Category: Books
Book recommendations, reviews, review essays, and reading notes.
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36 Great Books on Jewish Women’s History
Having ventured to recommend 54 essential readings in Jewish history, I wanted to dedicate a list to Jewish women’s history specifically. My focus here is on history, as opposed to Jewish feminist thought or sociology, so expect historical writing, spanning antiquity to modernity. I’ve kept to books in English that are affordable and accessible, i.e.,…
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18 Essential Readings in Modern Orthodox Thought
Inspired by R. Josh Yuter’s excellent reading list, I’m sharing my own set of impactful readings that, I think, characterize Modern Orthodox thought. There’s Torah, theology, halachic theory, extended grappling with inyana de-yoma from science to Bible criticism to feminism, and a little bit of history. A few criteria I used to navigate the ideologically…
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54 Essential Books in Jewish Studies
The challenge of defining essential books in Jewish studies is as difficult as it is needed. Difficult, because there is so much important work out there and how do you choose what to include? Needed, because it takes experience to sift through the available books and interested readers rightfully want to know where to look.…