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  • Judaism Is About Love

    Recovering the Heart of Jewish Life

    by Shai Held ...
    A profound, startling new understanding of Jewish life, illuminating the forgotten heart of Jewish theology and practice: love.A dramatic misinterpretation of the Jewish tradition has shaped the history of the West: Christianity is the religion of love, and Judaism the religion of law. In the face of centuries of this widespread misrepresentation, Rabbi Shai Held—one of the most important Jewish ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Abraham Joshua Heschel

    The Call of Transcendence

    by Shai Held ...
    "Through Heschel, Held's work reaches out more broadly to treat us to a profound discussion of the great issues in contemporary Jewish theology" (Arthur Green, Hebrew College Rabbinical School).Abraham Joshua Heschel (1907–1972) was a prolific scholar, impassioned theologian, and prominent activist who participated in the black civil rights movement and the campaign against the Vietnam War. He has ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Heart of Torah, Volume 1

    Essays on the Weekly Torah Portion: Genesis and Exodus

    by Rabbi Shai Held ...
    In The Heart of Torah, Rabbi Shai Held’s Torah essays—two for each weekly portion—open new horizons in Jewish biblical commentary.Held probes the portions in bold, original, and provocative ways. He mines Talmud and midrashim, great writers of world literature, and astute commentators of other religious backgrounds to ponder fundamental questions about God, human nature, and what it means to be a ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • The Heart of Torah, Volume 2

    Essays on the Weekly Torah Portion: Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy

    by Rabbi Shai Held ...
    “Shai Held is one of the most important teachers of Torah in his generation.”—Rabbi David Wolpe, author of David: The Divided HeartIn The Heart of Torah,** Rabbi Shai Held’s Torah essays—two for each weekly portion—open new horizons in Jewish biblical commentary.Held probes the portions in bold, original, and provocative ways. He mines Talmud and midrashim, great writers of world literature, and ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Rethinking the Messianic Idea in Judaism

    by Elisheva Carlebach, Emily Kopley, Cosana Eram, Matt Goldish, Shai Held, Motti Inbari, Martin Kavka, Shaul Magid, Benjamin Pollock, Annette Reed, Kenneth Seeskin, David Shatz, Menachem Kellner ...
    Over the centuries, the messianic tradition has provided the language through which modern Jewish philosophers, socialists, and Zionists envisioned a utopian future. Michael L. Morgan, Steven Weitzman, and an international group of leading scholars ask new questions and provide new ways of thinking about this enduring Jewish idea. Using the writings of Gershom Scholem, which ranged over the ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

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    Judaism Is About Love

    Recovering the Heart of Jewish Life

    by Shai Held ...
    Narrated by Josh Bloomberg ...

    Unabridged

    15 hours 30 min

    A profound, startling new understanding of Jewish life, illuminating the forgotten heart of Jewish theology and practice: love.A dramatic misinterpretation of the Jewish tradition has shaped the history of the West: Christianity is the religion of love, and Judaism the religion of law. In the face of centuries of this widespread misrepresentation, Rabbi Shai Held—one of the most important Jewish ... Read more

    $32.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    by Sarah Hurwitz ...
    Narrated by Sarah Hurwitz ...

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    New York Times BestsellerNatan Notable Book Award WinnerRabbi Sacks Book Prize Finalist75th National Jewish Book Awards WinnerPublisher's Weekly Best Books of 2025, ReligionHonorable Mention, Religion News Service 10 Top Religion & Spirituality Books of 2025An urgent exploration of how antisemitism has shaped Je... ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

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  • Essential Torah

    A Complete Guide to the Five Books of Moses

    by George Robinson ...
    Whether you are studying the Bible for the first time or you're simply curious about its history and contents, you will find everything you need in this "accessible, well-written handbook to Jewish belief as set forth in the Torah" (The Jerusalem Post).George Robinson, author of the acclaimed Essential Judaism, begins by recounting the various theories of the origins of the Torah and goes on to ... Read more

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  • Doing Jewish Theology

    God, Torah & Israel in Modern Judaism

    by Rabbi Neil Gillman ...
    An Intellectually Rich and Challenging Exploration of Modern Jewish Theology"How we deal with revelation determines how we handle the issue of authority in belief and practice. How we understand authority determines how we deal with the claims of the tradition on us; how we deal with those claims determines how we shape our own Judaism. That conclusion opens the gate to a reconsideration of all of ... Read more

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  • The Guide for the Perplexed

    by Moses Maimonides ...
    Translated by M. Friedlander ...
    According to Wikipedia, ""The Guide for the Perplexed is one of the major works of Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon, better known as Maimonides or "the Rambam". It was written in the 12th century in the form of a three-volume letter to his student, Rabbi Joseph ben Judah of Ceuta, the son of Rabbi Judah, and is the main source of the Rambam's philosophical views, as opposed to his opinions on Jewish law... ... Read more

    $1.16 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Not in God's Name

    Confronting Religious Violence

    by Jonathan Sacks ...
    ***2015 National Jewish Book Award Winner***In this powerful and timely book, one of the most admired and authoritative religious leaders of our time tackles the phenomenon of religious extremism and violence committed in the name of God. If religion is perceived as being part of the problem, Rabbi Sacks argues, then it must also form part of the solution. When religion becomes a zero-sum conceit ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • A Heart of Many Rooms

    Celebrating the Many Voices within Judaism

    by David Hartman ...
    With clarity, passion, and outstanding scholarship, David Hartman addresses the spiritual and theological questions that face all Jews and all people today. From the perspective of traditional Judaism, he helps us understand the varieties of twentieth-century Jewish practice and shows that commitment to both Jewish tradition and to pluralism can create bridges of understanding between people of ... Read more

    $14.99 USD