Professional Organizer Morphs Her Skills Into A Book On Jewish Life
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Some people give tzedakah or sponsor lectures in memory of their loved ones. The more affluent write sifrei Torah or donate rooms, or buildings, or Torah...
Natan Sharansky, Gil Troy Dissect Jewish Oppression and Salvation
On Wednesday, October 14, Touro President Dr. Alan Kadish hosted Natan Sharansky and Dr. Gil Troy in an engaging and eye-opening discussion on the current situation in Israel and...
Jewish Poet Louise Gluck Wins Nobel Prize in Literature
BY GABE FRIEDMAN
(JTA) — Louise Gluck, the American granddaughter of Hungarian Jews, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday.
Gluck, 77, was awarded “for her unmistakable poetic voice that...
YU’s Nechama Price Publishes Book Exploring the Twelve Tribes
The Graduate Program in Advanced Talmudic Studies for Women at Yeshiva University (GPATS) is proud to announce the publication of "Tribal Blueprints" by Nechama Price, director of GPATS. The...
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Halacha Yomis: Daily Halachic Companion From OU Press
OU Press, the publishing division of the Orthodox Union, announces the publication of Halacha Yomis: A Daily Halachic Companion. Containing 354 brief selections, one halacha for each day of...
Kafka Letters Reveal Deep Affinity for Hebrew
JNS.org – Writings of 20th century Jewish writer Franz Kafka made public for the first time this summer reveal his great affinity for the Hebrew language.
Living in Prague in...
6 New Children’s Books for the New Year
BY PENNY SCHWARTZ
BOSTON (JTA) — A Rosh Hashanah apple cake bake-off fit for reality television and another installment in the Scarlet and Sam series from the award-winning author Eric A....
Philip Roth’s Possessions to Be Auctioned for Charity
BY JOSEFIN DOLSTEN
NEW YORK (JTA) — There are fans of Philip Roth who enjoy his books. Then there are the fans who want to own his typewriters.
The latter have...
Proclaim Liberty Throughout The Land: The Hebrew Bible In The United States
The Zahava and Moshael J. Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought at Yeshiva University recently released Proclaim Liberty Throughout the Land: The Hebrew Bible in the United States:...
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