In the fall of 2015 I began writing a weekly column for the Five Towns Jewish Times, sort of a compendium of classic works that anyone interested in the Jewish heritage should find familiar. Put another way, these are book reviews of incredibly important works, even though they were published centuries ago.
Enjoy in good health!
Kalonymus Kalmish Shapiro, Esh Kodesh
Moshe Cordovero, Tomer Devorah
Yitzchak Baruch and Yosef Azulai, eds. Chok Le’Yisrael
Moshe Chaim Luzzatto, Mesilat Yesharim
Yisrael Meir Kagan, Chofetz Chaim
Heinrich Graetz, History of the Jews
Avraham Maimuni (ben HaRambam), Milhamot HaShem
The Memoirs of Gluckel of Hameln
Rabbi Chaim Vital, The Gates of Holiness
Samuel Usque, Consolation for the Tribulations of Israel
Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, ed. Hayom Yom
Rabbi David Gans, Tzemach David
Dr. Avraham Steinberg, Encyclopedia of Jewish Medical Ethics
R. Gershon Kiss, Masekhet Prohibition (Purim Torah)
R. Yaakov Emden, Megilat Sefer
R. Pinhas Hurwitz, Sefer ha-Brit
R. Hillel Baal Shem, Sefer ha-Heshek
R. Schneur Zalman of Liadi, Tanya
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