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Essay In Search of Theological Modesty by William Liss-LevinsonI wrote In Search of Theological Modesty: Biblical Lessons to offer some perspectives that may enable readers to re-conceptualize… William Liss-Levinson August 18, 2015
Essay The Power of Story: How Ancient Tales Shaped One Author’s Modern Fiction Laura Nicole Diamond August 11, 2015
Nonfiction Maimonides and the Book That Changed Judaism: Secrets of “The Guide for the Perplexed” Micah Goodman; Yedidya Sinclair, trans.
Essay My First Midrash Earlier this week, Julie Baretz wrote about leading Christian tours of Israel and why she decided to make aliyah. Her book, The Bible on Location: Off the Beaten Path in… Julie Baretz June 12, 2015
Essay Reading Tanakh with Christians Earlier this week, Julie Baretz wrote about why she decided to make aliyah. Her book, The Bible on Location: Off the Beaten Path in Ancient and Modern Israel, is now… Julie Baretz June 10, 2015
Essay The Doomed Generation Joshua Cohen’s most recent novel, Book of Numbers, will be published this week by Random House. He is blogging here today for Jewish Book Council’s Visiting Scribe… Joshua Cohen June 8, 2015
Excerpt A Glimpse Into the Editing Process: What Didn’t Make it Into the Book Letty Cottin Pogrebin, a founding editor of Ms. magazine, is the author of eleven books, most recently the just-published Single Jewish Male Seeking Soul Mate.… Letty Cottin Pogrebin May 18, 2015
Essay Alluding to the Torah Daniel Torday’s novella The Sensualist won the 2012 National Jewish Book Award in Outstanding Debut Fiction. His debut novel, The Last Flight of Poxl West, was… Daniel Torday May 18, 2015
Essay Tackling the “Sticky” Torah Portions in Limerick Form Earlier this week, Joe Black wrote about how he came to write a book of limericks for every Torah portion. His newest book, There Once Was a Man From Canaan: The… Joe Black May 14, 2015
Essay “Torah Limericks?” “Really?” “Why?” Joe Black serves as Senior Rabbi of Temple Emanuel in Denver, CO. He also is an author of children’s books and a guitarist/singer-songwriter of original Jewish… Joe Black May 12, 2015
Essay What the Lifetime Adaptation of Anita Diamant’s The Red Tent Missed Earlier this week, Michal Lemberger wrote about turning King David into a villain and Lot’s wife and the other nameless women of the Bible. She is the author of the… Michal Lemberger April 24, 2015
Essay How Can You Make King David into a Villain? Earlier this week, Michal Lemberger wrote about Lot’s wife and the other nameless women of the Bible. She is the author of the recently published book After Abel and… Michal Lemberger April 22, 2015
