New Jewish Books
The SS overseer glanced stonily about at the stoic faces of the prisoners who surrounded her. She raised the clipboard and began to call the first names, her sharp voice sounding uncannily hollow in...
From the Diary of a Holocaust Survivor “While I’m writing these words I’m sitting next to my bed in a military hospital, wounded in my leg. Not only did I escape from the death...
Refractions and Reflections on Bereshit Sefer Bereishit ― the Book of Genesis ―relates the stories of our Patriarchs and Matriarchs. So little is known about their struggles and achievements, and their spiritual stature is...
Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch on the Weekly Parashah and the Holidays The brilliance of Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch’s Torah commentary is now available in brief, accessible essays, conveniently organized around the weekly Torah portion,...
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...
A love story as implausible as this must be true. Their first date was arranged by a professional matchmaker. A deal, a pragmatic matter that had nothing to do with romance – that’s how...
KNOWLEDGE Do we obtain reliable knowledge about the world from ongoing supernatural revelation, or from scientific investigation? NATURE Is it preferable to perceive God as working through nature, or through supernatural miracles? Are we...
The New Queen of Sheba pays tribute to the stunning embroidery art of the Ethiopian Jewish community and their epic journey to Israel through the eyes of a young girl named Malka and her...
Extraordinary Jewish Women This narrative biography for young adults brings to life the dramatic story of Doña Gracia Nasi, born in Portugal in 1510 into a Sephardic Jewish family forced to pose as Christians...
Few Israelis are as deserving of the title “Mr. Security” as Moshe “Bogie” Ya’alon. His history of military and political leadership speaks for itself. A unique voice on the Israeli political scene, Ya’alon holds...
