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Nonfiction Seekers of the Face: Secrets of the Idra Rabba (The Great Assembly) of the Zohar Melila Hellner-Eshed
Nonfiction A Remembrance of His Wonders: Nature and the Supernatural in Medieval Ashkenaz David I. Shyovitz
Essay Golem Stories, from Mysticism to Fiction to the Realm of Plausibility Earlier this week, Matthew Kressel explored the Jewish sources underlying Leonard Nimoy’s Vulcan salute and fantasy literature’s greatest time-traveling epics. He is… Matthew Kressel April 1, 2016
Essay Do (Jewish) Ghosts Exist? Michelle Adelman’s debut novel Piece of Mind is told from the perspective of a young woman with a brain injury forced to contend with the difficulties of… Michelle Adelman February 22, 2016
