The 60 books posted on JewishBookWorld.org in April 2026
Here are the 60 books I posted on JewishBookWorld.org in April 2026. The image contains some of the covers. The bold links take you to the book’s page on Amazon; the “on this site”...
Tagged: Steven Nadler
Spinoza, Atheist by Steven Nadler
From Pulitzer Prize finalist Steven Nadler, a fascinating historical and philosophical narrative that unravels the mystery of whether Spinoza was an atheist In 1656, a young Amsterdam merchant was excommunicated by his Portuguese-Jewish community...
The 80 books posted on JewishBookWorld.org in September 2020
Here is the list of the 80 books that I posted on JewishBookWorld.org in September 2020. The image above contains some of the covers. The bold links take you to the book’s page on...
Think Least of Death: Spinoza On How To Live And How To Die by Steven Nadler
In 1656, after being excommunicated from Amsterdam’s Portuguese-Jewish community for “abominable heresies” and “monstrous deeds,” the young Baruch Spinoza abandoned his family’s import business to dedicate his life to philosophy. He quickly became notorious...
Menasseh ben Israel: Rabbi of Amsterdam by Steven Nadler
Menasseh ben Israel (1604–1657) was among the most accomplished and cosmopolitan rabbis of his time, and a pivotal intellectual figure in early modern Jewish history. He was one of the three rabbis of the...
