Torah Codes

Award-winner of the Hollywood Book Festival and of the Mensa Sharp Writ Book Award, bestselling thriller The Torah Codes has been called a Jewish version of The Da Vinci Code. "FIVE STARS - I wish I could put an additional star on the rating system for this book." - Roseanne Schmidt, July 21, 2011 "FIVE STARS - Let me put this quite baldly: the question before us is not a fictional one. If The Torah Codes describes a real phenomenon, then we are talking about statistical evidence that the scriptures are indeed supernatural--that is to say, holy, inspired by a force with, at the very least, a god's-eye-view of history. Including, one might presume, future history." - Ien Nivens, Berkshire Fine Arts, May 23, 2011 A reclusive computer programmer, Nathan Yirmorshy, pounds out ones and zeros in the quiet of his home while his landlord secretly watches from behind a two-way mirror. When an intercepted note connects the landlord to a secret society, and a detective ends up dead, Nathan must abandon his home and everything familiar to him, open his heart to a tarot reader he has never met, and trust her with his life--just as the ancient scriptures have foretold. An appendix of essays by rabbis, doctors, and physicists discuss the themes of the book, specifically, the Bible codes and the Shekinah, the female aspect of God.

Award-winner of the Hollywood Book Festival and of the Mensa Sharp Writ Book Award, bestselling thriller The Torah Codes has been called a Jewish version of The Da Vinci Code."5 Stars! - I wish I could put an additional star on the rating system for this book." - Roseanne Schmidt, July 21, 2011"5 Stars! - Let me put this quite baldly: the question before us is not a fictional one. If The Torah Codes describes a real phenomenon, then we are talking about statistical evidence that the scriptures are indeed supernatural--that is to say, holy, inspired by a force with, at the very least, a god's-eye-view of history. Including, one might presume, future history." - Ien Nivens, Berkshire Fine Arts, May 23, 2011A reclusive computer programmer, Nathan Yirmorshy, pounds out ones and zeros in the quiet of his home while his landlord secretly watches from behind a two-way mirror. When an intercepted note connects the landlord to a secret society, and a detective ends up dead, Nathan must abandon his home and everything familiar to him, open his heart to a tarot reader he has never met, and trust her with his life--just as the ancient scriptures have foretold.An appendix of essays by rabbis, doctors, and physicists discuss the themes of the book, specifically, the Bible codes and the Shekinah, the female aspect of God. Ezra Barany loves riveting readers with thrillers, but by order of the DMV must place a warning on every book cover, "Do not read while driving." His first two books in THE TORAH CODES series were award-winning international bestsellers. In his free time, he has eye-opening discussions on the art of writing novels with his wife and book coach Beth Barany. A high school physics teacher, Ezra lives in Oakland with his beloved wife and two cats and is working on the next book in THE TORAH CODES series. Ezra, not the cats. The Torah Codes series by Ezra Barany, A Kosher thrill ride, hold the pickle.

What if you discovered your beloved was on a hit list? In every generation, 36 righteous must live to prevent the Earth's complete destruction. When the list of 36 righteous is stolen and turned into a hit list, Nathan Yirmorshy must do all he can to stop the serial killer's onslaught. Especially since his girlfriend Sophia is on the list. 36 Righteous, A Serial Killer's Hit List is the sequel to Ezra Barany's award-winning bestselling thriller, The Torah Codes.Included is an appendix of essays and interviews by rabbis and reverends who tackle the question, "Why do bad things happen to good people?" Contributors are Rabbi Harold S. Kushner, Reverend Amber Belldene, Rabbi Daniel Kohn, Rabbi Maury Grebenau, Reverend Leslie Nipps, Rabbi Tsiporah Gabai, Reverend Amy Roden, and Josh Rosenau.

When your beloved is kidnapped by a crazed killer, and you're trapped in a bank heist, being held hostage is damned inconvenient.Carl Best's bucket list has plenty of things he might never do, thanks to being stuck in a Witness Protection Program as a bank teller in Podunk upstate New York. When he is framed for grand larceny, gets beat up in jail, and then becomes a hostage at the bank in a bank heist? Yeah. Those weren't on his bucket list, either. He was thinking more along the lines of going to New York City to visit the Hall of Science. When he uncovers that the heist has international consequences, and his wife Sarah has been kidnapped by a rogue police officer bent on killing him, he's convinced someone gave him the wrong bucket list. Now if only there were some way to escape the robbery in time to stop the kidnapper from killing Sarah.Ezra Barany presents a bank heist thriller story to keep you up all night. This novel touches on the status of women in religion and includes essays and interviews with Tasneem Mandviwala, Maharat Rori Picker Neiss, Alice Brilmayer, Deonna Kelli Sayed, Reverend Stacy Alan, Rabbi Jill Hammer, Taya Shere, Naomi Tilsen, Bella Barany, Rabbi Amy Levin, Dr. Monica Migliorino Miller, and Rabbi Cindy Enger's sermon on domestic violence. Ezra Barany loves riveting readers with thrillers, but by order of the DMV must place a warning on every book cover, "Do not read while driving." His first two books in THE TORAH CODES series were award-winning international bestsellers. In his free time, he has eye-opening discussions on the art of writing novels with his wife and book coach Beth Barany. A high school physics teacher, Ezra lives in Oakland with his beloved wife and two cats and is working on the next book in THE TORAH CODES series. Ezra, not the cats. The Torah Codes series by Ezra Barany, A Kosher thrill ride, hold the pickle.

Have you ever woken up wondering where you were, who you were, and why you were wanted for murder?Award-winning bestselling author Ezra Barany unleashes a San Francisco thrillerThe officer pointed her hunting knife at me."You're going to die here," she said.Damn, that sounded depressing. What about all the sandwiches I'd miss out on eating?***Bullets Aren't KosherA man with amnesia is chased by the police for a crime he doesn't remember committing.As the evidence piles up against him, he must do all he can to clear his name before admitting to himself that he may be a cold-blooded killer after all.***Ezra Barany presents a kosher crime thriller of amnesia set in San Francisco to keep you up all night guessing. Like the other books in The Torah Codes series, and inspired The Sunflower by Elie Wiesel, this novel includes essays reflecting on the Jewish themes of the book.Written by Ezra Barany, the essays touch on what defines a good person and includes reflections of the Ten Commandments, the Jewish definition of the difference between a good and bad person, redemption, sadism, and how to know if you are a truly good person. An essay on how to be a mensch by Adrienne Gold Davis is included to feed your mind. Ezra Barany loves riveting readers with thrillers, but by order of the DMV must place a warning on every book cover, "Do not read while driving." His first two books in THE TORAH CODES series were award-winning international bestsellers. In his free time, he has eye-opening discussions on the art of writing novels with his wife and book coach Beth Barany. A high school physics teacher, Ezra lives in Oakland with his beloved wife and two cats and is working on the next book in THE TORAH CODES series. Ezra, not the cats. The Torah Codes series by Ezra Barany, A Kosher thrill ride, hold the pickle.