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Shalom Rosenberg (1935 – 2023) was a religious Jewish thinker, Israeli, professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where he was head of the department of Jewish thought. Rosenberg dealt mainly with the philosophy of religion, the relationship between religion and morality, the relationship between religion and science, and interpretation and hermeneutics in Jewish and general thought.

The nature of the dilemma can be stated in a three-word sentence: “I am lonely”. Let me emphasize, however, that by stating “I am lonely”, I do not intend to convey to you the impression that I am alone. I, thank GOD, do enjoy the love and friendship of many. I meet people, talk, preach, argue, reason; I am surrounded by comrades and acquaintances. And yet, companionship and friendship do not alleviate the passional experience of loneliness which trails me constantly.

The Jewish e-books published here are listed in alphabetical order by language (Hebrew, English or French).

Rabbi Abraham ben Alexander of Cologne (Axelrad of Cologne), (13th century, c. 1240). A student of Rabbi Eleazar ben Yehuda of Worms. He settled in Spain, where he likely studied under Rabbi Ezra Solomon ben Abraham Adret. Keter Shem Tov. A treatise on the Name יהו״ה, in which the author attempts to synthesize Ashkenazi Hasidism with Provençal and Spanish Kabbalistic traditions.

The Tractate of Shabbat is the first and the largest Tractate of the Order of Mo’ed. It deals with the halakhot of the Holiest Day of all, Shabbat.

The Tractate Berakhot is the first Tractate in the order of emuna1 [faith]. Its primary focus is the myriad ways in which a Jewish person expresses their emuna throughout their life.

In his famous work “Kol Dodi Dofek” (The Song of Songs 5, 2), Rabbi Soloveitchik begins by addressing the issue of evil and suffering in the world: “One of the deepest of mysteries, troubling Judaism from the dawn of its existence, is the ‎problem ‎of suffering...

In this book 'Between Yesterday and Tomorrow', Rabbi Eliezer Berkovits offers a lucid and courageous analysis of the state of Judaism and of the world during the years that were profoundly marked by the Shoah. During the tormented times we are currently living through, his thoughts, based on the long-standing Jewish tradition, are still rich in very valuable teachings...

With God in Hell is a study of religious faith and its role in Judaism through examination of the persistence of אֱמוּנָה Emunah in the most trying circumstances, during the Shoah. It discusses issues such as the preservation of human dignity (creation in God's Image), the authenticity of existence...

To understand the causes of the current war, we must consider the religious motivations behind the fanatical mullah regime's pursuit of nuclear weapons, which they have repeatedly stated is intended to completely destroy Israel.

All the books listed below are available in bookstores and on Amazon... as well as from the author Michel Benhayim (please see the contact page).

What does it mean to be a Jewish mother?

The deepest question any of us can ask is: Who am I? To answer it we have to go deeper than, Where do I live? or What do I do? The most fateful moment in my life came when I asked myself that question and knew the answer had to be: I am a Jew. This is why.

In this book about the Soul, the enigmatic language of the Zohar is accompanied by clear explanations from Rav Yehuda Ashlag, the eminent twentieth-century kabbalist and author of the famous commentary 'HaSullam' [The Ladder].