‘Talmud Reclaimed’ Offers New Insights
Reviewing: “Talmud Reclaimed: An Ancient Text in the Modern Era” by Rabbi Shmuel Phillips. Mosaica Press. 2023. 509 pages. ISBN-13: 978-1957579986. While the Jewish Bible
March 14, 2025
Reviewing: “Talmud Reclaimed: An Ancient Text in the Modern Era” by Rabbi Shmuel Phillips. Mosaica Press. 2023. 509 pages. ISBN-13: 978-1957579986. While the Jewish Bible
Book Review: Ethics of Our Fighters: A Jewish View on War and Morality. Maggid. 2023. 412 pgs. There is a UPS commercial from years back
Reviewing: “Perpetuating the Masorah: Halakhic, Ethical and Experiential Dimensions” by Yitzhak Twersky. Maggid Books. English. Hardcover. 188 pages. ISBN-13: 978-1592646043. The “Maggid Modern Classics” from
Reviewing: “Halakhic Man” by Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik. The Jewish Publication Society; 40th Anniversary edition. 2023. English. Hardcover. 408 pages. ISBN-13: 978-0827615601. Some years back,
Reviewing: “The Great Z’manim Debate: The History, The Science, and The Lomdus” by Rabbi Ahron Notis. Mosaica Press. 2022. English. Hardcover. 188 pages. ISBN-13: 978-1957579122.
Reviewing: “Eighteen Days in October: The Yom Kippur War and How It Created the Modern Middle East” by Uri Kaufman. St. Martin’s Press. 2023. English.
Reprinted with permission from The Jewish Press. Reviewing: “Halachic Worldviews: Directions from Jewish Law” by Rabbi Tzvi Goldstein. Mosaica Press. 2023. English. Hardcover. 285 pages.
Reviewing: “Reimagining Repentance: Experiencing the High Holidays Through the Lens of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy,” by Rabbi Dr. Matisyahu Shulman MD. Kodesh Press. 2023. ISBN-13:
The term People of the Book, which sounds much better in Hebrew, Am HaSefer, is indeed apt. Walk into any Jewish bookstore and new titles
Reviewing: “101 Treasures from the National Library of Israel” by Raquel Ukeles, Hezi Amiur and Yoel Finkelman. Scala Arts Publishers Inc. 2023. English. Hardcover. 340
Reviewing: “Ecclesiastes and the Search for Meaning” by Erica Brown. Maggid Books. 2023. English. Hardcover. 528 pages. ISBN-13: 978-1592646357. Every year, the book of Kohelet
Reviewing: “The Halachic Haircutting Handbook: A Breakthrough Exposure of an Obscure Mitzvah” by Rabbi Chaim Jachter and Binyamin Jachter. Independently published. 2021. Paperback. 118 pages.
