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A Shabbat Reader: Universe of Cosmic Joy
by Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins
This collection of inspirational pieces on the meaning, importance and observance of the Sabbath brings together a diverse group of Jewish writers, thinkers, and poets - all in celebration of the personal significance of Shabbat in their lives. From contemporary thinkers Lawrence Kushner, Michael Lerner, and Arthur Waskow to scholars Gershom Scholem, Rich Fromm, and Ismar Schorsch; from writers Ari Goldman, Blu Greenberg, and Elie Wiesel to rabbis and Jewish educators Harold M. Schulweis, W. Gunther Plaut, Sue Levi Elwell, and Ron Wolfson, this impressive chorus of voices illuminates the spiritual dimensions of Shabbat for readers at every stage of observance.
Pages: 226, Price: $18.00
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A Treasury of Israel and Zionism: A Source Book For Speakers, Writers and Teachers
by Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins
An indispensable resource with short and long quotations from Israel's leaders, American diplomats and philosophers, and world leaders. Contains ideas for lecturing, teaching, preaching, designing group activities. Authors include Theodor Herzl, Yosef Trumpeldor, David Ben Gurion, Harry Truman, Rav Kook, Golda Meir, Motta Gur, Pinchas Peli, Abraham Joshua Heschel, David Hartman, Elie Wiesel, Norman Lamm and many others. Divided into 40 tabbed chapters with room for additional material added as new events occur. Topics include Zionist Vision, Moral Mission of Israel, Ingathering of Exiles, Democracy, Peace and War, the Oslo Process, the Palestinians, Religion in Israel, the Murder of Rabin, Jewish Law and the Land, Wisdom from the Talmud, Israel's Major Cities, etc.
Pages: 300, Price: $75.00
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A Treasury of Stories and Wisdom for Living at Our Best - OUT OF PRINT-NOT AVAILABLE
by Rabbi Sidney Greenberg
Rabbi Greenberg, one of America's premier anthologists, has collected some of the best stories and wise sayings available anywhere. He is a superb selector of just the right saying or story for just the right topic. His collection of stories and wisdom will inspire readers of all faiths.
Pages: 340, Price: $30.00
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Chicken Soup for the Jewish Soul - Paperback
by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen and Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins
This collection is filled with stories that celebrate the joys, sorrows and challenges of being Jewish. Storytelling is a major component of the Jewish tradition, and this book honors that heritage. Some stories are timely and others are timeless; all are filled with heart-and, of course, love. In these pages you will doscover the invincible power of love-love of family, love of tradition, love of God. Whether you are a Jew or a non-Jew, this collection is sure to capture your heart. Publishers Weekly called it the best of the entire Chicken Soup for the Soul series.
Pages: 357, Price: $15.00
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Chicken Soup for the Jewish Soul - Hardcover
by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen and Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins
This collection is filled with stories that celebrate the joys, sorrows and challenges of being Jewish. Storytelling is a major component of the Jewish tradition, and this book honors that heritage. Some stories are timely and others are timeless; all are filled with heart-and, of course, love. In these pages you will doscover the invincible power of love-love of family, love of tradition, love of God. Whether you are a Jew or a non-Jew, this collection is sure to capture your heart. Publishers Weekly called it the best of the entire Chicken Soup for the Soul series.
Pages: 357, Price: $24.00
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Clarifying Jewish Values: A Handbook of Values Clarification Strategies for Group Leaders, Educators, Rabbis, Teachers, Center Workers & Counselors
by Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins
A Handbook of Value Clarifiction Strategies for Group Leaders, Educators, Rabbis, Teachers, Center workers and Counselors. Dr. Sidney B. Simon said about this book: Are you ready for an adventure? This book contains some of the most spright insights from Values Clarification, woven into a brilliant fabric, a coat of many colors, to help Jews come to terms with what they truly value.
Pages: 92, Price: $10.00
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DOV-ray TORAH e-Newsletter
by Dov Peretz Elkins
This is an annual subscription, filled with short divray Torah, book reviews, d'var Tefilah, Torah study, divray Torah for special occasions, current Israel issues & much more. Main issue comes out every Sunday or Monday, Supplement Wednesday or Thursday. $249. - web site shows $217., which automatically adds 15% s&h to make $249.
Pages: 2 issues (ca.50 pages) per week, Price: $217.00
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Enveloped In Light: A Tallit Sourcebook
by Dov Peretz Elkins & Steven Schwarzman
A teaching anthology, including all important information about the tallit, including personal stories, academic articles, and halakhic norms. Ideal for B'nai Mitzvah and adult education. Call for quantity prices.
Pages: 300, Price: $20.00
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Experiential Programs For Jewish Groups
by Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins
Thirty Full-Length Programs
Pages: 92, Price: $10.00
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Forty Days of Transformation: Daily Reflections of Teshuvah for Spiritual
by Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins
Inspirational readings on the theme of Teshuvah (repentance), personal growth and spiritual development, designed to be read each day during the 40 days leading to the Day of Atonement. Accompanied by suggestions for discussion and action. For both personal and group use.
Pages: 96, Price: $15.00
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Four Questions On The Weekly Sidrah
by Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins
One double-sided page for each weekly Sidrah, with an insightful D'var Torah (commentary) on one verse, that illuminates the depth of the passages and brings it to life for family and classroom discussion. Rabbis,teachers and youth and adult group leaders can photocopy and distribute a page each week to their group, class, school, congregation or organization. On the observe side are four penetrating questions designed to help focus the discussion and provide some good material for arguing, discussing, sharing and learning. Questions increase in difficulty, complexity, and values content, from first to fourth. May be used at the Shabbat dinner table, in the den after dinner, or in a group or class setting. A wonderful way to rediscover the ancient Jewish and human tradition through talk instead of TV and video games.
Pages: , Price: $49.00
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From Week to Week - Reflections on the Sabbath Torah Readings
by Rabbi Hillel E. Silverman
Brings together dozens of Rabbi Silverman's reflections on the weekly Torah portions. Re-issue of a highly popular book published 30 years ago, and now brought out again by popular demand. Rabbi Silverman is one of the nation's foremost preachers and speakers, and has occupied some of America's largest & most prestigious pulpits.
Pages: 192, Price: $24.95
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Glad To Be Me: Building Self-Esteem In Yourself And Others
by Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins
Part of a series of four volumes on self concept development that have been a major contribution to the field of personal growth and building self-esteem. They continue to be used in high school and college classrooms in North America, Europe, Asia and Africa, twenty years since publication. Together they constitute a superb summary of the theory and practice of raising one's self esteem, personally, in a group, or in an academic setting. Dr. Sidney B. Simon, author of Values Clarification, says that these books contain some of the wisest insights on what it means to know something about the question: Who am I? These books will supply endless hours of fascinating debate, inquiry and values clarification.
Pages: 159, Price: $12.00
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God's Warriors - Dramatic Adventures of Rabbis in Uniform
by Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins
The history of Jewish chaplaincy in the U.S. military from the Civil War to the present, including rabbis who served in the Spanish-American war, the Civil War, the famous four chaplains who died on the S.S. Dorchester, the rabbis and chaplains who helped rescue the DP's after World War II, and a rabbi who served in Vietnam. Tales of heroism, loyalty and courage, for young and old.
Pages: 92, Price: $10.00
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Hasidic Wisdom: Sayings From The Jewish Sages
by Simcha Raz
Collected in this volume are over one thousand of the most popular and trenchant aphorisms of the past several centuries of hasidic teaching that have captured the heart and soul of world Jewry since the birth of Hasidism. Most remarkable about these pithy hasidic sayings is how they combine the wisdom of Jewish tradition with sound modern psychological and spiritual insight. The book is divided into thirty brief chapters on issues that have relevance to every human being: love and hate, faith, truth, the inner life, heaven and hell, leadership, loneliness, friendship, piety, anger, music, poverty, righteousness, prayer, charity, and repentance. The reader will find in this newest and most clearly focused treasure of hasidic doctrine a touching and heart-warming collection of profound revelations on spirituality, Torah, human relationships, and personal growth.
Pages: 325, Price: $35.00
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High Holiday Highlights
by Rabbi Hillel Silverman
A collection of Rabbi Silverman's most meaningful interpretations of the High Holiday liturgy, which are useful for the rabbi as well as for lay leaders.
Pages: n/a, Price: $25.00
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Jewish Consciousness Raising: A Handbook of 50 Experiential Exercises
by Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins
More experiential exercises for Jewish goups of all ages. Classic values clarification and other group activities that are engaging and exciting.
Pages: 95, Price: $10.00
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Jewish Guided Imagery - HowTo Handbook for Rabbis, Educators and Group Leaders
by Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins
Practical manual with theory and technique for anyone who wants to lead a guided imagery session. Good for formal and informal Jewish education. Eighty scripts included. CD included, contains most of scripts.
Pages: 200, Price: $32.50
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Jewish Stories from Heaven and Earth: Inspiring Tales to Nourish the Heart and Soul
by Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins
This inspiring collection of stories, compiled by the well-known author and editor Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins, encourages readers to reflect on the wonder,meaning and purpose of life by tapping into the core values, ethics, beliefs, history and emotions from a Jewish perspective.
Pages: 300, Price: $16.99
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Loving My Jewishness: Jewish Self Pride and Self Esteem
by Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins
An anthology of readings and experiential exercises to build Jewish Self-Pride and Self-Esteem.
Pages: 96, Price: $10.00
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Meditations for the Days of Awe: Reflections, Guided Imagery & Other
by Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins
Several chapters on how to use guided imagery, and 25 beautiful and touching scripts to enrich and supplement the High Holiday liturgy. For personal and group meditation and worship.
Pages: 203, Price: $20.00
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Melodies From My Father's House: Hasidic Wisdom For The Heart And Soul
by Rabbi Simcha Raz
This small book, 5 ˝ x 8 ˝ inches, is a brief version of Hasidic Wisdom (see above), written entirely in calligraphy and with illustrations by talented Princeton artist Michele Demak Epstein. Each pages carries only one aphorism, presented with charm, inspiration and soul. The presentation of each page reflects the deep spiritual ideas and profound wisdom expressed in the content of the book. A book to take to bed, to give a best friend, to read day by day as a reminder that the 18th and 19th century Hasidic tradition brings incredible spiritual insight and remarkable foresight into the problems of human existence, with solutions transcending even the most modern, caring and humanistic mind.
Pages: 152, Price: $12.00
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Minhah and Maariv Service for a House of Mourning
by Rabbi Bob Freedman
A traditional softcover Siddur with Minhah and Maariv for a House of Mourning, with a few readings of comfort. Light, easy to put 50 copies into a brief case and carry to a shivah home. Ask for quantity prices.
Pages: 42, Price: $10.00
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Moments of the Spirit: Quotations To Inspire, Inform and Involve
by Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins
Emerson said, Next to the originator of a good sentence is the first quoter of it. Rabbi Dr. Dov Peretz Elkins has a genius for quoting very good sentences indeed. Every bon mot in this collection is a gem of wisdom or wit, yet not a one is stale. Elkins might be the first quoter and he’s surely the finest quoter. Rabbi Stephen Listfield
Pages: 350, Price: $30.00
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Moments of Transcendence - 2006/5767
by Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins
This CD contains new material in the format of all the previous Supplements. There is no hard copy. CD only. Not duplicated in any hard back volume.
Pages: , Price: $50.00
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MOMENTS OF TRANSCENDENCE - Supplement 2010- 5771
by Dov Peretz Elkins
This is in the MOMENTS OF TRANSCENDENCE Supplement series, except with an easier format and expanded number of pages for 5771.
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Moments of Transcendence CD - Annual Supplement 5769-2008
by Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins
This CD contains new material in the format of all the previous Supplements. There is no hard copy. CD only.
Pages: 250, Price: $50.00
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Moments of Transcendence CD 2007/5768
by Dov Peretz Elkins
This CD contains new material in the format of all the previous Supplements. There is no hard copy. CD only. Not duplicated in any hard back volume.
Pages: 235 on disk, Price: $50.00
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Moments of Transcendence Supplement 2009/5770 - CD
by Dov Peretz Elkins
See other entries on MOMENTS in previous years.
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Moments of Transcendence Supplement CD -1992-2004
by Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins
This CD includes 13 Moments of Transcendence Supplements from 1992 to 2004 - including approximately 1500 pages of inspiring readings for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
Pages: Approximately 1500 pages, Price: $149.00
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Moments of Transcendence: Annual Supplement-5766/2005
by Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins
This CD contains new material in the format of all the previous Supplements. There is no hard copy. CD only.
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NAME CARDS - B'shem HaShem
by Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins
Beautifully Crafted Cards with a Hebrew Name and Matching Biblical Verse. -The Perfect Inexpensive Jewish Gift for Rabbis and Laypeople to Give. Unique and meaningful laminated business-size cards with Hebrew names and individualized verses from the Bible. According to Jewish tradition, each person has a special verse in the Bible that begins with the first letter of his/her first name and ends with the last letter of that name. For example, for the name Avraham, the verse is from Proverbs 25:21 ~ “Im ra-ev sona-a-kha, ha-a-kheelayhu lahem, v'im tza-may, hashkayhu mayiM.”[If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat, If he is thirsty, give him water to drink.]
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New and Old Prayers for the High Holidays, Shabbat and Festive Occasions
by Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins
Designed for congregational use - Supplementary prayers, readings and meditations, Over 100 pages of inspiring, lifting devotional prayers, poems, readings and meditations. Prayers include writings of leading rabbis, educators, teachers, spiritual guides of our generation in the Jewish and general world. Ask about special quantity prices for congregational use
Pages: 116, Price: $15.00
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Organization Development for Jewish Institutions
by Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins
A handbook of theory, practice and many exercises to improve the functioning of Jewish organizations, using modern management techniques and creative experiential activities, including team building, effective communication skills, conflict resolution, planning, volunteerism, and more.
Pages: 61, Price: $7.50
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Prescription For A Long And Happy Life: Age-Old Wisdom For The New Age
by Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins
This collection of essays, lectures and sermons is the distillation of the teaching and preaching of one of America's most creative and well-known rabbis. The author brings to his writings the wisdom of the sage and the experience of a trained counselor and spiritual guide. In these provocative and enlightening chapters he brings together the insights of modern psychology with the ancient spiritual wisdom of traditional Judaism. This timeless collection continues to inspire seekers of all faiths who are looking for a deeper, richer and more fulfilling life, and exposes them to the mind of one of the leaders of the movement to recreate Jewish life for the 21st century.
Pages: 185, Price: $20.00
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Rejoice With Jerusalem: Prayers, Readings and Songs for Israel Observances
by Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins
A lovely collection of prayers for Israel's peace, security and well-being, for Jerusalem and Eretz Yisrael; poems by Yehudah Ha-Levi, Chaim Nachman Bialik, Philip M. Raskin, Harold Kushner, Elie Weisel, Rachel, Natan Alterman, and many others.
Pages: 48, Price: $8.00
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Rosh Hashanah Readings: Inspiration, Information, Contemplation
by Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins
This powerful and inspiring collection is designed to renew the meaning of the High Holy Day themes of sin, repentance, personal and social change, societal justice, forgiveness, spiritual growth, living with joy and hope, commitment to high ideals, becoming our truest and most authentic selves, deepening our capacity to love and savoring the divine gift of life. Companion to YOM KIPPUR READINGS (2005).
Pages: 350, Price: $25.00
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Self Concept Sourcebook - Ideas & Activities For Building Self-Esteem
by Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins
Part of a series of four volumes on self concept development have been a major contribution to the field of personal growth and building self-esteem. They continue to be used in high school and college classrooms in North America, Europe, Asia and Africa, almost twenty years since publication. Together they constitute a superb summary of the theory and practice of raising one's self esteem, personally, in a group, or in an academic setting. Dr. Sidney B. Simon, author of Values Clarification, says that these books contain some of the wisest insights on what it means to know swomething about the question: Who am I? These books will supply endless hours of fascinating debate, inquiry and values clarification.
Pages: 210, Price: $15.00
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Seven Delightful Stories For Every Day
by Dov Peretz Elkins
The stories in this book will help your children visualize and explore the ethical teachings so important to your way of life. You can read them with your children, all about Modesty, Patience, Respect, Hospitality, Kindness, Responsibility, Attitude.
Pages: 47, Price: $17.95
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Shepherd of Jerusalem: A Biography of Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook
by Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins
Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook was Chief Rabbi of Eretz Yisrael until his death in 1935. He is known as a deep mystical writer, with a profound love of the Jewish People and the Land of Israel. As a strict Orthodox Jew and observer of Halakhah, he nevertheless was progressive and accepting of all, and a compassionate humanist.
Pages: 142, Price: $17.95
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Sheva B'rakhot Laminated Wedding Cards
by traditional liturgy
Set of seven laminated cards, each with one of 7 wedding blessings, to distribute to family or friends to recite at a weddding. Similar to large card on bimah for Torah blessings - 5 by 8 inches each. Hebrew, English and transliteration. Makes distribution of honors much simpler.- Actual size and apperance much more appealing than graphic.
Pages: N/A, Price: $14.00
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Sidrah Sparks - Combined CD
by Dov Peretz Elkins
This CD contains all three Sidrah Sparks volumes: Sidrah Sparks; More Sidrah Sparks; New Sidrah Sparks.
Pages: , Price: $99.00
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Sidrah Sparks And Questions For Discussion
by Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins
To meet the need of those who successfully used Four Questions On The Weekly Sidrah, a second volume in the same format was created by Dr. Elkins. Purchasers may distribute copies to their school or synagogue members.
Pages: , Price: $49.00
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SIDRAH SPARKS: TALKING TORAH AT THE TABLE
by Dov Peretz Elkins
The Torah is called -Etz Chaim – a tree of life. In all of his writings, Dov Peretz Elkins has managed to make the ancient wisdom of Judaism come alive for modern men and women. He is at his best in Sidrah Sparks, Talking Torah at the Table with Your Family. Rest assured, not only will this book give you something to talk about at your table with your family; it will also give rabbis something to talk about in their synagogue with their congregants. The book really does help make the Torah come alive! Rabbi Mitchell Wohlberg is the rabbi of the Beth Tfiloh Congregation in Baltimore, MD -- Rabbi Elkins has created a valuable, easy-to-use resource for families to connect to stimulating nuggets from Torah. while connecting to each other. Helene Tigay, Consultant for Jewish Education --
Pages: 495, Price: $17.99
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Spiritual Awakenings: Illuminations on Shabbat and the Holidays
by Rabbi Yehoshua Rubin
Spiritual Awakening is an inspirational guide to discovering anew the joy and meaning that can be found in Shabbat and each of the Jewish holidays. The author, Rabbi Yehoshua Rubin, a student of Reb Shlomo Carlebach, reveals how one can achieve self-awareness through unraveling the rich flavor that is imbued into the Jewish yearly cycle. In this enlightening volume, we are treated to a delightful fusion of Torah teachings, tales of Hasidic Rabbis, and heart-warming anecdotes.
Pages: 180, Price: $22.00
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Teaching People To Love Themselves: A Leader's Handbook of Theory and
by Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins
Part of a series of four volumes on self concept development have been a major contribution to the field of personal growth and building self-esteem. They continue to be used in high school and college classrooms in North America, Europe, Asia and Africa, almost twenty years since publication. Together they constitute a superb summary of the theory and practice of raising one's self esteem, personally, in a group, or in an academic setting. Dr. Sidney B. Simon, author of Values Clarification, says that these books contain some of the wisest insights on what it means to know swomething about the question: Who am I? These books will supply endless hours of fascinating debate, inquiry and values clarification.
Pages: 159, Price: $25.00
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The Bible's Top 50 Ideas: Essential Concepts Everyone Should Know
by Dov Peretz Elkins with Abigail Treu
The author's theory is that if one knows 50 verses of the 5000 in the Torah (1%!), the reader will begin to grasp the essence of the Bible This is a revolutionary approach. Finally, a book about the Bible that is accessible, which focuses on its great moral principles, and not about passages which relate long genealogies, and complicated priestly rituals at the altar.
Pages: 290, Price: $18.00
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The Eulogy Book
by Rabbis Kassel Abelson & Dov Peretz Elkins
Loose-leaf. A collection of stories, quotations, illustrations, midrashim, ideas and inspirational material to use in creating a eulogy –collected over a half-century by two of Americas leading pulpit rabbis. With this book you won’t need any other resource to create a comforting and meaningful eulogy. CD with entire contents comes with loose leaf book, with room for your own additions.
Pages: 152, Price: $75.00
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The Tallit
by Dov Peretz Elkins
A brief, concise, and information-packed booklet,discussing the meaning, history and roots of the tallit and tzitzit, originally part of the Conservative Movement's JEWISH TRACT SERIES, now reprinted in 2003 after being out of print for several years. Quanity prices available by called 609-497-7375, or email Office@JewishGrowth.org. Ideal for distribution to bar/bat mitzvah classes, distribution in synagogue lobby displays, and for teen and adult education.
Pages: 28, Price: $5.00
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The Torah's Seventy Faces: Commentary on the Weekly Sidrah
by Simcha Raz - Edited by Dov Peretz Elkins
A collection of commentaries on each weekly Sidrah compiled by Rabbi Simcha Raz, one of Israel's premier teachers of traditional literature. Includes selections from rabbinic, medieval, hasidic and modern interpretations, culled from a life-time of studying by an anthologist who has published dozens of popular books in Hebrew, English and other languages. Simcha Raz's 5 volume SHIVIM PANIM LATORAH has been condensed and edited by Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins, a labor of love. Extraordinary nuggets on each weekly Parashah.
Pages: 420, Price: $24.95
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The Wisdom of Judaism - Teacher's Guide
by Dov Peretz Elkins
Teacher's Guide to the popular introduction to the Talmud - THE WISDOM OF JUDAISM - An Introduction to the Values of the Talmud - written by the author of the book. Includes Questions for Discussion, making it easy to use the book for a text in the high school or adult classroom.
Pages: 15, Price: $8.99
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The Wisdom of Judaism: An Introduction to the Values of the Talmud
by Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins
The author has a remarkable knack for choosing those statements in the wide sea of the Talmud that best express the human values of Judaism. Even as a collection of moral and ethical aphorisms, the book will be outstanding. Add to that the authors elaboration and explication of the values inherent in these dicta in a charming and literate style, and you have a book that is not only worth reading and studying, but also sharing with others. Rabbi Norman Lamm, Chancellor, Yeshiva University **** While the Tanakh is the cornerstone of Judaism, it is the Talmud that provides many central values for living, setting specific guidelines regarding kindness through giving, treating others fairly, openly and lovingly; personal values such as humility and dignity; family values re marriage and unconditional love - and other profound words of advice for life's most intractable puzzles.
Pages: 160, Price: $17.00
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Torah Guidelines for Living Like a Mensch
by Rabbi Sidney Greenberg
Formerly published under the title Lessons for Living, this book gives a stimulating, inspiring and informative lesson on each of the weekly Torah portions (Sidrot) and the major Jewish holidays.
Pages: 159, Price: $24.00
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Twelve Pathways To Feeling Better About Yourself
by Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins
Part of a series of four volumes on self concept development have been a major contribution to the field of personal growth and building self-esteem. They continue to be used in high school and college classrooms in North America, Europe, Asia and Africa, almost twenty years since publication. Together they constitute a superb summary of the theory and practice of raising one's self esteem, personally, in a group, or in an academic setting. Dr. Sidney B. Simon, author of Values Clarification, says that these books contain some of the wisest insights on what it means to know swomething about the question: Who am I? These books will supply endless hours of fascinating debate, inquiry and values clarification.
Pages: 75, Price: $7.50
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Yom Kippur Readings: Inspiration, Information, Contemplation
by Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins
Bring Yom Kippur back to its sense of drama, excitement and personal relevance with this compelling and empowering collection. All new material since publication of MOMENTS OF TRANSCENDENCE in 1992. No duplication.
Pages: 350, Price: $25.00
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