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  1. Let My Nation Go

    Transport yourself back in time and relive the Pesach miracle. This dramatic, vivid narrative tells the story of the slavery in Egypt, and the wondrous Exodus we experienced, in a captivating, novel-like style, based on Talmudic and Midrashic sources. Here we witness the harsh decrees, the miracles of the Ten Plagues, the thunderous splitting of the sea, and the entire Passover saga. Extensively researched and annotated. Learn More

  2. For over 5,000 years the Jewish people have survived and flourished-against all odds

    Miraculous Journey is more than a mere chronology of historical facts. It tells the miraculous story and history of an eternal nation. Miraculous Journey is the story of the Jewish people over the last five millennia-from the beginning of creation to modern times. This comprehensive and easy-to-read Jewish history book is arranged chronologically and systematically and includes a helpful index.

    In Miraculous Journey, the historical landscape of the Jewish people comes alive. Both adults and young readers learn how world events unfold within the context of the spiritual and physical destiny of the Jewish people-making those events meaningful and relevant. Miraculous Journeytakes us through the spiritual odyssey and inexplicable survival of the Jewish people through exiles, persecutions, assimilation, and renewal, and shows us how the spirit and destiny of the Jewish people can never be denied.

    This story is our story-ours for generations to come.

    Approbations:

    " G-d has graced [Rabbi Eisen] with an extraordinary grasp of the historical process, which is crucial for a proper understanding of Jewish history."

    Rabbi Shmuel Kamenetsky - Rosh HaYeshivah, Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia.

    " Rabbi Eisen has incorporated his vast knowledge of historical facts... without compromising the eternal truth of Torah teachings and values. He has masterfully compiled them into a history book, filling a void that was not addressed until now."

    Rabbi Reuven Feinstein - Rosh HaYeshivah, Yeshivas Staten Island Learn More

  3. The Story of the Sale of Yosef, His Ascendancy to Power, and Bnei Yisrael's Descent into Mitzrayim Learn More
  4. The Complete Story of the Churban Learn More
  5. In the Shadow of the Red Banner Learn More
  6. Yosefun Heb. 2 Vol. Set Heb. - יוסיפון ב"כ Learn More
  7. To Vanquish the Dragon

    The stirring memoir of the courage and strength of Beth Jacob students and the acts of kindness and heroism they performed even while caught between the jaws of the Nazi monster. In the ghettos and in the concentration camps, the fire of Torah and faith burned strong and clear in the hearts of these young martyrs and survivors. Learn More

  8. Most books on modern Jewish history have been written by "outsiders" looking in. This book, Triumph of Survival, is written by an "insider" looking out. It tells the inner story of the people of Israel, which most often escapes the secular historian. It also places this inner story of Israel within the perspective of general world history, something which many traditional Jewish historians have failed to do.

    The facts of Jewish history force judgments upon us. Divine Guidance, the Torah, and Jewish commitment are central to our story over the last 300 years. The book does not create myths nor does it come to revise our understanding of IsraelÂ’s history. Replete with facts, dates, and anecdotes, it records a story that has somehow escaped the notice of even many Jews. It informs and inspires.

    The pain and struggle of the present become more understandable when one knows Jewish history. An ignorant Jew is dangerous. A perpetuation of mythical fantasies about the personalities and events of the last centuries is harmful to our growth and strength. This book can help end the reader's ignorance regarding Jewish life since 1650.

    Finally, this is a Jewish history book, not merely a book about the Jewish people and its history. The author is a student of the great scholars and leaders he mentions. He is engaged in the daily communal struggle regarding the historical forces loosed in the Jewish world in the modern era. Jewish history is not a subject or a field of academic discipline to him. It is his life's work, his vocation and his career. Consequently, this is also a very passionate and personal book. Jewish history has never been neutral about human beings and events. This book is not neutral about Jewish history. Learn More

  9. Herald of Destiny Compact Size, The story of the Jews in the medieval era 750-1650
    To modern man, the Middle Ages is a distant, mysterious and forbidding period. It is primitive in technology, brutal in violence, and superstitious and servile in society. But it was also a time of pageant and grandeur, of discovery and wonder, of great achievements and lasting progress, when men of genius and industry laid the foundations for our modern world. Those who have preceded us have in the main been neglected in our assessment of current life.

    Jews in the Middle Ages achieved great heights of power, wealth, scholarship and creativity - the Golden Age of Spain, of Rashi and the Tosafists, R' Yehuda Halevi and Maimonides. The Jews were part of the Renaissance, the catalysts for the Reformation, sponsors of arts, exploration, and commerce. But it was also a terrible time for Israel. The Almohad persecutions, the Crusades, the Black Death, the burning of the Talmud in Paris, the bitter rivalries, and quarrels within Jewish society itself all combined to paint the era in blood and despair.

    Rabbi Berel Wein, in this book, has woven an informative tapestry out of the events of the Jewish Middle Ages. Its historic figures come alive and we appreciate their greatness. The Sephardic world and the Ashkenazic society, the longing for Zion and redemption, the intrigues and truths of history are here faithfully explained. The story of the Jewish people in the Medieval Era is told with wit, knowledge, accuracy and emotion. As in Triumph of Survival, Rabbi Wein has not settled merely for a history of the Jews. Herald of Destiny will make our modern Jewish milieu and its problems more understandable by illuminating for us the great medieval Jewish world that preceded us. Learn More

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