Yaacov David Shulman:
Writer, Editor, Translator
Personal Growth and Inspiration
The Sefirot: Ten Emanations of Divine Power (249 pp., Jason Aronson, Inc., NJ, 1996).
"Beautiful, poetic, and inspiring"-Norman Lamm, President, Yeshiva University.
"An elegant and impassioned book that translates Jewish mystical wisdom into a contemporary idiom"-Daniel Matt, The Essential Kabbalah and God and the Big Bang.
"Drawing on many different sources, Y. David Shulman has offered us a book of ancient teachings that can enrich and elevate the modern soul"-David Wolpe, The Healer of Shattered Hearts.
Books I've Written Under My Own Name:
Personal Growth and Inspiration, Historical Biography, Poetry & Song Lyrics
Historical Biography
Reb Israel Salanter (250 pp., CIS Publishers, Lakewood, NJ, 1995).
The surprisingly multi-faceted life of the founder of the ethical musar movement, in the context of the tumultuous events of the nineteenth century. Includes many eye-witness accounts and authentic vignettes.
"A superb biography....Lucid style and skilled scholarship"-Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan.
The Gaon of Vilna (250 pp., CIS Publishers, Lakewood, NJ, 1994).
The life and teachings of one of the greatest rabbinic geniuses of eighteenth-century Eastern Europe.
Rambam (250 pp., CIS Publishers, Lakewood, NJ, 1994).
A popular biography for young adults of Rabbi Moses Maimonides, the great philosopher and codifier of Jewish law, with extensive presentation of the fascinating Moslem culture in which he lived.
Rashi (250 pp., CIS Publishers, Lakewood, NJ, 1993).
A popular biography for young adults of Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki of eleventh century France, the premier commentator on the Talmud and Pentateuch, blending historical narrative with a wealth of folk-legends.
The Ramban (250 pp., CIS Publishers, Lakewood, NJ, 1992).
A biography of Rabbi Moses Nachmanides, the leading Talmudic scholar, Kabbalist and communal leader of thirteenth century Spain. Includes a complete dramatization of his recorded disputation with the apostate, Friar Paul.
The Maharal of Prague (250 pp., CIS Publishers, Lakewood, NJ, 1992).
A biography of Rabbi Yehudah Loew, the great Kabbalist and philosopher of sixteenth century Prague, including dramatization of the famous legend of the golem.
"I would like to thank you for the superb story of the king's dream in The Maharal of Prague. Dreams are my hobby, but I've never come across anything with the clarity of this story"-Nancy Nachum, Jerusalem.
The Chasam Sofer (250 pp., CIS Publishers, Lakewood, NJ, 1991).
A biography of Rabbi Moshe Sofer, the central Torah leader of nineteenth century Hungary.
The Noda Beyihuda (125 pp., CIS Publishers, Lakewood, NJ, 1990).
Translation and adaptation from the Hebrew of a children's biography of Rabbi Yechezkel Landau, the great Torah leader of eighteenth century Prague.
Inasense (New York, NY 1996) and The Ride (New York, 1997).
My lyrics appeared on these two CDs by the band Soulfarm (formerly Inasense).
Little Psalms (Wings of the Morning Press, Monsey, NY, 1987).
"I so much liked your perfect Little Psalms some of them so much in the spirit (and often the language-of-feeling) of Yiddish poetry. You've created a fine amalgam of the American tongue and its sensibilities, and your new/old yeshiva explorations"-Cynthia Ozick.
Poetry and Lyrics
Bedside Prayers (HarperSanFrancisco, San Francisco, CA 1997).
My poetry appeared in this anthology by June Cotner.
The Rema-The Story of Rabbi Isserles of Cracow (125 pp., CIS Publishers, Lakewood, NJ, 1991).
A biography of Rabbi Moshe Isserles, the great authority on Jewish law of sixteenth century Poland, weaving together historical and folkloric elements.
