The Jewish Princess is back, with a refreshing look at Jewish festivals, celebrations and feasts and the central role they play in the life of any Jewish Princess. Taking a typically upbeat look at the Jewish calendar, this book brings festival foods into the 21st century with a bang. The book is divided into three sections: Jewish Festivals throughout the Year provides delicious delights for each of the major Jewish holidays; Celebrations provides culinary inspiration for the major events of the Bris, the Barmitzvah and the Wedding; Feasts gives menus and recipes for dinner parties. Written with wit and wisdom, this book adds a modern twist to traditional Jewish dishes. Some recipes will be new to the reader but once tasted they will become favourites for years to come. The Jewish Princess invites everyone to the table to discover the delicious food, while the easy-to navigate structure of the book enables readers to dip in and out to find the perfect dish for every occasion.

The Princesses are back in the kitchen and ready to COOK! So raise a glass, say Lechayim, and get ready. Georgie Tarn and Tracey Fine, authors of the delightful Jewish Princess Cookbook, bring their culinary wisdom and irrepressible good spirits to a new enterprise. This time, they’re cooking up memorable feasts for family and friends--and readers are invited to indulge in wonderful recipes for Purim, Passover, Rosh Hashanah, Chanukkah, and many other special holidays where food is central to the festivities. And there’s more: Tarn and Fine share great ideas for a Bris Brunch, Bar and Bat Mitvahs, weddings, and cozy, casual dinners that combine traditional Jewish dishes with nouveau recipes destined to become new "classics.” A heady concoction of wit, humor, charm, personal stories, and delicious recipes, this book finishes up with a must-see list of amusing Yiddishisms. And the colorful retro art used throughout is the icing on the (Melting Nutty Raspberry Meringue) cake!

Jewish women of all ages and backgrounds come together in Celebrating the Lives of Jewish Women to explore and rejoice in what they have in common--their heritage. They reveal in striking personal stories how their Jewishness has shaped their identities and informed their experiences in innumerable, meaningful ways. Survivors, witnesses, defenders, innovators, and healers, these women question, celebrate, and transmit Jewish and feminist values in hopes that they might bridge the differences among Jewish women. They invite both Jewish and non-Jewish readers to share in their discussions and stories that convey and celebrate the multiplicity of Jewish backgrounds, attitudes, and issues.In Celebrating the Lives of Jewish Women, you will read about cultural, religious, and gender choices, conversion to Judaism, family patterns, Jewish immigrant experiences, the complexities of Jewish secular identities, antisemitism, sexism, and domestic violence in the Jewish community. As the pages unfold in this wonderful book of personal odysseys, the colorful patterns of Jewish women’s lives are laid before you. You will find much cause for rejoicing, as the authors weave together their compelling and unique stories about: midlife Bat mitzvah preparations the transmission of Jewish values by Sephardi and Ashkenazi grandmothers traditional Sephardi customs the sorrow and healing involved in coping with the Holocaust a lesbian’s fascination with Kafka the external and internal obstacles Jewish women encounter in their efforts to study Jewish topics and participate in Jewish ritual becoming a Reconstructionist rabbi the difficulties and benefits of being the teenaged daughter of a rabbi A harmonious chorus of individual voices, Celebrating the Lives of Jewish Women will delight and inspire Jewish and non-Jewish readers alike. It reminds each of us how diverse and distinctive Jewish women’s lives are, as well as how united they can be under the wonderful fold of Judaism. This book will be of great interest to all women, as well as to rabbis, Jewish community leaders and professionals, mental health workers, and those in Jewish studies, women’s studies, and multicultural studies.

"A grandmother shares stories with her grandaughter about how she used to celebrated Purim in the old country, Iran"--Provided by publisher.

Key moments in the rituals, traditions, and celebrations associated with principal Jewish holidays, including Yom Kippur, Rosh Ha-Shana, Chanukah, Purim, and others, are depicted in 41 authentically detailed illustrations. Captions, an introduction, a holiday calendar, and a glossary offer even more educational opportunities.

An in-depth look at the lives of religious Jewish women in Jerusalem at a transitional moment in its history.

"Set against the ethnographic detail of Brooklyn, NY in 1944 during World War II, it is the compelling coming of age story of a young patriotic American jewish girl named Evelyn Sternheim who is the self-made banker Benjamin Sternheim's tomboy daughter. And whose mother is an intensely charasmatic U.S. Army Nurse, Lt. Evelyn Sternheim stationed overseas in Europe. Evelyn has a doe eyed five year old brother named Benji who idolizes the heroic Fighting Brooklyns, triplet naval fighter pilots from Brooklyn who are fighting in the war in Europe along with his mother the nurse. And Benji follows and clings to his big sister Evelyn to understand a mother who he doesn't remember much of except that she always wore a United States Army Nurse Corps uniform. While Evelyn's mother is bandaging wounded American soldiers with her patriotism, her young daughter is following in her mother's footsteps by teaching her brother about the wondrous "Spirit of Brooklyn" that lives in us all. "..A Brooklyn Daughter Is Waiting, The Jewish Girl Who Grows In Brooklyn: EVELYN MY JEWISH PRINCESS

This book is a collection of letters from a religious Jew in Israel to a Christian friend in Barcelona on life as an Orthodox Jew. Equal parts lighthearted and insightful, it's a thorough and entertaining introduction to the basic concepts of Judaism.

This innovative how-to guide and reference book on the Jewish holidays provides a well-rounded foundation for both knowledge and action. Unlike many books of its kind, Celebrate! The Complete Jewish Holidays Handbook is nondenominational and comprehensive in approach. The author includes the historical development, religious importance, and personal significance of each Jewish holy day in a way that is useful to both beginners and those well versed in Jewish practice. The richness and depth of Jewish tradition, with a full range of information on why and how to celebrate, is presented in a lively, warm, and user-friendly manner.