Books Modern Conservative Judaism Elliot N. Dorff Cover story in the Jewish Journal: “The lesson that we learn in Dorff’s important book… is that respect, tolerance and inclusiveness are a crucial measure of what makes a movement Jewishly authentic.” Not … Continue reading News and Reviews
Stanley A. Goldman is a professor of law at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles and the founding director of the Loyola Center for the Study of Law and Genocide. He co-anchored a national program on CBS Network Radio during the … Continue reading From the Desk of Stanley A. Goldman: The Hardest Thing I’ve Ever Written
The annual conference of the Association for Jewish Studies is the largest annual international gathering of Jewish Studies scholars in the world. This year it will take place December 16-18 in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 1,100 attendees, over 190 sessions, a … Continue reading 2018 AJS Preview
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
The following is an excerpt from Discovering Second Temple Literature: The Scriptures and Stories That Shaped Early Judaism by Malka Z. Simkovich (November 2018). The book will be launched at Sixth Street Community Synagogue tomorrow, November 29, at 7:00 p.m. Register … Continue reading EXCERPT: Discovering Second Temple Literature
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 A Certain Loneliness: A Memoir Sandra Gail Lambert Review in Lambda Literary: “Lambert writes with a studied aloofness and matter-of-fact tone about a body that constantly generates conflict with itself and the world around it. There is a rich practicality … Continue reading News and Reviews
Books The Twenty-Seventh Letter of the Alphabet: A Memoir Kim Adrian Praise from Shelf Awareness: “The Twenty-Seventh Letter of the Alphabet is a feat on many levels. Adrian tells a harrowing story, surprisingly redeemed by her own sweet family, but in many ways … Continue reading News and Reviews
Awards The January Children Safia Elhillo Winner of the George Ellenbogen Poetry Award in the 2018 Arab American Book Awards: “The January Children depicts displacement and longing while also questioning accepted truths about geography, history, nationhood, and home. [. . … Continue reading News and Reviews
The following books are now available in paperback editions. The Power of Song And Other Sephardic Tales by Rita Roth, designed and illustrated by Alexa Ginsburg, foreword by Morris B. Margolies “The stories are the perfect centerpiece for family storytelling. . … Continue reading Now in Paperback from the Jewish Publication Society
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