Movements Books


Foreskin's Lament: A MemoirForeskin's Lament: A Memoir
Best Price: $2.75
I wanted to like this book. I heard an interview in which Auslander read the first page or so,...
Mudhouse Sabbath: An Invitation to a Life of Spiritual Disciplines (Pocket Classics)Mudhouse Sabbath: An Invitation to a Life of Spiritual Disciplines (Pocket Classics)
Best Price: $6.09
Lauren Winner is an engaging writer. Her experiences of her Jewish faith, her journey of...
The Battle for GodThe Battle for God
Best Price: $6.64
This is the Go-To text on Fundamentalism in religions. Very insightful, very well written, very...
The Rebbe's Army: Inside the World of Chabad-LubavitchThe Rebbe's Army: Inside the World of Chabad-Lubavitch
Best Price: $8.22
Sue Fishkoff, a journalist, has written a sympathetic but not sycophantic introduction to the...
ORTHODOXYORTHODOXY
Best Price: $6.77
It's a whirlwind of provocative thought. Clever beyond what most any other writer can pull off....


Climbing Jacob's Ladder: One Man's Journey to Rediscover a Jewish Spiritual TraditionClimbing Jacob's Ladder: One Man's Journey to Rediscover a Jewish Spiritual Tradition
Best Price: $8.50
This is one of those books you look for to guide you down the true path to correct worship of...
Mystics, Mavericks, and Merrymakers: An Intimate Journey among Hasidic GirlsMystics, Mavericks, and Merrymakers: An Intimate Journey among Hasidic Girls
Best Price: $13.52
This was such a wonderful eye-opening book about the variety of girls in the Lubavitch community...
Holy Woman: The Road to Greatness of Rebbetzin Chaya Sara KramerHoly Woman: The Road to Greatness of Rebbetzin Chaya Sara Kramer
Best Price: $15.05
A friend of mine who teaches Jewish studies, knowing my interest in hasidic spirituality,...
Gateway to Judaism: The What, How, And Why of Jewish LifeGateway to Judaism: The What, How, And Why of Jewish Life
Best Price: $18.78
The book arrived very quickly and in excellent order. It is very informative to any one wishing...
Conservative Judaism: The New CenturyConservative Judaism: The New Century
Best Price: $13.82
Compiled by Neil Gillman (Aaron Rabinowitz and Simon H. Rifkind Associate Professor of Jewish...


The Everyday TorahThe Everyday Torah
Best Price: $10.96
“Like any classic, the Torah appears in different guises with each rereading. Its...
Whose Torah?: A Concise Guide to Progressive Judaism (Whose Religion? Series)Whose Torah?: A Concise Guide to Progressive Judaism (Whose Religion? Series)
Best Price: $11.97
Alpert, Rebecca T. "Whose Torah: A Concise Guide to Progressive Judaism", New Press,...
The Mystical Origins of HasidismThe Mystical Origins of Hasidism
Best Price: $22.46
One People? Tradition, Modernity, and Jewish Unity (Littman Library of Jewish Civilization)One People? Tradition, Modernity, and Jewish Unity (Littman Library of Jewish Civilization)
Best Price: $17.95
In this book, Sacks (the Chief Rabbi of Great Britian] focuses on how Orthodox Jews should...
Tradition in a Rootless World: Women Turn to Orthodox JudaismTradition in a Rootless World: Women Turn to Orthodox Judaism
Best Price: $18.95
people who haven't been exposed to Orthodoxy very much. Just to sum up briefly: the modern...

Jewish Living: A Guide to Contemporary Reform PracticeJewish Living: A Guide to Contemporary Reform Practice
Best Price: $10.09
To be honest, I have only just begun to read this book. On first glance at the table of context...
Saul Lieberman and the OrthodoxSaul Lieberman and the Orthodox
Best Price: $5.60
Mainly, Shapiro's focus is on the history of the relationship of the general Orthodox...
The Challenge of Creation: Judaism's Encounter with Science, Cosmology, and EvolutionThe Challenge of Creation: Judaism's Encounter with Science, Cosmology, and Evolution
Best Price: $23.36
Rav Slifkin has proven himself a very courageous fighter for the truth and this book is the...
Lubavitchers As Citizens: A Paradox of Liberal DemocracyLubavitchers As Citizens: A Paradox of Liberal Democracy
Best Price: $11.95
This book was HORRIBLE! From premise to conclusion this book really had no firm ground to stand...
From Central Park to Sinai: How I Found My Jewish SoulFrom Central Park to Sinai: How I Found My Jewish Soul
Best Price: $12.50
To say that Roy Neuberger's book entitled "From Central Park to Sinai" was a real page...

The Ten Rungs & The Way Of Man: Ten RungsThe Ten Rungs & The Way Of Man: Ten Rungs
Best Price: $5.73
HERETICSHERETICS
Best Price: $7.51
I write this short summary because this book cries out for review. Why? Because we live in an...
A Chapter of TalmudA Chapter of Talmud
Best Price: $14.12
For readers whose knowledge is scanty, a Chapter of Talmud provides a guide expressly for...
One Above and Seven Below: A Consumer's Guide to Orthodox Judaism from the Perspective of the ChareidimOne Above and Seven Below: A Consumer's Guide to Orthodox Judaism from the Perspective of the Chareidim
Best Price: $20.66
This book with its obscure title and imposing cover surely caught my eye. The minute I saw it, I...
Feminism Encounters Traditional Judaism: Resistance and Accommodation (Hbi Series on Jewish Women)Feminism Encounters Traditional Judaism: Resistance and Accommodation (Hbi Series on Jewish Women)
Best Price: $17.96
This book is a gift to lovers of Torah and critical thinkers. Hartman combines an insightful...

Onkelos on the Torah: Understanding the Bible Text LeviticusOnkelos on the Torah: Understanding the Bible Text Leviticus
Best Price: $24.28
This book represents the third in a five-part series rendering the Targum Onkelos in English. ...
A Place of Our Own: The Rise of Reform Jewish Camping (Judaic Studies Series)A Place of Our Own: The Rise of Reform Jewish Camping (Judaic Studies Series)
Best Price: $24.85
Defenders of the Faith: Inside Ultra-Orthodox JewryDefenders of the Faith: Inside Ultra-Orthodox Jewry
Best Price: $20.60
Heilman is a student of Erving Goffman, and offers meticulous and insightful analyses of the...
American Reform Judaism: An IntroductionAmerican Reform Judaism: An Introduction
Best Price: $12.59
described in the editorial reviews, which means it is a pretty good read for someone who is not...
The Unfolding Tradition: Jewish Law After SinaiThe Unfolding Tradition: Jewish Law After Sinai
Best Price: $10.40
this is a well written compilation of opinions about law and halakhah that spans the...

Expanding the Palace of Torah: Orthodoxy and Feminism (Brandeis  on Jewish Women)Expanding the Palace of Torah: Orthodoxy and Feminism (Brandeis on Jewish Women)
Best Price: $28.44
In this brilliant book, Tamar Ross explores theological questions essential to Orthodox Judaism...
A Student's Obligation: Advice from the Rebbe of the Warsaw GhettoA Student's Obligation: Advice from the Rebbe of the Warsaw Ghetto
Best Price: $25.90
The author offers us heart-felt life advice, and clear-cut guidance, which is conveyed to us...
Response to Modernity: A History of the Reform Movement in JudaismResponse to Modernity: A History of the Reform Movement in Judaism
Best Price: $22.00
This book is the single best resource for the history of the Reform Movement. Dr. Meyer writes...
Around Sarah's Table: Ten Hasidic Women Share Their Stories of Life, Faith, and TraditionAround Sarah's Table: Ten Hasidic Women Share Their Stories of Life, Faith, and Tradition
Best Price: $8.99
This book was interesting with various different stories about different women in the...
Life in the Present Tense: Reflections on Family and FaithLife in the Present Tense: Reflections on Family and Faith
Best Price: $15.23
Rifka Rosenwein was a writer and mother of three who lived in Teaneck, N.J. She died in 2003 at...

Inside Intermarriage: A Christian Partner's Perspective on Raising a Jewish FamilyInside Intermarriage: A Christian Partner's Perspective on Raising a Jewish Family
Best Price: $4.43
Written by Jim Keen, a Christian father committed to helping his Jewish wife raise Jewish...
Nelson Glueck: Biblical Archaeologist And President of the Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute of Religion (Alumni Series of the Hebrew Union College Press)Nelson Glueck: Biblical Archaeologist And President of the Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute of Religion (Alumni Series of the Hebrew Union College Press)
Best Price: $2.98
This book, which is the result of at least fourteen years of effort, is really a successful...
Man and Beast: Our Relationships with Animals in Jewish Law and ThoughtMan and Beast: Our Relationships with Animals in Jewish Law and Thought
Best Price: $17.50
This book really opened up my eyes to the Torah approach regarding the many aspects of...
Covenental Imperatives: Essays by Walter S. Wurzburger on Jewish Law, Thought and CommunityCovenental Imperatives: Essays by Walter S. Wurzburger on Jewish Law, Thought and Community
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Educated and Ignorant: Ultraorthodox Jewish Women and Their WorldEducated and Ignorant: Ultraorthodox Jewish Women and Their World
Best Price: $17.95
It is quite clear that the author has issues with orthodoxy. This book is in no way an accurate...

Foreskin's LamentForeskin's Lament
Best Price: $10.20
A New York Times Notable Book, and a ?chaotic, laugh riot?( San Francisco Chronicle ) of a...
The Rabbi of 84th Street: The Extraordinary Life of Haskel BesserThe Rabbi of 84th Street: The Extraordinary Life of Haskel Besser
Best Price: $0.40
"The Rabbi of 84th Street - the Extraordinary Life of Haskel Besser," by Warren Kozak...
To Heal the Soul: The Spiritual Journal of a Chasidic RebbeTo Heal the Soul: The Spiritual Journal of a Chasidic Rebbe
Best Price: $27.50
this book, if read and followed, can help anyone grow in spirit. Especially if one is searching...
Nineteen LettersNineteen Letters
Best Price: $28.99
The basic structure of the book is as follows: at the beginning, a character invented by Hirsch...
Wrapped in a Holy Flame: Teachings and Tales of The Hasidic MastersWrapped in a Holy Flame: Teachings and Tales of The Hasidic Masters
Best Price: $15.48
A wonderful book of teachings from Reb Zalman. Much of this material is clearly transcribed...

Sliding to the Right: The Contest for the Future of American Jewish Orthodoxy (S. Mark Taper Foundation Book in Jewish Studies)Sliding to the Right: The Contest for the Future of American Jewish Orthodoxy (S. Mark Taper Foundation Book in Jewish Studies)
Best Price: $24.44
The basic purpose of this book is to explain the growth of hareidi Orthodoxy (that is, Orthodox...
Path of the Baal Shem Tov: Early Chasidic Teachings and CustomsPath of the Baal Shem Tov: Early Chasidic Teachings and Customs
Best Price: $32.96
This is a MUST READ book for anyone interested in the Baal Shem Tov and Chassidism. Beautifully...
Meetings With Remarkable Souls: Legends of the Baal Shem TovMeetings With Remarkable Souls: Legends of the Baal Shem Tov
Best Price: $7.25
I have read books about the Baal Shem Tov before and I have to say that some of the tales in...
El libro de EnocEl libro de Enoc
Best Price: $7.08
El libro de Enoc es un texto apocrifo que forma parte del canon de la Iglesia ortodoxa etiope...
Between the Lines of the BibleBetween the Lines of the Bible
Best Price: $23.95
...into the world of modern biblical interpretation to those who adhere to the classical version...

Torah Lishmah: Torah for Torah's Sake : In the Works of Rabbi Hayyim of Volozhin and His Contemporaries (Sources and Studies in Kabbalah, Hasidism,) (Sources and Studies in Kabbalah, Hasidism,)Torah Lishmah: Torah for Torah's Sake : In the Works of Rabbi Hayyim of Volozhin and His Contemporaries (Sources and Studies in Kabbalah, Hasidism,) (Sources and Studies in Kabbalah, Hasidism,)
Best Price: $29.70
Eastern Orthodoxy Through Western EyesEastern Orthodoxy Through Western Eyes
Best Price: $16.22
Don Fairbairn's book goes very deep into some issues that are rather esoteric and sometimes...
The Pursuit of Justice and Jewish Law: Halakhic Perspectives on the Legal ProfessionThe Pursuit of Justice and Jewish Law: Halakhic Perspectives on the Legal Profession
Best Price: $119.54
Michael Broyde is both a law professor at Emory and an Orthodox rabbi. In addition, he is an...
Long Shorter Way: DisCourses on Chasidic ThoughtLong Shorter Way: DisCourses on Chasidic Thought
Best Price: $26.95
Flipping Out? Myth or Fact: The Impact of the "Year in Israel"Flipping Out? Myth or Fact: The Impact of the "Year in Israel"
Best Price: $19.46
I feel this is a very important topic these days and this book addresses serious issues head on....

The Way Of Man: According to the Teaching of HasidismThe Way Of Man: According to the Teaching of Hasidism
Best Price: $17.99
Buber is one of the great original thinkers of modern Judaism. He reads here six Hasidic tales...
Boundaries Not Barriers: Some Uniquely Jewish Perspectives on LifeBoundaries Not Barriers: Some Uniquely Jewish Perspectives on Life
Best Price: $16.00
Human beings traditionally have shunned others who are different because of their skin color,...
Strangers No More: One Family's Exceptional Journey from Christianity to JudaismStrangers No More: One Family's Exceptional Journey from Christianity to Judaism
Best Price: $12.95
This was a very touching story of the journey to a new belief and the determination to follow...
  
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