The mental health of biblical heroesThe author offers detailed, scholarly explorations of the biblical texts themselves and finds multiple opportunities for relating their language and themes to modern clinical diagnoses.By Rabbi Howard Cooper1 min read
Book review: Live a LittleThis novel about relationships between mothers and sons is fast and cleverBy David Herman2 min read
Book review: Taking Pictures, Making PaintersPutting ‘Mr O’Keeffe’ prominently in the pictureBy Alun David 1 min read
Is this the female Philip Roth?Debut novelist Taffy Brodesser-Akner has written a book about a middle-aged Jewish doctor - and the plaudits are coming in thick and fastBy Jennifer Lipman6 min read
Book review: The Book of SarahAn artist’s graphic and confessional biblical footnoteBy Julia Weiner 2 min read
Book review: Martin Buber: A Life of Faith and DissentBuber biography follows facts but avoids analysisBy David Ruben2 min read
Book review: Julia Neuberger and Keith Kahn-Harris on antisemitismHelpful handbooks on hatredBy howard cooper2 min read
A colourful, pacy history of the KabbalahKabbalah: Secrecy, Scandal and the Soul, Harry Freedman, Bloomsbury, £18.99By Dr Harris Bor1 min read
Book review: Family BusinessMadeleine Kingsley recommends a family story that is much more than conventional memoirBy Madeleine Kingsley2 min read
Book review: Last InstructionThe Last Instructions for this book should have been don't publish and don't read, says Jenni FrazerBy Jenni Frazer1 min read
Book review: Liar by Ayelet Gunder-GoshenThis Israeli novelist tells the truth about lies, says Keren DavidBy Keren David2 min read
Unearthed: a city from King David's dayIn the Footsteps of King David, In the Footsteps of King David, Yosef Garfinkel, Saar Ganor, Michael G.Hasel, Thames & Hudson, £24.95By Simon Rocker1 min read
Book review: Words in PainWords in Pain is a new edition of the collected letters Olga Jacoby wrote towards the end of her lifeBy Madeleine Kingsley2 min read
Book review: Run You DownThis thriller sequel comes at the wrong time in the series, but still works well as a mystery set in the Strictly Orthodox worldBy Alan Montague1 min read
Book review: Why NationalismDavid Conway admires an audacious argument about how liberal we should beBy David Conway2 min read