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In this enlightening episode of the JBS's In The Spotlight program, host Abigail Pogrebin sits down with Rabbi Adam Chalom , a leading voice in Humanistic Judaism, Dean for North America of the International Institute for Secular Humanistic Judaism, and co-editor with Rabbi

Our June newsletter is here, with exciting new and forthcoming book releases, conversations with JPS authors, and our Shavuot holiday sale! Read it at createsend.com/t/y-52B124C067…. Join our email list to receive the monthly newsletter, special book and program announcements, and

"Smith...provides unconventional analyses of all 47 Torah portions....Readers will find this a thought-provoking companion to their Torah study."—Publishers Weekly PLANTING SEEDS OF THE DIVINE elucidates how Judaism's sacred texts can provide the foundation for the "end

"By investigating how the rabbis navigate their own ethical challenges—determining truth, upholding compromise, convincing others, keeping peace with neighbors, avoiding infighting, weighing sinning in hopes of promoting a greater good—'YOCHANAN'S GAMBLE: Judaism's Pragmatic

Join author Yiscah Smith and 92NY's Rabbi David Ingber for a conversation and special book launch for PLANTING SEEDS OF THE DIVINE Hosted by The 92nd Street Y, New York Sunday, June 15th | 7 PM ET in-person and online Buttenwieser Hall at The Arnhold Center 92NY - 1395 Lexington Avenue New

"While the majority of THE TRIUMPH OF LIFE lies in teaching about the past rather than making recommendations and predictions, he does spend the final chapters looking to a Jewish future based on intrareligious dialogue, improving the role of women and injecting holiness into

"The selection of texts reflects remarkable erudition with deep familiarity with the Hebrew Bible and Jewish liturgy as well as the diversity of voices in the modern intellectual world. Entrenched in this background, the choice to bring together in conversation, under each

Thanks to Jewish Book Council and American Jewish Committee for selecting SAYING NO TO HATE: OVERCOMING ANTISEMITISM IN AMERICA by the late Norman H. Finkelstein, z"l, for the AJC x JBC Glob­al Forum Read­ing List, among their recommended books on antisemitism. View the full list at

A Civilization’s Inflection Point Rabbi Marc Katz joined Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion's College Commons podcast to discuss his latest book, YOCHANAN'S GAMBLE: JUDAISM'S PRAGMATIC APPROACH TO LIFE. Some 2,000 years ago, the story goes, a rabbi named Yochanan

Many thanks to Pastor Neil White of the Sign of the Rose blog for his review of PLANTING SEEDS OF THE DIVINE by Yiscah Smith: "I value Yiscah Smith’s methodology of working through these individual reflections on Torah... she introduces the practice of breath awareness,

"The book’s aim is to reassure Jews and non-Jews alike that the covenantal life of the spirit is worth laboring and fighting for. In this postmodern age—an era of both revolutionary promise and colossal threats to human life, our painstakingly garnered civilization, and the very

In this episode of the Sacred Harmony podcast, host Aanya is joined by spiritual teacher and author Yiscah Smith to explore the heart of her new book PLANTING SEEDS OF THE DIVINE. Together, they reflect on Jewish contemplative practice, inner gardening, and how ancient texts can

Congratulations to Nancy Berg and Marc Saperstein on their book, EXILE AND THE JEWS: LITERATURE, HISTORY, AND IDENTITY being recognized by the Assn JewishLibraries 2025 Reference and Bibliography Awards with an Honorable Mention: "The volume is a remarkable anthology of Jewish

"By offer­ing read­ers a prac­ti­cal and pow­er­ful path­way to cul­ti­vate the Divine spark with­in, Smith cre­ates a rich lega­cy of her own." –Diane Got­tlieb for Jewish Book Council Read the full review of PLANTING SEEDS OF THE DIVINE by Yiscah Smith at jewishbookcouncil.org/book/planting-….

JPS Director and Editor-in-Chief Malka Simkovich, a scholar of Second Temple era Judaism, was featured in this Moment Magazine piece about the evolution of the concept of diaspora. Read the full article below: momentmag.com/diaspora-bless…

Friends in Israel - join us on Monday, July 7th at 8:00 PM Israel time! Book Launch for PLANTING SEEDS OF THE DIVINE With Yiscah Smith in conversation with Rabbi Leon Morris Hosted by Pardes Institute 29 Pierre Koenig, Jerusalem Books will be available for purchase at the

Rabbi Marc Katz, author of YOCHANAN'S GAMBLE: JUDAISM'S PRAGMATIC APPROACH TO LIFE, and Daniel Taub discuss how Jew­ish tra­di­tion invites argu­ment, explo­ration, and cre­ativ­i­ty in con­flict in this essay for Jewish Book Council. These two authors invite read­ers to look to Judaism

"HALAKHIC MAN, authored by Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik as a Hebrew language essay in 1944, and published as an English language book in 1983 with the masterful translation of Lawrence J. Kaplan, is perhaps the most celebrated masterpiece of the Rav that many of his devotees have

"...Arguably the most compelling and thought-provoking book to grace the Jewish bookshelf this year."–Tanya White on Rabbi Yitz Greenberg's magnum opus, THE TRIUMPH OF LIFE, for The Jerusalem Post. Read the full review at jpost.com/israel-news/cu… Learn more and order the book with