Making Sense of Creation and Fall explores the theological meanings of God’s acts in Genesis 1–3 and demonstrates how they relate to redemption and to the new heaven and earth. Professor Vern Poythress shows how themes such as creation from nothing, light, darkness, water, separation, dry land, life, multiplication of living things, image of God, dominion, temptation, and fall refer to real events in Genesis 1–3 and at the same time have rich connections with the subsequent redemp...

Golems and dybbuks and Nazis, oh my! Jacques Fux, Brazil's answer to Philip Roth, offers a remarkably original and entertaining work of autofiction that is essential listening for those interested in the Jewish experience in Latin America.Winner of Brazil's prestigious São Paulo Prize, Jacques Fux's brilliant literary debut novel unveils an outrageously entertaining Portrait of the Artist as a Young Schlemiel. Antitherapies relates the life journey of a yo...

Emotion lies at the heart of all national movements, and Zionism is no exception. For those who identify as Zionist, the word connotes liberation and redemption, uniqueness and vulnerability. Yet for many, Zionism is a source of distaste if not disgust, and those who reject it are no less passionate than those who embrace it. The power of such emotions helps explain why a word originally associated with territorial aspiration has survived so many years after the establishment of the Israel...

A concise history of the long struggle between two fundamentally opposing constitutional traditions from one of the nation’s leading constitutional scholars—a manifesto for renewing our constitutional republic.Americans today are deeply divided—politically, ideologically, and culturally. But above all, says one of the nation’s leading constitutional scholars, Randy E. Barnett, we are in fundamental disagreement about the Constitution. From the early days of the Ame...

Family. Faith. Finance. Friendship. Fitness. Learn to balance and integrate these five critical areas of life.In The Holistic You: Integrating Your Family, Finances, Faith, Friendships, and Fitness, sought-after speaker and writer Rabbi Daniel Lapin delivers an inspiring and insightful discussion of how to bring joy and confidence to all of life’s many challenges. Rabbi Lapin introduces you to his unique 5F system, weaving together family, faith, finance, ...

Throughout the history of the Western world, Jews have suffered various forms of exclusion, stigmatization, and discrimination that have forced them always to be aware of their particular situation. The Jews became a community under siege and, as Shlomo Sand argues, Judaism was shaped by the hostile gaze of Christian civilization. While the forms of hostility endured by the Jews have varied over the centuries, it is impossible to understand twentieth century anti-Judaism, or Jewish identit...

Why does it sometimes feel like God is distant—even when we're doing "all the right things"? Could it be that modern faith has traded true worship for comfort, leaving us spiritually dry and disconnected?In this eye-opening book, Rabbi Kirt A. Schneider reveals how the ancient design of the Tabernacle isn't just biblical history—it's a divine invitation to draw near to God today. Through powerful teaching and personal insight, Rabbi Schneider shows...

The United States is supposed to offer economic opportunity to everyone. So why are so many people left out in the cold? Globalization and technological change have ravaged the workforce. Hostile immigration policies actually keep Americans from getting jobs. Our education system is deeply unequal, denying opportunity to millions right from the start. Still, we can't seem to break from the status quo.In Common Sense, Joel Greenblatt offers an investor's perspective on buil...

Are you stuck in a rut, unable to create meaningful change in your life or organization? The Art of Change is the solution you've been searching for. Written by Jeff and Staney DeGraff, founders of the consulting firm Innovatrium, this book provides a masterclass in sustainable transformation.This masterclass in sustainable transformation includes strategies for challenging your biases and embracing ambiguity; thought-provoking insights from over thirty years of experience...

When you know what name to call on, you know more of whose you are.This book will guide you so you can declare and trust that the names of God perfectly describe who He is at His core. You will have peace through the storms of life and learn how to walk in victorious living. In today's culture, names are often little more than identifiers. But in ancient Hebrew culture, names held symbolic and prophetic meaning. This is why when God revealed His n...

The Little Book of Common Sense Investing is the classic guide to getting smart about the market. Legendary mutual fund pioneer John C. Bogle reveals his key to getting more out of investing: low-cost index funds. Bogle describes the simplest and most effective investment strategy for building wealth over the long term: buy and hold, at very low cost, a mutual fund that tracks a broad stock market Index such as the S&P 500.While the stock market has tumbled and then soared...

Searching reflections on the crisis in Israel and Gaza by a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian of the HolocaustDiary of a Crisis explores the past tumultuous and traumatic year in Israel-Palestine. The eminent historian Saul Friedländer began a diary of Israeli politics in January 2023 as the country was convulsed by protests against Netanyahu's attempt to overhaul the judiciary. Hundreds of thousands took to the streets to demonstrate against this threat to...