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'Do you ever think about those you left behind?', I ask father.
'Not often', he says. 'Such memories are a luxury I can't afford.'

Jewels and Ashes is the result of that journey of discovery. Moving effortlessly between centuries and continents, and across inner and outer land-scapes, it is an astonishing achievement. In one stroke, the Jewish historical experience has become a gift to the world.

'Before I read this book, I was using only 10 percent of my Jewish brain.  Now I'm rich!  Thanks Jew Book!' - JOEL STEIN

ATTENTION, G-D'S CHOSEN PEOPLE:

* Did you purchase an evergreen tree last year and call it (with a straight face) a 'Chanukah Bush'?

* Do you really think your rabbi would approve of Heeb, Jewcy, and JDate?

* When a dinner party guest says he doesn't want seconds, do you...

The Essential Guide to Jewish Prayer and Practises offers a more profound understanding of Judaism, for practsing Jews and non-Jews alike, by explaining the key concepts of Jewish thought, including the sanctity of human life, Judaism's concept of God, and the role of the Torah in guiding Jewish spiritual life. Judaic scholar Andrea Lieber introduces readers to the form of Jewish prayer, the structure...

Now restored to print, here is philosopher Jacob Needleman's groundbreaking study of America's alternative spiritual movements, with a new introduction by the author.

Originally published in 1970, The New Religions was the first full-scale study of alternative spirituality in America. It remains unparalleled for the intellectual depth and seriousness with which it regards Eastern, New Age, and alternative...

A comprehensive survey that brilliantly captures the essence of Islamic culture.

Islamic Arts , a comprehensive survey covering a thousand years, highlights those characteristics that connect the various arts of the Islamic lands without minimizing the differences. The book is divided into three time periods - 600-900, 900-1500 and 1500-1800 - and each section analyses architecture, the arts of the...

Out of nowhere in 2004, this obscure religious sect burst onto the political stage in Australia. Almost unheard of until then, the Exclusive Brethren was suddenly spending up big in election advertising in support of conservative political parties. But its members were shy to the point of paranoia about who they were — preferring, as they said, to 'fly under the radar'. Brethren members assiduously...

Additional information about Jews in early American history through the 19th century. Expanded coverage of Jewish history and culture in the places you might least expect – Asia and South America. Jewish history and culture brought up to date to 2004.