Scholars and rabbis examine the complicated history and contemporary challenges of the Jewish rite of circumcision.
Fascinating analysis of the significance of the gift, and its increasingly complicated role in an emerging capitalist order, in nineteenth-century American fiction
A timely and provocative look at the role political developments and the biology of nutrition play in world famine
A lively look at four major Jewish celebrities of early 1960s America, who together made their mark on both American culture and Jewish identity
An English translation of key works, many never before translated, by Moses Mendelssohn, the founder of modern Jewish philosophy
Offers a roadmap for revitalizing the connection between the Jewish people and the Jewish past
A woman writer's lyrical memoir of a summer with her artist husband in a remote Cape Cod dune shack
A beautifully written memoir of nature, community, and poetry
An acclaimed translation of the Bible's celebrated collection of love poetry.
A well-loved classic is once again available
An astonishing revision of the prevailing critical analysis of the poetry of Yehuda Amichai, based on newly discovered materials
An annual publication forging a link between social history, American studies, and the decorative arts.