“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 [...]
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: 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 [...]
Maimonides (Jewish Encounters) by Sherwin B. Nuland (Kindle Edition) Maimonides, one of the preeminent personalities of medieval Jewish history, was a jurist, philosopher, expert in Jewish law, physician at the court of Saladin and a respected and dedicated communal leader. Given all that, it’s difficult to understand the decision to present Maimonides’s legacy primarily through [...]
Lectures on Tisha B’Av, Recitation of  Kinot and Eicha by Rabbi Joshua Maroof. Rabbi Joshua Maroof received his baccalaureate degree with honors from the State University of  New York at  Stony Brook,  and his masters degree in Educational Psychology from the City University of  New York  (CUNY). He received semicha (ordination) from Rabbi Yisrael Chait, Rosh Yeshiva [...]
Maharal – Judah Loew ben Bezalel rabbi, scholar, Jewish mystic, and philosopher - was one of the most prominent leaders of European Jewry in the sixteenth century. Maharal, is a Hebrew acronym of  Moreinu ha-Rav Loew (Our Teacher, Rabbi Loew). Within the world of  Torah and Talmudic scholarship, he is known for his works on Jewish philosophy and Jewish mysticism [...]
“×××××Ş× ××רה (…while you walk on the way) - new app created by Roi Reshef “On Your Way” is one of the bigest free Jewish iPhone Hebrew reader. Contains: – Siddur – Tanach with Rashi, Onkelus, Eben Ezra, Ramban Sforno and more – Mishna – with Bartenura and Tosafot Yom Tov – Talmud – Rashi and [...]
Okay, so maybe the Jewish Sudoku mobile gaming market isnât huge, but itâs just grown by one – an educational Sudoku puzzle game aimed at educating Jews and Gentiles alike on the basics of Jewish culture. Judoku (pronounced Jew-doe-koo), developed by ACME Digital Laboratories LLC, is not your everyday Sudoku app. Judoku creator Andrew Charon said [...]
Midrash & Medicine: Healing Body and Soul in the Jewish Interpretive Tradition by William Cutter (Kindle Edition) The Jewish healing movement is an effort to promote the use of Jewish beliefs and traditions among doctors and health care workers. The rabbis and other community workers who founded this movement believed that patients and people facing [...]
“Maimonides: The Life and World of One of Civilization’s Greatest Minds” by Joel L.  Kraemer (Kindle Edition) The first definitive biography of  Moses Maimonides, one of the most influential intellects in all of human history, illuminates his life as a philosopher, physician, and lawgiver. Recalling such bestsellers as David McCulloughâs John Adams and Walter Isaacsonâs [...]
“Gates of  Mitzvah: A Guide to the Jewish Life Cycle” by Simeon J. Maslin (Kindle Edition) A comprehensive guide to Jewish observance throughout the cycle of life. Included in this volume are sections on birth, childhood, education, marriage, the Jewish home, death and mourning, complete notes and a wide selection of concise essays on related [...]
New Artscroll iBook: “Daily Dose of  Torah, Series 2 – “Volume 11: Weeks of Mattos through Va’eschanan” 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 [...]
Is Twitter a good medium for Judaism? Two articles were recently posted on the Web that took opposing viewpoints on this question. Donniel Hartman, President of the Shalom Hartman Institute and the director of the Engaging Israel Project, penned a critique titled “Judaism is not a Twitter-able Religion” in which he explained that the ideas [...]
Bukharian Jews or Bukhari Jews also called the Binai Israel, are Jews from Central Asia who speak Bukhori, a dialect of the Tajik language. Their name comes from the former Central Asian Emirate of Bukhara, which once had a sizable Jewish community. There is a tradition among the Bukharan Jews tracing their ancestry to the Tribe of Napthali and to the Tribe of [...]
LâAssociation Betch Loubavitch a crĂŠĂŠ lâapplicaton Loubavitch afin de faciliter la vie au quotidien de la communautĂŠ de lâOuest parisien. Câest la première application qui vous renseigne sur la vie juive de votre arrondissement. DĂŠcouvrez donc lâapplication ÂŤLoubavitchÂť, le premier guide complet de tous les ĂŠtablissements de la commununautĂŠ juive du 16 ème arrondissement. Grace [...]
