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  1. המועדים בחיי, חגים ומועדים Learn More
  2. I was totally mesmerized by this outstanding, extraordinary original and creative analysis of the role the Shalosh Regalim play in representing the most fundamental elements of Jewish faith. In this work, which is organized, compelling, and full of deep wisdom, Rabbi Neil Lauer combines highly rigorous halakhic analysis with deeply thoughtful homiletical insights in a most seamless and clearly presented way. He extracts great wisdom hitherto hidden in plain sight on these important celebrations as well as on a multitude of other Jewish concepts and practices. Over and over again I found myself saying, “I knew this source, but never realized its true full meaning and significance. Of course, now it is obvious.” We owe Rabbi Lauer a great debt for the exceptional gift he has given us. Your understanding and appreciation of the Shalosh Regalim, like mine, will never be the same again.

    Rabbi Jacob J. Schacter

    Eye opening insights that will benefit scholar and layman alike. Will most certainly enhance the spiritual pleasure of the hagim.

    Rabbi Eli Mansour

    A refreshing and unique viewpoint. For those looking for a deep and penetrative fresh look at the Jewish holidays, enjoy The Tripod!

    Rabbi Shalom Rosner

    Neil (Nachman) Lauer received rabbinic ordination from RIETS, an MA in medieval Jewish philosophy from the Bernard Revel Graduate School, and an MS in secondary Jewish education from the Azrieli Graduate School. He commutes every workday between his home in Teaneck, New Jersey, and his suspender factory in Brooklyn, New York. Learn More

  3. The Haggadah carries the name of Rabbi Shais Taub, leader in Jewish Recovery and author of the highly successful “God of Our Understanding“. The Haggadah follows the anonymous style of the Big Book (we instead of I) and has been edited by Rabbi Taub as opposed to authored by Rabbi Taub.

    Beautiful and elegant format combining the traditional text of the Haggadah and Recovery Language Commentary. Each commentary has a subtitle that is a relevant pull quote from the Big Book.

    Typeset and designed to sit comfortably and enhance every Seder table. Included are practical tips for conducting a Seder for those in recovery and their supportive loved ones. Learn More

  4. A translation and analysis of Torah and Rabbinic commentators on the subject of the Eser Makos: Rashi. Ramban, Ibn Ezra, Chizkuni, Rashbam, Sforno, and Rabbeinu Bachya. Timely for Sefer Shemos and Pesach! Learn More
  5. This is the most incredible year in the history of the world. 
    And you are there.

    Well, not quite. But as you read the "diary" of Amiasaf, a Jewish boy living in Mitzrayim, you will feel like you're with him, and with all Bnei Yisrael.

    You'll cry with Amiasaf, as his brutal Egyptian master torments him. You'll laugh, as Amiasaf's younger brother is forced by Egyptian thugs to drink the water of the Nile that has turned into blood, and instead the little Jewish slave gets cool, clear water. You'll travel to a yeshivah of Levi'im in Goshen and walk with lions and bears during the plague of arov. Most important of all, you'll learn the secret of how Bnei Yisrael held on to their belief that they would be freed from slavery, no matter how dark things looked.

    You've heard the story of Yetziyas Mitzrayim so many times. Now you can really feel it!

    Author Chaim Greenbaum is the bestselling author of novels like The Will, Fingerprint and The Mexico File. In My Last Year in Mitzrayim, he shows he can write amazing and exciting books for younger readers too! Learn More

  6. An original, fascinating rendition of the miracles of Kriyas Yam Suf

    Dear Children,

    This book is a continuation of We're Leaving Egypt, the Just Imagine comic about Yetzias Mitzrayim. This volume is intended to illustrate for children living in our generation, the wondrous miracles which were performed for our forefathers at Yam Suf. At the time of Kriyas Yam Suf, of course, there were no cars, tanks, or airplanes. This book attempts to describe, in an entertaining and entirely imaginary way, what the splitting of the sea might look like if it took place today.

    The world has changed drastically in the thousands of years that have passed since Yetzias Mitzrayim and therefore, it is very hard for us to feel the reality that existed in those days. It's hard for us to connect to the power of the wondrous miracles that occurred. It's hard for us to understand how astounding and exceptional they were—so much so that the mind can hardly grasp it...

    But the truth is that the miracles then were not significantly different than similar miracles that could take place in our time...When the sea split for Bnei Yisrael, who crossed it as if it was dry land—it was an unbelievable miracle, just like it would be unbelievable if the sea split today and we would be able to drive through it on paved roads. When grass grew from the sea bed that froze—miraculously—it was a wonder of wonders, just like it would be a marvel in our time, if a gas station would "sprout" from the depths of the ocean...The same applies to all the other remarkable miracles.

    You're invited to join the Yidden leaving Egypt and cross the Yam Suf with them!

    Experience for yourself the amazing miracles that accompanied them every step of the way. Learn More

  7. What's the Halachah? Relevant halachos arranged according to the month of the year
    May an ebay seller set his auction to conclude on Shabbos? May one rent advertising space on his website to others for an entire week, including Shabbos?

    Should a person worry about ayin hara? What are the most effective defenses against ayin hara?

    May one who will be on an airplane for an entire night of Chanukah use a flashlight for ner Chanukah?

    If it is difficult for someone to make it to shul, may he hear krias haTorah or Megillas Esther read over the telephone?

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    Rav Zev Smith is a popular maggid shiur and much sought-after speaker on halachic issues who has thousands of recorded shiurim in circulation on a wide range of interesting and relevant, day-to-day topics. His unique blend of halachah and hashkafah, and his knack for explaining difficult concepts in a down-to-earth, practical way, draw both scholars and laymen who seek a thorough grasp of halachah topics. In this fascinating book, he and Rabbi Dovid Kaiser, a previously published author of Torah works as well as a maggid shiur in halachah, have adapted some of the best of Rav Smith's halachah shiurim into written form. Arranged according to the months of the year, What's the Halachah? follows a specific, reader-friendly format. Each chapter begins with a set of intriguing questions on a topic in halachah, which is followed by a broad discussion of the halachic issues the topic involves. The chapter concludes with an application of the information discussed to the initial queries.

    What's the Halachah? is a book that will do more than just teach you halachah; it will open before you the vastness and the beauty of the world of halachah. Learn More

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