Product Description: Offering a model of self-improvement rooted in Jewish thought and practice, Journey Together explains the mystical system of counting the Omer—a Jewish practice of counting the days between the holidays of Passover and Pentecost—focusing on a different personality characteristic on each of the 49 days...read more

Product Description: One of the oldest monotheistic religions known to humankind, Judaism has withstood the tests of time. So what exactly are the tenets of this ancient faith that have been passed down over the millennia, and how do they apply to our lives in the 21st century? The Basic Beliefs of Judaism gives an updated overview of the belief system on which the Jewish faith is based...read more

Product Description: An inspiring introduction to the most important lesson for today's busy world: the take-away is to take away."All we can hope to accomplish―by paying attention―is to learn to live with the mystery, become more comfortable with not knowing and try to enjoy life's uncertainty...read more

When non-Orthodox Jews become frum (religious), they encounter much more than dietary laws and Sabbath prohibitions. They find themselves in the midst of a whole new culture, involving matchmakers, homemade gefilte fish, and Yiddish-influenced grammar. Becoming Frum explains how these newcomers learn Orthodox language and culture through their interactions with community veterans and other newcomers. Some take on as much as they can as quickly as they can, going beyond the norms of those raised in the community. Others maintain aspects of their pre-Orthodox selves, yielding unique combinations, like Matisyahu’s reggae music or Hebrew words and sing-song intonation used with American slang, as in “mamish (really) keepin’ it real.”Sarah Bunin Benor brings insight into the phenomenon of adopting a new identity based on ethnographic and sociolinguistic research among men and women in an American Orthodox community. Her analysis is applicable to other situations of adult language socialization, such as students learning medical jargon or Canadians moving to Australia. Becoming Frum offers a scholarly and accessible look at the linguistic and cultural process of “becoming.”

Product Description: Challenges you to go beneath the brief, shocking story and ask: who is the tester, who is the tested and what motivates the test?Among stories so terrible they rend our hearts, so profound they touch the depths of our souls and so exalted they reach to heaven, none is more poignant than the Bible story of Abraham's sacrifice of his son, Isaac...read more

Product Description: Prepare to revive your Jewish community with the transformative power of the Divine spirit."Rabbi Baruch HaLevi and Ellen Frankel have correctly identified Ruakh as a key missing ingredient in Jewish institutional life, especially in the synagogue...read more

Product Description: Moses Pava explores new and alternative ways of relating to Jewish texts and concepts. In doing so, he invents a nuanced, flexible, and sufficiently sensitive vocabulary to conduct productive ethical dialogues, both within and between communities.

Product Description: When her father passed away in 2006, Linda Cohen’s busy life as a mother, wife, and entrepreneur came to a screeching halt. She took a spiritual sabbatical to work through her grief, and she came out of it resolved to embark upon a project: perform one thousand acts of kindness—mitzvahs—to honor her father’s memory...read more

The Jewish Mother knows what she wants. And what you should want too. In Secrets of a Jewish Mother, you'll learn how to make her methods your very own, and as result you'll give and get of love and happiness in great amounts. In what could be thought of as the Jewish Mother's Guide to Life, Jill Zarin, the breakout star of Bravo's hit series, The Real Housewives of New York, teams up with her sister, Lisa Wexler, award-winning host of daily radio program The Lisa Wexler Show, and her mother, the estimable Gloria Kamen who made a splash on Jill's series last year. Secrets of a Jewish Mother shows readers that being clear about what you want is the best policy, and standing up for yourself and your family is always the right way to go. Using real life examples, stories from Jill, Lisa and Gloria, this mother/daughter trio reveals their secrets to life, love, and happiness. Some of their Jewish Mother tips include: • Dating: "A good man is hard to find, but so is a good woman. Don't settle for less than you deserve." • Parenting: "Fair is not always equal; equal is not always fair." • Family: "Bar mitzvahs and weddings: The grudge starts here." • Money: "Don't wait 'til you're dead to give it away." • The clichés that matter: "Bring a gift." And, remember, a lot of love and a little matzoh ball soup never hurt anyone.

Product Description: Baseball is our national pastime. It evokes passion and teaches us about life—about taking charge, about winning and losing, and about playing the best game we can. Judaism is a way of life, a way of viewing the world, and maximizing our time here...read more

Product Description: It often seems that life is more about struggle than joy, although we wish it otherwise. In fact, joy comes to punctuate the struggle and not the other way around. For in struggle there is growth, and in growth there is purpose. Rebbetzin Holly Pavlov Director of She'arim College of Jewish Studies for Women in Jerusalem uses every essay in this book as an opportunity to understand the pain of our generation and how we can rise above it...read more

Discusses how the sacred texts and writings of the Jewish tradition can address the concerns of contemporary life

An interpretation of the life lessons of Judaism by the author of Kosher Sex contends that the beliefs of the Jewish faith are well matched to the human needs of the modern world, exploring the Jewish and biblical origins of civilization's seminal moral ideas. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.

Describing CMOS processing, this book covers MOS transistor models, basic CMOS gates, interconnect effects, dynamic circuits, memory circuits, BiCMOS circuits, I/O circuits, VLSI design methodologies, low-power design techniques, design for manufacturability and design for testability.

Written for ordinary Jews, this insightful guide to the influence of the Torah on modern life uses biblical stories and texts to reveal the nature of God, His role in human life, and how to establish a personal relationship with God.

Product Description: Describes how Halakah, or Jewish Law, enables the individual to achieve religious experience.This book claims that cultural phenomena exist in rabbinic Judaism worship and ethics. Each individual has his own personal experiences in both spheres, but what make the experiences possible are the values of society...read more