book review

'Shabbat': A bestselling cookbook with family recipes - review

With her new book, Adeena Sussman has made the special taste and excitement of Shabbat accessible to everyone, whatever their level of observance or lack thereof.

By HOWARD BLAS
12/02/2024
GOD FORBIDS Adam and Eve from eating the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge.

A pair of scholarly explorations of the Bible

Temptation Transformed invites readers on a journey through the annals of history, challenging preconceived notions, and revealing the intricate story behind the genesis of a pervasive belief.

By RABBI REUVEN CHAIM KLEIN
10/02/2024

'My Brother's Keeper': Ex-Netanyahu aide comes clean about 2014 - review

Harow tells, in graphic detail, the effect working as Netanyahu’s aide had on him – the relentless pressure of being at the PM’s beck and call 24 hours a day.

'The Wagamama Bride': A geographical, cultural, and spiritual journey

As a gifted writer and artist, her memoir is both graphically described and professionally written, using all the senses to paint a picture of life in Japan, a land so far from home.

'The Achilles Trap': Studying the paradox of the Second Gulf War

Examining the decades-long history of misunderstandings and missteps on both sides that led to a war that killed some 200,000 Iraqi civilians and thousands of Americans.

By GLENN C. ALTSCHULER
05/02/2024

'Let There Be Light': An explanation of the Book of Genesis - review

Let There Be Light is a work that provides new understanding of the first book of the Torah.

'The Partisan's Coat': A mysterious historical novel set in Israel - review

The Partisan’s Coat is Grenimann’s second novel. In a way, it could be called a coming-of-age novel.

By YEHUDIT COLLINS
27/01/2024

'The Tyranny of the Minority': How US democracy is under threat - review

Pro-democracy forces prevailed in the United States in 2020 and 2022, the authors acknowledge. But just barely.

By GLENN C. ALTSCHULER
27/01/2024

'The Genius of Israel': How we became the 'Comeback Nation' - review

After a military debacle that saw the IDF unable to protect the people of Israel on October 7 – a major failure – the IDF and the people of Israel have made a strong recovery and comeback.

By SHLOMO MAITAL
26/01/2024

'They Flew': A history of demonic levitation and miracles - review

In the 16th and 17th centuries, thousands of Europeans testified that they had seen holy men and women fly, levitate, and appear in two places at the same time. 

By GLENN C. ALTSCHULER
19/01/2024
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