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Nonfiction Revelation and Authority: Sinai in Jewish Scripture and Tradition Benjamin S. Sommer
Interview Interview: Geraldine Brooks with Ranen Omer-ShermanIn her latest book, Pulitzer Prize winner Geraldine Brooks sets herself the daunting challenge of portraying one of the most heroic yet morally… Ranen Omer-Sherman November 27, 2015
Excerpt Blabbermouths to Beezlebub (function() {var _fbq = window._fbq || (window._fbq = []);if (!_fbq.loaded) {var fbds = document.createElement('script');fbds.async = true;fbds.src =… Aviya Kushner September 16, 2015
Essay 7 Surprises in the English Translation of the Torah Earlier this week, Aviya Kushner wrote about the “smashing, positively dashing spectacle” of modern theater performed in Hebrew. She is the author of The Grammar… Aviya Kushner September 10, 2015
Essay ‘My Fair Lady’ in Hebrew? Aviya Kushner is the author of The Grammar of God, a memoir of her Journey into the Words and Worlds of the Bible. She will be blogging here all week for the Jewish… Aviya Kushner September 8, 2015
Essay In Search of Theological Modesty by William Liss-LevinsonI wrote In Search of Theological Modesty: Biblical Lessons to offer some perspectives that may enable readers to re-conceptualize… William Liss-Levinson August 18, 2015
Essay The Power of Story: How Ancient Tales Shaped One Author’s Modern Fiction Laura Nicole Diamond August 11, 2015
Nonfiction Maimonides and the Book That Changed Judaism: Secrets of “The Guide for the Perplexed” Micah Goodman; Yedidya Sinclair, trans.
Essay My First Midrash Earlier this week, Julie Baretz wrote about leading Christian tours of Israel and why she decided to make aliyah. Her book, The Bible on Location: Off the Beaten Path in… Julie Baretz June 12, 2015
Essay Reading Tanakh with Christians Earlier this week, Julie Baretz wrote about why she decided to make aliyah. Her book, The Bible on Location: Off the Beaten Path in Ancient and Modern Israel, is now… Julie Baretz June 10, 2015
Essay The Doomed Generation Joshua Cohen’s most recent novel, Book of Numbers, will be published this week by Random House. He is blogging here today for Jewish Book Council’s Visiting Scribe… Joshua Cohen June 8, 2015
