Letters to Talia
Title | Letters to Talia PDF eBook |
Author | Dov Indig |
Publisher | Gefen Books |
Pages | 189 |
Release | 2012 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9789652296016 |
This book describes the rich cultural worlds of a yeshiva student and a kibbutz girl who succeed in creating a dialogue of understanding and compassion. Their distant outlooks meet in a meaningful and touching dialogue that reveals how much common ground they share despite their divergent world-views. This is an exceptional, engaging book that brings hope to those seeking a serious dialogue and real understanding between the religious and secular in Israeli society today.
Letters to Talia
Title | Letters to Talia PDF eBook |
Author | Dov Indig |
Publisher | Gefen Publishing House |
Pages | 190 |
Release | 2012-10-15 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9789652294937 |
Letters to Talia describes the rich cultural worlds of a yeshiva student and a kibbutz girl who succeed in creating a dialogue of understanding and compassion. Their distant outlooks meet in a meaningful and touching dialogue that reveals how much common ground they share despite their divergent worldviews. Letters to Talia is an exceptional, engaging book that brings hope to those seeking a serious dialogue and real understanding between the religious and secular in Israeli society today.
Jerusalem Maiden
Title | Jerusalem Maiden PDF eBook |
Author | Talia Carner |
Publisher | Harper Collins |
Pages | 466 |
Release | 2011-05-31 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0062079522 |
“Talia Carner is a skillful and heartfelt storyteller who takes the reader on journey of the senses, into a world long forgotten.” —Jennifer Lauck, author of Blackbird “Exquisitely told, with details so vivid you can almost taste the food and hear the voices….A moving and utterly captivating novel that I will be thinking about for a long, long time.” —Tess Gerritsen, author of The Silent Girl “Talia Carner’s story captivates at every level, heart and mind.” —Jacquelyn Mitchard, author of The Deep End of the Ocean The poignant, colorful, and unforgettable story of a young woman in early 20th-century Jerusalem who must choose between her faith and her passion, Jerusalem Maiden heralds the arrival of a magnificent new literary voice, Talia Carner. In the bestselling vein of The Red Tent, The Kite Runner, and A Thousand Splendid Suns, Jerusalem Maiden brilliantly evokes the sights and sounds of the Middle East during the final days of the Ottoman Empire. Historical fiction and Bible lovers will be captivated by this thrilling tale of a young Jewish woman during a fascinating era, her inner struggle with breaking the Second Commandment, and her ultimate transcendence through self-discovery.
The Daughters Victorious
Title | The Daughters Victorious PDF eBook |
Author | Shlomo Wexler |
Publisher | Gefen Publishing House Ltd |
Pages | 468 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9789652292551 |
A dramatization of the Torah story of the daughters of Zelaphchad, based of teachings from the Talmud and Midrash.
Self-portrait of a Hero
Title | Self-portrait of a Hero PDF eBook |
Author | Yonatan Netanyahu |
Publisher | Grand Central Pub |
Pages | 306 |
Release | 1980 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780446674614 |
Although 30-year-old Lt. Col. Jonathan Netanyahu, brother of Israel's current prime minister, was killed in battle during Israel's 1976 daring hostage rescue mission in Africa, his personal reflections live on in these letters written to his family and friends. 21 illustrations.
Is God Sad?
Title | Is God Sad? PDF eBook |
Author | Gil Daleski |
Publisher | Gefen Publishing House Ltd |
Pages | 40 |
Release | 2006-09 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9789652293725 |
A little girl, Tamar, asks her father questions about God and he responds.
Jerusalem Diaries
Title | Jerusalem Diaries PDF eBook |
Author | Judy Lash Balint |
Publisher | Gefen Publishing House Ltd |
Pages | 228 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9789652292711 |
Balint, a Jerusalem-based journalist, offers 55 diary-like commentaries on life in Israel between November 1998 and May 2001, as Israelis struggled to keep functioning under the intense pressures of terrorism inflicted on their citizenry. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.