The Forward

The Commentators’ Bible: The JPS Miqra’ot Gedolot — Leviticus

The act of exegesis is not an innocent or a neutral enterprise. Jacques Derrida taught us that exegesis means intervening in the text and asserting power over it, and thereby over the reader. The ...
Jewish Journal

Ask A Rabbi: Rabbi Barry Schwartz on Working with The Jewish Publication Society

The Jewish Publication Society – “JPS,” for short – is about the great books of Judaism. Its mission is to promote Jewish literacy and self-understanding through the publication of books of enduring ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Jewish Publication Society to Revise Its Bible Translation

The Jewish Publication Society today announced that it has undertaken revision of the translation of the Bible which was first published by the Society in 19 and now serves as the approved version for ...
The Forward

The Jewish Translation That Rewrote the Bible

Sign up for Forwarding the News, our essential morning briefing with trusted, nonpartisan news and analysis, curated by Senior Writer Benyamin Cohen. “The Catholics ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Why the ‘Binding of Isaac’ belongs in a Jewish children’s Bible

Ellen Frankel, author of the “JPS Illustrated Children’s Bible,” explains her decision to include one of the Torah’s most challenging stories. PHILADELPHIA (JTA) — When I was growing up, no one told ...