Book Birthdays celebrate one year of a book’s life in tweets, reviews, and more. This month we’re saying Happy First Book Birthday to Knocked Down: A High-Risk Memoir (Nebraska, 2022) by Aileen Weintraub. About the Book: A laugh-out-loud memoir about … Continue reading Happy Book Birthday to Knocked Down
The Jewish Book Council honors the winners of the 2019 National Jewish Book Awards, now in its sixty-ninth year. Among this year’s winners is author David E. Lowe, award the second annual Biography Award in memory of Sara Berenson Stone for … Continue reading Morris B. Abram Biography Honored by National Jewish Book Awards
Save 40% off during our Simchat Torah book sale! Enter 6ST9 in the promotion code field of your shopping cart and click “Add Promotion Code.” Hurry, this offer expires October 22! If you don’t know where to start, check out … Continue reading Simchat Torah Sale
This spring, JPS welcomes four new titles to its library of books of enduring worth. These four take particular interest in Jewish Culture—both how it has been represented in history and its common traits today. Typically Jewish Nancy Kalikow Maxwell … Continue reading Forthcoming from The Jewish Publication Society
Books The Land of Truth: Talmud Tales, Timeless Teachings Jeffrey L. Rubenstein Featured in Forward: “For many Jews, the Talmud is like a pot of boiling water that they feel they have no way to lift and to carry around. With … Continue reading News and Reviews
Co-hosted by the Society of Biblical Literature and the American Academy of Religion, the Annual Meetings will be held this weekend in Denver, CO at the Colorado Convention Center. With more than 1,200 academic sessions and workshops, along with one … Continue reading 2018 AAR/SBL Preview
Books Women on the Move: The Forgotten Era of Women’s Bicycle Racing Roger Gilles Feature in the Guardian: “Gilles’s book is a window into a virtually unknown time in women’s sports, and it’s important because it adds to the history of female … Continue reading News and Reviews
This excerpt from Turning Points in Jewish History by Marc J. Rosenstein (July 2018) was originally published on the JPS website. Where Were the Women? Surveying the texts of Jewish history up to the mid-20th century, it is hard … Continue reading EXCERPT: Turning Points in Jewish History
The biannual Rabbinical Assembly Conference is back this year in Chicago from Sunday, April 22 to Wednesday, April 25. You can read a recap of the first day here. The Jewish Publication Society’s Barry Schwartz, along with UNP marketing manager Mark Heineke, will … Continue reading Rabbinical Assembly preview
Founded in 1888, The Jewish Publication Society is the preeminent publisher of classic and contemporary Jewish texts for readers of English worldwide. The current list includes … Continue reading JPS Reading List: Women’s History Month
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