הוצאת Jewish Publication Society of America
הספרים של הוצאת Jewish Publication Society of America
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A unique presentation of the history of Jewish life and culture in the United States over the past 500 years
Jews in America is a graphic history that uses the comic book format—an artistic expression as American as jazz—to depict five centuries of Jewish life in this country. With its ble... |
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Regarded throughout the English-speaking world as the standard English translation of the Holy Scriptures, the JPS TANAKH has been acclaimed by scholars, rabbis, lay leaders, Jews, and Christians alike.
The JPS TANAKH is an entirely original translation of the Holy Scriptures into conte... |
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In this unique introduction to the Holocaust, Eve Bunting encourages young children to stand up for what they think is right, without waiting for others to join them....
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Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures--The New JPS Translation According to the Traditional Hebrew Text
מאת JPS
Regarded throughout the English speaking world as the standard English translation of the Holy Scriptures, the Tanakh has been acclaimed by scholars, Rabbis, Jews and Christians alike....
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What fun! A Hanukkah book chock full of history, stories, activities, music, riddles, games, mazes, cartoons, puzzles, recipes, crafts, songs, and so much more. In this activity-packed, fact-filled new title in the enormously successful JPS Kids’ Catalog Series, Adler provides just the right balan...
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"Virtually every rabbi and library will want this volume." - Associated Press
This pocket version of the JPS Hebrew-English Tanakh offers the same text and number of pages as the standard edition. Although smaller, the letters, Herbew vowels, and cantillation marks are crisp and clear. |
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Megillat Esther is commonly referred to as the Book of Esther: but there is nothing common about JT Waldman's interpretation of this Biblical story. In what may be the world's first religious, scholarly comic book, Waldman tells the epic tale of exile and redemption in graphic form.
When Esth... |
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Muslim-Jewish relations in the United States, Israel, and Europe are tenuous. Jews and Muslims struggle to understand one another and know little about each other's traditions and beliefs.
Firestone explains the remarkable similarities and profound differences between Judaism and Islam, the c... |
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How much do you really know about Judaism? After reading The JPS Guide to Jewish Traditions, you may be in for a surprise! Did you know that:
· Dividing the Bible into chapters and verses was a Christian innovation · Although a recital of the Ten Commandments was once part of the daily serv... |
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As Passover approaches, eleven-year-old Rebecca writes letters to the prophet Elijah as she struggles to cope with her father's illness and her own emotions about Judaism and life....
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The latest book from the founder of the Jewish Renewal movement.
The interpretations in A Heart Afire are as rich and meaningful as the teachings and tales themselves in this intimate guided tour of Hasidism and Hasidic storytelling led by Reb Zalman, an old-world Hasidic elder who is also pr... |
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JPS Commentary on the Haggadah: Historical Introduction, Translation, and Commentary
מאת Joseph Tabory
The Passover haggadah enjoys an unrivaled place in Jewish culture, both religious and secular. And of all the classic Jewish books, the haggadah is the one most "alive" today. Jews continue to rewrite, revise, and add to its text, recasting it so that it remains relevant to their lives.
In th... |
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Praise for the JPS Illustrated Children's Bible:
"An enchanting, beautiful book ... The JPS Illustrated Children's Bible is ... sure to draw in young people while providing them with an accurate and dynamic understanding of the Bible. And Avi Katz's illustrations just entice and pull in the re... |
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Set in 15th-century Greece, this young adult novel tells the story of an extraordinary friendship between two boys from different cultural backgrounds. On the surface, Miguel, a refugee from post-Inquisition Spain, and David, the son of a wealthy Greek Jewish fabric merchant, have little in ...
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In Israel, the High Holiday cycle marks the transition from summer to the rainy season. In Waiting for Rain, the acclaimed teacher Bryna Levy offers a compelling collection of meditations that examine the biblical and liturgical readings associated with the High Holidays, from Rosh Hashanah ...
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Hank Greenberg, a special man with an independent spirit, was the first Jewish ballplayer to be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Greenberg was a legend in many Jewish households in the 1930s and '40s. His powerful home runs hit during those years were sometimes a dramatic reply to Nazi action...
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The bestselling guide to understanding Jewish traditions, now in paperback
"The JPS Guide to Jewish Traditions is the jewel in the crown, to date, in the esteemed ... reference series. It's the perfect gift for the curious Jew, scholar or layperson." --Jewish Exponent "... offers a s... |
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Every generation of Jews in every denomination of Judaism finds itself facing complex legal questions. The status of same-sex unions and the plight of the agunah (a woman who cannot obtain a divorce), are just two of a myriad of thorny questions Jewish legal experts grapple with today. These...
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Torah Through Time: Understanding Bible Commentary, from The Rabbinic Period to Modern Times
מאת Shai Cherry
Every commentator, from the classical rabbi to the modern-day scholar, has brought his or her own worldview, with all of its assumptions, to bear on the reading of holy text. This relationship between the text itself and the reader's interpretation is the subject of Torah Through Time. Shai ...
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The tale of a young girl who challenges conventions to engage in Jewish learning
Set in 11th-century Troyes, France, Rashi's Daughter, Secret Scholar tells the story of Joheved, eldest daughter of Salomon ben Isaac (known as Rashi), one of the great medieval Jewish Bible commentators. At a tim... |
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The newest volume in the series--a guide to great novels and short story collections
This new volume in the JPS Guides series is a fiction reader's dream: a guide to 125 remarkable works of fiction. The selection includes a wide range of classic American Jewish novels and story collections, f... |
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Imagine a village with a town drunk who doesn't drink and a carpenter who takes measurements only with his thumb. Welcome to the town of Chelm, Poland, a place filled with lovable fools sure to provide laughter for the entire family.
The Brothers Schlemiel follows the lives of identical twins... |
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In this fitting companion to the JPS Tanakh, David Mandel has undertaken the enormous task of cataloging every character in the Hebrew Bible. From Aaron to Zurishaddi, this comprehensive biographical dictionary gives readers the opportunity to get up close and personal with everyone named in...
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A modern midrash for teenage girls
Set in the fortified city of Bethlehem and the mountainous towns of Moab, this young adult novel imagines the life of the biblical Naomi and her deep friendship with her daughter-in-law Ruth. It traces Naomi's suffering at the hands of warring tribes; her str... |
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Jews created the first comic book, the first graphic novel, the first comic book convention, the first comic book specialty store, and they helped create the underground comics (or "Comix") movement of the late '60s and early '70s. Many of the creators of the most famous comic books, such as Superma...
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Celebrating the Jewish Year: The Spring and Summer Holidays : Passover, The Omer, Shavuot, Tisha b'Av
מאת Paul Steinberg
As we move from season to season, Paul Steinberg shares with us a rich collection of readings from many of the Jewish greats--Maimonides, Rashi, Nehama Leibowitz, Irving Greenberg, Shlomo Carlebach, Marge Piercy, Elie Wiesel, Martin Buber, Abraham Joshua Heschel, Arthur Green, and others--and he gui...
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Diamond, a consummate teacher of the Bible, provides a clear and simple (but not simplistic) method for reading and understanding the weekly Torah portions. This is a how-to book, not an interpretive one. It is not a commentary on each week's reading, but rather an "instruction manual" on how each o...
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An Israeli and a Palestinian girl struggle to maintain their friendship in the face of conflict
Noa, an Israeli Jew, and Maha, a Palestinian Muslim, are two very different teenage girls--who may not be so different after all. They've become good friends, but after a tragic incident that... |
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Celebrating the Jewish Year: The Fall Holidays -- Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot
מאת Paul Steinberg
JPS's new holiday books take us through the joys, spirit, and meaning of the seasons. Blending the old and the new, they ground us in the origins and traditions of each holiday and open up to us ways we can add our own expression to these special days. Although synagogue ritual is touched up...
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The tale of a Rashi's granddaughter, a young girl who defies her community to help a friend in need
In this sequel to My Guardian Angel, Sylvie Weil continues the story of Elvina, the 14-year-old granddaughter of Rashi, the famous 11th-century French Bible and Talmud commentator. It is t... |
