Convert to Reform Judaism
Annotation:When he became engaged, Ben decided to convert to Judaism to join his fiancées "tribe". Laugh-out-loud funny and thoughtful at the same time
Place a Hold
Annotation:Dubner describes his upbringing in a large, boisterous and fiercely devout Catholic family and his subsequent conversion to Judaism - ironically, the faith his parents had discarded in their youth in favor of Catholicism.
Annotation:A compelling memoir of one woman's search for religious identity
Annotation:The story of a young North American's conversion to Islam and her ensuing romance with an Egyptian man, The Butterfly Mosque is a stunning articulation of a Westerner embracing the Muslim world
Annotation:Lewis tells of his search for joy, a spiritual journey that led him from the Christianity of his early youth into atheism and then back to Christianity
Annotation:A compact and thoroughly enjoyable survey of Jewish history and culture
Annotation:Fictionalized history of an actual book, the Hebrew codex known as the Sarajevo Haggadah, an extremely precious illuminated manuscript originally from medievel Spain. Also in audiobook CD and downloadable audiobook.
Annotation:15-year-old Marne is excited to spend her summer vacation in Hawaii, not realizing the challenges she will face staying with her aunt, seven cousins, and uncle who is a Chasidic rabbi. Also an e-book
Annotation:Four suburban New Jersey students from the Leo R. Gittleman Jewish Day School form a rock band that becomes inexplicably popular, creating exhilaration, friction, confrontation, and soul-searching among its members.
Annotation:An unprecedented feature documentary that shatters assumptions about faith, sexuality, and religious fundamentalism. Built around intimately told personal stories of Hasidic and Orthodox Jews who are gay or lesbian, the film portrays people who face a profound dilemma
Annotation:The portrayal of a young Jewish man living as a neo-Nazi
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