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This Siddur (prayer book) speaks to all those who seek a meaningful and humanistic approach to prayer. Rabbi Rabeeya offers his reflections and inner thoughts about the divine to those searching for meaning in an alienated society.
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This anthology includes a novella about the metamorphosis of one man from a peaceful, loving person to a fanatic, radical, religious zealot. Other sections include the destructive use and abuse of God in human history, as well as the loss of the Jewish Iraqi civilization and its effects on their individual and communal life in Iraq and Israel. Finally, the Lexicon is about the Middle East undressing the mythological concepts and ideas about the region, offering new realistic definitions for terms associated with Zionism and Arab nationalism. Dr. Rabeeya continues to provoke the readers to think about his own interpretations of Jewish and Arab histories, as well as the loss of many individuals who are left only with their pen and mouth to record real events that have affected the soul and the memories of those who are stripped from their dignity and honor.
This is a story of Fruma, a Hasidic woman who has decided to reexamine her inner thoughts in light of her well-anchored religious beliefs. She quickly recognizes that even free binds can have an encounter with the vultures of the spacious sky. In her return to her nest, she found it shaking in the winds of time.
A Quarter in Half Time: Arab Soul, Jewish Eyes This book is a triology which includes a novel, poetry and essays written by an Arab-Jew (Sephardic). The novel specifically addresses the cultural and physological conflicts of a teenaged Arab-Jew in an alienated Ashkenazic-European Israeli environment. The poetry section includes three parts: the Zionist Movement in Israel, love and universal themes. This section, written with experience and the insight that comes with maturity, emphasizes the deep-rooted birth culture that exists in each individual. The third section is a potpourri of material for both enjoyment and intellectual stimulation.
Visionary Memoirs: Arab Mother, Jewish Baby tells the personal story of an individual who was able to not only overcome numerous and incredible challenges and setbacks in both Iraq and Israel, but also to find physical and spiritual security in the United States. Both steadfast determination and psychological stamina and an unyielding sense of humor were utilized in order to triumph against many odds.
This collection of novellas tells the stories of several women and one man who are caught in circumstances not of their liking. Each person had to find an answer on their own in order for them to go on after conflicts and tragedies touched their life. The thrust of Dr. Rabeeya's writings is to tell stories about women who appear to be the weaker one, but who universally suffer, yet manage to use their inner strength and spirituality to keep themselves and their families together. This phenomena is a universal struggle to take the irrational suffering of weaker people and try to rationalize and deal with what life deals you in order to survive with dignity.
This anthology, the 44th publication by Dr. David Rabeeya, covers four genres: novella, poetry, historical thesis and articles. The novella deals with the relations between men and women in the Arab society of the past, with its many restrictions and challenges, especially to the women. The poetry expresses heartfelt experiences and insights written by a man who has experienced three cultures with all their myriad complications and pain as well as joy. The historical thesis is a critical essay concerning the need for reform in Islam in order for a cooperative world community to emerge. The articles deal with eclectic topics discussing the volatile Middle East and the implications for the future of Israel and the world at large. At the end of the book the reader will have been introduced to provocative and informative as well as thought provoking information and ideas about the ever changing world that we live in today
Established in the secular European milieu of the nineteenth century, Zionism is now reaching its final expressions. This movement is seen through the eyes of an Arab-Jew (Sephardic) in a challenging and provocative manner. His analysis is based not only on academic research, but also on his own first-hand perceptions.
This book is a compendium of ideas based on wisdom gathered by the author over many years of life in Iraq, Israel and the United States. It also explores the mythology surrounding the beliefs and practices of Jews in America. With sharp critical insight, this writing confronts life with biting realism.