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The Lost Treasure of Tikun Hamiddos Island

This is the best-selling sequel to The Incredible Voyage to Good Middos. With the Gaavatanic (a play on the Hebrew word “gaava“, pride) sunk at the bottom of the sea, the shipwrecked passengers must learn to work together to survive on a desert island. Under Rebbe Lev Tov’s wise guidance, the lessons of good interpersonal […]

The Stars Will Guide You

Who says learning history has to be boring? There are now some great books of historical Jewish fiction. This novel set against the backdrop of the little-known story of Rome’s Jews during World War II and the Holocaust will surprise and uplift you. It is a story of despair and hope, a saga of transformation […]

The Incredible Voyage to Good Middos

Middot/middos means “moral character”. This clever book teaches middot through a spoof on the Titanic. It’s the amazing, unsinkable, exclusive Gaavatanic (gaava means arrogant pride), and it’s sailing with a deck full of middot-challenged passengers — straight for disaster! But never fear! Rabbi Lev Tov (“good heart”) is on board, and he patiently leads the […]