Skip to main content
Jew­ish Book Coun­cil, found­ed in 1943, is the longest-run­n­ing orga­ni­za­tion devot­ed exclu­sive­ly to the sup­port and cel­e­bra­tion of Jew­ish literature.

Get the latest reviews, news, and more in your inbox.

Invalid email address

Items with the category: Modern Jewish Thought | Jewish Book Council

Main navigation

  • Books

    Find the lat­est book reviews, read­ing lists, and edi­tors’ books, and search JBC’s data­base of over 8,000 titles. 

    • Book Search
    • Reading Lists
    • Israel Bookshelf
    • Global Jewish Literary Alliance
    • Review for Us
    • Submit a Book for Review

    Editors' Picks

    Cover of Flower of Vlora: Growing up Jewish in Communist Albania
    Flower of Vlo­ra: Grow­ing up Jew­ish in Com­mu­nist Albania
    Cover of The 12th Commandment
    The 12th Commandment
  • Book Clubs

    Find the lat­est month­ly picks, dis­cus­sion ques­tions and resource guides, and the lat­est books in paperback.

    • Monthly Picks
    • Starting a Book Club
    • Live Chat
    • Book Club Guides

    August Picks

    Cover of Sisters of Fortune
    Sis­ters of Fortune
    Cover of Fear No Pharaoh: American Jews, the Civil War, and the Fight to End Slavery
    Fear No Pharaoh: Amer­i­can Jews, the Civ­il War, and the Fight to End Slavery
  • PB Daily
  • Paper Brigade

    JBC’s print lit­er­ary jour­nal Paper Brigade pro­vides a 200-page snap­shot of the Jew­ish lit­er­ary land­scape in Amer­i­ca and abroad. Find the lat­est issues, infor­ma­tion on the Paper Brigade New Israeli Fic­tion prize, adver­tis­ing details, and more.

    • Stockists
    • Submissions
    • Advertising
    • New Israeli Fiction Prize

    The Latest Issues

    Paper Brigade Vol­ume Eight
    $25.00
    Paper Brigade Vol­ume Seven
    $25.00
  • JBC Authors

    Find infor­ma­tion on becom­ing a tour­ing authors and how to bring an author into your community.

    • Network
    • Read On
    • View All Authors
    • Member Sites
    • Member Site Resources

    Featured Authors

    Photo of Maya Arad
    Maya Arad
    Photo of Benyamin Cohen
    Benyamin Cohen
  • Awards

    Search over 70 years of Nation­al Jew­ish Book Award win­ners and final­ists and find the lat­est Natan Notable Books.

    • National Jewish Book Awards
    • Natan Notable Books
    • Jewish Book Marketing Grants

    Recent Awardees

    Cover of 10/7: 100 Human Stories
    10/7: 100 Human Stories
    Cover of Songs for the Brokenhearted: A Novel
    Songs for the Bro­ken­heart­ed: A Novel
  • Events
  • Shop
  • About Us
  • Support
Searching...

    Items with the category:

    Modern Jewish Thought

    Cover of Making the Bible Modern: Children's Bibles and Jewish Education in Twentieth-Century America
    Non­fic­tion
    Mak­ing the Bible Mod­ern: Chil­dren’s Bibles and Jew­ish Edu­ca­tion in Twen­ti­eth-Cen­tu­ry America
    Penny Schine Gold
    Cover of Threads from a Coat of Many Colors: Poems on Genesis
    Poet­ry
    Threads from a Coat of Many Col­ors: Poems on Genesis
    Yakov Azriel
    Cover of Teach Me About God: The Meaning and Significance of the Name of God
    Non­fic­tion
    Teach Me About God: The Mean­ing and Sig­nif­i­cance of the Name of God
    Walter Orenstein
    Cover of The Impact of the Holocaust on Jewish Theology
    Non­fic­tion
    The Impact of the Holo­caust on Jew­ish Theology
    Steven T. Katz, ed.
    Cover of Opportunities That Pass: A Historical Miscellany
    Non­fic­tion
    Oppor­tu­ni­ties That Pass: A His­tor­i­cal Miscellany
    Cecil Roth; Israel Finestein, Joseph Roth, eds.
    Cover of Shir Hashirim: A Modern Commentary on the Song of Songs
    Non­fic­tion
    Shir Hashir­im: A Mod­ern Com­men­tary on the Song of Songs
    Leonard S. Kravitz, Kerry M. Olitzky
    Cover of Judaism, Physics and God: Searching for Metaphors in a Post-Einstein World
    Non­fic­tion
    Judaism, Physics and God: Search­ing for Metaphors in a Post-Ein­stein World
    David W. Nelson
    Non­fic­tion
    Jew­ish Bio­med­ical Law: Jew­ish Law Asso­ci­a­tion Stud­ies XV
    Daniel B. Sinclair, ed.
    Cover of The Beliefnet Guide to Kabbalah
    Non­fic­tion
    The Beliefnet Guide to Kabbalah
    Arthur Goldwag
    Cover of Second Chances: Transforming Bitterness to Hope and the Story of Ruth
    Non­fic­tion
    Sec­ond Chances: Trans­form­ing Bit­ter­ness to Hope and the Sto­ry of Ruth
    Rabbi Levi Meier
    Cover of Professors on the Parashah: Studies on the Weekly Torah Reading
    Non­fic­tion
    Pro­fes­sors on the Parashah: Stud­ies on the Week­ly Torah Reading
    Leib Moscovitz, ed.
    Cover of The Stains of Culture: An Ethno-Reading of Karaite Jewish Women
    Non­fic­tion
    The Stains of Cul­ture: An Eth­no-Read­ing of Karaite Jew­ish Women
    Ruth Tsoffar
    Cover of The Choice To Be: A Jewish Path to Self and Spirituality
    Non­fic­tion
    The Choice To Be: A Jew­ish Path to Self and Spirituality
    Jeremy Kagan
    Cover of The Natural History of the Bible: An Environmental Exploration of the Hebrew Scriptures
    Non­fic­tion
    The Nat­ur­al His­to­ry of the Bible: An Envi­ron­men­tal Explo­ration of the Hebrew Scriptures
    Daniel Hillel
    Cover of The First Modern Jew: Spinoza and the History of an Image
    Non­fic­tion
    The First Mod­ern Jew: Spin­oza and the His­to­ry of an Image
    Daniel B. Schwartz
    Cover of From Defender to Critic: The Search for a New Jewish Self
    Non­fic­tion
    From Defend­er to Crit­ic: The Search for a New Jew­ish Self
    David Hartman
    Pagination
    • Previous page Previous
    • Current page17
    • Next page Next
    Pagination
    • First page 1
    • …
    • Page15
    • Page16
    • Current page17
    • Page18
    • Page19
    • …
    • Last page 29

    Stay Updated with Our Newsletter

    Invalid email address
    Join Us

    Mem­bers receive valu­able ben­e­fits includ­ing spe­cial dis­counts, lit­er­ary gifts, and exclu­sive con­tent, while help­ing JBC to sup­port and cel­e­brate Jew­ish literature.

    Become a Member
    Jewish Book Council

    Footer

    • Donate
    • Book Search
    • Contact Us
    • Advertising
    • FAQ
    • Bookstore Guide
    • Report­ing Anti­semitism
    Connect with Us
    Support Us
    • Amazon Smile
    Jewish Book Council Platinum Transparency Guidestar Candid Seal 2024
    Four-Star seal from Charity Navigator
    Copyright © 2025 Jewish Book Council
    • Accessibility
    • Financials