From the Best-Selling Author of "The Most Complete 150-Book Apocrypha".Now Updated and Perfected! Dive Deep into the Rich Heritage of Faith with the Ethiopian Bible in Contemporary Modern English: Complete with all the 88 Books.Experience the profound spiritual depth and historical significance of the Ethiopian Bible in English, now available in a comprehensive large print premium edition:Section-wise formatting with modern English translations for an effortless and enjoyable reading experienceIncludes all 88 canonical books, along with rare scripturesA comprehensive Bible study guide and additional apocrypha books included as digital print.Scholarly introductions & notes with detailed historical and theological contextThe Ethiopian Bible stands as a monumental text within the Christian tradition, reflecting centuries of rich theological and historical scholarship. Its faithful translation from the original Ge'ez texts offers readers a profound insight into the divine message.This edition brings to light the unique and extensive canon of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, offering readers a broader and more enriched perspective on biblical history and theology. The inclusion of these additional books provides a deeper understanding and appreciation of the scriptures.Key features of this edition include:The Book of EnochThe Book of JubileesThe Books of EsdrasThe Book of TobitThe Book of JudithThe Wisdom of SolomonThe Wisdom of Jesus, Son of SirachThe Books of BaruchThe Book of Jannes and JambresThe Book of SinodosThe Book of Eldad and ModadThe Books of the MeqabyanThe Teachings of the Twelve ApostlesThe Books of Adam & Eve (Digital)The Book of Jasher (Digital)And many more rare and ancient texts...The extensive historical context, along with a unique Bible study guide, makes this edition an invaluable resource for scholars, theologians, and anyone eager to delve into the profound legacy and timeless wisdom of the Ethiopian Bible. Embrace the rich heritage and spiritual depth of the Ethiopian Bible, perfect for study, research, or serene moments of reflection."Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path." Psalm 119:105Explore the complete and unique canon of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church and immerse yourself in the ancient wisdom and spiritual richness of this sacred text. Read more

Including services for Shabbat and texts for more than a hundred songs, Mishkan T'filah reflects the full diversity of our Movement. This volume is for Shabbat only, and does not include weekday and festival liturgy. This Siddur includes: broad selection of readings, including beloved passages from our Reform liturgical tradition and great poetic writings from throughout Jewish history, faithful, elegant translations, contemporary, gender-inclusive English, theological and stylistic diversity, full transliteration, extensive commentaries, source notes and usage guides, more than 100 contemporary and traditional song texts, innovative design in two-page spreads (additional Shabbat services in linear style also included), and two-color printing to enhance usability. Read more

This digital version of Mishkan T'filah matches the pagination and content of the print version of Mishkan T'filah for Travelers, integrating weekday and Shabbat services along with Festival liturgy. It remains faithful to the style and spirit of the Mishkan T'filah family of prayer books. Read more

This groundbreaking collection of LGBTQ prayers, poems, liturgy, and rituals is both a spiritual resource and a celebratory affirmation of Jewish diversity. Giving voice to the private and public sectors of queer Jewish experience, Mishkan Ga'avah is also a commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of both the Stonewall Riots and the first pride march, reflecting the longtime advocacy of the Reform Movement for full LGBTQ inclusion. Read more

Reform Judaism is constantly evolving as we continue to seek a faith that is in harmony with our beliefs and experiences. This volume offers readers a thought-provoking collection of essays by rabbis, cantors, and other scholars who differ, sometimes passionately, over religious practice, experience, and belief. Its goal is to situate Judaism in a contemporary context, and it is uniquely suited for community discussion as well as study groups. Read more

The Sacred Table: Creating a Jewish Food Ethic is an anthology of diverse essays on Jewish dietary practices. This volume presents the challenge of navigating through choices about eating, while seeking to create a rich dialogue about the intersection of Judaism and food. The definition of Kashrut, the historic Jewish approach to eating, is explored, broadened and in some cases, argued with, in these essays. Kashrut is viewed not only as a ritual practice, but also as a multifaceted Jewish relationship with food and its production, integrating values such as ethics, community, and spirituality into our dietary practice. The questions considered in The Sacred Table are broad reaching. Does Kashrut represent a facade of religiosity, hiding immorality and abuse, or is it, in its purest form, a summons to raise the ethical standards of food production? How does Kashrut enrich spiritual practice by teaching intentionality and gratitude? Can paying attention to our own eating practices raise our awareness of the hungry? Can Kashrut inspire us to eat healthfully? Can these laws draw us around the same table, thus creating community? In exploring the complexities of these questions, this book includes topics such as agricultural workers’ rights, animal rights, food production, the environment, personal health, the spirituality of eating and fasting, and the challenges of eating together. The Sacred Table celebrates the ideology of educated choice. The essays present a diverse range of voices, opinions, and options, highlighting the Jewish values that shape our food ethics. Whether for the individual, family, or community, this book supplies the basic how-tos of creating a meaningful Jewish food ethic and incorporating these choices into our personal and communal religious practices. These resources will be helpful if we are new to these ideas or if we are teaching or counseling others. Picture a beautiful buffet of choices from which you can shape your personal Kashrut. Read, educate yourself, build on those practices that you already follow, and eat well. Read more

This volume seeks to correct a widespread fundamental misconception about Judaism. Because the ultra-Orthodox follow ancient Jewish traditions and strictly adhere to halakhah (Jewish law), it is commonly believed that the repressive, rigidly hierarchical norms and social institutions that characterize their communities represent authentic Judaism. This view is profoundly mistaken. Judaism’s true values are only ascertainable from its canonical books and in the discourse of the rabbis who “reinvented” Judaism after the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE, substituting prayer and textual study for temple sacrifice. The rabbis’ legal debates, biblical interpretations, and fanciful stories are recorded in the Talmud and other classic sources, and show that these religious leaders firmly reject dogmatism, and embrace controversy, dissent, pluralism, moral autonomy, tolerance and, when required by changing social conditions, radical innovation. The Hebrew Bible is itself rife with intertextual disputes regarding crucial theological questions that preclude pat answers regarding what Judaism “says” or “means.” It seems that God has given us wide latitude to think for ourselves. As argued in this study, the Torah does not provide us with the ultimate truth, but gives us the best and surest means of obtaining it. Read more

In this honest, daring, and compulsively readable memoir, Reva Mann paints a portrait of herself as a young woman on the edge—of either revelation or self-destruction. Ricocheting between extremes of rebellion and piety, she is on a difficult but life-changing journey to inner truth.The journey began with an unhappy childhood in a family where religion set the tone and deviations from it were not allowed. But Reva, a granddaughter of the head of the Rabbinic Council of Israel and daughter of a highly respected London rabbi, was a wild child and she rebelled, spiralling into a whirlwind of sex and drugs by the time she reached adolescence.As a young woman, however, Reva had a startling mystical epiphany that led her to a women’s yeshivah in Israel, and eventually to marriage to the devoutly religious Torah scholar who she thought would take her to ever greater heights of spirituality. But can the path to spiritual fulfillment ever be compatible with the ecstasies of the flesh or with the everyday joys of intimacy and pleasure to which she is also strongly drawn? With unflinching candor, Reva shares her struggle to carve out a life that encompasses all the impulses at war within herself.An eye-opening glimpse into the world of the ultra-Orthodox and their elaborately coded rituals for eating, sleeping, bathing, and lovemaking, as well as a deeply personal rumination on identity, faith, and self-acceptance, this is at its heart a universal story. For those of any faith who have grappled with their own spiritual longings, and for anyone fascinated by traditional religion and its role in modern society, Reva Mann’s chronicle of a journey toward redemption is an unforgettable read. Read more

Including services for Shabbat, weekdays and festivals, as well as other occasions of public worship, and texts for more than a hundred songs, Mishkan T'filah reflects the full diversity of our Movement. This Siddur includes: • Broad selection of readings, including beloved passages from our Reform liturgical tradition and great poetic writings from throughout Jewish history • Faithful, elegant translations
 • Contemporary, gender-inclusive English • Theological and stylistic diversity • Full transliteration • Extensive commentaries, source notes and usage guides • More than 100 contemporary and traditional song texts • Innovative design in two-page spreads (additional Shabbat services in linear style also included) • Two-color design to enhance usability Read more

An illustrated, full-color siddur for use in schools and family services. Includes a combined Shabbat Evening and Morning Service for families, Reading of the Torah, a Weekday Evening and Morning Service for schools, and Concluding Prayers. Read more

Who should count as Jewish inAmerica? What should be the relationship of American Jews to Israel? Can theAmerican Jewish community collectively sustain and pass on to the nextgeneration a sufficient sense of Jewish identity? The situation of American Jews todayis deeply paradoxical. Jews have achieved unprecedented integration, influence,and esteem in virtually every facet of American life. But this extraordinarilydiverse community now also faces four critical and often divisive challenges:rampant intermarriage, weak religious observance, diminished cohesion in theface of waning anti-Semitism, and deeply conflicting views about Israel.Can the American Jewish communitycollectively sustain and pass on to the next generation a sufficient sense ofJewish identity in light of these challenges? Who should count as Jewish inAmerica? What should be the relationship of American Jews to Israel?In this thoughtful and perceptivebook, Robert H. Mnookin argues that the answers of the past no longer serveAmerican Jews today. The book boldly promotes a radically inclusiveAmerican-Jewish community—one where being Jewish can depend on personal choiceand public self-identification, not simply birth or formal religiousconversion. Instead of preventing intermarriage or ostracizing those criticalof Israel, he envisions a community that embraces diversity and debate, and inso doing, preserves and strengthens the Jewish identity into the nextgeneration and beyond. Read more

With original art based on the Hebrew alef-bet, this fully illustrated siddur is for students in grades 3-5. Includes a combined Shabbat Evening and Morning Service for families, and a Weekday Evening and Morning Service for schools, with a Torah service. Also included is a song section, and readings for special holidays and community events. Read more

Provocative new readings of biblical texts by major contemporary Jewish writers.Lot's daughters rebel against their predatory father, Jacob wrestles an angel in a queer underground nightclub, Job arrives in the form of an avaricious former sorority girl-Smashing the Tablets presents a collection of provocative new readings of biblical texts by major contemporary Jewish writers. Behind this groundbreaking collection is the idea that foundational texts must be read anew or they become tools of conservatism and reaction. To achieve fresh readings, it is often necessary to step outside traditional modes of analysis, whether academic or theological, and to violate the conventions of storytelling and interpretation. By challenging dominant readings and identifying underrepresented characters and moments that have been "written out" of the biblical conversation, the essays, stories, and poems in this collection rupture assumptions, unsettle the reader, and give voice to the voiceless. The Bible in this collection is bent, recontextualized, queered, inverted, and smashed to pieces. Smashing the Tablets is one of the most significant Jewish literary collections in decades, a groundbreaking must-read for Jews and others interested not only in the Bible but also in identity, faith, and power. Read more

*** Yom Kippur Only ***Mishkan HaNefesh: Machzor for the Days of Awe offers meaningful liturgy for both regular service attendees and those new to Jewish spirituality and practice. Providing an accessible guide through the journey of t'shuvah (repentance) and cheshbon hanefesh (self-reflection), it bridges the personal and the communal, as well as the ritual and the ethical dimensions of Yamim HaNoraim. From feelings of awe to moments of solace, from the solitude of contemplation to the solidarity of song and worship, Mishkan HaNefesh inspires a multifaceted experience through the High Holy Days while embracing both the rich liturgical voices of the Jewish past and the aspirations of our people today. Special Features- Fully transliterated liturgy- Expanded options for Torah readings- Study texts that provide background and context- Contemporary poetry and alternative readings- Rich commentary drawing from Jewish tradition- A range of theological possibilities- New translations that capture the beauty of the Hebrew- Original woodblock art by acclaimed artist Joel Shapiro- Includes essays by the leading Reform Movement thinkersThis ebook is the Yom Kippur volume only. The Rosh HaShanah volume is also available via Kindle. Read more

The Union ePrayer Book - Sinai Edition includes Services for Sabbath Evening and Morning in the renewed Classical Reform tradition, readings for special occasions and on special themes, stunning color photos of famous American Reform temples, and the lyrics for several popular Sabbath service songs and hymns. This UPB eBook makes our dynamic heritage available for those who cherish Reform tradition, as well as those seeking an accessible spiritual, visual, and auditory worship experience. It contains prayers and meditations that have inspired generations of American Reform Jews and continues to inspire Jews of the 21st century, and it incorporates contemporary gender-neutral language and provides transliterations for all of the Hebrew texts. With the new Union ePrayer Book - Sinai Edition, you can enjoy celebrating the Sabbath in your own home, in a group, outdoors, or anywhere you can access your eBooks. And it has search and bookmark capabilities. The Union Prayer Book: Sinai Edition was first published in 2000 by Chicago Sinai Congregation as a contemporary, gender-neutral liturgy for Reform congregations wishing to maintain the historic worship traditions of the Reform Movement. In 2012, Chicago Sinai Congregation, in collaboration with Society for Classical Reform Judaism, revised the Union Prayer Book for the twenty-first century. Read more

This revised edition of this beloved volume includes a wealth of innovation and traditional readings for personal meditations and family home-based rituals. Doorposts provides material for the whole Jewish year and life cycle, from consecrating a new house, to celebrating a birthday or baby-naming, to welcoming holy days and festivals. Contemporary, gender-inclusive language throughout. Now includes updated translation and transliteration based on the Mishkan T'filah: A Reform Siddur and new design. This ebook makes a perfect gift for confirmations, teachers, weddings, and housewarmings. Read more

*** Rosh HaShanah Only ***Mishkan HaNefesh: Machzor for the Days of Awe offers meaningful liturgy for both regular service attendees and those new to Jewish spirituality and practice. Providing an accessible guide through the journey of t'shuvah (repentance) and cheshbon hanefesh (self-reflection), it bridges the personal and the communal, as well as the ritual and the ethical dimensions of Yamim HaNoraim. From feelings of awe to moments of solace, from the solitude of contemplation to the solidarity of song and worship, Mishkan HaNefesh inspires a multifaceted experience through the High Holy Days while embracing both the rich liturgical voices of the Jewish past and the aspirations of our people today. Special Features- Fully transliterated liturgy- Expanded options for Torah readings- Study texts that provide background and context- Contemporary poetry and alternative readings- Rich commentary drawing from Jewish tradition- A range of theological possibilities- New translations that capture the beauty of the Hebrew- Original woodblock art by acclaimed artist Joel Shapiro- Includes essays by the leading Reform Movement thinkersThis ebook is the Rosh HaShanah volume only. The Yom Kippur volume is also available via Kindle. Read more

Presented in the form of letters from a rabbi to his sons, Why Israel (and its Future) Matters argues that young Jews need Israel as a source of pride, connection, and Jewish renewal, and Israel needs them for the liberal values that they can bring to the Zionist enterprise.Exploring the roots and the occasionally antisemitic branches of the campaign against Israel, Rabbi Rosove demonstrates why it’s wrong to characterize Israel as an “oppressor state” and damn it with blanket condemnations.A 15-page appendix features a timeline/mini-history of Zionism and Israel from the 19th century through October 2023.“A must-read!”—Isaac Herzog, President of Israel“This thoughtful and passionate book reminds us that commitment to Israel and to social justice are essential components of a healthy Jewish identity.”—Yossi Klein Halevi, author, Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor“In its call for ‘aspirational Zionism,’ the book is honest and tough about Israel’s flaws, but optimistic about the country’s direction and filled with practical strategies for promoting change. This is a no-nonsense, straight-talking work, intellectually rigorous but deeply personal.” —Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie, President Emeritus, Union for Reform Judaism“A moving love letter to Israel from a rabbinic leader who refuses to give into despair, but instead recommits to building a democratic Israel that lives up to the vision of its founders.”—Rabbi Jill Jacobs, Executive Director, T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights“Rabbi Rosove grapples with modern Israel, Jewish identity, relations between Israelis and Diaspora Jews, and perhaps most significantly whether ‘you can maintain your ethical and moral values while at the same time being supporters of the Jewish state despite its flaws and imperfections.’ It is a book that many of us wish we had written for our own children.”—Daniel Kurtzer, Former U.S. Ambassador to Egypt (1997-2001) and to Israel (2001-2005) Read more

This definitive guide for Reform Jewish practice leads the reader to an understanding of the whole of Jewish life -- from blessing to b'nei mitzvah, Havdalah to haftarah, and tikkun olam to Tikkun Leil Shavuot. Read more

The Open Door includes traditional and innovative blessings, extensive commentaries and supplemental readings, contemporary additions like Miriam's Cup, women's and men's voices in gender inclusive language, more than 40 pages of traditional and newly commissioned music, and magnificent full color art. Read more