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A window into Judaism's sacred days--throughout history and today. Written especially for Christians.

Holy days and holidays provide the peak experiences of Jewish life. These moments speak deeply to the Jewish soul and animate Judaism's culture. They encourage Jews to participate in their shared historical experience, which reflects their covenantal relationship with God, and articulate Jewish values that have allowed for the survival of the Jewish people. But what can they mean to Christians seeking to understand their own faith?

In this special book, Rabbis Olitzky...

In Israel, the High Holiday cycle marks the transition from summer to the rainy season.

In Waiting for Rain, the acclaimed teacher Bryna Levy offers a compelling collection of meditations that examine the biblical and liturgical readings associated with the High Holidays, from Rosh Hashanah to Simhat Torah. Based on a series of lectures given in Jerusalem at Matan - the Women s Institute for Torah Studies, and known as The Hoshana Rabbah Lectures, Levy s readings of the traditional texts echo the natural and spiritual tenor of this season.

Waiting for...

An examination of the evidence that the Festival of Weeks was the occasion for the celebration of the renewal of the covenant in the Second Temple period, encompassing chapters on the Hebrew Bible, book of Jubilees, Qumran Scrolls, and the New Testament (Luke-Acts and Ephesians).
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Why be Jewish?

A fascinating dialogue across denominations of the High Holy Days and their message of Jewish purpose beyond mere survival.

Almost forty contributors from three continents--men and women, scholars and poets, rabbis and theologians, representing all Jewish denominations and perspectives--examine the tension between Israel as a particular People called by God, and that very calling as intended for a universalist end, furthering God's vision for all the world, not just for Jews alone. This balance of views arises naturally out of...

This is the dilemma that opens "With An Outstretched Arm." The directive to "honor your parents" and the injunction to "guard the Sabbath" become metaphors for the conflict between the author's lifelong desire to please her father and her more recent commitment to ancient traditions that he disdains.

With "An Outstretched Arm" recounts the author's journey from the liberal, southern Reform Judaism of the 1940s and '50s to the warm embrace of a more...

A window into Judaism's sacred days--throughout history and today. Written especially for Christians.

Holy days and holidays provide the peak experiences of Jewish life. These moments speak deeply to the Jewish soul and animate Judaism's culture. They encourage Jews to participate in their shared historical experience, which reflects their covenantal relationship with God, and articulate Jewish values that have allowed for the survival of the Jewish people. But what can they mean to Christians seeking to understand their own faith?

In this special book, Rabbis Olitzky...

Why be Jewish?

A fascinating dialogue across denominations of the High Holy Days and their message of Jewish purpose beyond mere survival.

Almost forty contributors from three continents--men and women, scholars and poets, rabbis and theologians, representing all Jewish denominations and perspectives--examine the tension between Israel as a particular People called by God, and that very calling as intended for a universalist end, furthering God's vision for all the world, not just for Jews alone. This balance of views arises naturally out of...

Around the world, and around your community, Jews celebrate Shabbat. Shabbat is coming together every week to set apart time from daily work for rest, appreciation, and gratitude. The common thread in these celebrations is that they're family centered. How ever your family observes Shabbat, Our Family Shabbat Journal is the place to create and record how your family expresses this special time and to enhance everyone's experience.

Judaism values the power of words. A journal is the perfect place to collect words of reflection, memories, and intentions. For the young and the...

Learn what the Bible really says about the end times and the day of the Lord Jesus Christ.



In The Day of the Lord and the Coming Kingdom, a supernatural and purely scriptural framework for understanding the end times is uncovered. Is it possible to have the end-times waters unmuddied and gain a clearer picture of God’s future plans? For the glory of God, be inspired as the seemingly complex prophetic Scriptures become simple and very applicable to your faith!

Take a fresh look at Daniel’s seventy...