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Shavuot
Shavuot is a Hebrew word meaning "weeks" and refers to the Jewish festival marking the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai. Shavuot, like so many other Jewish holidays began as an ancient agricultural festival, marking the end of the spring barley harvest and the beginning of the summer wheat harvest.
Special customs on Shavuot include the reading of the Book of Ruth, which reminds us that we too can find a continual source of blessing in our tradition. Another tradition includes staying up all night to study Torah and Mishnah, a custom called Tikkun Leil Shavuot, which symbolizes our commitment to the Torah, and that we are always ready and awake to receive the Torah. Traditionally, dairy dishes are served on this holiday to symbolize the sweetness of the Torah, as well as the "land of milk and honey".
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Ruth: A Modern Commentary
Edited and translated by Leonard S. Kravitz and Kerry M. Olitzky
Item #: 160520
A chronicle of loss and despair, love, romance, and hope, the Book of Ruth includes themes and lessons applicable to the lives of contemporary readers: rebuilding a life after extreme loss; conversion to Judaism; women's roles, sexuality and legal status; finding love again; and more. This work ...
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Torah: A Modern Commentary, The (Revised Edition)
Edited by W. Gunther Plaut. Revised by David E. S. Stein
Item #: 381580
New in 2005, this Revised Edition brings contemporary values and a fresh vibrancy to the 1981 Plaut edition, North America's longtime most popular Torah commentary.
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Torah: A Modern Commentary, The (Travel Edition)
Editor Rabbi Gunther Plaut
Item #: 381585
This travel edition of The Torah: A Modern Commentary includes the full text of the revised edition in a size that is easy to transport. The reinforced binding and smaller size makes it useful for students and ideal for traveling.
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Torah: A Women's Commentary, The
Editors: Tamara Cohn Eskenazi and Andrea Weiss
Item #: 381570
The groundbreaking volume The Torah: A Women's Commentary, published by URJ Press and Women of Reform Judaism, has been awarded the top prize in the 2008 National Jewish Book Awards.
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Taste of Text, A: An Introduction to Talmud and Midrash
Ronald Isaacs
Item #: 405350
In this introduction to the study of Jewish texts, Rabbi Ronald H. Isaacs guides students in the reading, investigating, and questioning of talmudic and midrashic materials. Using many of his favorite ethical texts, Rabbi Isaacs addresses sixteen topics of religious and personal importance. The ...
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Chocolate Chip Challah
Written and illustrated by Lisa Rauchwerger
Item #: 510607
What's for dinner tonight? Artist, author, and cook Lisa Rauchwerger serves up mouthwatering meals and memories in her delightful cookbook. Using the Jewish calendar as a framework, both parent and child can cook up tasty treats all year long.
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Chocolate Chip Challah Activity Book 1
Written and illustrated by Lisa Rauchwerger
Item #: 104035
Book 1: An Interactive Guide Through to Shabbat and the Fall HolidaysWhat do you do while your chocolate chip challah is baking in the oven? Flip through the pages of the Chocolate Chip Challah Activity Books--that"s what! These activity books for children in primary grades and their fa...
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Chocolate Chip Challah Activity Book 2
Written and illustrated by Lisa Rauchwerger
Item #: 104036
Book 2: An Interactive Guide Through to the Winter, Spring and Summer HolidaysWhat do you do while your chocolate chip challah is baking in the oven? Flip through the pages of the Chocolate Chip Challah Activity Books--that"s what! These activity books for children in primary grades and...
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Heads and Tales: Stories of the Sages to Enlighten Our Minds
Edwin Goldberg
Item #: 386055
Rabbi Edwin Goldberg's new book Heads and Tales: Stories from the Sages to Enlighten our Minds brings age-old tales to life once more. Designed as an introduction to the art of reading rabbinic literature, Heads and Tales opens the door to the creative genius of the rabbis of long ago. ...
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Holy Days Holy Ways
Sharon Halper, Illustrated by Lisa Rauchwerger
Item #: 102073
Introduce your primary-grade students to the basics of Jewish holidays and tikkun olam at the same time. These four-page pamphlets are the perfect way into the complete year of Jewish holidays. From Rosh Hashanah to Shavuot, the Jewish calendar is replete with joyous occasions of all ki...
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SOUNDS OF CREATION/FREEDOM SONGBOOK
Sounds Write Productions
Item #: 985509
This 92 page songbook provides the sheet music for all 23 songs featured on the Sounds of Creation/Sounds of Freedom CD (one contemporary Jewish song for each Torah portion in the Books of Genesis and Exodus). Edited by Randee Friedman, with transcriptions by Ruth Disraeli, the Songbook in...
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SOUNDS OF CREATION/SOUNDS OF FREEDOM - CD
Sounds Write Productions
Item #: 951016
This incredible CD features an upbeat Hebrew or English contemporary for each weekly Torah portion in the books of Genesis and Exodus. The creative talents of many of your favorite Jewish vocalists and composers are represented here, including
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