Akiva: Life, Legend, Legacy by Reuven Hammer
The legendary Akiva ben Yosef has fascinated Jews for centuries. One of and arguably the most important of the Tannaim, or early Jewish sages, Akiva lived during a crucial era in the development of...
Category: New Books
Pastrami on Rye: An Overstuffed History of the Jewish Deli by Ted Merwin
For much of the twentieth century, the New York Jewish deli was an iconic institution in both Jewish and American life. Pastrami on Rye is a full-length history of the New York Jewish deli....
The Wayward Moon by Janice Weizman
The year is 854. Rahel, a 17-year-old Jewish girl, is preparing to meet her fiance for the first time. She cannot know that even as she stands observing herself in the mirror, an enemy...
Here and There: Leaving Hasidism, Keeping My Family by Chaya Deitsch
A heartfelt and inspiring personal account of a woman raised as a Lubavitcher Hasid who leaves that world without leaving the family that remains within it. Even as a child, Chaya Deitsch felt that...
The Devil in Jerusalem by Naomi Ragen
Two brothers are admitted to Jerusalem’s Hadassah Hospital with horrific injuries. Their mother, a young American, devoutly recites Psalms at the bedside, refusing to answer any questions. Brought in to investigate, Detective Bina Tzedek...
The Mystics of Mile End by Sigal Samuel
In the half-Hasidic, half-hipster Montreal neighborhood of Mile End, eleven-year-old Lev Meyer is discovering that there may be a place for Judaism in his life. As he learns about science in his day school,...
Jewish Noir: Contemporary Tales of Crime and Other Dark Deeds by Kenneth Wishnia
A unique collection of all-new stories by award-winning authors. This anthology includes the work of numerous authors such as Marge Piercy, Harlan Ellison, S. J. Rozan, Nancy Richler, Moe Prager (Reed Farrel Coleman), Wendy...
A Poet of the Invisible World by Michael Golding
A Poet of the Invisible World is the story of Nouri, a boy born in thirteenth century Persia with four ears instead of two. Orphaned as an infant, he’s taken into a Sufi order,...
Michael Fishbane: Jewish Hermeneutical Theology
Edited by Hava Tirosh-Samuelson and Aaron W. Hughes Michael Fishbane is Nathan Cummings Distinguished Service Professor of Jewish Studies at the University of Chicago Divinity School. Trained in biblical studies and the ancient Near...
The War Scroll, Violence, War and Peace in the Dead Sea Scrolls and Related Literature
Essays in Honour of Martin G. Abegg on the Occasion of His 65th Birthday Edited by Kipp Davis, Kyung S. Baek, Peter W. Flint, and Dorothy M. Peters This volume is a collection of...
