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Children’s Every Picture Tells a Story: Illustrated Torah Verses and Commentary for Every Age — Book Two: Shmos Chaim Natan Firszt
Children’s Every Picture Tells a Story: Illustrated Torah Verses and Commentary for Every Age, Volume One: Bereishis Chaim Natan Firszt
Nonfiction Outside the Bible, 3‑Volume Set: Ancient Jewish Writings Related to Scripture Louis H. Feldman, James L. Kugel & Lawrence H. Schiffman, eds.
Interview Interview: David Wolpe by Beth KissileffBeth Kissileff recently spoke with David Wolpe about his newest book, David: The Divided Heart, published by Yale University PressAt one point during… Beth Kissileff September 16, 2014
Interview Interview: Joel M. Hoffman by Rabbi Lawrence A. HoffmanA frequent speaker at synagogues and JCCs, Joel M. Hoffman, Ph.D., authored two books before writing his most recent book, The Bible’s… Lawrence A. Hoffman September 9, 2014
Children’s Siddur Katan: Shabbat Prayer Book for Families with Young Children Jaime Lewis with Michelle V. Katz
Essay How I Came to Write Jewish Artists and the Bible in 20th-Century America Earlier this week, Samantha Baskind wrote about the artist Jack Levine and about some of the artists she interviewed for Encyclopedia of Jewish American Artists.… Samantha Baskind August 15, 2014
Essay Naomi, Ruth, and the South Earlier this week, Lenore Weiss wrote about Rabbi Levi Selwyn and Torah “Koshering” and asked Rabbi Selwyn a few question about the process. Her most recent… Lenore Weiss August 8, 2014
Interview Torah Koshering: Take Two Earlier this week, Lenore Weiss wrote about Rabbi Levi Selwyn and Torah “Koshering.” Her most recent collection, Two Places, is now available. She is blogging here… Lenore Weiss August 6, 2014
Essay A Job for a Sofer Lenore Weiss’s most recent collection,Two Places, is now available. She is blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council’s Visiting Scribe series.With a ready… Lenore Weiss August 4, 2014
Cookbook Eating the Bible: Over 50 Delicious Recipes to Feed Your Body and Nourish Your Soul Rena Rossner
Nonfiction Chapters of the Heart: Jewish Women Sharing the Torah of our Lives Sue Levi Elwell and Nancy Fuchs Kreimer