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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
Recommended Reading The new Koren Siddur Posted by Libi AdlerEvery once in a while we get books in our office that don’t fall into the usual mold.By Rabbi Sir Jonathan SacksToday I was looking… Libi Adler September 16, 2009
Recommended Reading A Modern Men’s Torah Commentary Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterDebra Nussbaum Cohen posted on the Forward‘s Sisterhood Blog this week about a forthcoming book from Jewish Lights… JBC Staff July 17, 2009
News R.Crumb Does Genesis Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterR. Crumb has finished his “Genesis Project,” a graphic novel projected for this Fall as reported by GalleyCat.Robot 6Crumb… JBC Staff March 26, 2009
News Avivah Zornberg and the ‘Biblical Unconscious’ Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterAn interesting interview with Avivah Zornberg on her new book The Murmuring Deep: Deep Reflections on the Biblical Unconscious,… JBC Staff March 18, 2009
Essay Aliza Lavie at the NJBA Ceremony Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterAliza Lavie, Winner of the 2008 National Jewish Book Award in Women’s Studies for A Jewish Woman’s Prayer Book, just sent me… Aliza Lavie March 13, 2009
News Have an Extra $40 Million on your Hands? Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterWell, fear not! We found a way for you to spend it. Sotheby’s is auctioning off what scholars in the field have described as “the… JBC Staff February 12, 2009
