Category: New Books

The Heresy of Jacob Frank by Jay Michaelson

The Heresy of Jacob Frank by Jay Michaelson

From Jewish Messianism to Esoteric Myth The Heresy of Jacob Frank is the first monograph length study on the religious philosophy of Jacob Frank (1726-1791), who, in the wake of false messiah Sabbetai Zevi,...

Strange Crea­tures by Phoebe North

Strange Crea­tures by Phoebe North

From acclaimed author Phoebe North comes a riveting, unexpected, and beautiful contemporary novel about a girl whose brother mysteriously disappears, the family and friends he leaves behind, and the stories—real and imagined—that they tell...

A Daughter's Kaddish by Sarah Birnbach

A Daughter’s Kaddish by Sarah Birnbach

My Year of Grief, Devotion, and Healing A woman breaks with Jewish tradition to honor her late father in this moving memoir of faith, grief, and transformation. A Daughter’s Kaddish recounts Sarah Birnbach’s year-long...

Siddur Hatefillah by Eliezer Schweid

Siddur Hatefillah by Eliezer Schweid

The Jewish Prayer Book. Philosophy, Poetry, and Mystery Translated from the Hebrew by Gershon Greenberg Hebrew University Professor and Israel Prize recipient Emeritus Eliezer Schweid (1929-2022), widely recognized a one of the greatest historians...

NSFW by Isabel Kaplan

NSFW by Isabel Kaplan

Blisteringly sharp and hypersmart―meet Isabel Kaplan’s searing debut novel about a young woman trying to succeed in Hollywood without selling her soul. From the outside, the unnamed protagonist in NSFW appears to be the...