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    Project Zug at the Rosen Library:

    For centuries, Jews have engaged in study “hevruta-style”: working in pairs and reaping the benefits of different viewpoints and from the excitement and engagement of a study partner. The Rosen Library is partnering with Project Zug, a national initiative from Hadar Institute that supports paired hevruta learning, as our first step in making the Rosen Library a learning hub for Temple Emanu-El. Click here to learn more!

    Hours:

    The library is open every day, whenever the building is open. The librarian is available 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM Tuesdays and Thursdays.


    On an average week:
    Monday: CLOSED
    Tuesday - Thursday:  8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
    Friday: 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
    Saturday: 8:00 AM to 1:30 PM
    Sunday: 8:00 AM to 12:30 PM

    New & Interesting Reads in the Rosen

    • <a href="/library/nirr?post_id=1690560" target=""> <span class="slider_title"> The Complete Works of Isaac Babel </span> </a> <span class="blog_date"> Friday, Nov 7th </span> <span class="slider_description"><p><img alt="" src="https://images.shulcloud.com/1205/uploads/Library/NewintheRosenLibrary/2025/isaacbabel.jpg" style="width: 128px; height: 183px;"></p> <p>Born into the poor neighborhood of Moldavaranka in Odessa, the home of Jewish crime kingpin Mishka Yaponchik, Isaac Babel used his gritty surroundings to flesh out his stories. This massive volume bring together all of Babel’s stories, diaries, sketches, scripts, and plays. His writings remain powerful, mixing violence and kindness, despair and romanticism. He is a master storyteller, distilling his stories to the bare bones, yet almost poetry: “I sat to the side, dozed, dreams pouncing around me like kittens”. (from the story 'Italian Sun’) and "No iron spike can pierce a human heart as icily as a period in the right place." (from ‘Guy De Maupassant’</p</span> <a href="/library/nirr?post_id=1690560" class="slider_link" target=""> Read More </a>
    • <a href="/library/nirr?post_id=1690559" target=""> <span class="slider_title"> The Jewish God Question </span> </a> <span class="blog_date"> Friday, Nov 7th </span> <span class="slider_description"><p><img alt="" src="https://images.shulcloud.com/1205/uploads/Library/NewintheRosenLibrary/2025/thejewishgodquestions.jpg" style="width: 128px; height: 192px;"></p> <p style="margin-bottom:11px">by Andrew Pessin</p> <p>A summary of the critical ideas of seventy-two Jewish thinkers, beginning with Philo of Alexandria and concluding with Samuel Lebens Each chapter distills highly complex concepts, and helps the reader understand what motivates the position under discussion. A good introduction to the ideas that guide our search for objective truth.</p</span> <a href="/library/nirr?post_id=1690559" class="slider_link" target=""> Read More </a>
    • <a href="/library/nirr?post_id=1690558" target=""> <span class="slider_title"> The Rituals and Practices of a Jewish Life </span> </a> <span class="blog_date"> Friday, Nov 7th </span> <span class="slider_description"><p><img alt="" src="https://images.shulcloud.com/1205/uploads/Library/NewintheRosenLibrary/2025/ritualsandpractices.jpg" style="width: 128px; height: 185px;"></p> <p style="margin-bottom:11px">by Kerry Olitzky, ed.</p> <p>A guide to the personal rituals that make up Jewish life: waking and sleeping, blessings throughout the day, mikvah, study, kashrut, and more.  Guidance for the beginner, recommendations for those seeing do go deeper into practice, and personal stories to highlight the experience.</p</span> <a href="/library/nirr?post_id=1690558" class="slider_link" target=""> Read More </a>
    • <a href="/library/nirr?post_id=1690557" target=""> <span class="slider_title"> Kol Dodi Dofek: Listen - My Beloved Knocks </span> </a> <span class="blog_date"> Friday, Nov 7th </span> <span class="slider_description"><p><img alt="" src="https://images.shulcloud.com/1205/uploads/Library/NewintheRosenLibrary/2025/koldodidofek.jpg" style="width: 128px; height: 193px;"></p> <p style="margin-bottom:11px">by Joseph D. Soloveitchik</p> <p>A significant work by Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, a prominent Jewish thinker of the 20th century. Translated and annotated by David Z. Gordon, this text provides a unique exploration of theodicy and the Jewish experience in the context of historical catastrophes, specifically addressing the Shoah and the establishment of the State of Israel.</p</span> <a href="/library/nirr?post_id=1690557" class="slider_link" target=""> Read More </a>

     

    Mon, November 10 2025 19 Cheshvan 5786