Jewish Lights Spring 2013 Trade Catalog by Longhill Partners, Inc

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Saying No and Letting Go Jewish Wisdom on Making Room for What Matters Most / Goldberg

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The Messiah and the Jews Three Thousand Years of Tradition, Belief and Hope / Glickman Relational Judaism Using the Power of Relationships to Transform the Jewish Community / Wolfson The Magic of Hebrew Chant Healing the Spirit, Transforming the Mind, Deepening Love / Gold

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Jewish Megatrends Charting the Course of the American Jewish Future / Schwarz Speaking Torah Spiritual Teachings from around the Maggid’s Table —Volumes 1 & 2 / Green Jewish Men Pray Words of Yearning, Praise, Petition, Gratitude and Wonder from Traditional and Contemporary Sources / Olitzky / Matlins

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Worship

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Judaism / Personal Growth—NEW BOOKS

SAYING NO

AND LETTING GO Jewish Wisdom on Making Room for What Matters Most By Rabbi Edwin Goldberg, DHL Foreword by Rabbi Naomi Levy

An inspiring introduction to the most important lesson for today’s busy world: the “take away” is to “take away.” Every day we are faced with choices that entail saying no—and frankly we’re not very good at it. Whether it’s the desire to please, get ahead, accumulate or impress, our lives have become so full and so busy that it is hard to determine what we really need and what’s really important to us. The purpose of this book is to help you take back control of the things that matter most in your life. It taps timeless Jewish wisdom that teaches how to “hold on tightly” to the things that matter most while learning to “let go lightly” of the demands, worries, activities and conflicts that do not ultimately matter. Drawing insights from ancient and modern sources, it helps you identify your core values as well as the opportunities that do not reflect those values, and that you can learn to pass up. It also shows you how to establish a disciplined practice to help you adhere to your choices. Whether it’s letting go of resentment, learning to say “no” at work or to your loved ones, downsizing your diet or asking less of the earth, this book will help you distinguish between the trivial and the profound. It will show you how saying “no” can bring many more opportunities for “yes.” “Offers us a path to sanity and a return to love and meaningful relationships…. Set aside the time to read this book in peace and quiet. Within it you will find a path back to your own life.” —Rabbi Naomi Levy, bestselling author, To Begin Again

Judaism / Inspiration / Self-Help 6 x 9, 160 pp (est) Quality PB Original 978-1-58023-670-6 $16.99 Available February 2013 Author’s Home Area: Miami

Rabbi Edwin Goldberg, DHL, noted lecturer, is coordinator of the Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR) editorial committee on the forthcoming High Holy Days prayer book. He is spiritual leader at Temple Judea in Coral Gables, Florida, has a doctorate in Hebrew literature from Hebrew Union College and is author of Heads and Tales: Stories of the Sages to Enlighten Our Minds, among other books. Rabbi Naomi Levy, the best-selling author of To Begin Again and Talking to God, is spiritual leader of Nashuva, a groundbreaking Jewish outreach organization based in Los Angeles.

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By Lawrence Kushner 5½ x 8½, 160 pp, Quality PB 978-1-879045-98-9 $15.95

Edited by Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins 6 x 9, 304 pp, Quality PB Original 978-1-58023-363-7 $16.99

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NEW BOOKS—Theology THE MESSIAH

AND THE JEWS Three Thousand Years of Tradition, Belief and Hope By Rabbi Elaine Rose Glickman

A comprehensive, inspiring and fascinating discovery of what Jews believe about the Messiah— and why you might believe in the Messiah, too. The coming of the Messiah—the promise of redemption—is perhaps Judaism’s greatest gift to the world. But it is a gift about which the world knows so little. It has been overshadowed by Christian belief and teaching, and as a result its Jewish significance has been all but lost. To further complicate matters, Jewish messianic teaching is enthralling, compelling, challenging, exhilarating—yet, up until now, woefully inaccessible. The Messiah and the Jews will change that. Rabbi Elaine Rose Glickman brings together, and to life, this three-thousand-year-old tradition as never before. Rather than simply reviewing the vast body of Jewish messianic literature, she explores an astonishing range of primary and secondary sources, explaining in an informative yet inspirational way these teachings’ significance for Jews of the past—and infuses them with new meaning for the modern reader, both Jewish and non-Jewish. Truly unmatched in its range, scholarship and insight—and unique in its accessibility and engaging style—The Messiah and the Jews will capture the attention of interested people of every background and level of knowledge seeking wisdom, wonder and—above all—hope.

Judaism / Theology 6 x 9, 160 pp (est) Quality PB Original 978-1-58023-690-4 $16.99 Available March 2013 Author’s Home Area: Sarasota, FL Rabbi Elaine Rose Glickman is a noted teacher, speaker and author whose work includes the National Jewish Book Award finalist Sacred Parenting: Jewish Wisdom for Your Family’s Early Years; Living Torah; B’chol L’vavcha; and Haman and the Jews. Her essays, sermons and poetry are widely published, and she is a featured guest on the syndicated television talk show Daytime.

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By Sylvia Barack Fishman, PhD 6 x 9, 288 pp, Quality PB 978-1-58023-367-5 $18.99 Hardcover 978-1-58023-030-8 $24.99

Edited by Rabbi Elliot J. Cosgrove, PhD Foreword by Rabbi David J. Wolpe Preface by Rabbi Carole B. Balin, PhD 6 x 9, 240 pp, Quality PB 978-1-58023-630-0 $19.99 Hardcover, 978-1-58023-413-9 $24.99

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Edited by Dr. Lawrence Fine, Dr. Eitan Fishbane and Rabbi Or N. Rose 6 x 9, 256 pp, Hardcover 978-1-58023-434-4 $24.99

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Jewish Life—NEW BOOKS

RELATIONAL JUDAISM

Using the Power of Relationships to Transform the Jewish Community By Dr. Ron Wolfson

How to transform the model of twentieth-century Jewish institutions into twenty-first-century relational communities offering meaning and purpose, belonging and blessing. Membership in Jewish organizations is down. Day school enrollment has peaked. Federation campaigns are flat. The fastest growing and second largest category of Jews is “Just Jewish.” Young Jewish adults are unengaged and aging baby boomers are disengaging. Yet, in the era of Facebook, people crave face-to-face community. “It’s all about relationships.” With this simple, but profound idea, noted educator and community revitalization pioneer Dr. Ron Wolfson presents practical strategies and case studies to transform the old model of Jewish programmatic institutions into relational communities. He sets out nine principles of relational engagement to guide Jewish lay leaders and professionals in transforming institutions into inspiring communities whose value-proposition is to engage people and connect them to community in a meaningful and lasting way.

Praise for Dr. Ron Wolfson’s Work “A spiritual guide for combating the most unsuspecting problem of the modern era…. Offer[s] probable solutions … intriguing…. Solid and enthusiastically —Midwest Book Review recommended.” “Judaism is about relationship—with others, with God, with the tradition itself. There is no more sure footed guide to the relationships in our lives than Ron Wolfson, teacher extraordinaire. Here is his latest gift to the seeking soul.” —Rabbi David Wolpe, Sinai Temple, Los Angeles; author, Why Faith Matters

Judaism 6 x 9, 240 pp (est) Hardcover 978-1-58023-666-9 $24.99 Available March 2013 Author’s Home Area: Los Angeles Dr. Ron Wolfson, a dynamic and popular speaker on Judaism and Jewish spirituality, is cofounder of Synagogue 3000, an institute for envisioning the synagogue of the future. He is Fingerhut Professor of Education at American Jewish University in Los Angeles and author of The Spirituality of Welcoming: How to Transform Your Congregation into a Sacred Community and God’s To-Do List: 103 Ways to Be an Angel and Do God’s Work on Earth, among other books.

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By Dr. Ron Wolfson 6 x 9, 224 pp, Quality PB Original 978-1-58023-244-9 $19.99

Edited by Judea and Ruth Pearl 6 x 9, 304 pp, Deluxe PB w/flaps 978-1-58023-259-3 $18.99

By Rabbi Elie Kaunfer Foreword by Prof. Jonathan D. Sarna 6 x 9, 224 pp, Quality PB Original 978-1-58023-412-2 $18.99

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NEW BOOKS—Spiritual Practice THE MAGIC

OF HEBREW CHANT Healing the Spirit, Transforming the Mind, Deepening Love By Rabbi Shefa Gold Foreword by Sylvia Boorstein

The magic words of creation, transformation, healing and the expression of our infinite depths have been hidden in plain sight— sleeping on the page, just waiting for our love to arouse them. Chant is a meditative practice that fully engages body, heart and mind, and facilitates healing and the expansion of consciousness. This book illuminates the usefulness, benefit and blessing of this amazing practice. • It will teach you the theory and foundations of chant—its relation to beauty, pleasure and the deep wisdom buried in our sacred texts. • For the first time, it will provide complete musical notations for the many chants created by Rabbi Gold, and it will give you practical instruction about how to use the power of chant to set you on the path of self-awareness and love. • It will teach you the music that can help you unJudaism / Spiritual Practice lock the power of sacred texts and take prayer and 6 x 9, 200 pp (est) meditation into the delight of your life. Quality PB Original This groundbreaking book will be a treasure for indi978-1-58023-671-3 $18.99 vidual seekers of wisdom from every spiritual tradiAvailable April 2013 tion who want to embody and share the wisdom of Author’s Home Area: Santa Fe, New Mexico scripture and prayer. It will also be a great tool for synagogues, havurot, meditation Rabbi Shefa Gold, beloved teacher of mysticism, prayer and spirituality, is director of C-DEEP: The Center for Devotional, groups and spiritual communities who are Energy and Ecstatic Practice in Jemez Springs, New Mexico. She seeking to deepen and beautify their commuis author of Torah Journeys: The Inner Path to the Promised nal practice. Land and In the Fever of Love: An Illumination of the Song

of Songs, and has produced twelve albums of spiritual music. Sylvia Boorstein is a co-founding teacher at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, California, and a senior teacher at the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts. She lectures nationally on Buddhism and mindfulness, and teaches vipassana and metta meditation.

Praise for Rabbi Shefa Gold’s Work

“If you dare be addressed by God—read it. If you dare be transformed by God—practice it.” —Rabbi Rami Shapiro, author, The Sacred Art of Lovingkindness: Preparing to Practice

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By Nan Fink Gefen, PhD 6 x 9, 208 pp, Quality PB Original 978-1-58023-462-7 $16.99

By Rabbi Kerry M. Olitzky and Rabbi Lori Forman–Jacobi 4½ x 6½, 448 pp, Quality PB Original 978-1-58023-061-2 $16.99

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By Rabbi Jeff Roth 6 x 9, 224 pp, Quality PB Original 978-1-58023-397-2 $18.99

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Jewish Life—NEW BOOKS

JEWISH MEGATRENDS

Charting the Course of the American Jewish Future By Rabbi Sidney Schwarz Foreword by Ambassador Stuart E. Eizenstat

Visionary solutions to a community ripe for transformational change—from fourteen leading innovators of Jewish life. The American Jewish community is riddled with doubts about the viability of the institutions that well served the Jewish community of the twentieth century. Synagogues, federations and Jewish membership organizations have yet to figure out how to meet the changing interests and needs of the next generation. In this challenging yet hopeful call for transformational change, visionary leader Rabbi Sidney Schwarz looks at the social norms that are shaping the habits and lifestyles of younger American Jews and why the next generation is so resistant to participation in the institutions of Jewish communal life as they currently exist. He sets out four guiding principles that can drive a renaissance in Jewish life and gives evidence of how, on the margins of the Jewish community, those principles are already generating enthusiasm and engagement from the very Millennials that the organized Judaism Jewish community has yet to engage. 6 x 9, 288 pp, Hardcover Contributors—leading innovators from different 978-1-58023-667-6 $24.99 Available March 2013 sectors of the Jewish community—each use Rabbi Author’s Home Area: Washington, DC Schwarz’s framework as a springboard to set forth Rabbi Sidney Schwarz, a senior fellow at Clal—The National Jewish Center for their particular vision for Learning and Leadership, founded Adat Shalom Reconstructionist Congregation in the future of their sector of Bethesda, Maryland, as well as PANIM: The Institute for Jewish Leadership and Values. A consultant to synagogues and Jewish organizations throughout the United Jewish life and beyond. Mandatory reading for anyone excited about the next chapter in the story of an ancient people.

States and frequent speaker on Judaism and Jewish life, he is author of Finding a Spiritual Home: How a New Generation of Jews Can Transform the American Synagogue and Judaism and Justice: The Jewish Passion to Repair the World. Ambassador Stuart E. Eizenstat has served in senior leadership posts in four US adminstrations while also playing a leadership role in the Jewish community, most recently as the co-chairman of the Jewish People Policy Institute in Jerusalem. He is the author of Imperfect Justice and The Future of the Jews.

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By Dr. Misha Galperin Foreword by Larry S. Moses 6 x 9, 192 pp, Quality PB Original 978-1-58023-492-4 $16.99

By Rabbi Sidney Schwarz Foreword by Ruth Messinger 6 x 9, 352 pp, Quality PB 978-1-58023-353-8 $19.99

By Rabbi Jamie S. Korngold Foreword by Rabbi Harold M. Schulweis 6 x 9, 176 pp, Quality PB Original 978-1-58023-443-6 $15.99

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NEW BOOKS—Judaism / Mysticism SPEAKING TORAH

Spiritual Teachings from around the Maggid’s Table—in Two Volumes Edited by Arthur Green with Ebn Leader, Ariel Evan Mayse and Or N. Rose

The most powerful Hasidic teachings made accessible—from some of the world’s preeminent authorities on Jewish thought and spirituality. Hasidism, a great movement of spiritual revival within Judaism, began in eighteenth-century Eastern Europe and continues to have great influence on Jewish life today. A key tool of this revival was the oral sermon, using novel mystical readings of the Torah to open people’s minds to thinking more profoundly about the texts and how the wisdom relates directly to their own lives. While Hasidic tales have become widely known to modern audiences, the teachings that stand at the very heart of Hasidism have remained a closed book for all except scholars. This fascinating selection—presented in two volumes following the weekly Torah reading and the holiday cycle, and featured in English and Hebrew—renders them accessible in an extraordinary way. Volume 1 covers Genesis, Exodus and Leviticus, Judaism / Spirituality / Mysticism and includes a history of early Hasidism and a summary Volume 1—6 x 9, 350 pp (est), Hardcover of central religious teachings of the Maggid’s school. 978-1-58023-668-3 $24.99 Volume 2—6 x 9, 350 pp (est), Hardcover Volume 2 covers Numbers and Deuteronomy and the 978-1-58023-694-2 $24.99 holiday cycle, and includes brief biographies of the HaAvailable May 2013 sidic figures. Each teaching is presented with a fresh Editors’ Home Area: Boston translation and contemporary commentary that builds a bridge between the eighteenth and twentyArthur Green, world-renowned lecturer and teacher, first centuries. And each teaching concludes is one of the world’s preeminent authorities on Jewish thought and spirituality. He is the Irving Brudnick professor with a dynamic round-table discussion between of philosophy and religion at Hebrew College and rector of distinguished Jewish scholar Arthur Green and its Rabbinical School in Boston. He is author of Ehyeh: A his closest students—the editors of this volume. Kabbalah for Tomorrow and Seek My Face: A Jewish They highlight the wisdom most meaningful for Mystical Theology, among other award-winning books. them, thus serving as a contemporary circle’s reEbn Leader and Or N. Rose are on the faculty of Hebrew College. Ariel Evan Mayse is a doctoral candidate at Harflections on the original mystical circle of master vard University. and disciples who created these teachings.

By Rabbi Burton L. Visotzky 6 x 9, 256 pp, Hardcover 978-1-58023-456-6 $24.99

Translation & Annotation by Rabbi Rami Shapiro 5½ x 8½, 240 pp, Quality PB Original 978-1-893361-86-7 $18.99

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By Arthur Green 6 x 9, 224 pp, Quality PB 978-1-58023-213-5 $18.99

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Judaism / Prayer / Men’s Interest—PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED

JEWISH MEN PRAY

Words of Yearning, Praise, Petition, Gratitude and Wonder from Traditional and Contemporary Sources Edited by Rabbi Kerry M. Olitzky and Stuart M. Matlins Foreword by Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson, DHL

A celebration of Jewish men’s voices in prayer—to strengthen, to heal, to comfort, to inspire. From well over one hundred contributors, this collection of prayers celebrates the variety of ways Jewish men engage in personal dialogue with God—with words of praise, petition, joy, gratitude, wonder and even anger—from the ancient world up to our own day. Drawn from mystical, traditional, biblical, Talmudic, Hasidic and modern sources, these prayers will help deepen Jewish men’s relationship with God and help guide their journey of self-discovery, healing and spiritual awareness. Together they provide a powerful and creative expression of Jewish men’s inner lives, and the always revealing, sometimes painful, sometimes joyous—and often even practical—endeavor that prayer can be. Jewish Men Pray will challenge preconceived ideas about prayer. It will inspire readers to explore new ways of prayerful expression, new paths for finding the sacred in the ordinary, and new possibilities for understanding the Jewish relationship with the Divine. This is a book to treasure and to share.

Judaism / Prayer 5 x 7¼, 200 pp (est), Hardcover 978-1-58023-628-7 $19.99 Available March 2013 Editors’ Home Areas: New York City and New England

Rabbi Kerry M. Olitzky, named one of the fifty leading rabbis in North America by Newsweek, is executive director of the Jewish Outreach Institute. He is author of many books on Jewish spirituality, healing and Jewish religious practice, including Life’s Daily Blessings: Inspiring Reflections on Gratitude for Every Day, Based on Jewish Wisdom. Stuart M. Matlins is widely recognized as a leader in the spiritual transformation of Judaism in our time. Recipient of the American Jewish Distinguished Service Award, he is founder, editor in chief and publisher of Jewish Lights Publishing. He is the editor of several books, including the best-selling How to Be a Perfect Stranger: The Essential Religious Etiquette Handbook and The Jewish Lights Spirituality Handbook: A Guide to Understanding, Exploring & Living a Spiritual Life. Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson, DHL, holds the Abner and Roslyn Goldstine Dean’s Chair of the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies and is vice president of American Jewish University in Los Angeles. He is the author of many books, including Passing Life’s Tests: Spiritual Reflections on the Trial of Abraham, the Binding of Isaac.

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By Rabbi Mike Comins 6 x 9, 320 pp, Quality PB Original 978-1-58023-417-7 $18.99

Edited by Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin 6 x 9, 368 pp, Hardcover 978-1-58023-395-8 $24.99

By Rabbi Joseph B. Meszler 6 x 9, 192 pp, Quality PB 978-1-58023-435-1 $16.99

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NEW IN PAPERBACK—Judaism / Spiritual Practice JEWISH

WITH FEELING A Guide to Meaningful Jewish Practice By Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi with Joel Segel

A how-to for Jewish spirituality that works.

Judaism / Spirituality 6 x 9, 240 pp Quality PB Original 978-1-58023-691-1 $19.99 Available February 2013 Authors’ Home Areas: Boulder, CO, and Boston Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, known as “Reb Zalman,” the inspiration of the Jewish Renewal movement, is widely recognized as one of the most important Jewish spiritual teachers of the second half of the twentieth century. Joel Segel, formerly an editor at Shambhala Publications, is coauthor of Davening: A Guide to Meaningful Jewish Prayer with Reb Zalman.

“A spiritual seeker is a person whose soul is awake. In this book I make no assumptions about how much you know about Judaism, what holidays you keep, or whether you believe in God. I want us to start from your soul’s experience and carry on from there.” “Virtually anyone remotely affiliated with Judaism should read this book,” wrote Publishers Weekly, who listed Jewish with Feeling among its Best Religion Books of the Year. “Without question the best, most readable introduction to Reb Zalman’s philosophy of Judaism, it is also the best beginner’s guide to Jewish spirituality available today,” wrote the Forward, “the perfect book for both the spiritual seeker and the curious skeptic.” Taking off from basic questions like “Why be Jewish?” and whether the word God still speaks to us today, Reb Zalman lays out a vision for a wholeEarth, whole-person Judaism. This is not only Sinai then but Sinai now, a revelation of the Torah inside and all around us. Complete with numerous suggestions to enrich your own Jewish life, Jewish with Feeling is “a mystical masterpiece filled with spiritual practices and an exciting vision of the future” (Spirituality & Health). Spiritual experience, as Reb Zalman shows, repays every effort we make to acquire it. A Jewish Lights classic reprint.

Praise for Their Work “An inspiring and expansive vision of Judaism that is informed by mysticism, Hasidism, everyday spirituality, creative use of ritual and an intriguing understanding of meaningful Jewish practice.” —SpiritualityHealth.com

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DAVENING

A Guide to Meaningful Jewish Prayer By Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi with Joel Segel Foreword by Rabbi Lawrence Kushner

A fresh approach to prayer for all who wish to appreciate the power of prayer’s poetry and song—and join the age-old conversation that Jews have had with God. Even Jews who pray regularly know how challenging prayer can be. Some are uneasy with the idea of God, of talking to God as an “Other,” of petitioning for their needs. Some have trouble with the Hebrew or remain unmoved by the prayer book’s kingly metaphors. Others are impatient with the shortcomings we perceive in our synagogues. They don’t understand why prayer is relevant to their lives. They want access to prayer they can truly mean rather than just recite. This fresh look at prayer practice offers a way around these problems through Hasidic spirituality and kabbalah. This is not prayer of obligation but prayer of invitation. Reb Zalman emphasizes the opportunities that prayer offers: opportunities for song and silence; for connection and remembrance; to unburden and to trust.

Praise for Their Work “Whether by birth, by marriage or by choice, whether practicing or not, virtually anyone remotely affiliated with Judaism should read this book.” —Publishers Weekly

“Refreshing … clearly written and takes nothing for granted…. It meets doubters and skeptics where they are, and proceeds with intellectual credibility —The Forward and rigor.”

Judaism / Prayer 6 x 9, 240 pp Quality PB Original 978-1-58023-627-0 $18.99 Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, known as “Reb Zalman,” the leader of the Jewish Renewal movement, is widely recognized as one of the most important Jewish spiritual teachers of our generation. Joel Segel, formerly an editor at Shambhala Publications, is coauthor of Jewish with Feeling: A Guide to Meaningful Jewish Practice (a Publishers Weekly “Best Religion Book of the Year”) with Reb Zalman. Rabbi Lawrence Kushner is the Emanu-El Scholar at San Francisco’s Congregation Emanu-El and the author of many best-selling books.

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RECENTLY PUBLISHED—Judaism / Personal Growth

PASSING LIFE’S TESTS

Spiritual Reflections on the Trial of Abraham, the Binding of Isaac By Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson, DHL

How can we live richer lives through contemplating God’s merciless demand, the horror of Abraham’s test, the faith of Isaac’s participation— and see our own opportunity to grow by reliving the encounter?

Religion / Biblical Studies 6 x 9, 176 pp Quality PB Original 978-1-58023-631-7 $18.99 Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson, DHL, is dean of the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies at American Jewish University, where he is vice president. He is author of over two hundred articles and nine books, including The Everyday Torah: Weekly Reflections and Inspirations.

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. A story revered by Jews, Christians and Muslims, and turned over and over by great secular thinkers searching for meaning, this gripping tale shocks us into complete attention, then takes us—in nineteen short verses—on a roller coaster ride of emotion, challenge and hope. Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson, known widely for making the Hebrew Bible relevant to our lives, draws on generations of Jewish sages, philosophers and scholars to explore this ancient story, known as the binding of Isaac or the test of Abraham. He invites us to use this powerful tale as a tool for our own soul wrestling, to transcend its words to confront our own existential sacrifices and our ability to face— and surmount—life’s tests. By applying this tale’s lessons to everyday events, Artson compels us to pay closer attention to our lives and, through our priorities, responsibilities, mindfulness and faith, ask ourselves if we are passing our own tests.

“A treasure for all who long to make sense of the Torah’s most perplexing narrative.” —Rabbi Naomi Levy, author, Hope Will Find You; spiritual leader, Nashuva: The Jewish Spiritual Outreach Center

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History / Food—RECENTLY PUBLISHED

THE CHOCOLATE TRAIL A Delicious Adventure Connecting Jews, Religions, History, Travel, Rituals and Recipes to the Magic of Cacao By Rabbi Deborah R. Prinz

The next time you pick up a piece of chocolate, consider that you are partaking in an aspect of Jewish history. Explore the surprising Jewish and other religious connections to chocolate in this gastronomic and historical adventure through cultures, countries, centuries and convictions. Rabbi Deborah Prinz draws from her world travels on the trail of chocolate to enchant chocolate lovers of all backgrounds as she unravels religious connections in the early chocolate trade and shows how Jewish and other religious values infuse chocolate today. With mouth-watering recipes, a glossary of chocolaty terms, tips for buying luscious, ethically produced chocolate, a list of sweet chocolate museums around the world and more, this book unwraps tasty facts such as: • Chocolate making in seventeenth-century Amsterdam, home to the largest and wealthiest Jewish community of its time, was known as a special Jewish industry. • A born-again Christian businessman in the Midwest marketed his caramel chocolate bar as a “Noshy,” after the Yiddish word for “snack.” • Jewish values of caring for the needy, pursuing economic justice, protecting the environment and promoting sustainability feed into the organic and fair trade chocolate businesses of today. “A treat! Part history, part travelogue, part cookbook, [it] ... will tantalize all readers and delight chocoholic ones.”

Food & Wine / Chocolate / History 6 x 9, 272 pp Quality PB Original w/ 20+ b/w photographs 978-1-58023-487-0 $18.99 Rabbi Deborah R. Prinz is a popular speaker on the subject of chocolate, Judaism and other religions. A writer and educator, she has published essays about chocolate in popular and professional journals. She is the creator of Jews on the Chocolate Trail, a blog about the connections between Jews and chocolate (visit www.jews-onthechocolatetrail.org).

—Jonathan D. Sarna, Joseph H. & Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History, Brandeis University

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RECENTLY PUBLISHED—Judaism / Worship REVOLUTION

OF JEWISH SPIRIT How to Revive Ruakh in Your Spiritual Life, Transform Your Synagogue & Inspire Your Jewish Community By Rabbi Baruch HaLevi, DMin and Ellen Frankel, LCSW Foreword by Dr. Ron Wolfson

Prepare to revive your Jewish community with the transformative power of the divine spirit. In this practical and engaging guide to reinvigorating Jewish life, Rabbi Baruch HaLevi and Ellen Frankel identify the difference between a living synagogue and a dying one, and offer methods for reviving the Jewish spiritual centers—federations, community centers, institutions and synagogues—that serve as the heart of Jewish tradition and your life. They offer practical strategies for sustaining and expanding transformation, including tips for providing impassioned leadership, inspired programming and inviting sacred spaces. Whether you are clergy, congregant or community member, this guide will help you awaken your spirit and enliven your journey to a Ruakhfilled life. “Inspiring! Refreshing!... A must read for anyone interested in the reimagining and revitalizing of contemporary Jewish life.”

Religion / Judaism / Leadership 6 x 9, 224 pp Quality PB Original 978-1-58023-625-6 $19.99

—Rabbi Irwin Kula, president, Clal—The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership

Rabbi Baruch HaLevi, DMin, a dynamic speaker on the topics of Judaism, spirituality and building inclusive communities of faith, is spiritual leader of Congregation Shirat Hayam, one of the fastest growing synagogues in Greater Boston. Ellen Frankel, LCSW, is a popular speaker and author of many books on topics related to spirituality and health. Dr. Ron Wolfson, a dynamic and popular speaker on Judaism and Jewish spirituality, is cofounder of Synagogue 3000, an institute for envisioning the synagogue of the future. He is Fingerhut Professor of Education at American Jewish University in Los Angeles. For more on Wolfson, see page 3.

“Read this extremely interesting and impressive book.... It offers hope, courage and inspiration to all who long to find or renew a congregation with spirit, learning, art, sustainability and radical hospitality.” —Rabbi Rachel Cowan, senior fellow, Institute for Jewish Spirituality

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Living a Grace-Filled Judaism By Rabbi Rami Shapiro

The question isn’t whether grace— God’s love freely given—is there for you in Judaism. The question is, do you have the courage to accept it? Ask almost any Jew whether grace is a central concept in Judaism and an essential element in living Jewishly, and, chances are, their answer will be “no.” But that’s the wrong answer. This fascinating foray into God’s love freely given offers the reader a way to answer that question in the affirmative. Drawing from ancient and contemporary, traditional and non-traditional Jewish wisdom, this book reclaims the idea of grace in Judaism in three ways: • It offers a view of God that helps the reader understand what grace is, why grace is, and how grace manifests in the world. • It sets forth a reading of Judaism that is grace-filled: an understanding of creation, Shabbat and other Jewish practices from a grace-filled perspective. • It challenges the reader to be embraced and transformed by grace, and to live life as a vehicle for God’s grace, thereby fulfilling the promise of being created in God’s image and likeness. “Explains the ‘practice of living graciously’ and draws on the ‘Ten Sayings’ to show that Jews can use God’s light to repair the world. This is not a book to race through, but one to puzzle over and ponder.” —American Library Association’s Booklist

Judaism / Theology 6 x 9, 176 pp Quality PB Original 978-1-58023-624-9 $16.99 Rabbi Rami Shapiro, a renowned teacher of spirituality across faith traditions and a noted theologian, is a popular speaker on the topics of Judaism, theology and spirituality. He is author of the award-winning The Sacred Art of Lovingkindness: Preparing to Practice; Recovery—The Sacred Art: The Twelve Steps as Spiritual Practice; Hasidic Tales: Annotated and Explained; among other books.

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By Liz Suneby and Diane Heiman Full-color Illus. by Laurel Molk

A fun-filled introduction to the joys of doing good deeds. Join Mitzvah Meerkat and friends as they introduce children to the everyday kindnesses that mark the beginning of a Jewish journey and a lifetime commitment to tikkun olam (repairing the world). Through lively illustrations and playful dialogue, children engage with Jewish wisdom as they share in welcoming new friends, forgiving mistakes, respecting elders, sharing food with the hungry and much, much more.

AGES 3–6

Children’s / Religion / Judaism 9 x 12, 32 pp, Hardcover, Full-color illustrations 978-1-58023-509-9 $18.99

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Liz Suneby and Diane Heiman are coauthors of The Mitzvah Project Book: Making Mitzvah Part of Your Bar/Bat Mitzvah … and Your Life and the Children’s Choice Award winner See What You Can Be: Explore Careers That Could Be for You! Laurel Molk is the author and illustrator of several children’s books including Off We Go! and When You Were Just a Heartbeat and provided graphics for The Mitzvah Project Book.

“Energetic cartoon illustrations … enhance the text’s upbeat message.” —American Library Association’s Booklist

MEZUZAH By Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso Full-color Illus. by Joani Keller Rothenberg

In a divided world where the one who shouts the loudest often gets the most attention, a story about compromise and listening.

AGES 3–6

Children’s / Religion / Judaism 9 x 12, 32 pp, Hardcover Full-color illustrations 978-1-58023-506-8 $18.99

“Another majestic children’s treasure.” —Jewish Media Review

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The townspeople have mezuzahs but cannot agree on how to put them up on their doorways. Should they place them horizontally or vertically, standing up or lying down? To end their arguing, they consult the wise rabbi of the town, who advises them to carefully read the Shema in the mezuzah to find answers. With this lively tale, based on a twelfth-century rabbinic debate, best-selling, award-winning children’s author Sandy Eisenberg Sasso helps young people discover that there is often more than one solution to a problem, and that living together and creating “home” requires cooperation and listening to one another. Sandy Eisenberg Sasso is author of the award-winning, best-selling God’s Paintbrush (over 100,000 purchased); In God’s Name (over 80,000 purchased); But God Remembered: Stories of Women from Creation to the Promised Land, among other books. She is rabbi of Congregation Beth-El Zedeck in Indianapolis. Joani Keller Rothenberg is illustrator of Sasso’s Adam & Eve’s First Sunset: God’s New Day. She holds an M.A. in art therapy and works extensively with children as an art therapist.

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