Airlifts in the 1970s and 1980s of Ethiopian Jews (also known as Falasha or Beta Yisrael) to Israel, aided by the American Association for Ethiopian Jews (AAEJ), was greeted as a modern- day miracle.
The Festpredigten – festival sermons –were originally published in German in Frankfurt am Main in 1903. A window into the past, they offer a fascinating glimpse of German Jewry at the turn of the cent
In 1968 Tokayer moved from Brooklyn to Tokyo to take up the position of rabbi of the Jewish community of Japan. There he began recording the stories of his congregants who had been refugees in Shangha
Plaut, an American who emigrated to Israel in 1981, tells the true story of Salim Saadi, the legendary Arab Bedouin scout, and examines Bedouin-Jewish relations in Israel. The author teaches business
This book begins where most love stories leave off: at the beginning of real life. The transition from being a young couple in love to a couple of parents is laden with higher expectations than ever b
The ancient and mysterious midrash of Perek Shirah uses verses from Scripture to illustrate the 'song' of the different components and inhabitants of the natural world - their spiritual lessons for ma
In the 1940s, before there was a modern state of Israel, the Holy Land was rocked by warfare and violence, and no militia was fiercer than the band of Jewish revolutionaries known as the Stern Gang. S
Seder night is one of the most significant events of the Jewish calendar, yet the classic Haggadah comes without a manual ofdirections, except in the minimal sense. How can we ensure that thePassover
In this memoir, Brigadier General Hirsch, who has participated in all of Israel's military conflicts since 1982, describes his experiences as a special forces commander in various conflicts and operat
