New Jewish Books
Orthodox Jewish Troll Fighters, Crime Writers, and Rock Stars in Contemporary Literature and Culture Media portrayals of Orthodox Jewish women frequently depict powerless, silent individuals who are at best naive to live an Orthodox...
Religious conversion is often associated with ideals of religious sincerity. But in a society in which religious belonging is entangled with ethnonational citizenship and confers political privilege, a convert might well have multilayered motives....
Illustrated by Debra SifenJoe’s Market is the story of a Jewish grocer in the 1930’s and how he affected his community. It is based on an original letter written by Mr. Isidore Sirota, the...
In this book, the world’s foremost scholar of Kabbalah explores the understanding of erotic love in Jewish mystical thought. Encompassing Jewish mystical literatures from those of late antiquity to works of Polish Hasidism, Moshe...
The award-winning author of The Eichmann Trial and Denial: Holocaust History on Trial gives us a penetrating and provocative analysis of the hate that will not die, focusing on its current, virulent incarnations on...
“All Jews must die.” Robert Bowers screamed these words as he walked into a Temple and murdered 11 people. Where does this hate come from? Why is it rising again in America? What do...
Discover the breadth of wisdom provided by this generation’s giant of Torah: Rabbi Irving “Yitz” Greenberg. Rabbi Yitz is one of the most renowned leaders in contemporary Jewish communal life. His dedication to foster...
A collection of lectures on the features of the movement of mysticism that began in antiquity and continues in Hasidism today. An examination of mysticism from its beginnings in antiquity to its latest phase...
In recent years, Israel has deeply and quickly transformed itself from a self-perceived social-democratic regime into a privatized and liberalized “Start-Up Nation” and a highly divided society. This transition to neoliberalism has been coupled...
My Mother’s Son, the meticulously-crafted debut novel from David Hirshberg, is a story told by a radio raconteur revisiting his past in post-World War II Boston, the playground and battleground for two brothers whose...
