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Ben Rothke

Ben Rothke lives in New Jersey and works in the information security field. He reviews books on religion, technology and science. @benrothke

Articles by Ben Rothke

Walking the Ladder of History

Reviewing: “Reclaiming Redemption: Deciphering the Maze of Jewish History” by Rabbi Moshe Taragin. Mosaica Press. 2024. Hardcover. 477 pages. ISBN: 9781961602526. When reviewing a book

A New Kind of Koren Tanakh

Reviewing: “The Koren Tanakh of the Land of Israel: Genesis.” Koren Publishers. 2024.  Multilingual. Hardcover. 513 pages. ISBN-13: 978-9657766705. In a fascinating new book, “The

The Five Best Books of 5784

The term People of the Book, which sounds much better in Hebrew, Am HaSefer, is indeed apt. Walk into any Jewish bookstore or browse on

Four Short and Sweet New Books

Reviewing: “Letters on Kabbalah: Correspondences Between Two Schools of Jewish Thought” by J.J. Kimche. Independently published. 2023. Paperback. 187 pages. ISBN-13: 979-8852523730. The classic Jewish

Not Just for Baalei Teshuva

Reviewing: “Life after Teshuvah: Five, Ten, and Twenty Years Later,” by Rabbi Zecharya Greenwald. Mosaica Press. 2024. 405 pages. ISBN-10: 1961602296. A more appropriate title

The Brilliance of Rav Kook

Reviewing: “Hadarav: His Inner Chambers” by Abraham Isaac Hakohen Kook. Maggid Books. Bilingual edition. 2024. English, Hebrew. Hardcover. 238 pages. ISBN-13: 978-1592646531. Text translation is

The Timeless Wisdom of Torah

Reviewing: “Medical Halachah Annual, Volume 2: Applying Classic Principles to Contemporary Practice,” Touro University. Mosaica Press. 2024. Hardcover. 176 pages. ISBN-13: 978-1961602441. One of the

Struggling With Faith

Reviewing: “Questioning Belief: Torah and Tradition in an Age of Doubt” by Raphael Zarum. Maggid Books. 2024. English. Hardcover. 360 pages. ISBN-13: 978-1592646197. In her

Halacha in the Modern Technology Age

Reviewing: ‘Torah in a Connected World: A Halachic Perspective on Communication Technology and Social Media,’ by Jonathan Ziring. Maggid Books. 2024. Hardcover. 464 pages. ISBN-13:

Generations of Torah

Reviewing: “Articles, Anecdotes & Insights: Genack/Genechovsky Torah” by Steven Genack. Independently published. 2023. English. Paperback. 172 pages. ISBN-13: 979-8323969159. When looking at the cover of

An Ode to Rabbi Sacks, zt”l

Reviewing: “An Ode to Joy: Judaism and Happiness in the Thought of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks and Beyond” by Erica Brown and Shira Weiss (editors).