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Esta es la primera obra que veo con estas características, los comentarios son excelentes, un gran aporte.

Espero que pronto editen el resto de la Biblia.
Realmente este libro hay que tenerlo

Un Gran aporte para los estudiosos de la Biblia.
Me gusto mucho!

Hola

Este libro viene con hebreo y fonetica en paralelo a
la traducción Reina Valera la cual fue revisada con el texto hebreo.Para mi fue muy importante poder leer la Biblia en su idioma original.

Trae ademas comentarios muy buenos, y con enseñanzas practicas para la vida, basados en la tradicion oral del pueblo de israel, y anexos muy interesantes.

Realmente lo recomiendo.

Es un gran aporte para todos los que queremos buscar, entender y profundizar un poco mas en la palabra de Dios.

These stories are related in Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach's inimitable way. What a treasure.... what a treat! To be read over and over again giving the reader something more to dwell on each time ... a must read!

This book is steeped in heartfelt stories that nourish more than our intellect. It is easy to get lost in good stories, but to have your heart and soul be nourished is not so easy. Shlomo Carlebach did this through songs, stories and teachings. This book captures the essence of those stories and has the feel of a time long gone when the spirit was a tangible thing.

Reb Shlomo is quoted as saying in the introduction to this book , an introduction which focuses on Shlomo's idea of what storytelling really is" " A good story has to connect to all our emotions. It has to reach not only the place of our laughter, it also has to touch the fountain of our tears. Everybody knows that there are two days of the year when we're closest to 'Mashiach'. Yes, one of them is Purim, when we're laughing. But the other is Tisha B'Av, when we're mamash crying from the deepest depths of our hearts and souls."
In this book 'Lamed Vav' thirty- six of the favorite stories of Reb Shlomo are told and illustrated by Tzlotana Barbara Midlo. Among them are many of the classics of Hasidic storytelling. In some cases they are embellished with a modern extension of the story.
Among the stories are "The Funeral of the Drunken Tailor" " The Bookbinder" "One Last Chance" " But Nobody Knows" "The Knife of Avraham Avinu" " The Bakers" " Two Glasses of Tea and a Load of Lumber" " It Depends on Your Point of View" "Schwartzer Wolf".
One of the most well- known of all Hasidic tales , "Yossele the Holy Miser" is enhanced when a non- Jewish listerner understands that he is a descendant of 'The Holy Miser'.It turns out that his mother who was a survivor of the Shoah hid her Jewish identity, but that he through the story recovers it.
Shomo made everything he did live. His music lived and people felt more alive listening to it and joining in it. His jokes made people more alive and filled with happiness and hope. His stories too gave people a richer sense of the meaning of life. Stories as he taught were not just information or knowledge but a way of experiencing the world with all one's soul.
This wonderful volume contains among other things a beautiful dedicatory word by Moshe and Tzippora Rothkopf in memory of Moshe's mother , Sara, and in memory of Moshe's best friend, the great 'holy teacher' and faithful student of Reb Shlomo, Reb Dovid Herzberg who was too a great Hasidic storyteller, joker, davvaner in the highest of highest ways.

Easy reading and very interesting

Whether fact or fiction, the book was very interesting

The hebraic stories or legends that leave you with tongue in cheek

This is a great book for a child who reads well but hates too much text on a page. The story is sweet, emotional, and transports you to the negev soyou can almost feel the sand in the air. The hebrew text is simple and clear. A winner. Write more!

My grandkids want me to read this story again and again, and I don't mind because I learn more each time I read it. For the kids it's a story of a sand fox that gets lost. For me it's an introduction to animals that live in the Negev desert. Superb illustrations of real Negev species. Also a nice way to introduce kids to Israel.

One other nice feature--in addition to the story in English, it's written in Hebrew. I enjoy seeing the Hebrew letters, and showing them to my grandkids, even if I don't know the language well enough to understand the story in the Hebrew version.

Through this adventure of a little sandfox who wanders too far from his Negev dessert home, readers are introduced to a hedgehog, a jerboa, a long-eared bat, an eagle owl, and a hyrax. The book is written in both English and Hebrew on the same page. Lon-Lon becomes a little wiser to the ways of the outside world through contact with the other animals. He learns the "outside world" is not such a friendly place, when a menacing owl swoops down to catch and perhaps devour him as he narrowly escapes into a gap in a rock. He meets a friendly and helpful hydrax who compliments him for his escape technique and helps him locate his burrow by the acacia tree and reunite with his worried mother, his loving father, and his brother and sister who want to know all about his adventures in the "outside world." Lon-Lon will tell his tale, only after he has gone to sleep for the rest of the day. This book was read in both languages to a class of 5-year-olds with a very positive reception. The ten children in the class were totally enthralled by the story. The English speakers listened to the Hebrew, as well, and visa versa for the Hebrew-speaking students. The soft, pencil illustrations are lovely and beautifully depict the desert scenery. However, a map of Israel and an endnote providing additional information about the wildlife of the Negev desert would have added value. For ages 4-7.

The writing is well-done; the content is well-researched, inspirational, provoking AND entertaining!

I love this series so much that I have had to replace the entire set three times. I lend them out and they disappear!
These are by far the finest novels that Ms. Austin has written. I was drawn into the story, and I just couldn't put the books down. Ms. Austin provides Scriptural references so it is easy to see what she is basing her story on. After reading the Scriptures, elements in the story that are taken right out of the Bible are easily discerned from those that the writer may be taking an artist license with. It breathed life into these characters and made them very relevant to me.

I immediately began reading the remaining books in the series, and every one was a delight. I enthusiastically recommend the series.

In this book, Austin aligns the brief Biblical account of King Hezekiah to the words of the prophets of the times along an exciting line of fiction. Prophecies, often confusing or misunderstood suddenly come alive as they are placed into everyday situations and applied to specific situations. This book creates in your mind a thrilling scene of the reality of the despair of Israel and Judah and an understanding of the great compassion Yaweh has for his Chosen People. After reading this book, you will never read prophecy the same again.

The book give a great overview of Judaism in general, aside from an intricate analysis of Mezuzah

This book is written for both the layman and scholar. It provides the reader with an instant and extensive grounding in the subject matter. The reader is warned that this is not an overnight read.

This book is unique in that it can be understood by the layman as well the advanced scholar. It will tell you about where to hang the Mezuzah as how to check it. It also will tell you the latest developments in the world of Jewish calligraphy. The footnotes are written in English but allow one to plummet the depths of talmudic law and the responsa. All in all an excellent book!

What a great find! This gorgeously illustrated book is truly a work of art. The story will captivate the young reader, and enchant the adult, as well. The Money in The Honey will be welcomed in any young library.

I loved this well-written book. The story approaches the Biblical characters from a unique vantage point, which is entirely refreshing. The illustrations are rich, bold, and detailed - each page is worth pondering.

The Money in the Honey will appeal to young children of all faiths, especially as its prose is so graceful and easy to follow. It's a story with a moral, yet avoids preaching. Rather, it entertains. This is what you always hope to find in a great children's book. The Money in the Honey is superb!

With its breathtaking and vivid pictures, this book brings a classical tale of King David to life.

This book is easy an easy 'kid read' which even parents will enjoy.

A must have!

Illustrated and adapted for young readers by Aidel Backman, The Money In The Honey is a Midrash-based picture book, showcasing a classical Biblical tale of King David's childhood. Thoughtful color illustrations, and a straightforward narrative text bring this timeless parable alive. Enthusiastically recommended reading for children of all faiths and backgrounds who are almost ready to make the transition from picture books to tales that require more reading comprehension, The Money In The Honey is an exceptional picture book and would grace any family, school, or community library collection.

You have already published my review but I do wish you would correct two spelling errors your editors made. 1. individual should be individuals 2. please spell different correctly.

Thank you. Lorry @ix.netcom. com

Dr. Joseph Winsten's "Moses Meets Israel" puts me on scene as I travel with him as he traces biblical teaching of the origin of Israelites, recounting the earliest migrations from the Arabian peninsula and the folklore and history that pursued through the times of Moses. I am taken on the long journey visiting the desert, the villages, tribes, kingdoms and individuals who have been heroes to most of us. Winsten makes pictures as he writes so that the probable history, the way he accounts for it, seems alive and true. While it is upsetting to watch the possible destruction of what he designates as myth, it is scholarly written, and commands utmost attention.

Yes, I found "Moses Meets Israel" disturbing. There are so many possibilites presented different from the sacred book that it is difficult to trash almost the whole of what has been sacred. The outcome is that with the rehasing and slashing of the stories of holy characters - the myths as the author writes - it becomes necessary to examine and reexamine accumulated knowledge to make new and fair judgement of what really happened.

Congratulations to Dr. Winsten for making his assumptions based on his prolonged research, his literary manner and "guts" to make deeper thinkers of all who read his book

This is an extraordinary, well researched book, presenting a new, refreshing insight into the character of Moses and the development of the concept of one God, the basis of the major Western religions. It traces the times from the early peoples in the area, the Egyptians, and the Exodus of the Hebrews. Did the Red Sea really part? What really did happen? A good read! Try it!

Music In Ancient Israel/Palestine: Archaeological, Written, And Comparative Sources by Israeli musicologist Joachim Braun is the first truly comprehensive study of the musical culture in Israel/Palestine in antiquity, as interpreted from the available archaeological record. An engrossing, informative, academically endowed exploration of the crafting of musical instruments and the evolution of musical expression as understood through evidence, as well as scholarly hypothesis stretching from the stone age to the Hellenistic-Roman period, Music In Ancient Israel/Palestine is a singularly amazing and very strongly recommended analysis which is a welcome an valued contribution to both Music History and Mideast Archaeology reference shelves and supplemental reading lists.

This is well researched and documented look into music from Ancient Israel/Palestine. Braun exhaustively looks at the all the evidence, both archaeological, Biblical, etc. to gain a sense of the music of the times, but cultic, private and public.

His sense of always trying to weave the very best conclusions from all the evidence is convincing, although for most of us readers who do not have all the experience of reading the vast literature on the subject, one is lost as to most reasonable views. Braun helps by providing his own interpretations of such, and for this reason this work is helpful.

He breaks his investigation into timeframes: Stone AGe, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Hellinistic-Roman. These are each accompanied by one of the books strongest features besides the documented bibliography is the wealth of fine photos and drawings to illustrate the evidence as the commentary alludes.

Music In Ancient Israel/Palestine: Archaeological, Written, And Comparative Sources by Israeli musicologist Joachim Braun is the first truly comprehensive study of the musical culture in Israel/Palestine in antiquity, as interpreted from the available archaeological record. An engrossing, informative, academically endowed exploration of the crafting of musical instruments and the evolution of musical expression as understood through evidence, as well as scholarly hypothesis stretching from the stone age to the Hellenistic-Roman period, Music In Ancient Israel/Palestine is a singularly amazing and very strongly recommended analysis which is a welcome an valued contribution to both Music History and Mideast Archaeology reference shelves and supplemental reading lists.

Yoram Binur, an Israeli journalist fluent in Arabic from covering stories in the Arab areas of his country, decided to take on a fake identity as an Arab to get first-hand experience of the treatment Arabs receive from the Israeli police and society. He was convincing enough to be singled out for harassment and violence from the police, and he experienced subtle discrimination from everyday Israelis. He learned to really feel the terror Arabs in Israel feel every time an army vehicle approaches them, or even passes by their house at night, knowing they could legally be brutalized at any time for no reason. It was an eye-opening account from inside one of the most complex political situations on earth, and Binur always kept it personal and involving.

This is an incredible book. Yoram Binur provides an entirely new perspective to an old issue. The depth of maltreatment of Arab Palestinians in Israel has not been put into such a consise, unobstructed manner in the history of literature. Anyone who is interested in educating themselves about the Civil and Moral Rights violations which are taking place in Israel should definately read this book. Any advocate of justice, any person concerned with the fact that there are people being horribly mistreated anywhere in the world, and anyone looking for a cause to support or solidarity to offer those who are oppressed should start with this book.

It's funny how some books, no matter how well written or well balanced, still get attacked for what they present us.

Yoram Binur is a Jew who speaks Arabic and can pass for a Palestinian. As a journalist he decides to enter into that world to see how the other half lives. What he sees and feels cannot be debated, negated, ignored or even criticized. It just is.

What Yoram experienced was an everyday existance of discrimination from the Jewish Isrealies he encountered. He wasn't brutally attacked or beaten or spit upon at every corner. No, his story is far more subtle. What he describes is a life of an outcast, of what it feels like to be someone who's viewed as "less than," as the "other."

The routine details of this life are in fact some of the most important in the current debate about the situation in Israel. What Binur experiences is essentially the seed that has helped bring about the larger forms of violence with each side upping the ante. It doesn't start with a bulldozer destroying a Palestinian home. And it doesn't start with a Palestinian bombing a sidewalk cafe and killing a dozen innocent civilians. It starts with everyday hatred - and that's what Binur so clearly gives us.

We already know that some (not all) Palestinians refuse Israel's right to exist. What we need, as Americans who have blindly supported Israel no matter what it does, is to see how some Israelis (not all) haves refused the Palestinians a right to their homeland - and their dignity. Binur's book is a step in the right direction in learning that lesson.