Beside Still Waters: A Journey of Com...
Rachel BarenblatBeside Still Waters: A Journey of Comfort and Renewal is a book for mourners, for those who will someday become mourners, and for those anticipating their own journey out of this life. It offers liturgy both classical and contempor...
Becoming a Soulful Educator: How to B...
Aryeh Ben DaovidThis bold revisioning of education recalibrates the focus of teaching from acquiring knowledge to transforming the soul. It presents six steps to help educators of all kinds teach to the heart, engage students in knowledge gathering w...
The Promise of the Land: A Passover H...
Ellen BernstainBeautiful. ...Will reopen the wonder of Passover, adding a deep layer of connection to the planet that makes the old rituals new for the 21st century. -Bill Mckibben, Co-founder of 350.org, Author of Falter: Has the Human Game begun ...
Living Well: 99 Stories from the Mikv...
Lori Taubman CooperFor thousands of years, the Jewish ritual bath called mikveh has been an exclusive and integral part of Jewish life. In ancient times, purity rituals were indispensable to Jewish observance. With the destruction of the Second Temple ...
The December Project: An Extraordinar...
Sara DavidsonA Jewish Book Award FinalistIn the tradition of Tuesdays with Morrie and The Last Lecture, New York Times bestselling author Sara Davidson met every Friday with 89-year-old Rabbi Zalman Shachter-Shalomi, the iconic founder of the Jewi...
This concise haggadah contains the essential elements for a short, authentic seder. Its small trim size, concise and straightforward text, and bright collage art will capture the attention of all seder participants and spark lively co...
Passover Parodies: Short Plays for th...
Shoshana HantmanWhat was the least interesting seder you ever attended? And what was the most interesting? If your experience is like most of ours, your worst seders were dry readings of the haggadah, unoriginal and done by rote. The better seders,...
Here Is Our Light: Humanistic Jewish ...
Miriam JerrisThis book collects some of the best Humanistic Judaism liturgy from leaders, thinkers, and clergy from across the movement and over the past half-century. The liturgical pieces within can augment existing holiday observances (Shabbat,...
Amen: Seeking Presence with Prayer, P...
Karyn D. KedarPrayer is an articulation of our noblest desires, our deepest yearnings, and our darkest places. The prayers in this collection speak directly to the complexity of human life--whether you seek expression for joy, wonder, perplexity, o...
Jewish End-of-Life Care in a Virtual ...
David LevinJewish End-of-Life Care in a Virtual Age: Our Traditions Reimagined is a rich collection of resources for clergy, spiritual caregivers, helping professionals, and families confronting death and mourning in unprecedented times. It ...
The Gift of Rest: Rediscovering the B...
Senator Joe LiebermanRediscovering the Beauty of Sabbath RestOur bodies and souls were created to rest—regularly—and when they do, we experience heightened productivity, improved health, and more meaningful relationships. In these pages you'll find wo...
Reclaiming Bar/Bat Mitzvah: as a Spir...
Goldie MilgramProvides the tools and understanding necessary to create a conscious Bar/Bat Mitzvah experience infused with spirituality and meaning. The original purpose of this important rite of passage is carefully reclaimed: Ensuring a healthy J...
With Heart in Mind: Mussar Teachings ...
Alan MorinisA weekly spiritual practice for developing a strong and open heart—drawn from Judaism's Mussar traditionMussar draws from the vast storehouse of Jewish wisdom, law, revelation, and text and brings it right home in a way that is comp...
Passover Haggadah: A New English Tran...
Rabbi Nathan GoldbergPassover Haggadah: A New English Translation and Instructions for the Seder, New Revised Edition It includes the full text and translation, plus instructions, notes and an introduction. Convenient and ideal for groups.
Gateways Haggadah; A Seder for the Wh...
Rebecca RednerThe Gateways Haggadah welcomes families with children of all abilities and disabilities to a Passover celebration that is accessible for the whole family. Step-by-step directions for every element of the Passover seder are clearly ill...
This Grateful Heart: Psalms and Praye...
Alden SolovyThis Grateful Heart offers an anthology of modern day psalms and prayers to lift us up, inspire our days, and mark our milestones. Written by Jewish poet and liturgist Alden Solovy, the collection provides nearly 100 readings, spannin...
What is Kaddish? Kaddish is not merely a liturgical formula. We say in our tradition that a person is a Kaddish, not merely that he says a Kaddish. What is Kaddish? Kaddish is the declaration that God is supreme, that His kingdom is r...
God Loves the Stranger: Stories, Poem...
Sheila Peltz WeinbergHow to find peace and harmony in an unsettled world.You. Me. The person down the street or halfway around the globe. In this inspiring collection of stories, blessings, poetry, divine teachings, and meditation exercises, Rabbi Sheila ...
Mishkan R'Fuah: Where Healing Resides...
Eric WeissThis beautiful compilation contains contemplative readings and prayers for many different moments of spiritual need, including illness, surgery, treatment, chronic illness, hearing good news, transitions, addiction, infertility, end-o...