An advertising guide for curious readers.
Being Israeli After the Destruction of Gaza
By Ariel Beery
After the destruction of Gaza, Ariel Beery kept hearing the same argument: that Israel’s actions had made the Zionist project morally bankrupt. He did not believe it, but struggled to explain why. So he did what he does when he lacks the words: he listened. He spoke with Israeli leaders and activists—right and left, all critics of the Netanyahu government—who accepted responsibility for their country’s actions while demanding a new path forward. Expecting despair, he found resolve. Being Israeli After the Destruction of Gaza is an intimate exploration of moral agency, Jewish sovereignty, and the fight to rebuild Israel’s future.
Available in ebook or paperback from any of the online stores listed at bit.ly/BeingIsraeli
Tales of an Urban Mystic
By Andrew Ramer
What does it mean to live as a mystic in the kaleidoscope of everyday urban life? Acclaimed author Andrew Ramer, a modern-day prophet, opens the door to a lifetime of luminous encounters with the unseen. His stories shimmer not from a mountaintop monastery but from apartment buildings, city streets, and family kitchens in New York and Oakland. Walk beside Ramer through more than seventy years of extraordinary tales. From his first memories in the womb to intimate encounters with dead ancestors, angels, and God, his journey will awaken and transform you—while calling you deeper into your own spiritual life.
Available on Amazon and Wipfandstock.com
The Realia Jesus
By David A. Fiensy
The “shiny objects” from archaeological excavations tell only part of the story. You also have to get a little dirty and study some of the less glamorous things like human bones. This book not only features the buildings and theaters from the excavations but also items rarely handled in glossy magazines. The skeletal remains are an important window into the ancient world indicating lifespan, morbidity, violence, and stature. The work features four areas of archaeological finds, including inscriptions, large finds, small finds (jewelry, coins), and human remains, to help interpret and illustrate the New Testament Gospel of Luke.
Available on Amazon and Wipfandstock.com
The 36 Virtues of the Talmudic Sages
Ronald W. Pies, MD
How should we conduct ourselves as moral beings? What character traits should we cultivate in order to live decent, ethical lives? These are the far-ranging concerns of the Talmudic tractate Pirkei Avot—the only portion of the Talmud that deals solely with ethical, rather than legal, matters. In this book, ethicist Ronald W. Pies, MD, condenses the wisdom of the Talmudic sages into 36 qualities, virtues, or character traits (middot) that define the spiritually evolved person. Any reader searching for an ethical compass in this often directionless age will come away renewed in purpose and enriched in understanding.
Available on Amazon
I and the Village: Daughter of the Kibbutz
By Estee Cohen Laub
I and the Village is a captivating coming-of-age story that recounts a life shaped by communal upbringing and the turbulent history of Israel. This moving memoir takes the reader on a journey, through the persecution of her family during the Nazi mass killing of Jews in Lithuania, to Estee’s life as a fledgling dancer on a young kibbutz and her struggle for individuality. Her narrative weaves personal stories, historical perspectives, and reflection on trauma, survival, and the silent legacy of the Holocaust as she eventually decides to leave the kibbutz to study dance at the Martha Graham School in NYC.
Available on Amazon and Esteelaub.com
Belonging to the World
By Barry Hoffner
After losing his wife, Jackie, to sudden tragedy in Africa, Barry Hoffner was consumed by grief. In its wake, he felt an unexpected pull—to move, reconnect, and reengage with the world. What began as a hesitant return to travel became a bold quest to visit all 193 countries, a feat achieved by fewer than 500 people. Along the way, Barry encountered profound kindness across cultures and circumstances, reshaping his understanding of humanity. Belonging to the World is a moving memoir of loss, resilience, and global connection. Proceeds support the Bourse Jackie scholarships for young women in West Africa through the Caravan to Class Foundation.
Available on Amazon
Merry-Go-Round Broke Down
By David Woo and Margalit Shinar
National bestseller Merry-Go-Round Broke Down by former Wall Street strategist David Woo and architect Margalit Shinar is a globe-spanning thriller that puts a human face on globalization through nine interconnected lives caught in a Manhattan hostage crisis on the eve of the 2008 financial collapse. Praised by Paul Tudor Jones as “a fantastic tapestry of wordsmithing and storytelling,” the novel moves from Wall Street trading floors to Chinese factory towns and the Amazon rainforest, exploring greed, ambition, power, and the unintended consequences of an interconnected world. A timely and provocative story about who benefits from globalization and who pays the price.
Available on Amazon, USAtoday.com and Simonandschuster.com
The Longest Road
By Sasha Perelman
Some stories are passed down. Others must be rewritten. For generations, her family carried stories of survival, silence, and scarcity. Sasha Perelman’s vivid and emotionally charged memoir, The Longest Road, tells the story of breaking that inheritance open. Tracing her family from Soviet hardship to American reinvention, Perelman writes with rare honesty and grace about the wounds that pass quietly between mothers and daughters, and the courage it takes to transform them. A luminous meditation on healing, lineage, and what we choose to carry into the next generation.
Available on Amazon and at Sashaperelman.com
Heroism and Hope
By David Bryfman
Heroism and Hope is essential reading for anyone who cares about Jewish education and Israel in this defining moment. In the wake of October 7, David Bryfman challenges readers to move beyond reactive, crisis-driven approaches and toward something deeper, more honest, and more enduring. This compelling book invites parents, grandparents, and lay leaders to reimagine Israel not as a talking point, but as a vital source of identity, moral reflection, and connection. With clarity and courage, Bryfman offers a path to teaching that embraces complexity, welcomes diverse voices, and cultivates a resilient, grounded hope for the next generation.
Available on Amazon and Educator.jewishedproject.org
From Paris to Zion
By Louise Ashworth
Based on a true story. If there was ever a time in your life where a story has left you breathless and longing for more, now is the time to tell your friends about it because you have just found your book! This captivating psychological thriller will satisfy every taste bud in your mouth and more.
An unforgettable emotional rollercoaster is an understatement.
In the shadow of WWII exploring a quest for identity and resilience.
Francois a young boy finds himself entangled in a web of mystery and deceit and must confront the monsters that lurk in the shadows…buckle up tight!
Available on Amazon.com and Waterstones
Operation Texas
By Anita Lampel
In 1938, as Europe moves toward catastrophe, Rosalind Fisher, a linguist in her twenties, is thrust into an urgent mission on behalf of the young congressman, Lyndon Baines Johnson, to secure visas for relatives of his good friend, Jim Novy, who are trapped in Poland. From the Queen Mary to the tense corridors of the US Embassy in Warsaw, Rosalind faces espionage, resistance, and impossible choices. Inspired by true events, Operation Texas tells a story of courage, moral risk, and the fragile line between policy and humanity on the eve of war.
Available on Amazon