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MEGILLAT B’NAY CHASHMONAY THE SCROLL OF THE HASMONEAN SONS There isn’t a scroll read on Chanukah - but perhaps there should be? Sofer STa”M Marc Michaels has gathered over twenty handwritten and printed manuscripts from the 13th Century onwards for this traditional text for Chanukah that used to be read in Italian, Yemenite and other synagogues.

Examining the variant Hebrew and Aramaic texts, he has created a new tikkun kor’im fully pointed with vowels and trope and a new tikkun sofrim with visual midrashim to add extra depth to the text. A new translation into English with explanatory notes is accompanied by a new commentary on the text - Or LiM’norah in the style of the biblical commentators. Includes two ‘missing’ verses found in the oldest Aramaic manuscripts but expunged from later Hebrew ones. Available now in paperback and e-book on www.lulu.com

PSALM 15

KING DAVID’S GUIDE FOR THE SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS PERSON King David has left us a person specification that we would be well served to adopt in today’s business world where, sadly, ethics can be somewhat lacking. In five short verses and fifty-four words the character traits that are described show those who engage in business the appropriate way to undertake that business. Marketer and scribe, Marc Michaels follows along David’s Way to unlock the ethical business lessons for today from Psalm 15. Available now in paperback and e-book on www.lulu.com.

Bamidbar l0:35-36 is Encased between two critical marks, each taking the form of an inverted nun as if they are in parenthesis.

Sofer Sta”M Marc Michaels examines this unique visual midrash providing a commentary to explain why Sefer Binsoa should be considered important and

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Joseph Rosenberg, not so eminent Jewish scientist and time-traveller came to Earth with a bump and was surprised, nay shocked, to learn that he had landed on one of the most famous people in the history itself ... Moses the Lawgiver.

Ordered to replace Moses by the Lord God Almighty, Mr. Rosenberg embarks on an adventure of truly biblical proportions. Will he survive? Will there be tea and cake? Available in e-book, hardback and paperback at www.lulu.com and for Amazon Kindle.

There are 10 places in a where there are dots over the letters. Why are they there?

Mordechai Pinchas (Marc Michaels) pays homage to the famous Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss in this fully illustrated short story that explores these scribal oddities.

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Tales from the Rabbi’s desk

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SHIRAT HA-OLAM - THE SONG OF THE WORLD ISBN: 978-0-9810947-0-0 Marc Michaels © 2009 Pictures from nature and around the world; words from the Torah, Prophets and Writings. Seventy digitally unaltered photographs matched to an appropriate biblical verse - each with its own story, told in this inspirational book. A feast for the eyes and the mind (149 full colour pages set in a specially designed font and Palantino). Print or High Res download available through www.lulu.com.

marks the 80th anniversary of the ordination of the first woman Rabbi, Rabbi Regina Jonas, and the 40th anniversary of the ordination of Rabbi Jackie Tabick, the first woman in Britain and Europe ordained as a Rabbi after the . With contributions from 46 progressive women Rabbis in Britain and Europe, this landmark publication captures the words of ‘Women Rabbis in the Pulpit’ through their diverse sermons and brings their voices to a wider audience. Available in print and digital PDF download from Kulmus Publishing through www.lulu.com. ISBN: 978-0-9880539-3-9

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