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Jewish Text The Washington Haggadah: A Fifteenth-Century Manuscript from the Library of Congress Joel ben Simeon; David Stern, trans.
Nonfiction The Commentators’ Bible: The JPS Miqra’ot Gedolot : Leviticus Michael Carasik, ed. and trans.
Nonfiction Covenant and Conversation, A Weekly Reading of the Jewish Bible, Genesis: The Book of Beginnings Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks
Nonfiction Jewish Choices, Jewish Voices: War and National Security Elliot N. Dorff and Danya Ruttenberg, eds.
Essay Reimagining the Talmud Earlier this week, Aaron Roller, an editor of Mima’amakim, wrote about the Jewish Austin Powers and the Jewish poetry conspiracy.I knew something… Aaron Roller March 4, 2011
Essay Imagine You Don’t Know How To Read A Novel In his last posts, Rabbi Elie Kaunfer, the author of Empowered Judaism: What Independent Minyanim Can Teach Us about Building Vibrant Jewish Communities, wrote… Elie Kaunfer April 9, 2010
Essay A Travel Tip In his last posts, David Rosenberg, whose latest books are A Literary Bible: An Original Translation and An Educated Man: A Dual Biography of… David Rosenberg February 26, 2010
Essay The Judeo-Christianity Section In his last post, David Rosenberg, whose latest books are A Literary Bible: An Original Translation and An Educated Man: A Dual Biography of… David Rosenberg February 24, 2010
Essay The Writer of Writers David Rosenberg, whose latest books are A Literary Bible: An Original Translation and An Educated Man: A Dual Biography of Moses and Jesus,… David Rosenberg February 22, 2010
Essay The Tower of Babel and Crisis of Translation In her last posts, Ellen Frankel looked at how to make the Bible PG and looked at “What is Jewish Literature?”. She has been guest-blogging all… Ellen Frankel October 23, 2009
Essay Making the Bible PG: How Children’s Bibles Differ Ellen Frankel, author of JPS Illustrated Children’s Bible, as well as the Editor-in-Chief and CEO of the Jewish Publication Society, is guest-blogging all week… Ellen Frankel October 19, 2009