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Book recommendations from Rabbi Grushcow

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Rabbi’s recommendations
Books written by our Members
Books from Temple Books Club with Rabbi Greenspan
Books for Children
Books about Israel
Interfaith and Introduction to Judaism recommendations

Rabbi’s recommendations

mussar

The Mussar Torah Commentary

Everything Happens For A Reason: And Other Lies I’ve Loved

Masada: From Jewish Revolt To Modern Myth

For Joshua: Penguin Modern Classics Edition

Catch-67: The Left, The Right, And The Legacy Of The Six-day War

Judaism

Late Migrations: A Natural History Of Love And Loss

On Living

Being Mortal

Witness: Lessons From Elie Wiesel’s Classroom

Hamlet’s Blackberry: Building a Good Life in the Digital Age

The Mossad Messiah: a novel of Israel

Hillel: If Not Now, When?

Putting God Second: How To Save Religion From Itself

Casting Lots: Creating a Family in a Beautiful, Broken World

Invisible Lines of Connection

Jewish Spiritual Parenting: Wisdom, Activities, Rituals and Prayers for Raising Children with Spiritual Balance and Emotional

Every Day, Holy Day: 365 Days Of Teachings And Practices From The Jewish Tradition Of Mussar

The Blessing Of A Skinned Knee: Using Jewish Traditions To Raise Self-reliant Children

The Blessing of a B Minus: Using Jewish Teachings to Raise Resilient Teenagers

This is Real and you are Completely Unprepared: The Days of Awe as a Journey of Transformation

The Seven Questions You’re Asked in Heaven: Reviewing & Renewing Your Life on Earth

Books for Kids

Oskar and the Eight Blessings

Jeremy’s Dreidel (Rev.Ed.)

Hanukkah!

Hanukkah Is Coming!

Ziz and the Hanukkah Miracle,The

Jodie’s Hanukkah Dig(Gr.K-3)

Sammy Spider's First Taste Of Hanukkah: A Cookbook

The Christmas Menorahs: How a Town Fought Hate

What is God’s Name?

Where Is God?

What Does God Look Like?

My Basmati Bat Mitzvah

Interfaith and Introduction to Judaism

Inside Intermarriage: A Christian Partner’s Perspective On Raising A Jewish Family

The Sacred Encounter: Jewish Perspectives on Sexuality by Lisa J Grushcow

Temple Book Club with Rabbi Greenspan

A Bookshop In Berlin: The Rediscovered Memoir Of One Woman’s Harrowing Escape From The Nazis

On Division: A Novel

The Last Watchman Of Old Cairo: A Novel

Arabic For Beginners

On Division: A Novel

Gateway To The Moon: A Novel

The Girl From Foreign: A Memoir

Sadness Is a White Bird: A Novel

The Art Of Leaving: A Memoir

The Weight Of Ink

My Father’s Paradise: A Son’s Search for His Family’s Past

Eternal

Henna House: A Novel

The Golem And The Jinni

If All The Seas Were Ink: A Memoir

Books written by our Members

Building Bridges

Opening Doors

Bridging Two Peoples: Chief Peter E. Jones, 1843–1909 by Allan Sherwin

L’Énigme Du Roi Salomon by David Bensoussan

Bluenose Country by Mortimer Levy

Mapping the Legal Boundaries of Belonging: Religion and Multiculturalism from Israel to Canada by René Provost

A House of Words: Jewish Writing, Identity, and Memory by Norman Ravvin

Who Knew?: A Continuation of You Never Know: A Memoir by Romi Shiller

Israel

Walking The Bible: A Journey by Land Through the Five Books of Moses

The Anatomy Of Israel’s Survival

Like Dreamers: The Story Of The Israeli Paratroopers Who Reunited Jerusalem And Divided A Nation

Spiritual Travel Guide to Israel: A Companion for the Modern Jewish Pilgrim