Books I've Mentioned
This is a list of books I've mentioned in my classes, it is not exhaustive, just meant to be a help if you are trying to remember, "what was that book she talked about?"
Growing Together by Aliza Bulow and Oralee Stiles
My book for parents and friends of newly observant Jews.
On the Chumash/Bible/Parsha:
The Hirsch Chumash commentary by Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch published by Feldheim
The Beast That Crouches at the Door: Adam & Eve, Cain & Abel, and Beyond
The Queen You Thought You Knew (about Esther) both by Rabbi David Fohrman
Lilmod U'lelamed: From the Teachings of Our Sages by Rabbi Mordechai Katz
Mitzvahs:
Sefer HaChinuch - 613 Mitzvot in the order they appear in the Torah
Philosophy:
Derech Hashem (The Way of G-d) by Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzatto
Tomer Devorah (The Palm Tree of Devorah) by Rabbi Moshe Cordevero
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankel
Marital Intimacy by Rabbi Avraham Peretz Friedman
The Moon's Lost Light by Devorah Heshelis
Jewish Holidays and Months:
The Book of Our Heritage by Eliahu KiTov
Mussar and Self-improvement:
Bridging the Gap by Avi Fertig
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey (chapter 5 on listening)
Memoirs:
The Memoirs of Gluckel of Hamelen by Gluckel
Miriam's Kitchen by Elizabeth Ehrlich
Expecting Adam by Martha Beck
Parenting:
To Kindle a Soul by Rabbi Laurence Kelemen www.lawrencekelemen.com
Three by Miriam Grossman, MD:
Unprotected - How the culture of political correctness leaves our children...
You're Teaching My Child What?! - about sex education in America
The Wonder of Becoming You: How a Jewish Girl Grows Up - classic for Jewish girls going through puberty
Inner Torah
Practical Inner Torah
The Breath and Body of Inner Torah by Miriam Millhauser Castle
Dating and Marriage:
I Only Want to Get Married Once by Chana Levitan
Marital Intimacy by Rabbi Avraham Peretz Friedman
NY Times Articles:
Questions Couples Should Ask (Or Wish They Had) Before Marrying
Rallying To Keep the Game Alive (about marriage)
On Tragedy:
Aish.com ebook about coping with tragedy
Interesting American History:
The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl by Timothy Eigen
A Secret Gift: How One Man's Kindness--and a Trove of Letters--Revealed the Hidden History of the Great Depression by Ted Gup
Growing Together by Aliza Bulow and Oralee Stiles
My book for parents and friends of newly observant Jews.
On the Chumash/Bible/Parsha:
The Hirsch Chumash commentary by Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch published by Feldheim
The Beast That Crouches at the Door: Adam & Eve, Cain & Abel, and Beyond
The Queen You Thought You Knew (about Esther) both by Rabbi David Fohrman
Lilmod U'lelamed: From the Teachings of Our Sages by Rabbi Mordechai Katz
Mitzvahs:
Sefer HaChinuch - 613 Mitzvot in the order they appear in the Torah
Philosophy:
Derech Hashem (The Way of G-d) by Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzatto
Tomer Devorah (The Palm Tree of Devorah) by Rabbi Moshe Cordevero
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankel
Marital Intimacy by Rabbi Avraham Peretz Friedman
The Moon's Lost Light by Devorah Heshelis
Jewish Holidays and Months:
The Book of Our Heritage by Eliahu KiTov
Mussar and Self-improvement:
Bridging the Gap by Avi Fertig
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey (chapter 5 on listening)
Memoirs:
The Memoirs of Gluckel of Hamelen by Gluckel
Miriam's Kitchen by Elizabeth Ehrlich
Expecting Adam by Martha Beck
Parenting:
To Kindle a Soul by Rabbi Laurence Kelemen www.lawrencekelemen.com
Three by Miriam Grossman, MD:
Unprotected - How the culture of political correctness leaves our children...
You're Teaching My Child What?! - about sex education in America
The Wonder of Becoming You: How a Jewish Girl Grows Up - classic for Jewish girls going through puberty
Inner Torah
Practical Inner Torah
The Breath and Body of Inner Torah by Miriam Millhauser Castle
Dating and Marriage:
I Only Want to Get Married Once by Chana Levitan
Marital Intimacy by Rabbi Avraham Peretz Friedman
NY Times Articles:
Questions Couples Should Ask (Or Wish They Had) Before Marrying
Rallying To Keep the Game Alive (about marriage)
On Tragedy:
Aish.com ebook about coping with tragedy
Interesting American History:
The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl by Timothy Eigen
A Secret Gift: How One Man's Kindness--and a Trove of Letters--Revealed the Hidden History of the Great Depression by Ted Gup