The Life of David
From one of our most admired poets, a brilliant retelling of the life of one of the most complex figures in the Bible. Poet, warrior, and king, David has loomed large in myth and legend through the...
View ArticleEmma Lazarus
A pioneering biography of the iconoclastic nineteenth-century poet and activist whose verse gave a voice to the Statue of Liberty, but whose extraordinary life has remained a mystery until now.
View ArticleBarney Ross
A powerful storyteller brings to life one of the most colorful boxers of the 20th century, both an extraordinary athlete and a remarkable man.
View ArticleThe Wicked Son
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, filmmaker, essayist, and novelist, here is a scathing look at one of the most destructive and tenacious forces in contemporary life.
View ArticleJews and Power
Taking in everything from the kingdom of David to the Oslo accords, Ruth Wisse offers a radical new way to think about the Jewish relationship to power.
View ArticleMarc Chagall
A brilliant new perspective on one of the most beloved—and most misunderstood—artists of the twentieth century.
View ArticleYehuda Halevi
A masterful biography of Yehuda Halevi, poet laureate of the Jewish people.
View ArticleBenjamin Disraeli
A dazzling examination of the life of one of the most powerful and enigmatic figures of the nineteenth century. A dandy, a best-selling novelist, and a man of political and sexual intrigue, Benjamin...
View ArticleBetraying Spinoza
A breathtaking biography of the philosopher who became Judaism’s most famous heretic.
View ArticleBurnt Books
A dual biography of the venerated Hasidic storyteller and the iconic modern literary master that uncovers surprising parallels between two tragically abbreviated lives spent in search of spiritual...
View ArticleHillel
This bold new look at an iconic religious leader—the first to cite the ethical concept of tikkun olam (repairing the world) as a basis for making modifications to Jewish law—is certain to generate...
View ArticleA Fine Romance
An acclaimed poet, anthologist, and cultural critic, David Lehman guides us through America in the golden age of song, when “Embraceable You”; “White Christmas”; “Easter Parade”; and countless others...
View ArticleRashi
From Elie Wiesel, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, comes a magical book that introduces us to the towering figure of Rashi—Rabbi Shlomo Yitzhaki—the great biblical and Talmudic commentator of the...
View ArticleResurrecting Hebrew
Here is the stirring story of how Hebrew was rescued from the fate of a dead language to become the living tongue of a modern nation. Stavans sets out in search of his own forgotten Hebrew as well as...
View ArticleThe Jewish Body
Melvin Konner, a renowned doctor and anthropologist, takes the measure of the “Jewish body,” considering sex, circumcision, menstruation, and even those most elusive and controversial of microscopic...
View ArticleMaimonides
From one of our leading medical men of letters, a portrait of the great 12th-century philosopher and medical sage.
View ArticleWhat We Brought Back
Dozens of contributors share personal essays, poems, and photographs from their unique Jewish journeys. Some tales are eye-opening, others are heart-breaking. Couples fall in love, friendships fall...
View ArticleThe Book of Job
The Jewish Encounter series will be complemented with Rabbi Kushner’s popular introduction to the Book of Job.
View ArticleJudah Maccabee
Award winning journalist Jeffrey Goldberg goes looking for Judah Maccabee, the warrior priest and Hanukkah hero who, together with his brothers, defeated the Assyrian Greeks in the 2nd Century BCE.
View ArticleThe Eichmann Trial
Award-winning historian Deborah Lipstadt gives us an overview of the trial and analyzes the dramatic effect that the testimony of survivors in a court of law— which was itself not without controversy—...
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