In the hilarious and high-energy pages of The Dad Jokes Haggadah by Martin Bodek, the Passover Seder gets a much-needed injection of humor. This isn’t just your standard religious text; it’s a full-on celebration of the classic, pun-heavy "dad joke" style applied to the entire...

Mysticism is a spiritual tradition that transcends conventional religious boundaries and allows the individual scope to seek heightened perception and access hidden truths through the teachings of the sages and by direct experience. It is against this background that M. A. Irfan enters the arena...

If you’re looking for a book that makes you think and feel at the same time, The Paradox of Pain by Mariela G. George is definitely it. Be prepared for a book that doesn’t just tell you about suffering—it makes you question it deeply while...

Praising, Praying and Proclaiming God’s Word is a grounded devotional that focuses on three core habits: giving God praise, talking to Him in prayer, and speaking His Word aloud. Deborah O'Connor has organized these Scripture-based declarations by biblical books—moving through Psalms, Proverbs, and the New...

Have you tried true Japanese cuisine? Have you wondered about its simplicity? In fact, as Aurelian Marchesi explains in The Logic of Japanese Cuisine, it’s actually refined, possibly described as minimalist. When presented with the fine makings of Japanese cuisine, one might feel the quantity...

Helena Blavatsky (1831 - 1891) was a Russian mystic, spiritualist, and philosopher who based her writings on the teachings of Tibetan sages. Although guided by eastern practices, she struck a harmonious balance between east and west that remains relevant to this day. Her better-known publications...

Behind The Torn Veil by Itotko argues that many biblical disputes come from treating scripture as a record of physical events instead of a symbolic account of spiritual reality. Itotko revisits key passages that readers often quote as literal fact and tests them for internal...

Life is full of twists and turns, ups and downs. How do we manage unexpectedly anxious moments? Unexpected Aldars is written by a group of authors called Oakland Community's Unexpected Altars. One of the many contributing authors, Brian Greenfield, writes comparatively about how life is...

Michal Mendelsohn’s Rabbi, Your Cleavage Is Showing is a memoir that traces an extraordinary and unconventional path from a turbulent childhood to a historic role in North American Jewish life. Mendelsohn introduces herself as a young girl growing up in Manhattan, shaped by isolation, family...

Fragments of Self: A Constellation of Being by Susan A. Knight is a collection of poems, short stories, and essays that explore identity and human connection. The book is divided into three main parts called Existence, Fractures, and Beautiful Encounters. In the first part, the...