Browsing Library Staff Publications by Issue Date

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    • In the shadow of Amalek. 

      Lee, Hindishe (Jewish Bible Quarterly (formerly Dor le Dor), 1988)
      The relationship between disunity of the Jewish people & instances of attacks from Amalek.

    • The Sefer Torah of Baron Rothschild 

      Cantor, Hallie (Hachai Publishing, 1988-11)

    • The Story of Yosef Caro: Author of the Shulchan Aruch (Pt. 1) 

      Cantor, Hallie (HaChai Publishing, 1988-11)
      Chapter 1 of biography of Rav (HaChacham) Yosef Caro, author of the Shulchan Aruch (Code of Jewish Law). Accompanied by side article "Jews of Portugal," which provides background to Rav Caro's life, beginning with his ...

    • The Story of Yosef Caro: Author of the Shulchan Aruch (Part 2) 

      Cantor, Hallie (Hachai Publishing, 1988-12)
      "The Story of Yosef Caro: Author of the Shulchan Aruch" / Editorial Staff. Chapter 2 of the biography of Rav (HaChacham) Yosef Caro, author of the Shulchan Aruch (Code of Jewish Law). Yosef's aristocratic father, Ephraim ...

    • The Jews of Poland: Part I: Fear and Hope 

      Kirsch, Devorah; Cantor, Hallie (Hachai Publishing, 1989)
      From the ghettos of the west, the Jews move to the shtetlach (small towns) of the east. There they establish a new culture - destined to achieve great heights in scholarship.

    • The Story of Yosef Caro: Author of the Shulchan Aruch (Pt. 3) 

      Cantor, Hallie (HaChai Publishing, 1989-01)
      "The Story of Yosef Caro: Author of the Shulchan Aruch" / Editorial Staff. Chapter 3 of the biography of Rav (HaChacham) Yosef Caro, author of the Shulchan Aruch (Code of Jewish Law). Yosef's family has arrived safely in ...

    • The Jews of Germany: Part I: Antiquity to the Renaissance 

      Cantor, Hallie; Kirsch, Devorah (Hachai Publishing, 1989-02)
      From antiquity until the end of the Renaissance, the development of Jewish life and culture is detailed. A bitter chronology emerges - of mass suffering and persecution.

    • A child's secret 

      Cantor, Hallie (Hachai Publishing, 1989-02)
      A fictional account of Yaakov Yitzchak of Peshischa .

    • Cast your bread 

      Cantor, Hallie (Hachai Publishing, 1989-03)
      A simple woodcutter and a wayward prince . . . both are united through an act of kindness. Told tongue-in-cheek, this Purim tale stresses the long-term rewards of charity.

    • The Jews of German: Part II: From Emancipation to War 

      Kirsch, Devorah; Cantor, Hallie (HaChai Publishing, 1989-03)
      In their growing emancipation, the German Jews rapidly integrate into general society. They are forced to choose between tradition and assimilation.

    • The Jews of Germany: Part III Into the Abyss 

      Kirsch, Devorah; Cantor, Hallie (Hachai Publishing, 1989-04)
      Standing on the pinnacle of achievement, the German Jews are plunged into violence and terror. During this bleak and final period, a dazzling culture is engulfed in darkness.

    • The Bargain 

      Cantor, Hallie (Hachai Publishing, 1989-06)
      Decisions often lead to pain. And in this moving story, hunger leads to a painful choice.

    • The Jews of Poland: Part II: The Rise of Chassidus 

      Kirsch, Devorah; Cantor, Hallie (Hachai Publishing, 1989-06)
      The Jews, plunged in darkness, discover the light of chassidus. Through this dynamic movement, Judaism takes on a new shape·and style.

    • A Providential Deal 

      Cantor, Hallie (Hachai Publishing, 1989-07)
      A little-known tale of how Rav Yosef Caro mustered enough money to go to Safed. Amazing, but true.

    • The Jews of Poland: Part III: Before the Fall 

      Kirsch, Devorah; Cantor, Hallie (HaChai Publishing, 1989-07)
      Piety and secularity forge a true "Jewish Nation." A golden age of culture, as well as religion, in the century before the Holocaust.

    • Beyond the limit 

      Cantor, Hallie (Hachai Publishing, 1990-02)
      A wily baron offers a tempting prize: all the land that one can traverse in twelve hours. But there's a catch.

    • Reb Elazar's Arm 

      Cantor, Hallie (Hachai Publishing, 1990-03)
      Short story concerning tefillin and healing.

    • The beggar and the thief 

      Kirsch, Devorah; Cantor, Hallie (HaChai Publishing, 1990-04)
      An unexpected guest at the Passover Seder tries the faith and patience of the hosts.

    • Review of the book "A Lucky Child: A Memoir of Surviving Auschwitz as a Young Boy," by Thomas Buergenthal. 

      Cantor, Hallie (AJL, 1990-05)

    • Credit due 

      Cantor, Hallie (Chaya Sarah) (Hachai Publishing, 1990-06)
      Reb Zusha of Anipoli in a mystery with a surprising outcome.