Literature / Novels

The Life & Scholarship of Hacham Ovadia Yosef Maran – The Life & Scholarship of Hacham Ovadia Yosef takes a look at one of the most influential and beloved rabbis of the past century, whose life’s work has altered the course of Sephardic society...

In the heat of war, a decision is made, and a man pays a price- his life. Benny dies saving his friend Yoel, leaving his friend saddled with a guilty conscience.  Desperate to make amends, Yoel becomes a lawyer and dedicates his life to...

As a young woman, acclaimed author Barbara Bensoussan always thought she'd marry a nice Jewish boy from New York, just like her mother. But her life took a distinctly different turn when she entered the Orthodox world and her nice Jewish boy turned out...

As a young boy in Jersey City in the 1950s, Lipa Wallerstein's whole world consists of his father's small synagogue on the bottom floor of their ramshackle house. With no Jewish friends nearby and a family that doesn't take much interest in him, Lipa...

Get ready for a group of friends who honestly and truly understand you, because they've been through it all themselves! Meet:  Malka, who moves away from her hometown and all that's familiar and secure, to a brand new country which she fears she'll never...

Fascinating Jewish Women Both Famous and Forgotten-Expanded Third Edition From our matriarch Sarah through Sarah Schenirer, our history is replete with Jewish women who have left a stimulating legacy for our generation. Some of these women are well known. Others are all but forgotten....

Shirin Gabbay dreams of the day when she can live freely. In Iran, she and her family live in constant fear of oppression. Their crime? Wanting to live as Torah Jews. When Shirin's father is arrested, the family is thrown into chaos, and it...

It was supposed to be the vacation of a lifetime, an unforgettable Pesach getaway aboard a luxurious cruise ship setting out for its maiden voyage off the coast of Central America.  For Avrummy and Raizy Friedman and Yoni and Chani Gelberfeld, it was an...

The Double Mystery There's a mystery in the Gefen neighborhood! Someone is vandalizing Mr. Krovitz's Judaica store, causing him and his family, who have just come from Russia, a lot of damage and frustration.  Who's doing it and why? Best friends Nati and Tzviki...

and other stories What if your parents told you that you were moving halfway around the world, away from all your friends, and everything you know and love?   What if the friend you've known all your life suddenly treats you as if you're "different"...

They walked miles, from the entrance to the city, from near and from far. They abandoned their cars, busses and packages to join with the multitudes forming a sea of people mournfully parting from a beloved, affectionate, leader. They flocked from everywhere and in...

Crossroads The Carpool Clan is back again! In Crossroads, the second book in this already popular series for "tween-aged” girls, seventh-grader Tehilla Markson discovers, to her dismay, that her parents have invited a sixth grader, Henny Hart, to stay at their home for an...

It seemed to be happening in sickening slow motion, yet mockingly too fast for action. My body rocked in horror; my eyes bulged. The crash was ear-piercing; metal clashing against metal, shattering glass, and screeching rubber wheels. The deafening noise echoed upward, curling above...

Fraidy Morris is the perfect catch. Someone toenvy™or is she?  Her mother-in-law is a better mother to her kidsthan she is. Who wants plain old mommy whenyou can have Super Savta?  Ruthie is feeling the pangs of empty nest. Herbaby isn™t a baby anymore....

One woman's journey from obesity to serenity Freidy. A regular woman (or maybe not) who takes up more than double the regular amount of space. Her excess weight sends her on a years-long search for svelte serenity, described in this book with pain, honesty, tears and humor. You...

Eliyahu and Yosef Matlon, two brothers once close at heart, are separated by an unbridgeable gap of animosity and resentment. Having committed an unforgivable crime in his youth, Eliyahu is convinced that the sin will never be atoned for. After forty years of estrangement,...

A Novel The Lion is a powerful novel by famed author Meir Uri Gottesman. In it, Yaakov, a young boy who lives with his grandfather, is woken up one night by the sounds of Zeideh...making strange animal noises. Unable to contain his curiosity, Yaakov...

Conquer the Crown Everything was normal - until nothing was! Coronavirus strikes Yerushalayim, right as Nati's Uncle Menachem returns from Italy after catching it there. Soon, best friends Nati and Tzviki launch a mitzvos and maasim tovim campaign for the zechus of all the...

Wondrous Ways of the Tzaddikim is just that - a wonderful collection of stories of great Jewish figures, all inspiring, entertaining, and educational for Jews of every age. This collection of stories comes from across the spectrum of Am Yisrael; from east and west,...

A Novel Based on a True Story It was an accident, or so it seemed at the time. The IDF army truck had been given instructions to graze the car, just a minor encounter in order to relieve the enigmatic Mr. Schwartz, an old...