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The Land of the Bible Review

July 26th, 2010 No comments
The Land of the Bible (Revised and Enlarged Edition)

I enjoyed the book but not as much as I had hoped. It is filled with so many superflous details, that at times I was lost waiting for the author to reach his point of deliever the information I was looking for. If someone is looking for an indepth book on the history and geography [...]

The Books of Rachel Review

July 25th, 2010 No comments
The Books of Rachel

Born with the same name, this title grabbed my attention years ago when I read the book at the time it had its original cover art.I love this book and claimed it as one of my favorites after recently re-reading it once again.The author, Joel Gross, spent over a year on the research to write [...]

Travel Guide to Jewish Europe, A: Third Edition Review

July 18th, 2010 No comments
Travel Guide to Jewish Europe, A: Third Edition

I have now traveled extensively through Europe and toted Frank’s guide with me everywhere. Whenever I reach a new country I enjoy reading his account of the history of Jews there, as well as what he has to say on major Jewish sites, architecture and the other facts he offers. However, as a listing of [...]

City of Oranges: An Intimate History of Arabs and Jews in Jaffa Review

July 13th, 2010 No comments
City of Oranges: An Intimate History of Arabs and Jews in Jaffa

OK if the title is too cryptic for you…for something to begin something else has to end or it would just be continuation.Zionism and the establishment of a “Jewish State” in the Middle East would by definition be the signal for the end of the Ottoman Province of Palestine (including parts of Jordan, Syria, Lebanon [...]

Answering Jewish Objections to Jesus: General and Historical Objections Review

June 19th, 2010 No comments
Answering Jewish Objections to Jesus: General and Historical Objections

This is a planned four-volume set.Dr. Brown is the leading expert on responding to objections to Jesus and Christian theology raised by knowledgeable Orthodox Jews. He has a doctorate in Semitic languages, the books are well-researched and well-written and he covers the material in detail, going into Talmudic interpretations, Rashi, Maimonedes, etc. Although such Jewish [...]