The Jewish Publication Society

We're delighted to share that Michael Shapiro's beautiful volume, KETUBAH RENAISSANCE: THE ARTFUL MODERN REVIVAL OF THE JEWISH MARRIAGE CONTRACT, has received an Honorable Mention in the Culture category from the 2026 Eric Hoffer Award, in addition to the book's recognition as a Finalist for this award. Mazal tov, Michael! Read more about the award winners and honorees at hofferaward.com/Eric-Hoffer-Aw…. Learn about the book and order it with an exclusive discount at jps.org/books/ketubah-…. #jewishart #ketubah #jewishbooks

Invite JPS authors to speak to your community! Last summer, we launched the JPS Authors Bureau, making it possible for you to invite JPS authors to discuss their books with your organization or community. At this challenging moment, it's more important than ever to elevate Jewish voices and support Jewish authors in sharing their work, wisdom, and timely insights. Our authors' books cover an incredible range of topics including classical Bible texts and modern commentary, Jewish history, the Holocaust, Zionism and Israel, antisemitism, ethics, mysticism, midrash, and much more! Learn more about our authors, their JPS books, and their presentation topics at jps.org/jps-authors-bu…. #jewishbooks #jewishauthors

Invite JPS authors to speak to your community or organization! We are proud to present leading JPS scholars and writers participating in the JPS Authors Bureau. Today's spotlight features Rabbi Adam Chalom, co-editor of CONTEMPORARY HUMANISTIC JUDAISM: BELIEFS, VALUES, PRACTICES, dean for North America of the International Institute for Secular Humanistic Judaism, and rabbi of Kol Hadash Humanistic Congregation in suburban Chicago. Opening up multidimensional ideas, values, and practices of Humanistic Judaism to Jews of all backgrounds and beliefs, CONTEMPORARY HUMANISTIC JUDAISM collects the movement’s most important texts for the first time and answers the oft-raised question, “How can you be Jewish and celebrate Judaism if you don’t believe in God?” with new vision. Jewish seekers, educators, and scholars alike will come to appreciate the unique ideologies and lived expressions of Humanistic Judaism. Learn more about Rabbi Chalom's work and the JPS Authors Bureau at jps.org/jps-authors-bu….

Shavuot Sale - save 40% on a special selection of JPS books! Many Jews are preparing to celebrate Shavuot, a holiday which commemorates the story of God’s revelation at Mount Sinai and the Israelites’ receiving of the Torah. As this holiday approaches, we invite you to explore JPS’s iconic Bible translations, landmark Tanakh commentaries, and groundbreaking scholarship on Jewish thought and history. These volumes demonstrate JPS’s commitment to making the Torah’s timeless teachings accessible to readers around the world. Save 40% on your order by entering code 6SH26 at online checkout. Offer expires May 21, 2026, and applies to U.S. and Canadian shipments only. Browse the Shavuot sale at nebraskapress.unl.edu/shavuot-sale/.

Shavuot Sale - save 40% on a special selection of JPS books! Many Jews are preparing to celebrate Shavuot, a holiday which commemorates the story of God’s revelation at Mount Sinai and the Israelites’ receiving of the Torah. As this holiday approaches, we invite you to explore JPS’s iconic Bible translations, landmark Tanakh commentaries, and groundbreaking scholarship on Jewish thought and history. These volumes demonstrate JPS’s commitment to making the Torah’s timeless teachings accessible to readers around the world. Save 40% on your order by entering code 6SH26 at online checkout. Offer expires May 21, 2026, and applies to U.S. and Canadian shipments only. Browse the Shavuot sale at nebraskapress.unl.edu/shavuot-sale/.

JPS is proud to celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month with recent and classic titles that explore the ways Jewish Americans have contributed to our nation's history and culture, and the unique experiences that have shaped Jewish thought and scholarship in America. Learn more at jps.org/product-catego…. #JAHM #JewishAmericanHeritageMonth

Our May newsletter is here! We're excited to celebrate Jewish American Heritage month with news about JPS award winners, exciting forthcoming releases on divine archetypes of parenting in Genesis, a Qur'anic commentary on the Torah, and a curated collection of theologian Rabbi Yitz Greenberg's most important essays, as well as upcoming programs on the Bible, the diaspora, and October 7th, featuring JPS authors. Read the newsletter at tinyurl.com/JPSMay2026news. Join our email list to receive JPS's monthly newsletter and special announcements about new releases and seasonal sale offers: tinyurl.com/2jdbu77c.

Don't miss the JPS Spring Sale! In honor of Jewish American Heritage month, we are proud to offer a special 40% sale on the entire JPS catalog, including our landmark Bible translations and commentaries, books about ethics and theology, titles that explore Israel and antisemitism, and volumes about Jewish history and holidays, Save 40% on your order by entering code 6JPSS26 at checkout. Offer expires May 31, 2026. Visit jps.org for sale details and to browse our new releases, forthcoming books, and backlist of classic titles!

Don't miss the JPS Spring Sale! In honor of Jewish American Heritage month, we are proud to offer a special 40% sale on the entire JPS catalog, including our landmark Bible translations and commentaries, books about ethics and theology, titles that explore Israel and antisemitism, and volumes about Jewish history and holidays, Save 40% on your order by entering code 6JPSS26 at checkout. Offer expires May 31, 2026. Visit jps.org for sale details and to browse our new releases, forthcoming books, and backlist of classic titles!

Congratulations to author Michael Shapiro on his book, KETUBAH RENAISSANCE: THE ARTFUL MODERN REVIVAL OF THE JEWISH MARRIAGE CONTRACT being honored as a First Horizon Award Finalist for the current Eric Hoffer Award season. Mazal tov, Michael! Learn more and order KETUBAH RENAISSANCE with an exclusive discount at jps.org/books/ketubah-…. #jewishbooks #jewishart #ketubah

JPS SPRING SALE - Save 40% on the entire JPS catalog! May is Jewish American Heritage month, and Jewish communities also recently marked Yom Hazikaron (Israel’s Memorial Day), and Yom Ha’atzmaut (Israel’s Independence Day). In honor of these observances, we are proud to offer a special 40% sale on the entire JPS catalog, including our landmark Bible translations and commentaries, volumes about Jewish history and holidays, books about ethics and theology, and titles that explore Israel and antisemitism. Save 40% on your order by entering code 6JPSS26 at online checkout. This offer expires May 31, 2026. Offer may not be combined with other discounts, and applies to U.S. and Canadian shipments only. Browse the JPS Spring Sale at nebraskapress.unl.edu/jps-spring-sal….

JPS SPRING SALE - Save 40% on the entire JPS catalog! May is Jewish American Heritage month, and Jewish communities also recently marked Yom Hazikaron (Israel’s Memorial Day), and Yom Ha’atzmaut (Israel’s Independence Day). In honor of these observances, we are proud to offer a special 40% sale on the entire JPS catalog, including our landmark Bible translations and commentaries, volumes about Jewish history and holidays, books about ethics and theology, and titles that explore Israel and antisemitism. Save 40% on your order by entering code 6JPSS26 at online checkout. This offer expires May 31, 2026. Offer may not be combined with other discounts, and applies to U.S. and Canadian shipments only. Browse the JPS Spring Sale at nebraskapress.unl.edu/jps-spring-sal….

Congratulations to Professor Ishay Rosen-Zvi, author of the forthcoming book, REDISCOVERING THE HOLIDAYS: THE FORGOTTEN HISTORY OF JEWISH FESTIVALS (JPS, April 2027), on his election to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences as an International Honorary Member in the category of Religious Studies! Prof. Rosen-Zvi teaches rabbinic literature at the Department of Jewish Philosophy and Talmud at Tel-Aviv University. In 2024-5 he was the Gerard Weinstock Visiting Professor and a Harry Starr Fellow at the Center for Jewish Studies, Harvard University. He has taught in many universities among them Princeton, UC Berkeley, UCLA and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. He has written on issues of Hermeneutics, self-formation and collective identity in Second-Temple Judaism and rabbinic literature. Learn more about Prof. Rosen-Zvi's work at english.tau.ac.il/profile/rosenz…. Mazal tov, Ishay!

"For us today, as for God in Genesis, the question is how to bring out the best in these creatures while limiting the dangers they pose." — Stephen Spector, author of the forthcoming GOD AND THE FIRST FAMILIES: PARENTING, TRAUMA, AND HEALING IN THE BOOK OF GENESIS (June 2026), in his recent essay on God and AI for @JewishJournal. Read the essay at jewishjournal.com/commentary/opi…. Learn more about GOD AND THE FIRST FAMILIES, and pre-order the book with an exclusive discount at jps.org/books/god-and-….

Invite JPS authors to speak to your community or organization! We are proud to present leading JPS scholars and writers participating in the JPS Authors Bureau. Today's spotlight features Rick Sopher, co-author with Abdulla Galadari of the forthcoming ILLUMINATING SCRIPTURAL CONNECTIONS: A QUR'ANIC COMMENTARY ON THE TORAH (JPS, September 2026). Sopher pursued a career in finance, rising to his current position as CEO of Edmond de Rothschild Capital Holdings. For his work in religious education, he was awarded the Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur by French President Jacques Chirac in 2007. This sideline has become more central in recent years and Sopher is emerging as a key figure in interfaith scriptural dialogue, forging new ways of understanding the links between the Bible and the Qur’an. In 2023 he led the first interfaith group, which included Jews, to Madinah, Saudi Arabia, where he became the first Jewish person to plant a date tree there for approximately 1,400 years and in March 2025, participated in the Drumlanrig Accords, a historic agreement between UK Imams and Rabbis that was presented to HM The King. Sopher was made an Honorary Fellow of the Woolf Institute, Cambridge in 2024, where he convenes the Qur’an and Bible Reading Group of Professors of Religion worldwide. Learn more about Rick Sopher's work and the JPS Authors Bureau at jps.org/jps-authors-bu….

Over the next two days, Israel will mark two of its most sacred dates: Yom Hazikaron (Israel’s Memorial Day for fallen soldiers and victims of terror), and Yom Ha'atzmaut (Israel's Independence Day). JPS is committed to sharing resources that explore the history and contemporary challenges faced by Israel, Zionism, and the Jewish people, along with works that highlight the enduring resilience and vibrancy of Jewish life. Visit our website to view this special selection of titles: jps.org/product-catego…

More opportunities to learn with Yiscah Smith! Friends in Baltimore, Washington, DC, Nashville, New York, and Chicago - Author and educator Yiscah Smith will be offering presentations on her book, PLANTING SEEDS OF THE DIVINE: TORAH COMMENTARIES TO CULTIVATE YOUR SPIRITUAL PRACTICE at special in-person events in your communities from late April through June. "An important contribution to this emerging school of Torah commentary that is smart and intellectually sophisticated while also embodied and psychologically and spiritually informed."—Rabbi Josh Feigelson, President and CEO of the Institute for Jewish Spirituality. Learn more about Yiscah's upcoming book tour at yiscahsmith.com/teachingandtou…. Order the book with exclusive discounts at jps.org/books/planting…. #jewishbooks #jewishspirituality #torahcommentary

This evening and tomorrow, as we observe Yom Hashoah - Holocaust Remembrance Day, we pause to honor the memories of the six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust. We commit to ensuring that the lessons of the past are not forgotten, so that history will never be repeated. #YomHaShoah #HolocaustRemembranceDay