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Off the Derech
In recent years, many formerly ultra-Orthodox Jews have documented leaving their communities in published stories, films, and memoirs. This movement is often identified as "off the derech" (OTD), or off the path, with the idea that the "path" is paved by Jewish law, rituals, and practices found within their birth communities. This volume tells the powerful stories of people abandoning their religious communities and embarking on uncertain journeys toward new lives and identities within mainstream society. Off the Derech is divided into two parts: stories and analysis. The first includes original selections from contemporary American and global authors writing about their OTD experiences. The second features chapters by scholars representing such diverse fields as literature, history, sociology, psychology, anthropology, religion, and gender studies. The interdisciplinary lenses provide a range of methodologies by which readers can better understand this significant phenomenon within contemporary Jewish society.
The Boundary Is You
As seen in the New York Times International Edition, USA Today, and featured on iHeartRadio, internationally acclaimed bestselling author Chany Rosengarten gives us the next Brené Brown-esque easy-to-read, self-help book, to give you boundaries in a fast and simple way. The Boundary Is You will teach you how to create boundaries by becoming the boundary yourself. If you've tried making boundaries with others, you already know the process is painful, difficult, or impossible.Making boundaries leaves you in the vulnerable position of either needing to fight hard for your rights to establish boundaries or be trampled. If the people you need to make boundaries with were the most accommodating p...
Perek Shirah
The ancient and mysterious midrash of Perek Shirah uses verses from Scripture to illustrate the 'song' of the different components and inhabitants of the natural world - their spiritual lessons for mankind. 'Nature's Song' is the only comprehensive English elucidation of the entire text of Perek Shirah.
I've Been Here Before
This ground-breaking book opens a closet and allows hundreds of people of this generation to emerge, with their nightmares, phobias, and flashbacks suggestive of an incarnation in the Holocaust. Through that open door, author Sara Rigler introduces the reader to people from all over the world whose stories defy rational explanation-unless they are indeed reincarnated souls from the Holocaust. Because the purpose of reincarnation is to rectify past mistakes and failings, Part Two narrates the journeys of souls who in their current lifetime replaced fear with courage, hatred with love, and guilt with self-forgiveness. Fascinating and convincing, this page-turner will quicken your awareness of ...
The Dry Challenge
“The definitive guide to giving up booze.”—People Foreword by Lo Bosworth For many people, drinking a glass of beer or wine after work is a part of everyday life. But did you know taking a break from drinking (even for just a month!) has extreme benefits and can be incredibly life-changing? From losing weight, to saving money, to sleeping better at night, the overall health and mental gains of going dry for a month are endless. Whether you’re eager to try Dry January or simply want to lessen your quarantine drinking habits in a positive and approachable way, as daunting as it may seem, you too can do it! Understandably, more and more people have been turning to alcohol as a coping me...
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What is the right to privacy in halacha? When can DNA be used as halachic evidence? How should we treat members of the community who were convicted of crimes? Why can't one steal a kidney to save his life? Is it permitted to kill a terrorist who has been neutralized? Will the imminent arrival of genetically modified meat and fish present a kashrus crisis? -- In addition, the book includes interviews of leading poskim on many of the subjects discussed, including Rav Dovid Cohen, Rav Moshe Heinemann, Rav Doniel Neustadt, Rav Moshe Sternbuch, Rav Asher Weiss, and Rav Mordechai Willig.--
Not Always in the Mood
Everything we thought we knew about men's sexual desire is completely wrong. Groundbreaking new research reveals it is far from the high, simple sex drive they're stereotypically known for. Sarah Murray shatters our most damaging, long-held myths about men's sexuality and helps couples connect more intimately and authentically than ever before.
Write Your Way Home
Therapeutic writing allows us access to our inner world through unique exercises that enable us to grow, understand ourselves, and change our lives for the better.Using proven writing techniques alongside authentic Jewish sources culled from a wealth of Torah wisdom, Write Your Way Home will guide you to effective writing exercises that will help you develop greater inner satisfaction, better relationships with the people around you, and a deeper connection to God.
A Midsummer's Nightmare
Whitley Johnson's dream summer of shopping, partying and tanning on the beach has just turned into a nightmare. Because Dad didn't tell her he doesn't live by the beach anymore, or that he's no longer a bachelor. He's picked up and moved to a tiny, lame town called Hamilton and gotten himself a fiance. A fiance whose son just happens to be what's-his-name from last week's drunken graduation party one night stand. Just freakin' great. As if the summer couldn't get worse, Dad seems to forget Whitley's even there. She doesn't fit in with his perfect new country club family, and Whitley does what any kid lucky enough to go all summer unsupervised does: she parties. Hard. So hard that she doesn't...
No Guilt, No Games, No Drama
Boundaries can be a real challenge. Do you drop what we're doing to help a friend - again - or leave her to sort out the mess she created? And isn't it easier to do other people's work for them than to deal with the fallout when you hold them accountable? It's easy to get sucked into other people's dramas, even when you already have enough of your own. How do you know when you're being played? And how do you gracefully put a stop to it - or, better yet, avoid it in the first place? There are no easy answers ... but there are some principles that can help you to make the right choices. Read this simple, practical guide and you'll learn: * 6 things manipulators won't tell you about what they r...
