books by Behrman House Publishing     books:       It's a Mitzvah!: Step-By-Step to Jewish Living6 reviews Bradley Shavit Artson Behrman House Publishing, 1995 Just give it 5 stars already!!! I can't stand it when reviewers quibble about minor points they don't like and then give 4 or 3 stars to a superb book like this one. Artson's book is organized beautifully. Furthermore, it's highly readable, intelligent, concrete, and thought-provoking. His book of Torah commentary (The Bedside Torah) is another wonderful book.             Welcome to Israel!3 reviews Lilly Rivlin, Gila Gevirtz Behrman House Publishing, 2000 A sympathetic introduction to Israel and Jewish history for young people This is a colorful and sympathetic introduction to Jewish history and the state of Israel. It is very clearly and intelligently written. It includes interactive features which are intended to add to overall knowledge. It is a guide book which takes the reader to meet children in various parts of Israel.             As a Driven Leaf37 reviews Milton Steinberg Behrman House Publishing, 1996 Fantastic! If you are living in the modern world, this book is for you. After finishing the book, I went to check some reviews only to find so many of them to be absurd and laughable. Some people expect this book to be 100% historically accurate when Steinberg notes that the book is purposefully inaccurate in some places. Reviewers criticize Steinberg for not fully answering the "question." This is obviously a ridiculous criticism because if the book teaches us but ...             Conservative Judaism: The New Century4 reviews Neil Gillman Behrman House Publishing, 1993 The best popular history of Conservative Judaism This book answers every question you wanted to know about how Conservative Judaism developed, what its theological and legal principles are, and how it differs from the other Jewish movements (Reform, Orthodox and Reconstructionist). More importantly, it starts off with a summary of how all how the Jewish movements we know today developed. Many readers will be surprised to learn that ...             The Wise Men of Helm and Their Merry Tales6 reviews Solomon Simon Behrman House Publishing, 1995 Funny as can be These 14 stories, published in Yiddish in 1942, and in English the same year, link us to a vanished world, reviving the Jewish folklore of the fools of Helm, a mythic town set deep in the forests of Poland. There Jews had long beards and black coats that reached their ankles--but were not quite like other Jews. In the spring after a very hard winter, they built a wall around their town to keep ...             Jewish History: The Big Picture1 review Gila Gevirtz Behrman House Publishing, 2008 A complete and comprehensive examination of the history which answers countless questions The Jewish religion has been around for millennia, and its history can be muddled amid intellectual writings and opinions. "Jewish History: The Big Picture" attempts to lay out the history of the people in straight and easy terms, from the biblical age to the modern era. A complete and comprehensive examination of the history which answers countless questions, "Jewish History: The Big Picture" is ...             The Tapestry of Jewish Time: A Spiritual Guide to Holidays and Life-Cycle Events2 reviews Nina Beth Cardin Behrman House Publishing, 2000 This tapestry is more than a welcome mat Nina Beth Cardin's Tapestry of Jewish Time is a beautifully written, carefully researched and wonderfully inclusive exploration of the celebrations and commemorations of the Jewish year and the cycles of Jewish life. In a prose style that beckons every reader, regardless of religious background, orientation, or affilitation, Rabbi Cardin explores the richness of Jewish tradition and the ...             Maimonides: A Guide for Today's Perplexed4 reviews Kenneth Seeskin Behrman House Publishing, 1991 Best introductory guide to the writer While I agree that this is a wonderful book, I find the previous reviews on this book incomprehensible. Maimonides's writings are not at all obvious, and Maimonides himself repeatedly claimed that his philosophical writings must never be taken at face value. Rather, Maimonides continues, he is fearful of how the ignorant will not be able to understand certain philosophical concepts, and he is ...             The Extraordinary Nature of Ordinary Things10 reviews Steven Z. Leder Behrman House Publishing, 1999 A thought provoking, often funny look at life for all ages My 9 year old grandson raised with little Judaism, and 70 year old Orthodox brother enjoyed these stories, which they read together, in equal measure. It provided thought provoking insights into the extraordinary nature of everyday life in stories short enough for children raised on TV segments, and seniors with little time and patience for labored phliosophy.             The Book of Jewish Belief3 reviews Louis Jacobs Behrman House Publishing, 1984 A great Jewish scholar outlines basic Jewish beliefs Louis Jacobs is one of the most distinguished of all scholars of Judaism. In this work he describes Judaism's system of beliefs. This is an exceptionally good work for all those who wish to understand what Judaism truly teaches.             The New Jewish Encyclopedia1 review David Bridger Behrman House Publishing, 1976 Superbly written, organized, and illustrated Compiled and edited by David Bridger (with the assistance of Samuel Wolk), The New Jewish Encyclopedia presents an comprehensive and alphabetical discussion of topics, places, names, and events central to Jewish history and identity. Offering a library's worth of Jewish knowledge in a single, 541-page volume, The New Jewish Encyclopedia is superbly written, organized, and illustrated with ...             Practice Drill and Review for Reading Hebrew: A Programmed Instruction Book1 review L. W. Adler Behrman House Publishing, 1974 I TEACH THIS BOOK AND RECOMMEND ONLY THIS ONE! You must purchase this book if you are serious about learning Hebrew. It is so popular in the area I live. I recommend only this book! It is great for learning Hebrew!             My People: Abba Eban's History of the Jews, Vol. 1 David Bamberger Behrman House Publishing, 1978             The Book of Jewish Practice1 review Louis Jacobs Behrman House Publishing, 1987 Fundamental teachings of Judaism clearly presented One of the greatest of all scholar- teachers of modern Jewish life here provides a fundamental guide to Jewish Practice.             I Can Read Hebrew1 review Ruby G. Strauss Behrman House Publishing, 1982 Great Resource for Hebrew School teachers and beginners This book has lots of creative and fun reading activities to reinforce basic skills. I like it because the games and tasks were not ordinary, they were creative and they worked really well for my friend as a tool when he taught Hebrew to a diverse group of kids. A great resource from which to draw.             Church, State, and Jew in the Middle Ages1 review Behrman House Publishing, 1979 A valuable record of medieval official anti-Semitism Robert Chazan has compiled a wonderful collection of documents which illustrate the attitudes held by the Roman Catholic Church and the secular authorities toward Jews during the Middle Ages. Most of them are legal codes, or attributable to the pens of bishops, popes, and kings. However, Chazan includes a few from the point of view of the Jews themselves, which makes this illustration of medieval ...             My People: Abba Eban's History of the Jews, Vol. 2 David Bamberger Behrman House Publishing, 1979             Capturing the Moon: Classic and Modern Jewish Tales Edward Feinstein Behrman House Publishing, 2008 It is through stories that we express our hopes and our fears. Stories convey to others what is in our hearts, what we feel is the essence of our life experiences. They transmit our culture, inform our values, and educate our children. Stories have been essential to Jewish life from the time of the Bible itself, and they continue to hold a special place in our hearts today. In this new collection of classic and modern folktales, Rabbi Edward M. ...             Child's Bible: Lessons from the Prophets and Writings1 review Semor Rossel Behrman House Publishing, 1989 Bible Stories for Jewish Children This book is the first of a two book series which collectively cover the Hebrew bible. The first book covers the Torah. The second covers the balance of the Bible. Stories are presented in order of their appearance in the Bible. Each book contains 18 stories. Each story is told concisely over two pages, followed by activities to review comprehension. The books are nicely illustrated. My ...             Rediscovering the Jewish Holidays: Tradition in a Modern Voice Nina Beth Cardin, Gila Gevirtz Behrman House Publishing, 2002              search for books belief, capturing, century, classic, conservative, encyclopedia, extraordinary, history, holidays, instruction, judaism, lessons, life-cycle, maimonides, mitzvah, ordinary, perplexed, picture, practice, programmed, prophets, reading, rediscovering, spiritual, step-by-step, tapestry, things, tradition, welcome, writings books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: Backtalk for Grandparents and Their Grandchildren Impressum - about us get your own free tagboard