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In 1888, the Jewish Publication Society of America was founded in Philadelphia to provide Jewish immigrants’ children with English-language books about their heritage. The oldest publisher of English-language Jewish titles, JPS seeks to enhance Jewish culture by promoting the … more
The JPS Guide to Jewish Traditions provides thousands of insights into the origins, history, and current interpretations of a wealth of Jewish traditions and customs. Ronald Eisenberg has distilled an immense amount of material from classic and contemporary sources into a single volume. more
Offering translation and exposition on commentary from the notable Jewish historian, Abraham Ben Meir Ibn Ezra (1089–1164), M. Friedländer moves verse-by-verse through a critical piece of Jewish literature. Friedländer explores the principles, character, and prophecies embodied in the … more
Offering translation and exposition on commentary from the notable Jewish historian, Abraham Ben Meir Ibn Ezra (1089–1164), M. Friedländer moves verse-by-verse through a critical piece of Jewish literature. Friedländer explores the principles, character, and prophecies embodied in the … more
The Tanakh is an entirely original translation of the Holy Scriptures (Old Testamant) into contemporary English, based on the Masoretic—the traditional Hebrew text. It is the culmination of three decades of collaboration by academic scholars and rabbis representing the three largest … more
For nearly a century, the 1917 translation of the Tanakh from the Jewish Publication Society has remained a prominent English translation of the Hebrew Bible. The translation project began in 1882 with twenty-two translators working under the editorship of [[product product-id="5262" … more
This adaptation of the JPS translation of the Torah (1962) will appeal to readers who are interested in a historically based picture of social gender roles in the Bible as well as those who have become accustomed to gender-sensitive English in other aspects of their lives. Many … more
Offering translation and exposition on commentary from the notable Jewish historian, Abraham Ben Meir Ibn Ezra (1089–1164), M. Friedländer moves verse-by-verse through a critical piece of Jewish literature. Friedländer explores the principles, character, and prophecies embodied in the … more
The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words contains over 1,000 entries derived from Yiddish, Hebrew, Aramaic, and English. The entries include words for and associated with Jewish holidays and life-cycle events, culture, history, the Bible and other sacred texts, worship, and more. Each entry has … more
Sarah Laughed breathes life into the legends of the biblical matriarchs, filling the gaps in their stories, and making their trials and triumphs relevant for women today. Intimate, familiar, and wise, the heroines you’ll find here are uplifting role models, from Eve’s rebellious taste of … more
Simone Weil was one of the most original philosophers and political thinkers of the twentieth century. During her life, her writings were almost unknown beyond a few close friends. Only after her death at age 34 did her work reach a wider audience, including Pope John XXIII, Pope Paul VI, … more
Abraham Ben Meir Ibn Ezra was considered a distinguished writer of the Middle Ages, examining poetry, linguistics, philosophy, and Hebrew Scripture. His wide travels and extensive studies afforded him a unique intellectual perspective, and his commentaries remain well respected. Offering … more
The Shema is the central prayer of the Jewish faith. Jews utter this single sentence, affirming God's unity as their final words before dying, as well as at the beginning and ending of each day. Using the Shema as his focus, Lamm, prominent Orthodox scholar and long-time president of … more
The ancient rabbis believed that the world rests on three pillars: study, worship, and good deeds. It is said that the greatest of these is study, for it leads to the other two. But exactly how does the modern Jewish reader go about studying the Mishnah, Talmud, and Midrash—the great … more
Entering the High Holy Days provides historical background and an interpretation of the ideas, practices, and the liturgy of Judaism’s High Holy Days, giving them contemporary relevance. This classic guide to the most important days of the Jewish year was a recipient of the 1998 National … more
