Halacha Yomis: Daily Halachic Companion From OU Press
OU Press, the publishing division of the Orthodox Union, announces the publication of Halacha Yomis: A Daily Halachic Companion. Containing 354 brief selections, one halacha for each day of...
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Author Judith Kerr Dies Weeks Before Her 96th Birthday
Kerr wrote about the Holocaust in a way children could understand
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Best-Selling Novelist Judith Krantz Dies at 91
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I need to open with a small disclaimer. I have not really known the author of this book, Rabbi Zev M. Shandalov, as an adult, other...
Nazi Hunters’ Memoir Wins National Jewish Book Award
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