif Asher Weiss for people on the go. For people who make their minutes count. For people who want the stimulation of classic Torah sources every single day. Even if you have a regular learning [...]



Kosher Nation

“Kosher Nation: Why More and More of America’s Food Answers to a Higher Authority” by Sue Fishkoff (Kindle Edition) In this informative and revealing primer on kosher food, practice, business, and history, Fishkoff delves into the ins and outs of why the kosher industry continues to grow at an astounding rate despite the small number [...]