"Circling the Jewish calendar from Rosh Hashanah to Tisha B’Av, this lively, accessible guide provides rituals, recipes, songs, prayers, and suggestions for new approaches to holiday observance. Rabbi Arthur O. Waskow explores the meaning of each holiday in relation to the history of the Jewish people and individual spirituality, examines how the place of each holiday in the cycle of the moon and the changing seasons affects the mood of the day, and suggests ritual and spiritual ways to prepare for each festival." - Nebraska Press

"These lighthearted tales take place in the Ukrainian Jewish community of old Russia and reflect all the warmth and zest for which Shalom Aleichem is famous. Each of the seven stories revolves around the celebration of a Jewish holiday. These particular translations capture much of the sound and inflection of Yiddish, which gives them an agreeable rhythmic sound." - Booklist

"This book is about Shabbat -- the Jewish treasure that comes around every seven days....In particular, Judaism offers Shabbat as a way to deepen, renew, and refresh our lives.

Through additional essays, poetry, and personal insights, as well as many new inspiring and creative ideas, this updated edition of Gates of Shabbat offers a roadmap to discovering and exploring what Shabbat can mean to you." - CCAR

"Essays take readers through every month of the Hebrew calendar and offer insight into the joys and traumas of the long Jewish history." - Goodreads

"The premise of this use­ful book is that all con­cepts with­in Judaism can — and should — be explained with­in the con­text of Kab­bal­ah. Entries are orga­nized alpha­bet­i­cal­ly; each entry includes an expla­na­tion and an exam­ple of the con­cept. At times the entries are too short, leav­ing the read­er yearn­ing to learn more. 

Like Kab­bal­ah itself, this work is not only about Kab­bal­ah. It is real­ly a one-vol­ume Jew­ish ency­clo­pe­dia, whose entries include such con­cepts as ​“Kosher,” ​“Chu­mash” and ​“Midrash.” The Kab­bal­ah Hand­book has a place in every Jew­ish library." - Micah D. Halpern for Jewish Book Council

This clas­sic vol­ume, by a lead­ing halakhist of the Con­ser­v­a­tive move­ment, is a detailed and com­pre­hen­sive guide to Jew­ish reli­gious prac­tice for home and syn­a­gogue. The top­ics cov­ered range from the laws of kashrut and the obser­vance of Shab­bat and hol­i­days to such key events in life as birth, cir­cum­ci­sion, mar­riage and divorce, death and mourning. - From the Publisher

"Striking in its appeal to the senses, the Song of Songs—the Bible’s only book of love poems—is remarkable for its lack of sexual stereotyping and its expression of mutuality in relationships between men and women. Marcia Falk’s rich and lyrical translation, praised by poets and scholars alike, is paired here with the original Hebrew text." - Hebrew University Press

"A collection of psalms offers inspirational interpretations of the scripture, prayers, healing observations, and guidance to readers from every religious tradition." - Goodreads

"From the homesick twelve-year-old to the presidential advisor; the budding artist to the mother who is struggling to make ends meet, My Story 2: Lives Changed features thirty-three inspirational true stories of the Rebbe from the My Encounter with the Rebbe oral history project. These stories are complemented by family photos and documents, as well as a stunning selection of portraits of the Rebbe from the Living Archive picture collection." - Kehot Publication Society

"A collection of Sabbath Songs with all the Blessings in Hebrew, transliterated Hebrew, and English. Foreword and song introductions by Rabbi Ben-Zion Gold. Songs selected and translated by the students of Harvard Hillel. The book is divided into four Blessings and Songs for Shabbat, Z'mirot Hymns and Songs, Songs from the Bible and the Liturgy, Yiddith and Israeli Songs." - Goodreads

"This ground-breaking publication is the most comprehensive and definitive collection of Jewish healing music. R’fuah Sh’leimah features 48 works by esteemed composers such as Benjie-Ellen Schiller, Debbie Friedman, Jeff Klepper, Bruce Benson, Lisa Levine and Craig Taubman. It fills a need of synagogues, churches and individuals searching for a way to feel peace and wholeness. Includes texts and translations." - Willis Music

"Karen Armstrong's superbly readable exploration of how the three dominant monotheistic religions of the world—Judaism, Christianity, and Islam—have shaped and altered the conception of God is a tour de force. One of Britain's foremost commentators on religious affairs, Armstrong traces the history of how men and women have perceived and experienced God, from the time of Abraham to the present. From classical philosophy and medieval mysticism to the Reformation, the Enlightenment, and the modern age of skepticism, Armstrong performs the near miracle of distilling the intellectual history of monotheism into one compelling volume." - Goodreads

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"In Living Judaism, Rabbi Wayne Dosick, Ph.D., author the acclaimed Golden Rules, Dancing with God, and When Life Hurts, offers an engaging and definitive overview of Jewish philosophy and theology, rituals and customs. Combining quality scholarship and sacred spiritual instruction, Living Judaism is a thought-provoking reference and guide for those already steeped in Jewish life, and a comprehensive introduction for those exploring the richness and grandeur of Judaism." - Harper Collins

"In The Jewish Problem and An Epistle to the Hebrews, [published in 1883,] the poet and activist Emma Lazarus brings her brilliance to one of the most pressing issues of her time: violence against Jews in the Russian Empire. In a series of prescient essays that later led her to be called "The Mother of Zionism"-written while she was working on "The New Colossus"-Lazarus laid out her view on the need for a Jewish home in its historical land, as well as why American Jewry had the responsibility to ensure its people across the world had safe refuge from endless waves of antisemitism."

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- from TheWhisperingShelf.com, edits by ClarkU Hillel in brackets