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Nonfiction When Einstein Met Kafka: Jewish Contributions to the Modern World Diego Moldes; Steven Capsuto, trans
Essay Dear Diary: The Private Musings of Mordecai M. Kaplan Jenna Weissman Joselit March 16, 2026
Children’s Bedtime Stories for Strong Jewish Girls: Tales of 50 Jewish Heroines Who Changed the World Melanie Goldberg Silver Jess Goldsmith
Essay Weaving the Ancient Counting of the Omer Into a Modern-Day Story Jessica Brilliant Keener March 16, 2026
Nonfiction Living in Both Worlds: Modern Orthodox Judaism in the United States, 1945 – 2025 Lawrence Grossman
Interview—From the Journal Books to Repair the World: A Conversation with Rabbi Irving “Yitz” Greenberg Tali Rosenblatt Cohen March 9, 2026
Nonfiction Fighting Back: Stan Andrews and the Birth of the Israeli Air Force Craig Weiss Jeffrey Weiss
Nonfiction People Without History are Dust: Queer Desire in the Holocaust Anna Hájková William Ross Jones
Essay A New Vision of Childhood: The Jewish Innovators Who Defined Toymaking in the US Michael Kimmel February 16, 2026