Hebrew, the historic language that forms a bridge across timeThe story of Hebrew By Lewis Glinert Princeton University Press, £22.99By Rabbi Sylvia Rothschild1 min read
Review: Beyond the Balfour DeclarationLeslie Turnberg's new book is dangerously simplistic, says Geoffrey AldermanBy Geoffrey Alderman1 min read
Book review: A Boy in WinterStoddard Martin says Rachel Seiffert's new book would make a great filmBy Stoddard Martin2 min read
Keeping it in the familyOur columnist Jonathan Freedland has a new thriller out. Who better to interview him, we thought, than his proud dad, Michael Freedland?By Michael Freedland5 min read
Siblings and othersAngela Kiverstein's round up of this month's children's booksBy Angela Kiverstein1 min read
Town and country, turmoil and crimeAmanda Craig's new novel is really three books in one, says Keren DavidBy Keren David2 min read
Making it againNorman Podhoretz's memoir was sensational in 1967 - but now seems very dated, says Robert LowBy Robert Low2 min read
The thinking man’s anti-ZionistFor George Steiner a Jew is “someone who, when reading a book, pencil in hand, is convinced he will write a better one”. Gerald Jacobs enjoys a book which captures Steiner's compelling conversations.By Gerald Jacobs3 min read
My refugee book inspired by two batmitzvahsSita Brahmachari's new book links the Jewish refugee experience with the present dayBy Sita Brahmachari 2 min read
VI Warshawski goes to KansasSara Paretsky's PI heroine is still a refreshing read, 18 books on, says Alan MontagueBy Alan Montague1 min read
Translators come out of the shadowsTwo Israeli novels are up for the Man Booker International Prize. Susan Reuben spoke to translators Jessica Cohen and Nicholas de Lange.By Susan Reuben3 min read
Akiva, the shepherd who became a sageRabbi Akiva: Sage of the Talmud By Barry Holtz, Yale University Press, £16.99By Rabbi Dr Harvey Belovski1 min read
Football’s greatest comebackDavid Bolchover's new book examines the life and legacy of legendary football coach Bela GuttmannBy David Bolchover6 min read
A Jewish country life'Better one day in London than a thousand years with the sheep' says a character in Amanda Craig's new novel - and he's (half) Jewish. But does he represent a truthful stereotype?By Amanda Craig6 min read
Cacophony and community, psalms and honeyOwen Lowery reviews two collections of poetryBy Owen Lowery1 min read
Flowers, violence and resistancePeter Lawson reviews four recent verse collectionsBy Peter Lawson2 min read