The Zionist Ideas excerpt
Rabbi Barry Schwartz guides readers on the ‘Path of the Prophets’
Ma Nishtanah- How is Path of the Prophets different from all other books on the prophets? I would like to think that this is the first book to make the often challenging message of the prophets truly accessible to teens and adults. I try to accomplish this by melding biography and theology- zeroing in on one crucial […]
Steven & Sarah Levy introduce Rashi study to a new audience
Why did you choose to write a book about the Rashi Commentary instead of other commentators? Rashi is regarded as the biblical commentator par excellence. For over 900 years, his commentary has served as an indispensable companion for studying the Torah, providing both the scholar and beginner with the key to unlock the Torah’s text. […]
Heart of Torah Reviews, Profiles and Podcasts
Rabbi Held quoted in this Forward piece by Jane Eisner: http://forward.com/opinion/386768/how-do-we-be-jewish-after-a-year-of-trumps-America/ Rabbi Held included in the “Forward 50,” including a mention of the book: http://forward.com/series/forward-50/2017/shai-held/ Parabola excerpt listed in new issue’s TOC, ://parabola.org/current-issue/ Christian Century excerpt: https://www.christiancentury.org/article/critical-essay/babel-story-about-dangers-uniformity Review on Jewschool (https://jewschool.com/2017/10/80422/learned-jew-two-easy-steps/) Mention in Jane Eisner’s “The Happiest Day of My Life” in print issue of Forward magazine (online […]
JPS Tanakh Audio Version Listeners Guide
Enjoy your JPS Tanakh audio. When you download the Tanakh, you will see 10 parts in your library. Each download part is divided into chapters. These chapters are not identical to the chapters of the Bible, so we have created a guide below to help you better navigate. If you would like to listen to […]
Joshua Jacobson returns with new ‘Chanting the Hebrew Bible’
Q. What inspired you to write about chanting the Hebrew Bible? A. I’ve been chanting Torah since I was a teenager. I thought I understood the system of Torah chant until about 25 years ago, when a friend from my synagogue introduced me to the teachings of Michael Pearlman, an Israeli educator who had devised […]
Rabbi Shai Held brings readers into ‘The Heart of Torah’
Q. How did these two volumes of essays come to be? What led to you deciding to publish them? A. The essays that comprise The Heart of Torah began as a series of emails to an ever-growing list of subscribers. From the beginning, what was so striking to me was the sheer diversity of who […]
Audio Interview with Jewish Sacred Aging
Listen to an interview with Rabbi Jeff Salkin about ‘The JPS B’nai Mitzvah Torah Commentary’
Read a feature article in ‘The Five Towns Jewish Home’
Read the article by Tammy Mark. “The people who did these things – these heroes- were people we can identify with, that did it for the simple reason that it had to be done.”
‘Justice for All’ review by Jewish Book Council
Read a review by Stu Halpern of Jewish Book Council. “His work is certain to inspire readers to seek further study of the Bible.”
