The October 7th terrorist massacre by Hamas, the subsequent Israel/Hamas war, and the ongoing and evolving events in Israel and around the world have underscored how important it is for communities, Jewish and non-Jewish, to understand the history of Israel, Zionism, and antisemitism—and how much misinformation and confusion exist about these topics in many segments of […]
THE JPS TANAKH: Gender-Sensitive Edition
JPS is excited to announce the publication of THE JPS TANAKH: Gender-Sensitive Edition. A ground-breaking partnership with Sefaria, the Gender-Sensitive Edition represents the first substantial revision of our landmark translation of the Tanakh (the Jewish tradition’s term for the Hebrew Bible). The Gender-Sensitive Edition is also now available online at Sefaria, along with the Preface […]
Attention Rabbis and Chaplains: Free JPS Tanakh Offer!
Update, Oct. 2022 To date JPS has distributed 5000 Bibles in this program! We have reached the limit available set by our donor and are seeking additional funds. Please check back for further updates; in the meantime, to receive information about discounts or to add your name to a waitlist for Bibles if this program is […]
Public Programs
February 7, 2024The Jewish Catalog Turns 50: Revolutionary Manifesto of DIY JudaismA conversation with Rabbi Michael Strassfeld, Joshua Teplitsky, and Beth Wenger, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Jewish Catalog – a bestseller whose success led to second and third Jewish Catalog editions – a groundbreaking publication that revolutionized Judaism. Produced by the Weitzman National […]
Study Guides to JPS Books
Bible StudiesThe Bible’s Many Voices by Michael CarasikCain v. Abel: A Jewish Courtroom Drama by Dan Ornstein (study guide within book)The Commentators’ Bible edited by Michael CarasikJewish Bible Translations by Leonard J. GreenspoonJPS Bible Commentary: Haftarot by Laura Suzanne LieberThe JPS Rashi Discussion Commentary by Steven and Sarah Levy (discussion questions only within book)The Lost […]
Top 8 Reasons to Buy ‘Typically Jewish’ for Hanukkah
There are eight chapters, so you can tear it up and give one each night If you don’t buy it, you’ll feel guilty (assuming you are Jewish) It will look good under the tree. Oops, wrong holiday Your mother will be proud you bought a Jewish book No animals were harmed making the book, except […]
Q&A: Elliott Rabin, author of The Biblical Hero
Why do the portraits of Biblical heroes contain such flaws? In the ancient world, heroes were taken much more seriously than they are today. Societies often portrayed one person or character as the primary hero of the culture. That person was depicted as being on a higher plane of existence than mere mortals–as partly divine, […]
Why Buy The Book?
For too many Jewish young people, bar/bat mitzvah has been the beginning of the end of their Jewish journeys. When students perceive the Torah as incomprehensible or irrelevant, many form the false impression that Judaism has nothing to say to them. Enter the game-changer: the JPS B’nai Mitzvah Torah Commentary shows teens in their own […]
A YEAR WITH THE SAGES: Wisdom on the Weekly Torah Portion – Reviewed by Jack Riemer, The Boston Jewish Advocate
May 2019 – There are two main types of commentary on the Torah and on Rabbinic Literature. One kind is objective scholarship. The other is personal response. In objective scholarship, the writer strives to determine what was the original meaning of the Text. He studies the parallel literatures of antiquity. He uses ancient grammar. And […]
Press on ‘A Year with the Sages’
Publisher’s Weekly: Religion and Spirituality Announcements, 2019 A YEAR WITH THE SAGES: Wisdom on the Weekly Torah Portion – Reviewed by Jack Riemer This is Rabbi Reuven Hammer’s last book, and it is in some senses his best. Reuven Hammer had a long and distinguished career as a rabbi and as an educator during which […]
