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Read an article in The Jewish Standard: Fort Lee Yad Vashem veteran to speak for JPS book series
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 […]
Press on ‘The Star and the Scepter’
Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs review by Avi Millo Watch the author discuss his book in the context of the weekly Torah portion Watch the author on i24news (in French) Watch the author on ELNET Watch a webinar with the author Listen to the author on Shmuel Rosner’s Podcast Watch the Author’s Middle East Forum […]
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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 […]
Press on ‘Unbinding Isaac’
Jewish Standard ReviewTRADITION: A Journal of Orthodox Jewish Thought Review TRADITION Podcast 11/4/20
Unbinding Isaac – Study Guide
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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, […]