My Favorite Coloring Book Getting Ready for Shabbos

Shepsil Scheinberg

C.I.S. Publishers

Tzvi tells the truth: & other adventures

Finkelstein, Chaim

Children's Books

In the annals of Jewish history, few biographies can match the pathos of the epic story can match the pathos of the epic story of Rabbi Yom Tov Lipmann Heller, the author of the Tosafos Yom Tov, the celebrated commentary on the Mishnah. Set against the backdrop of the tempestuous events of the Thirty Years' War in the seventeenth century, the saga of the illustrious leader's life unfolds. relating his fall from eminence and prestige to the depths of despair, to be snatches from the clutches of death by breathtaking miraculous intervention. Swept along by surging emotions, we are introduced into a bizarre world of intrigue and betrayal, confronted by the power of faith, heroism and magnanimity. History comes alive as we participate with utter fascination in a religious dispute, pitting twelve Catholic judges against one lone rabbi. From a front row seat, we follow the proceedings of a medieval court trial, to be stung by the venomous attacks of the judges and heartened by the rabbi's brilliant rebuttal. We encounter a cast of characters that runs the gamut from treacherous financiers to good-hearted righteous gentiles, from corrupt judges to a selfless shtadlan, the courageous advocate and defender of helpless Jews before ruthless despots, all overshadowed by the awe-inspiring personality of Rabbi Heller, the Chief Rabbi of Prague. Besides being the personal account of a towering Torah personality, this biography is also an important historic document, affording illuminating insights into the life of an eastern European Jewish community in the Middle Ages, its relations with the ruling circles and its deep-rooted respect for the authority of the rabbinate.

A Chronicle of Hardship and Hope: An Autobiographical Account

Yom T. Heller

When the German armies conquered Poland at the outset of the Second World War, the fate of its Jews was sealed, although no one could possibly imagine the extent of the coming holocaust. The Nazi net closed slowly around the Jews of Poland, impoverishing them, demoralizing them, enslaving them, isolating them in ghettos and finally herding them into concentration camps

They Called Me Frau Anna

Banet, Chana Marcus

Book by Sholom Srebrenik, Judith Mishell

Beyond Your Ego: A Torah Approach to Self-Knowledge, Emotional Health and Inner Peace

Sholom Srebrenik

Judith Mishell

Almost tow thousand years have already passed since the destruction of Jerusalem and the Holy Temple at the hands of the Romans, and still, the Jewish people continue to mourn and lament over their irreplaceable loss as they await the coming of the Mashiach and the rebuilding of the Holy Temple. A Time to Weep: The Fall of Jerusalem and Betar recreates that painful period in Jewish history in the journalistic style that brings the reader right into the middle of the furious battles. As the tragic saga unfolds, the noose of the Roman seige tightens around the starving and beleaguered city. We watch in horrified fascination as massive Roman siege machines breach the seemingly impregnable walls and vicious hand-to-hand combat engulfs the city. And as the awful tragedy reaches its climax, we see vivid images of the Holy Temple in flames and the Temple Courtyard strewn with fallen bodies. After the destruction of Jerusalem, we witness the heartbreaking executions of the Ten Martyrs, the rise and fall of Bar Kochba and the final catastrophe at the fortress of Betar. Rabbi Leibel Reznick has drawn on numerous Talmudic and Midrashic sources and the writings of Josephus, as well as his own intimate knowledge of the archaeology of the Old City, to create a living panorama of the downfall of the Jewish homeland and the beginnings of the Diaspora.

A Time to Weep (The Fall of Jerusalem and Beitar)

Rabbi Leibel Resnick

Megilat Esther: The Book of Esther

Book by Rainman, Yaakov Yosef; Marmorstein, Avrohom

[Megilat Ester] =: The book of Esther

Rainman, Yaakov Yosef

Marmorstein, Avrohom

Nine hundred years ago, the Jewish community of Spain was in an upheaval. For centuries, the Jews had lived in peace under benevolent Muslim rule. But now an invasion of a fanatic Muslim tribe from North Africa threatened to destroy everything. The Rambam, whose Torah and wisdom would forever illuminate the world, lived, studied and wrote during this violent period. Forced to flee Spain as a young boy, the Rambam wandered from place to place for many years, finding temporary refuge in Morocco, and in Eretz Yisrael before settling in Egypt. Yet despite his travails, the Rambam produced a body of Torah writings that simply staggers the mind in its scope, profundity and brilliance. The first fruit of the Rambam's genius was the Pirush Hamishnayos, his vast and penetrating commentary on the Mishneh. This was followed by the Mishnei Torah, his monumental code of law. In his later years, he wrote the Moreh Nevuchim, a systematic exposition of Jewish thought. And during all this time, he also wrote many letters and responsa which played a crucial role in helping Jewish communities from Morocco to Yemen survive the terrible persecutions of that dreadful time. "The Rambam" avoids unsubstantiated folk tales. It relies heavily on his own writings and solid historical sources in creating a portrait of a man whose moral and legal authority anchored the Jewish world of his own time and for all future generations.

The Rambam: The story of Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon

Yaacov Dovid Shulman

Biographies & Memoirs

The Laws of Taharah (The Pictorial Avodah)

Menachem Moshe Oppen

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