Features the oldest-known complete Hebrew version of the Holy Scriptures, side by side with JPS's renowned English translation. The Hebrew text of this TANAKH is based on the famed Leningrad Codex, the Masoretic text traceable to Aaron ben Moses ben Asher, ca. 930 CE.
Jews and Germans is the only book in English to describe the history and challenges of the German-Jewish relationship from before the... Læs mere
First published five hundred years ago as the “Rabbinic Bible”, the biblical commentaries known as Miqra'ot Gedolot have inspired and... Læs mere
The biblical commentaries known as Miqra'ot Gedolot have inspired and educated generations of Hebrew readers. With the publication of this... Læs mere
The Torah is the essence of Jewish tradition; it inspires each successive generation. The current JPS translation, based on classical and modern sources, is acclaimed for its fidelity to the ancient Hebrew.
The commentary, which accompanies the Hebrew biblical text and the JPS translation, approaches the Book of Esther from a fresh literary point-of-view. It includes essays entitled “When and Where Was the Book of Esther Written?”, “Sex and Spies”, and “Rabbinic Interpretation”.
The Messiah Confrontation argues that Jesus was convicted and crucified because of a confrontation between two Jewish ideologies—expecting a Messiah or rejecting the Messiah idea—in which Jesus and the Pharisees (the majority of Jews) were actually on the same side.
Illuminating the history of Jews and Jewish-Catholic relations in Rome, Intimate Strangers investigates the unusual and... Læs mere
The Jewish Publication Society’s highly acclaimed Bible Commentary series provides the Hebrew text of the Bible, the JPS English translation, and a line-by-line... Læs mere
Renews and revises the iconic Jewish Publication Society translation of the Bible to reflect contemporary gender-sensitive language while maintaining the utmost... Læs mere
Illuminating the contemporary revival of the Jewish marriage contract, Ketubah Renaissance relays the ketubah’s storied history through the present day and showcases sixty of the most innovative and beautiful ketubot of the last half century.