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Bible 101

The Hebrew Bible, or Tanakh, is divided into three sections: Torah, Prophets and Writings.

What the Bible Says About Mother’s Day

“My husband forgot Mother’s Day flowers, so I had sex with another man.” So wrote an anonymous woman disappointed in ...

Testifying for the Holocaust

Last week, Deborah Lipstadt wrote about eerie anniversaries and Hannah Arendt. Her posts have been appearing as a part of Jewish Book ...

Holiness (Kedushah)

The Torah exhorts the Israelites to be holy and tells them how to do so.

Jews in Odd Places

Allison Amend is the author of the novel Stations West. She will be blogging all week for the Jewish Book Council ...

I’m Only Happy When it Rains

Every year, I do my best to engage with the process of teshuvah (repentance) during the High Holidays. A few weeks ...

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