New Jewish Books
Translator: Gila Shmueli The book, based on memories of a native son and the research of a scholar, is an amalgam of descriptions and discussions, peppered with conversations, personal observations and an acute observer’s...
How do I live a more meaningful life? How might I feel more connected to others, to the world around me, to the past and the future? In an era when we can choose...
Foreword: Kathie Lee Gifford Are you settling for half the story? Highlighting connections that have been hidden from non-Jewish eyes, Rabbi Jason Sobel will connect the dots between the Old and New Testament, helping...
Illustrator: Patti Argoff From the very youngest age, children are so enthusiastic, interested in mitzvos, and eager to perform them. What better way to encourage their love of mitzvos than with a book of...
In this provocative and resonant autobiography, world-renowned artist and feminist icon Judy Chicago reflects on her extraordinary life and career. Judy Chicago is America’s most dynamic living artist. Her works comprise a dizzying array...
From Embodied Experience to Moral Metaphor In this book, Yitzhaq Feder presents a novel and compelling account of pollution in ancient Israel, from its emergence as an embodied concept, rooted in physiological experience, to...
He’s brilliant, he’s talented, he’s privileged. But Yanky Kleiner is about to abandon his shining future in the halls of the beis medrash and pursue a career as an architect. His mitzvah observance has...
The Kenneth Michael Tanenbaum Series in Jewish Studies Edited by Kenneth Hart Green and Martin D. Yaffe Recognized as one of the leading philosophers and Jewish thinkers of the twentieth century, Emil Ludwig Fackenheim...
With its melting pot of immigrants from all over the world, Israel has a unique exposure to diverse culinary practices from Jews of different backgrounds. From Eastern European slums to Ethiopian villages, Jews have...
Thirteen-year-old Jacob’s life is hard in 1920s Poland, where he lives in an orphanage for Jewish children. His days are brightened by playing in the orphanage mandolin orchestra. When an American benefactor arrives with...
