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

| 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
    • 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

    March Picks

    Cover of My Mother's Secret: A Novel of the Jewish Autonomous Region
    My Moth­er’s Secret: A Nov­el of the Jew­ish Autonomous Region
    Cover of Koshersoul: The Faith and Food Journey of an African American Jew
    Kosher­soul: The Faith and Food Jour­ney of an African Amer­i­can Jew
  • 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 Six
    $25.00
    Paper Brigade Vol­ume Five
    $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 Jai Chakrabarti
    Jai Chakrabar­ti
    Photo of Laura Arnold Leibman
    Lau­ra Arnold Leibman
  • Awards

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

    • National Jewish Book Awards
    • Natan Notable Books

    Recent Awardees

    Cover of Koshersoul: The Faith and Food Journey of an African American Jew
    Kosher­soul: The Faith and Food Jour­ney of an African Amer­i­can Jew
    Cover of Abomination
    Abom­i­na­tion
  • Events
  • Shop
  • Support
Searching...

Items with the tag:

commentary

Cover of I Believe: A Weekly Reading of the Jewish Bible
Jew­ish Text
I Believe: A Week­ly Read­ing of the Jew­ish Bible
Jonathan Sacks
Excerpt

Excerpt: ​‘Feed­ing Women of the Tal­mud, Feed­ing Ourselves’

Kenden Alfond
December 12, 2022
News

Cov­er Reveal: ​‘We Need to Talk About Antisemitism’

JBC Staff
December 7, 2022
Cover of Stop Look Listen: Celebrating Shabbos Through a Spiritual Lens
Non­fic­tion
Stop Look Lis­ten: Cel­e­brat­ing Shab­bos Through a Spir­i­tu­al Lens
Nehemia Polen
Cover of The Hidden Order of Intimacy: Reflections on the Book of Leviticus
Non­fic­tion
The Hid­den Order of Inti­ma­cy: Reflec­tions on the Book of Leviticus
Avi­vah Got­tlieb Zornberg
Cover of Dirshuni: Contemporary Women’s Midrash
Non­fic­tion
Dirshu­ni: Con­tem­po­rary Women’s Midrash
Tamar Biala, ed.
Cover of Becoming Elijah: Prophet of Transformation
Non­fic­tion
Becom­ing Eli­jah: Prophet of Transformation
Daniel C. Matt
Recommended Reading

Passover 5782/2022 Hag­gadah Roundup

Jonathan Fass
March 31, 2022
Cover of The Rational Passover Haggadah
Jew­ish Text
The Ratio­nal Passover Haggadah
Den­nis Prager
Holy Sparks: Cel­e­brat­ing 50 Years of Women in the Rabbinate
Cover of Come and Hear: What I Saw in My Seven-and-a-Half-Year Journey through the Talmud
Non­fic­tion
Come and Hear: What I Saw in My Sev­en-and-a-Half-Year Jour­ney through the Talmud
Adam Kirsch
Interview

Zap! Bam! Swoosh! and So Much More: A Con­ver­sa­tion with Jere­my Dauber about Amer­i­can Comics

Saman­tha Baskind
December 27, 2021
Cover of Studies in Spirituality
Non­fic­tion
Stud­ies in Spirituality
Jonathan Sacks
Cover of The Jewish World of Alexander Hamilton
Non­fic­tion
The Jew­ish World of Alexan­der Hamilton
Andrew Por­wanch­er
Cover of These are the Developments of the Human
Non­fic­tion
These are the Devel­op­ments of the Human
Ethan Daniel Davidson
Cover of A Collage of Customs
Visu­al Arts
A Col­lage of Customs
Mark Pod­w­al
Pagination
  • Previous
  • Current page1
  • Next page Next
Pagination
  • Current page1
  • Page2
  • Page3
  • Page4
  • Page5

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
  • About
  • Book Search
  • Contact Us
  • Advertising
  • FAQ
Connect with Us
  • Our Twitter feed
  • Our Facebook page
  • Our Instagram profile
  • Our Pinterest page
Support Us
  • Amazon Smile
Copyright © 2023 Jewish Book Council
  • Accessibility