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Nonfiction Lessons in Leadership: A Weekly Reading of the Jewish Bible Rabbi Jonathan Sacks; Ronald Heifetz, fwd.
Essay Bringing Bling to the Bible Earlier this week, Beth Kissileff shared the experiences and conversations that inspired Reading Genesis, a collection of essays on the Hebrew Bible by experts… Beth Kissileff March 2, 2016
Nonfiction The Bible Doesn’t Say That: 40 Biblical Mistranslations, Misconceptions, and Other Misunderstandings Joel Hoffman
Essay In the Beginning, Dr. Ruth Read Genesis Beth Kissileff is the editor of Reading Genesis: Beginnings, a collection of essays on the Hebrew Bible by experts in range of non-rabbinic fields. Beth is blogging… Beth Kissileff February 29, 2016
Visual Arts The Illuminated Torah: Paintings and Essays on the Weekly Portions Avner Moriah and Shulamit Laderman
Essay 7 Surprises in the English Translation of the Torah Earlier this week, Aviya Kushner wrote about the “smashing, positively dashing spectacle” of modern theater performed in Hebrew. She is the author of The Grammar… Aviya Kushner September 10, 2015
Essay The Power of Story: How Ancient Tales Shaped One Author’s Modern Fiction Laura Nicole Diamond August 11, 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
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