Rabbi Akiva Tatz

Rabbi Akiva Tatz's latest work presents a detailed approach to dangerous disease and therapy in Jewish Law. Part One includes sections on General Principles, approach to Risk, Dangerous and Terminal Illness, Withholding and withdrawing therapy, analgesia in dangerously and terminally ill patients, euthanasia and assisted suicide, resuscitation, live organ donation, coercion and consent, triage, interventions in pregnancy, experimental therapy, screening and prevention, among others. Sections are followed by analyzed clinical cases demonstrating the relevant principles in clinical application.

Part Two present a survey of the current approach to these issues in general medical ethics and points out where the Jewish approach differs, often sharply, by considering cases and reports drawn from the mainstream medical literature in the light of the principles and values demonstrated in Part One.

From Abraham and the birth of monotheism to the Holocaust and the creations of modern Israel — the Jewish people's progress through time violates all the laws of human history. For centuries, some of the greatest minds have come to appreciate the profound impact that this tiny nation has had on humanity and have tried to unlock the great mystery that the Jewish story presents, asking: How did this people survive against all the odds?

Crash Course in Jewish History explores the 3,800 years of Jewish existence while answering the great question: Why have the Jewish people been so unique and influential yet so relentlessly hated and persecuted? This volume is not only comprehensive and readable; it is also entertaining and enlightening. Historian and author Rabbi Ken Spiro takes the reader on a fascinating and informative journey through time, highlighting the key lessons of Jewish and world history, and most importantly, the profound relevance that the past holds for the future of both the Jewish people and humanity. Novices and scholars alike will find this book to be thought-provoking and insightful — a valuable guide to understanding the challenges we face in the 21st century.

Libi Astaire

An inexplicable fear of strangers.

An obsessive adherence to family customs.

A sleepy village that harbors fiery secrets.

What are the people of Sant Joan Januz trying to hide?

Vidal Bonet has grandiose plans for building an upscale resort in his childhood hometown and breathing new life into the village of Sant Joan Januz. But he encounters fierce opposition from the traditional villagers, including his beloved grandfather. Chaim Green arrives in Sant Joan Januz with the dream of discovering distant relatives, descendants of Anusim. Instead he finds a wall of silence, false leads, and thinly veiled hostility.

Vidal and Chaim are both determined to fulfill their dreams. But only one can win, and the result will change them, and the people of Sant Joan Januz, forever.

Originally a popular serial in Mishpacha Magazine, now updated and expanded by talented author Libi Astaire, this is a breathtaking novel about family connections, ancient traditions, and the endurance of the Jewish people.

Embark upon the uncharted territory of Terra Incognita.