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 […]
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 […]
Listen to an interview with Rabbi Jeff Salkin about ‘The JPS B’nai Mitzvah Torah Commentary’
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.”
Read a review by Stu Halpern of Jewish Book Council. “His work is certain to inspire readers to seek further study of the Bible.”
Mordecai Paldiel, author of “Saying One’s One: Jewish Rescuers During the Holocaust,” published by JPS, in conversation with Lawrence Bush, of Jewish Currents, at Congregation Emanuel in Kingston, NY, May 31, 2017
Jewish Bible scholars from all the major rabbinical seminaries and universities convene to discuss translating the Hebrew Bible in the age of technology and mass media. At The National Museum of American Jewish History, Philadelphia, April 30, 2017
Read a review of “Justice for All’ on JNS.com “What emerges from this book is an appreciation of the uniqueness of the Bible in the ancient world, and its relevance for our world as well. Its central thesis is the centrality of ethics—not magic or superstition—in the biblical worldview, and the reality of God as […]
May 11, 2017 The 1985 Jewish Publication Society (JPS) Tanakh translation, a celebrated American-Jewish resource, is now available online thanks to Sefaria, a non-profit organization dedicated to furthering open, participatory Jewish learning for the digital era. Since June 2016, the translation has been the default choice on the popular site, which calls itself “a free, […]
April 2017 /Nissan 5777 Dear Friends, At JPS we strive to publish books that will stand the test of time. We aim for works that will enhance Jewish literacy for years, if not generations. With a shelf full of JPS classics that have remained in print for decades, I don’t think this is an idle boast. […]
