Jewish Book Reviews

It’s the classic case: You had a flight to catch for an extremely important visit or appointment somewhere, and you were running late—and missed...

By: Yochanan Preiser I recently picked up the new book, The Secrets of the Stars, by Rabbi Ari Storch. It offered me an entirely new...

(Reviewed by Rebbetzin S.E. Falk) WARNING! LIFE CHANGING CONTENTS WITHIN. May cause alertness, alacrity, zeal, focus and efficient use of time.  May halt periods of...

Are you looking for the perfect Yom Tov gift? A book is always appreciated! Or do you need some great reading for yourself for...

Thirty days before a Yom Tov. The time when most frum people begin preparing in earnest for the approaching holiday, whether by cooking, cleaning,...

Have a teenage girl at home who’s been helping out enormously with Yom Tov and is deserving of a treat? Or are you that...

Some books just have the ability to speak to you. They get you to think, to reflect on a certain message, and even to...

Dealing with the details of religious ritual observance is not often the subject of public discussion by prominent politicians. Senator Joseph Lieberman, who moves...

“Mommy, look! That girl is in a wheelchair!” As parents, few comments of our kids make us cringe the way announcements such as the above...

In the aftermath of the “Great Recession”, it has become harder than ever for frum families to achieve economic stability. Costs are rising while...

After many years, a brand new volume in the famous Igros Moshe series by Hagon Harav Moshe Feinstein zt"l, has been released. This volume...

Bitachon. Complete trust in Hashem. That much-desired trait that we all yearn to have. It is the key to shalom bayis, parnassah, and to...

Great news for all of you Halachically Speaking fans out there! The anxiously-awaited Halachically Speaking 2, by Rabbi Moshe Dovid Lebovits, has finally been...

by A. Ben-Chaim  Rabbi Avigdor Miller didn’t just teach Chovos Halevavos. He lived and breathed that classic mussar sefer for decades. Shaar Habechina—the second chapter of...

By BrachaGoykadosh On Friday night, I began reading Chaya Sara Schlussel’sThe Punch Line, expecting to smile.  The cover after all, promised that Schlussel’s collection of...

Forever with Me is a moving memoir depicting the searing pain of a teenager who watches her mother suffer from a terminal illness and...

Over the past seventy years the Jewish nation has seen a truly remarkable development, the multitudes of Jews returning to their roots. Our leaders...

The Ben Ish Hai: The Life and Times of Hacham Yosef Haim (Israel Bookshop) explores the remarkable life of one of the most extraordinary...

You want to buy a can of soda, but all the customers in the supermarket checkout line have full carts. May you cut the...

It’s a known fact that many kids need help learning social skills. In fact, it’s quite normal. Kids are not born knowing the appropriate...

A Legend of Greatness: The Life and Times of Hacham Haim Yosef David Azoulay, is the first comprehensive, English-language, full-length biography focused exclusively on...

Mention the name “Meir Uri Gottesman” to any avid reader, and chances are you’ll immediately see a gleam come to the person’s eyes. Gottesman?...

When Rachel Stein, popular children’s author and Yated columnist, began learning bei’ur tefillah in depth with a friend, she marveled at the layers of...

You read her work in the Binah magazine all the time. Now read her very first book! Since its first appearance on the bookstore shelves,...

Political cartoonist Yony needs no introduction. His illustrations have enhanced thousands of pages of books, newspapers, and magazines for years. And when you have...

Being stuck in traffic late Friday afternoon. Getting pulled over by a cop. Needing a coffee at a rest stop that does not have...

A Review by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Times It is a little known fact, but the Midrash tells us that, according...

How My Daughter's Short Life Changed Mine By Seth Clyman 126 pp. (Reviewed by Yonina Hall) They say that good things come in small packages. A hundred-page book...

It is the deepest desire of Jewish parents worldwide: that our children have good middos. Yet, as the million-dollar question begs, how do we...

Divided Attention is a book that has it all—an intriguing, suspenseful, not-your-run-of-the-mill type of plot, realistic characters, fast-paced, entertaining reading, and a satisfying ending...

Danny: “With more than two hours to go before sundown this past Friday, I logged onto the Web. When I glanced up from the screen,...

Did you know that the reason the honor of kvatterin is given to a husband and wife is based on the idea that bris...

She couldn’t understand what was happening to her. She had just given birth to a healthy baby, and everything was doing great. She had...

Rabbi Juravel is well known for his endearing tapes on the parshah and other subjects, as well as his informative and educational books published...

There are different types of novels out there. Some are the roller-coaster, spine-tingling ones, the ones with cloak-and-dagger material and guns and spies and...