Author: Penny Harow Thau Publisher: CreateSpace ISBN: 9781495983191 Category : Humor Languages : en Pages : 118
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For centuries, the mikvah, or ritual bath, has been used by married Jewish women for spiritual purification. For reasons of modesty, going to the mikvah is considered a private act that is to be performed discreetly at night. Because of this, women who use the mikvah typically don't discuss their mikvah experiences, which may be humorous or even inspiring. This book presents a collection of true stories from women who use the mikvah. Read about the mikvah attendant who fancied herself an opera singer. Laugh along with the newlywed who ends up at the mikvah at the same time as her mother-in-law (awkward!). Journey to the Indian Ocean with the woman who took a very cold dunk in the Indian Ocean as she battled swimmers, surfers, and fishermen. Just when you thought it was safe to go into the mikvah...
Author: Shlomo Sand Publisher: Verso Books ISBN: 178168362X Category : History Languages : en Pages : 352
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A historical tour de force, The Invention of the Jewish People offers a groundbreaking account of Jewish and Israeli history. Exploding the myth that there was a forced Jewish exile in the first century at the hands of the Romans, Israeli historian Shlomo Sand argues that most modern Jews descend from converts, whose native lands were scattered across the Middle East and Eastern Europe. In this iconoclastic work, which spent nineteen weeks on the Israeli bestseller list and won the coveted Aujourd'hui Award in France, Sand provides the intellectual foundations for a new vision of Israel's future.
Author: Carol A. Elliott Publisher: Hillcrest Publishing Group ISBN: 1634133919 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 398
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Julie Celaya is a firecracker who breaks all the expectations of domestic life. She is unconventional, determined and outrageous. Chiseling Memories, Chasing Sleep is a culmination of Julie's strange encounters. With forty independent essays, the book leads readers through tales of an awkward sexual encounter in a high school art room, a marriage proposal in the sky, a trial run in an expensive casket, and the assault of a psychiatrist in a southern California clinic. Through a steady accumulation of detail, this eccentric collection unfolds as a true novel. With succinct verbiage and often coarse prose author Carol A. Elliott builds layers of symbolism into this unique read. She employs five literary styles, yielding the unexpected. Is it her dialog that the audience appreciates, the roller coaster of wit or the unusual subjects? Elliott offers readers the randomness of life and those blush-worthy moments that occur when least expected.
Author: Dovid a Kaufman Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781974600533 Category : Purity, Ritual Languages : en Pages : 144
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.This workbook is a valuable resource for women suffering from anxiety or OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder) particularly regarding taharas hamishpacha (family purity), mikvah, and related issues. It is not a guide to the halachos (laws) of taharas hamishpacha. Rather, it enables a woman who has anxiety regarding these matters overcome her anxiety, by guiding her through an evidence-based step-by-step program using proven cognitive-behavioral therapy techniques. It can be used as a self-help book or as a treatment manual in a therapy setting. The book teaches how to deal with uncertainty, fear of taking risks, and extreme fear of sinning. It addresses how women can learn to face these challenges without compromising on their Jewish values. And to the contrary, how Jewish values encourage living with joy and happiness rather than anxiety and fear. Rabbi Shmuel Kamenetsky shlita: This work is of great usefulness for those struggling with these matters. Rabbi Yehuda Jacobs (mashgiach, Beis Medrah Govoha, Lakewood, NJ): This book combines Torah wisdom with the practical knowledge needed to address these issues. Rabbi Avrohom Spitzer (Skver Dayan) and Rav Eliezer Harari shlita: This work will help women fulfill the mitzvah with happiness and in a relaxed manner. Rabbi Yaakov Forchheimer attests to the knowledge of the author, and that the work is consistent with halachah. Dr. Elna Yadin and Dr. Jonathan Huppert, renowned experts in the field of Anxiety and treatment of OCD, both note that the book was written with sensitivity, and -- at the same time -- is consistent with evidenced-based practices. TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter One SERVE HASHEM WITH JOY Chapter Two THE IMPERFECT MAN Chapter Three TAKING THE RISK Chapter Four FEELINGS Chapter Five WHAT TO DO Chapter Six THE BASICS Chapter Seven DESIGNATE FOR YOURSELF A RAV Chapter Eight DO IT! Chapter Nine PREPARING FOR MIKVAH Chapter Ten AFTER TEVILAH Chapter Eleven "IT'S ALL IN YOUR MIND!" Chapter Twelve BOSS BACK YOUR ANXIETY Chapter Thirteen IS IT OCD? Chapter Fourteen DO I NEED HELP? Chapter Fifteen NOW IT'S UP TO YOU A WORD TO THE MIKVAH LADY
Author: Nathan Englander Publisher: Knopf ISBN: 1524732753 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 224
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"When his father dies, it is his responsibility as the surviving son to recite the Kaddish, the Jewish prayer for the dead, every day for eleven months. To the horror and dismay of his mother and sisters, Larry refuses--thus imperiling the fate of his father's soul. To appease them, and in penance for failing to mourn his father correctly, he hatches an ingenious if cynical plan, hiring a stranger through a website called Kaddish.com to recite the daily prayer and shepherd his father's soul safely to rest"--
Author: Rivkah Slonim Publisher: ISBN: Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 324
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Total Immersion will at once educate those who are unfamiliar with the Mikvah ritual, inspire those who have, thus far, been hesitant to make this rite their own, and will reveal the blessing it bestows upon those who immerse themselves in its waters.
Author: Martin Lindstrom Publisher: Currency ISBN: 0385523890 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 274
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A fascinating look at how consumers perceive logos, ads, commercials, brands, and products.”—Time How much do we know about why we buy? What truly influences our decisions in today’s message-cluttered world? In Buyology, Martin Lindstrom presents the astonishing findings from his groundbreaking three-year, seven-million-dollar neuromarketing study—a cutting-edge experiment that peered inside the brains of 2,000 volunteers from all around the world as they encountered various ads, logos, commercials, brands, and products. His startling results shatter much of what we have long believed about what captures our interest—and drives us to buy. Among the questions he explores: • Does sex actually sell? • Does subliminal advertising still surround us? • Can “cool” brands trigger our mating instincts? • Can our other senses—smell, touch, and sound—be aroused when we see a product? Buyology is a fascinating and shocking journey into the mind of today's consumer that will captivate anyone who's been seduced—or turned off—by marketers' relentless attempts to win our loyalty, our money, and our minds.
Author: Martin Buber Publisher: ISBN: 9780285640429 Category : Languages : en Pages : 224
Book Description
Buber retells in his own words the classic tales of Rabbi Nachman of Bratzlav, thereby highlighting the spiritual verve and imagination of Hasidism.
Author: Publisher: ISBN: Category : Asia, Central Languages : en Pages : 392
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Jointly prepared and published by The Institute for Central Asian and Caucasian Studies (Sweden), the Institute of Strategic Studies of the Caucasus (Republic of Azerbaijan) and the publishing house CA&CC Press (Sweden).
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