New Book Release: Trimmings from The Mainsheet of the Bay Head Yacht Club

Trimmings from The Mainsheet of the Bay Head Yacht Club

Gathered from the pages of its newsletters, this is the Bay Head Yacht Club's delightful 125 year history as told in the words of its own members. This compendium of short stories collectively tells the story of the venerable club that has stood proudly at the head of Barnegat Bay since 1888.

The Bay Head Yacht Club was established in Bay Head, New Jersey on September 8, 1888. Bay Head was then emerging as a popular seaside resort that attracted prominent families from Philadelphia and New York.

BHYC members were active participants in early sneakbox and catboat racing on the shallow waters of Barnegat Bay. In 1914, the club was a founding member of the Barnegat Bay Yacht Racing Association. Commodore John V.A. Cattus of Bay Head was elected the BBYRA's first commodore. That summer, O.G. Dale of BHYC won the first BBYRA championship in his 20' Sneakbox Arran. Since then, BHYC sailors have won 190 championships in classes ranging from E Scows to Barnegat Bay's splendid wooden A Cats.

BHYC has had many accomplished sailors in history, including Slade Dale, winner of the Cruising Club of America's Blue Water Medal for 1929 for a voyage to Cuba and back in Postscript, a 23' cutter designed by Dale himself. Also included is champion E Scow sailor Sam Merrick, who managed the U.S. Olympic Sailing Team to its best showing ever: an extraordinary three gold and two silver medals in 1984. Merrick was honored later that year with US Sailing's most prestigious award, The National Herreschoff Trophy.

Today, the Bay Head Yacht Club has a vibrant membership of 775 families that enjoy active sailing and tennis programs. The Club is proud to continue its leadership in the sport of sailing and to provide a welcome location for generations of families to relax in the friendly town of Bay Head.

Recently challenged by the flooding of their clubhouse during Hurricane Sandy and the need to replace the building's wooden piling foundation, BHYC's members have rallied to the cause and demonstrated their love of this great club.

The Bay Head Yacht Club's rich history and traditions are alive and well as the Club sets sail for its next 125 years.

New Book Release: The Art of Giving

The Art of Giving by R. Menachem Mendel of Lubavitch

What`s the ideal way to give tzedakah? Specifically, is it best to give whatever we can at any given time regardless of the amount, or should we postpone our tzedakah giving until such time as we can afford to make a more sizable contribution? Or is neither approach necessarily preferable to the other?

The Art of Giving emphatically exclaims that, yes, it does indeed make a difference how we go about giving to tzedakah, because the experience of tzedakah is about so much more than meets the eye.

New Book Release: Shulchan Aruch English Vol. 1: Orach Chaim 1-57

Shulchan Aruch English Vol. 1: Orach Chaim 1-57 by Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi

The code of Jewish Law of Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi.

The Shulchan Aruch concerns itself with the here and now of daily existence. Indeed, it seems that no detail of mundane life is left unexamined and undisiplined by the law, of halacha, of Torah.

With profound joy we now present the first installment of the new edition of an English translation of Rabbi Schneur Zalman's second magnum opus, Shulchan Aruch HaRav, the Code of Jewish Law.

New Book Release: Trusting Delilah

Trusting Delilah by Diana Castilleja

Roman Aiza is the second born son of the Aiza clan. He also owns and operates a private security company and has an ongoing contract with one of Florida's most influential residents. He is patrolling at a party when he encounters a woman who will haunt him. A woman who at their first meeting, manages to walk right out of his hands when he follows her for trespassing. She manages to do this without giving Roman a single reason why she is in the depths of the house he is protecting. When he does finally locate her days later, his goal is to prove that his instincts are wrong. She is not the woman that all of his senses are clamoring for.

When the daughter of Roman's largest and closest account is kidnapped and held for ransom, will they be able to build a trust between them? Or will their own secrets keep them apart?

New Book Release: Journey Together

Journey Together: 49 Steps to Transforming a Family by Sarah Hermelin

Offering a model of self-improvement rooted in Jewish thought and practice, Journey Together explains the mystical system of counting the Omer—a Jewish practice of counting the days between the holidays of Passover and Pentecost—focusing on a different personality characteristic on each of the 49 days. The author illustrates how each trait can be improved with easy-to-grasp examples from the Bible as well as inspirational modern-day stories. Each chapter concludes with exercises that parents and children can carry out together to help strengthen the family bond. This guide serves to make the counting of the Omer a transformative experience for families who take the time to apply its insights and lessons into their lives.

New Book Release: Handy Bible

The Handy Bible Answer Book by Jennifer R. Prince

The Bible is a beloved text owned by most Americans. It's on most everyone's reading list, but it's not always read as often as religious leaders would hope. It can be a daunting work to master. But the new, easy-to-use companion The Handy Bible Answer Book makes this endeavor less intimidating with easy-to-understand explanations to common questions about the Bible. From its origins and history to the meanings of chapters, verses, and parables, The Handy Bible Answer Book is user-friendly, avoiding dogma and defining key terms, people, places and events, It will bring richness and context to both experienced Bible readers and those reading it for the first time.

The importance of the Bible, whether as a master work of literature, a historical artifact, or religious canon, can not be overestimated.The Handy Bible Answer Book helps readers dig deeply into the Bible to analyze the foundations of Judaism, Christianity, Western civilization, and the teachings of Jesus. This comprehensive guide also leads readers through the Old Testament, the foundation for both Judaism and Christianity and the moral and political cornerstone for many nations of the Western world. The Bible is not always read cover-to-cover, and The Handy Bible Answer Book's layout and index allows quick access to any of its passages.

The Handy Bible Answer Book answers over 1,300 how-what-why questions, including:
How has archeology contributed to understanding the Bible?
Have artifacts of ancient Egypt influenced biblical studies?
Once the Bible was complete, how did people obtain copies of it?
What are some of the most notable Bible translations through the ages?
Has the Bible always been divided into chapters and verses?
What is the Gutenberg Bible?
Why are there two creation accounts?
How big was the ark?
What was the Day of Atonement?
What is the book of Ruth about?
Who became king of Israel after David?
When was the Book of Esther written?
Who wrote the Book of Job?
What was Daniel’s first recorded dream?
What did Jonah do while he was in the fish?
What is the Q document?
How did the wise men know to follow the star?
What parable appears in the Book of Mark but not in the other gospels?
What is the Book of Luke about?
How did Jesus describe his relationship to God?
What is Pentecost?
What was one food that Paul said was never okay to eat?
According to Peter, what was the benefit of faith?
What is the Apocrypha?

New Book Release: Handy Civil War

Handy Civil War by Samuel Willard Crompton

Beginning with the economic, political, and social forces behind the conflict, continuing to the first shots fired at Fort Sumter, the military strategies, battles, and people, and following Lee's surrender at Appomattox to the reconstruction and modern aftermath, The Handy Civil War Answer Book is a captivating, concise, and convenient history of American's defining conflict.

From the biggest events and battles to the lesser known warriors and women, The Handy Civil War Answer Book presents the war, its participants, and historical significance in an accessible, enjoyable, question-and-answer format. The strategies of Lee, Sherman, and Grant; the key battles, including Gettysburg, Chattanooga, and Chancellorsville; the weapons, the prices of everything from a bale of cotton to a box of ashes; and the fascinating stories of the women, children, and soldiers affected by the carnage are explained and explored. Photos, battlefield maps, and a chronology of major events contribute to the understanding of the War between the States.

The Handy Civil War Answer Book answers over 900 questions, from the mostly widely asked to the more obscure, such as:

How did the Mexican War influence Americans of the 1850s?
How many people had their minds changed by Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
Did Jefferson Davis really mean it--was he sincere--when he used words like "liberty" and "freedom”?
What did people mean when they said Lincoln had the style of a buffoon and the “brain of a giant”?
What was Robert E. Lee’s connection to George Washington?
How does Lincoln’s 1860 election stack up when compared to other major election races?
What is nullification? What is secession? How closely are they linked?
Was there any technical or technological area in which the South held an advantage?
How could General Ambrose Burnside have made such a calamitous error at the Battle of Fredericksburg?
Who were the first black soldiers in the Civil War?
What was so important about the Homestead Act?
Was there any precedent for the Siege of Vicksburg?
Who was Junius Brutus Booth?
Would North and South have been reconciled if Lincoln were not assassinated?
What was, or is, the Solid South?
What happened to the centennial celebrations of the Civil War?