The following is a brief update from our publishing partners at The Jewish Publication Society. The JPS Essential Judaism series addresses our core beliefs and why they’ve mattered through many ages and still today. These informed yet approachable works offer … Continue reading New from JPS: Essential Judaism Series
Abraham Joshua Heschel (1907–72) was a rabbi, scholar, and philosopher. In 1937 Martin Buber appointed him as his successor at the central organization for Jewish adult education in Frankfurt am Main. In time he became one of the most influential modern … Continue reading History is a Call and Response: New Books on Abraham Joshua Heschel
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
Hayes Peter Mauro is an associate professor of art and design at CUNY’s Queensborough Community College. His newest book is Messianic Fulfillments: Staging Indigenous Salvation in America (August 2019). A Note on Historiography History may be done in any number of … Continue reading From the Desk of Hayes Peter Mauro: A Note on Historiography
Scott Ferguson is an assistant professor in the Department of Humanities and Cultural Studies at the University of South Florida. He is a research scholar at the Binzagr Institute for Sustainable Prosperity. His new book is in the Provocations series. … Continue reading From the Desk of Scott Ferguson: The Standpoint of Redemption
Awards Black Jesus and Other Superheroes Venita Blackburn Finalist for the 2018 Young Lions Fiction Award: “The Young Lions Fiction Award not only celebrates the rising stars in the world of literature, it also ensures that readers can look forward … Continue reading News and Reviews
Awards The Eighth Wonder of the World by Robert C. Trumpbour and Kenneth Womack Winner of the 2017 SABR Seymour Medal. Books There I Go Again by William Daniels Book mention in Broadway World. Cannibal by Safiya Sinclair Praise from Waxwing Literary Magazine: “this … Continue reading News and Reviews
Philosopher Tzvetan Todorov passed away last week in Paris, at the age of seventy-seven. Todorov was a humanist philosopher whose work often considered the “other” in history, politics, and life. In Life in Common (Nebraska 2001), Todorov develops a compelling vision of the self as … Continue reading Tzvetan Todorov, 1939-2017
The Jewish Publication Society has been publishing thoughtful and thought-provoking books in Jewish literature and history for more than 125 years. This list highlights some of their new and noteworthy titles. Thinking About the Torah by Kenneth Seeskin In defiance … Continue reading Reading List: Jewish Books for the New Year
The following excerpt comes from Thinking About the Torah: A Philospher Reads the Bible by Kenneth Seeskin (Jewish Publication Society, 2016). From Chapter 6: The Need For Community No magical formula dictates how much statutory law is too much and how much … Continue reading EXCERPT: Thinking About the Torah
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