Jewish Book Reviews

Pesach is a Yom Tov especially geared to children. There’s the Mah Nishtanah for them to recite, the afikoman for them to hide, treats...

You don’t have to be a Sephardic Jew to appreciate Yehuda Azoulay’s latest gem—as with all of this noted author’s beautiful works! A Legend...

Inspiring Stories & Biographies of Sephardi Hachamim (Reviewed by Moshe Sevi) “He usually slept on a wooden bench, rather than a proper bed… adhered to...

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

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,...

With so many novels nowadays being about so many of the same topics, Mirror Image stands out with its unique, refreshingly different plot. Take,...

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...

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

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...

How much would you give for the privilege of getting to know a tzaddik? For the sum of $10 you can become acquainted with...

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

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

Yoni Ploni Never Talks to Strangers is a 32 page illustrated children’s book geared for frum children, researched, written and published by Rabbi Yehoshua...

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

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

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...

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...

Tefila is one of the cornerstones of our religion. We are privileged to be able to speak with Hakadosh Baruch Hu three times a...

Calling all harried housewives, hungry husbands, and other stressed-out-from-Pesach-cleaning folk! Here is your chance to get your hands on the first and only book...

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...

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

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...

Mommy, Tell Me More is the perfect book for mommies and little ones to cuddle up with together. Each book contains text especially geared to a...

By Bracha Goykadosh (Reviewed by Chaim Schwarz) Choosing books that are both appropriate and entertaining for young adults can be a delicate task. Literature that is...

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,...

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

As Sefer Vayikra begins, we bring to the attention of our readers the appearance of a classic sefer, translated into English and now complete...

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...

Set against the backdrop of the early nineteen hundreds, This is America! is a magnificently written, well-researched historical novel. It literally makes you feel as if...

When Kobi Levy, start reporter for one of the largest secular newspapers in Israel, took on the assignment of doing an expose on an...

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?...

THE MALBIM ON IYOV: THE SEARCH FOR FAITH AND MEANING AN ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF THE MALBIM’S CLASSIC COMMENTARY ON THE BOOK OF JOB Translated by Herbert...

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...

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

Get ready for your kids to erupt into gales of giggles with our newest children’s book! Meet the one and only Doda Golda! She...