New Jewish Books
Experience the chagim with a deeper and enriched spiritual perspective with this thoughtful analysis of the Shalosh Regalim (the three major festivals in Judaism). Did you ever wonder why the Torah groups Pesach Shavuot,...
Ancient Israel and Its Literature The book of Hosea is a labyrinth of juxtaposed images for God and God’s people, with such disparate metaphors as God the devouring lion and God the reviving dew....
The Sonderkommando―the “special squad” of enslaved Jewish laborers who were forced to work in the gas chambers and crematoria of Auschwitz-Birkenau―comprise one of the most fascinating and troubling topics within Holocaust history. As eyewitnesses...
Sally Sterling never intended to embrace the Judaism of her ancestors, but after her first love and Catholic college sweetheart broke her heart, the surprising salve for her sadness appears when she stumbles into...
A Bilingual Selection Translator: Sarah Kafatou Not to tire / but to hold out your hand / gently / as to a bird / to the miracle This bilingual edition of the poems of...
Series Editors: Esther Rashkin, Mari Ruti, Peter L. Rudnytsky Psychoanalytic Horizons Psychoanalysis has not had a comfortable history in relation to “race” and racism, despite its origins in the Jewish lives of Freud and...
The veteran contributors to this volume take as their central drama, and their essential task for analysis, the enduring literary and political legacy of Israel Prize laureate Amos Oz (1939-2019). Born a decade prior...
Covenants and Cross-Purposes Routledge Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Biblical Criticism This book addresses central theological issues and biblical narratives in terms of a bold thesis regarding relations between God and humans: that the actions of...
Illustrator: Nicole Eisenman Foreword: Angela Y. Davis Edited by comedic performance artist and activist Morgan Bassichis with artist and educator Jay Saper and writer Rachel Valinsky, Questions to Ask Before Your Bat Mitzvah invites...
A hilarious and heartfelt novel about a seemingly perfect family in an era of waning American optimism, from the acclaimed author of The Altruists The year is 2013 and the Greenspans are the envy...
