TalmudRecreating the story of the sages in Talmud ChroniclesRabbi Zalman Eisenstock’s new book aims to bring to life the era of the rabbis, writes Simon Rocker3 min read
BooksHigh Line Publishing hails Jewish-focused Odessa Editions at New York launchThe new publishing house, backed by figures like Neil Blair, Rob Rinder and Julie Bindel, aims to ‘offer readers a new vantage point by publishing exceptional books that challenge assumptions’By Jacob Jaffa2 min read
publishingMeet the new UK publisher welcoming Jewish and Israeli writersHigh Line Publishing Studio is fighting the cancel mob – we need them to find the next Philip RothBy Elisa Bray5 min read
Jewish booksRabbis should be able to speak their mindsRabbi Gabriel Kanter-Webber’s new book defends the principle of freedom of the pulpitBy Simon Rocker4 min read
SpiritualityThe Talmud knew the power of humourAn extract from the newly published JoyWorks – Jewish Wisdom for a Happy LifeBy Rabbi Yitzchak Schochet3 min read
HappinessRabbi’s first book shares wisdom for a happy lifeRabbi Yitzchak Schochet speaks to the JC about how he has drawn on lessons from Judaism and psychology to keep negative thinking at bayBy Simon Rocker4 min read
Books The most lucid and coherent summary of today’s antisemitism you will readDave Rich’s new book From Be’eri to Bondi: Global Antisemitism after October 7 is a masterclass in analysing contemporary Jew-hateBy David Bennun4 min read
Jewish studies scholar awarded major academic prize worth nearly £700,000David Nirenberg, author of Anti-Judaism, is one of this year’s recipients of the Balzan PrizeBy Simon Rocker1 min read||September 16, 2026 12:39
The new Torah commentary that highlights links with the Qur’anRick Sopher, co-author of Illuminating Scriptural Connections, hopes it can nurture better Muslim-Jewish understandingBy Simon Rocker4 min read||September 6, 2026 09:53
Under Story by Chloe Benjamin review: ‘almost 100 pages too short’This speculative novel is utterly thrilling. I was devastated to leave the characters when I got to the final pageBy Jennifer Lipman1 min read||September 4, 2026 15:19
A tale of survival in the Lithuanian forestBerl Kagan’s Shoah memoir, written in a used butcher’s copybook, is an important addition to the Holocaust libraryBy Mark Glanville1 min read||September 4, 2026 09:37
Birmingham can still have a bright Jewish future, believes the community’s chroniclerOlga Swan has drawn on her own family’s long association with the historic Singers Hill Synagogue to pen a history of Jews in the cityBy Simon Rocker4 min read||September 2, 2026 14:58
Can we still be a chosen people in the 21st century?Rabbi Professor Samuel Lebens believes so, as his new book on the subject explainsBy Simon Rocker4 min read||August 28, 2026 09:00
A cocktail of anxiety and hopeLeading Israeli Reform theologian Rabbi Dr Michael Marmur, who is visiting the UK, speaks about the movement’s future and his recent bookBy Simon Rocker5 min read||June 19, 2026 09:58
The rabbi who wanted to become a rich manIrwin Katsof pursued Tevye’s dream because he wanted to give more to charity but found the road harder than he had reckonedBy Simon Rocker4 min read||June 10, 2026 16:00
‘I had a treasure in my hands’: Nikki Goldstein on the book she co-wrote with Bondi victim Rabbi Eli Schlanger‘He prepared me to be his foot soldier,’ Goldstein said as Conversations with My Rabbi was published after the rabbi’s murderBy Jane Prinsley4 min read||June 3, 2026 17:32
