My Jewish Library
PERIODICALS
a. Zeek: A Jewish Journal of Thought and Culture
b. Tikkun
c. St. Louis Jewish Light
BOOKS
HOLIDAY
a. The Shabbat Book by Joyce Klein
b. The Book of Customs: A Complete Handbook for the Jewish Year by Scott-Martin Kosofsky
c. Seasons of Our Joy by Arthur Waskow
d. Come, Let Us Welcome Shabbat: A Joyful Celebration for Families by Judyth Groner and Madeline Wikler
e. The Shabbat Table Handbook by Z’mirot Livnot with “Shabbat for Starters” cd of songs and blessings of Shabbat in the home
f. Jewish Holiday and Sabbath Journal by Edward Haffman
g. The Gates of Shabbat by Mark Dov Shapiro and Neil Waldman
FEMINIST
a. Sarah Laughed: Modern Lessons from the Wisdom and Stories of Biblical Women by Vanessa L. Ochs, Ph.D.
b. The Five Books of Miriam: A Woman’s Commentary on the Torah by Ellen Frankel
PARENTING/FAMILY/MARRIAGE
a. Our Family, Our Strength: Creating a Jewish Home by Rabbi Yirmiyohu and Tehilla Abramov
b. How to be a Jewish Parent by Anita Diamant with Karen Kushner
c. Mitzvah Magic by Danny Siegel with Naomi Eisenberger
d. Kosher Sex by Shmuley Boteach
e. Kosher Adultery by Shmuley Boteach
f. “What They Don’t Want You to Know about Television and Videos” abridged from To Kindle a Soul by Rabbi L. Keleman
g. When Children Ask About God by Harld S. Kushner
h. The Blessing of a Skinned Knee by Wendy Logel, Ph.D.
JEWISH LIVING
a. To Be A Jew by Rabbi Hayim Halevy Donin
b. Living a Jewish Life by Anita Diamant with Howard Cooper
c. Judaism for Everyone by Shmuley Boteach
d. Every Person’s Guide to Judaism by Stephen Einstein and Lydia Kukoff
e. To Life! By Harold Kushner
TORAH/PRAYERS
a. With All Your Heart: The Shema in Jewish Worship, Practice and Life by Meir Levin
b. The Bedside Torah: Wisdom, Visions and Dreams by Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson
c. Biblical Literacy: The Most Important People, Events and Ideas of the Hebrew Bible by Rabbi Joseph Telushkin
SPIRITUAL
a. First Steps to a New Jewish Spirit by Rabbi Zalman M. Schachter-Shalomi with Donald Gropman
b. Soul Searching by Yaakov Astor
c. The Sabbath by Abraham Joshua Heschel
CONVERSION
a. Choosing a Jewish Life by Anita Diamant
MISCELLANEOUS
a. Walking the Bible by Bruce Feiler
b. Menorahs, Mezuzahs and Other Jewish Symbols by Miriam Chaikin
c. When Bad Things Happen to Good People by Harold Kushner
d. Chicken Soup to Warm the Neshama by Pesach and Chana Burston
e. A Baptist Among the Jews by Mary Blye Howe
f. Settings of Silver by Stephen M. Wylen
g. Say It with a Story by Susha Alperowitz
h. Israeli Women: The Realities Behind the Myths by Lesley Hazelton
FICTION
a. Moonlight on the Avenue of Faith by Gina B. Nahoi
b. Cry of the Peacock by Gina B. Nahoi
c. The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
d. Good Harbor by Anita Diamant
e. When I Lived in Modern Times by Linda Grant
f. Bread Givers by Anzia Yezierska
g. Night by Elie Weisel