Reflections of the Rav

Reflections of the Rav

Author: Abraham R. Besdin

Publisher: KTAV Publishing House, Inc.

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 9780881253306

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Rabbi Besdin's first volume of "reconstructions" of the thought of "the Rav," Rabbi J.B. Soloveitchik, revered halakhic and spiritual mentor of centrist Orthodoxy, was widely acclaimed when first published and continues to be reprinted.


Reflections of the Rav: Man of faith in the modern world

Reflections of the Rav: Man of faith in the modern world

Author: Abraham R. Besdin

Publisher: KTAV Publishing House, Inc.

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13: 9780881253122

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Rabbi Besdin's second collection dealing with such perennial themes as repentance, faith, reasons for mitzvot, transmitting the Mesorah, and more. There are also a number of chapters dealing with Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur and Sukkot.


Abraham's Journey

Abraham's Journey

Author: Joseph Dov Soloveitchik

Publisher: KTAV Publishing House, Inc.

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 9781602800045

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The Rav

The Rav

Author: Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff

Publisher: KTAV Publishing House, Inc.

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 9780881256147

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"This first volume recounts the details of the lives of the Rav and his forebears. This volume and the next constitute a scholarly attempt to detail the quests and ideas of one of the major personalities of modern American Jewish Orthodoxy". -- Jacket.


Memories of a Giant

Memories of a Giant

Author: Michael A. Bierman

Publisher: Urim Publications

Published: 2020-06-11

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 9655243427

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Memories of a Giant is a work about Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik. In addition to being a man of deep learning and powerful intellect, Rabbi Soloveitchik is presented here as a man of great chesed, profound personal piety and impeccable integrity. The eulogies (hespedim) collected in this volume, delivered by leaders of the Orthodox community, chronicle the impact of not only a brilliant philosopher and master pedagogue, but a caring, thoughtful and awe-inspiring teacher and role model. The volume contains 42 eulogies, about half of which appear here in print for the first time, including the hesped delivered at the Rav's funeral by his brother, Rabbi Ahron Soloveichik, zt l. The book also features an important introduction highlighting the Rav's life and major accomplishments by Michael Bierman, the editor, and an essay by Dr. David Shatz reflecting on the Rav's legacy.


The Rav

The Rav

Author: Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff

Publisher: KTAV Publishing House, Inc.

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 9780881256154

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"This first volume recounts the details of the lives of the Rav and his forebears. This volume and the next constitute a scholarly attempt to detail the quests and ideas of one of the major personalities of modern American Jewish Orthodoxy". -- Jacket.


Worship of the Heart

Worship of the Heart

Author: Joseph Dov Soloveitchik

Publisher: KTAV Publishing House, Inc.

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 9780881257717

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The Rav here explores the crucial interface between living religious experience and halakhic norms. He analyzes the Amidah, the Shema and other liturgical texts, and considers the tension between human dependence and exaltation.


The Chosen

The Chosen

Author: Chaim Potok

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2022-01-11

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 1501142461

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The story of two fathers and two sons and the pressures on all of them to pursue the religion they share in the way that is best suited to each. And as the boys grow into young men, they discover in the other a lost spiritual brother, and a link to an unexplored world that neither had ever considered before. In effect, they exchange places, and find the peace that neither will ever retreat from again.