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Tag Archives: Judaism
Book Review: Young Heroes Of The Soviet Union
Young Heroes Of The Soviet Union: A Memoir And A Reckoning, by Alex Halberstadt This is not a very good memoir, nor is the author nearly insightful enough to provide reckoning about anything. There is a great gulf between what … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, History
Tagged Communism, homosexuality, Judaism, memoir, Russia
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The Court Jew And His Age
One of the more interesting phenomena in Western history, and a tradition that holds in the Islamic world as well as the United States, is the matter of the court Jew. One of the characteristic survival strategies of the Jews … Continue reading
Book Review: Judah Benjamin: Mystery Man Of The Confederacy
Judah Benjamin: Mystery Man Of The Confederacy, by S.I. Neiman Judah Benjamin is an admittedly obscure person if one looks at the history of the Civil War. Little is known or thought about him, and few books are written about … Continue reading
Book Review: A History Of The Jews In America
A History Of The Jews In America, by Howard M. Sachar It appears that the author of this weighty tome believed that anyone who read this book would be likely to view its contents as speaking positively about the state … Continue reading
Book Review: The Jews In America
The Jews In America: Four Centuries Of An Uneasy Encounter: A History, by Arthur Hertzberg It is quite interesting to read this book and the way that it showed both the fretting that Jews have about matters like assimilation in … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Book Reviews, History
Tagged identity, Judaism, politics
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Book Review: Messianic Judaism
Messianic Judaism: A Rabbi’s Journey Through Religious Change In America, by Carol Harris-Shaprio Given that this book is written by a woman who calls herself a rabbi, it would appear as if the most striking aspect of this book is … Continue reading
Book Review: An Introduction To First Century Judaism
An Introduction To First Century Judaism: Jewish Religion And History In The Second Temple Period, by Lester L. Grabbe Those looking to this book for insights on Jewish religion and history in the second temple period will be hindered by … Continue reading
Book Review: Restoring The Jewishness Of The Gospel
Restoring The Jewishness Of The Gospel, by David Stern David Stern is one of the most notable Messianic Jews of the last generation or so, and this book gives his thoughts with regards to how Christians need to better understand … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Biblical History, Book Reviews, Christianity, History
Tagged evangelism, Judaism, legitimacy
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Book Review: Passover (David Marx)
Passover, by David Marx As someone who has read a fair amount about the Passover, it is interesting to see the demand that exists for books about the Passover that are aimed at young Jewish audiences. As is frequently the … Continue reading
Book Review: Passover (Tamar Lupo)
Passover, by Tamar Lupo It can be very interesting to read a book like this, which is a short book that is meant to introduce children to the celebration of Passover. I suspect that this book’s main market are American … Continue reading