In Jewish Youth around the World 1990-2010: Social Identity and Values, Erik Cohen offers a rich and multi-faceted picture of Jewish adolescents and young adults today. Based on numerous empirical studies conducted by the author over the course of two decades among various populations in Israel and every major Diaspora country, it considers a range of issues, including: demographics and migration patterns, Jewish identity, involvement in the Jewish community, leisure time activities, values, relationship to Israel and to the global Jewish collective. In-depth analysis of the data uncovers similarities and differences of various sub-populations by nationality, level of religiosity, age, gender and more. The book is pioneering in its comparative approach to Jewish youth around the world.

Jewish Love Magic: From Late Antiquity to the Middle Ages is the first monograph dedicated to the supernatural methods employed by Jews in order to generate love, grace or hate. Examining hundreds of manuscripts, often unpublished, Ortal-Paz Saar skillfully illuminates a major aspect of the Jewish magical tradition. The book explores rituals, spells and important motifs of Jewish love magic, repeatedly comparing them to the Graeco-Roman and Christian traditions. In addition to recipes and amulets in Hebrew, Aramaic and Judaeo-Arabic, primarily originating in the Cairo Genizah, also rabbinic sources and responsa are analysed, resulting in a comprehensive and fascinating picture. "Due to the general neglect of the topic in previous scholarship, the richness of the research corpus and the scientific precision of the author, Saar's Jewish Love Magic is an important volume that should be on the shelf of every scholar focusing on ancient Jewish magic, but also on Jewish culture and cultural history in general. Furthermore, the book is an enjoyable read also for a non-specialist audience thanks to its clarity and fluency." - Alessia Belusci, Yale University, in: Journal of Semitic Studies 64.2 (2019) "This is a valuable foray into the relationship between institutionalised religion and magic and the complex question of 'legitimacy'. Overall, the book presents a compelling case for the existence of Jewish 'love magic'." -Ann Jeffers, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 43.5 (2019)

God is always good. God is light, and in Him is no darkness at all. So why do people ask the question, "If God is so good, why does he allow evil to happen to people?" Of course, most people ask this question rhetorically. The answer is quite simple. We are free We have the freedom to do anything we want, even if and when consequences follow. So if we steal and we are caught, we reap the consequences of that action. Likewise, if we study God's rulebook and apply the principles and promises therein, we will reap the positive results of our freedom of choice. We are the most blessed people on Earth if we choose to be. God's forgiveness, health, and prosperity become ours when we believe God's Word.

HIGH ON HOPE tells the gripping story of a young girl trying to find herself in the destructive world of teenage rebellion, drug addiction, and alcohol abuse. To make matters worse --or better --she is a preacher's kid Will she completely reject the faith of her parents or will she somehow find her way back home? And what will be the price of her rebellion? At what cost, will the prodigal return? Nanci Johnson's highly personal and deeply honest testimony will make you laugh and cry at the same time, break your heart with empathy, and lift your spirit with hope. A must read for all teenagers struggling with peer-pressure and sin; a survivor's guide for parents with prodigal teens. It is Nanci's conviction born of hard experience that the only true high --the only "high" high enough --is an exciting and amazing life with Jesus Christ