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New Books in Jewish Studies

Interview with Scholars of Judaism about their New BooksSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/jewish-studies

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Lynn Davidman, “Becoming Un-Orthodox: Stories of Ex-Hasidic Jews” (Oxford University Press, 2015)

Lynn Davidman, “Becoming Un-Orthodox: Stories of Ex-Hasidic Jews” (Oxford University Press, 2015)

In Becoming Un-Orthodox: Stories of Ex-Hasidic Jews (Oxford University Press, 2015), Lynn Davidman, Robert M. Beren Dist... Read more

12 May 2016

34mins

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Michael L. Satlow, “How the Bible Became Holy” (Yale UP, 2014)

Michael L. Satlow, “How the Bible Became Holy” (Yale UP, 2014)

In How the Bible Became Holy (Yale University Press, 2014), Michael L. Satlow, a professor of religious studies and Juda... Read more

17 Sep 2015

32mins

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Mira Beth Wasserman, “Jews, Gentiles, and Other Animals: The Talmud After the Humanities” (U Penn Press, 2017)

Mira Beth Wasserman, “Jews, Gentiles, and Other Animals: The Talmud After the Humanities” (U Penn Press, 2017)

In Jews, Gentiles, and Other Animals: The Talmud After the Humanities (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2017), Mira Bet... Read more

2 May 2018

45mins

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Amir Engel, “Gershom Scholem: An Intellectual Biography” (U. Chicago Press, 2017)

Amir Engel, “Gershom Scholem: An Intellectual Biography” (U. Chicago Press, 2017)

In Gershom Scholem: An Intellectual Biography (University of Chicago Press, 2017) , Amir Engel, a lecturer in the German... Read more

15 May 2017

38mins

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James L. Kugel, “The Great Shift: Encountering God in Biblical Times” (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017)

James L. Kugel, “The Great Shift: Encountering God in Biblical Times” (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017)

In a career spanning several decades, James L. Kugel has illuminated the Hebrew Bible from the perspectives of both a bi... Read more

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NBN Classic: Paul Hanebrink, "A Specter Haunting Europe: The Myth of Judeo-Bolshevism" (Harvard UP, 2018)

NBN Classic: Paul Hanebrink, "A Specter Haunting Europe: The Myth of Judeo-Bolshevism" (Harvard UP, 2018)

This episode proved remarkably popular, so we're reposting it as an NBN classic for those who missed it the first time.I... Read more

25 Sep 2022

37mins

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Sarah Imhoff, “Masculinity and the Making of American Judaism” (Indiana UP, 2017)

Sarah Imhoff, “Masculinity and the Making of American Judaism” (Indiana UP, 2017)

In her new book, Masculinity and the Making of American Judaism (Indiana University Press, 2017), Professor Sarah Imhoff... Read more

31 May 2017

42mins

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Barry W. Holtz, “Rabbi Akiva: Sage of the Talmud” (Yale UP, 2017)

Barry W. Holtz, “Rabbi Akiva: Sage of the Talmud” (Yale UP, 2017)

Born in the Land of Israel around the year 50 C.E., Rabbi Akiva was the greatest rabbi of his time and one of the most i... Read more

26 Sep 2017

53mins

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Marc B. Shapiro, “Changing the Immutable: How Orthodox Judaism Rewrites Its History” (Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, 2015)

Marc B. Shapiro, “Changing the Immutable: How Orthodox Judaism Rewrites Its History” (Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, 2015)

In Changing the Immutable: How Orthodox Judaism Rewrites Its History (The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, 2015),... Read more

3 Apr 2016

35mins

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Dov Weiss, “Pious Irreverence: Confronting God in Rabbinic Judaism” (U. Pennsylvania Press, 2016)

Dov Weiss, “Pious Irreverence: Confronting God in Rabbinic Judaism” (U. Pennsylvania Press, 2016)

Judaism is often described as a religion that tolerates, even celebrates arguments with God. Unlike Christianity and Isl... Read more

12 Dec 2016

59mins

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Paul Mendes-Flohr, "Martin Buber: A Life of Faith and Dissent" (Yale UP, 2019)

Paul Mendes-Flohr, "Martin Buber: A Life of Faith and Dissent" (Yale UP, 2019)

In Martin Buber: A Life of Faith and Dissent (Yale University Press, 2019), Paul Mendes-Flohr, professor emeritus at the... Read more

11 Nov 2019

49mins

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Jack Wertheimer, "The New American Judaism: How Jews Practice their Religion Today" (Princeton UP, 2018)

Jack Wertheimer, "The New American Judaism: How Jews Practice their Religion Today" (Princeton UP, 2018)

Countless sociological studies and surveys present a rather bleak picture of religion and religious engagement in the Un... Read more

6 May 2019

1hr 3mins

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Deborah E. Lipstadt, "Antisemitism: Here and Now" (Schocken, 2019)

Deborah E. Lipstadt, "Antisemitism: Here and Now" (Schocken, 2019)

Over the past decade, and especially in the last several years, anti-Semitic crimes have increased significantly. Accord... Read more

28 Mar 2019

53mins

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Samuel Goldman, "God’s Country: Christian Zionism in America" (U Penn Press, 2018)

Samuel Goldman, "God’s Country: Christian Zionism in America" (U Penn Press, 2018)

Samuel Goldman, who teaches political science at George Washington University, Washington DC, has written a powerfully i... Read more

28 Oct 2019

34mins

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Nicholas Blincoe, "More Noble Than War: A Soccer History of Israel-Palestine" (Bold Type Books, 2019)

Nicholas Blincoe, "More Noble Than War: A Soccer History of Israel-Palestine" (Bold Type Books, 2019)

Nicholas Blincoe’s More Noble Than War: A Soccer History of Israel-Palestine (Bold Type Books, 2019) is a beautifully na... Read more

19 Feb 2020

1hr 1min

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Lyn Julius, "Uprooted: How 3000 Years of Jewish Civilization in the Arab World Vanished Overnight" (Vallentine Mitchell, 2018)

Lyn Julius, "Uprooted: How 3000 Years of Jewish Civilization in the Arab World Vanished Overnight" (Vallentine Mitchell, 2018)

Who are the Jews from Arab countries? What were relations with Muslims like? What made Jews leave countries where they h... Read more

9 Dec 2019

41mins

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David Jacobson, “The Charm of Wise Hesitancy: Talmudic Stories in Contemporary Israeli Culture” (Academic Studies Press, 2017)

David Jacobson, “The Charm of Wise Hesitancy: Talmudic Stories in Contemporary Israeli Culture” (Academic Studies Press, 2017)

In The Charm of Wise Hesitancy: Talmudic Stories in Contemporary Israeli Culture (Academic Studies Press, 2017), David J... Read more

28 Nov 2017

38mins

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Keren R. McGinity, “Marrying Out: Jewish Men, Intermarriage, and Fatherhood” (Indiana UP, 2014)

Keren R. McGinity, “Marrying Out: Jewish Men, Intermarriage, and Fatherhood” (Indiana UP, 2014)

In Marrying Out: Jewish Men, Intermarriage, and Fatherhood (Indiana University Press, 2014), Keren R. McGinity, founding... Read more

8 Feb 2016

32mins

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Peter Bergamin, "The Making of the Israeli Far-Right: Abba Ahimeir and Zionist Ideology” (I. B. Tauris, 2019)

Peter Bergamin, "The Making of the Israeli Far-Right: Abba Ahimeir and Zionist Ideology” (I. B. Tauris, 2019)

Peter Bergamin’s, new book, The Making of the Israeli Far-Right: Abba Ahimeir and Zionist Ideology (I. B. Tauris, 2019),... Read more

31 Jan 2020

37mins

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Ellie Schainker, “Confessions of the Shtetl: Converts from Judaism in Imperial Russia, 1817-1906” (Stanford UP, 2016)

Ellie Schainker, “Confessions of the Shtetl: Converts from Judaism in Imperial Russia, 1817-1906” (Stanford UP, 2016)

In Confessions of the Shtetl: Converts from Judaism in Imperial Russia, 1817-1906 (Stanford University Press, 2016), Ell... Read more

10 Jan 2017

39mins

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