Ranked #1
Lioness: Golda Meir and the Nation of Israel
Lioness: Golda Meir and the Nation of Israel
Francine Klagsbrun's definitive new biography of Golda Meir brings to life a world figure unlike any other. An iron-will... Read more
1 Nov 2017
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56mins
Ranked #2
Maimonides and the Merchants: Jewish Law and Society in the Medieval Islamic World
Maimonides and the Merchants: Jewish Law and Society in the Medieval Islamic World
The advent of Islam in the seventh century brought profound economic changes to the Middle East and to the Jews living t... Read more
4 Dec 2017
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37mins
Ranked #3
Nathan Englander: Dinner at the Center of the Earth
Nathan Englander: Dinner at the Center of the Earth
Dinner at the Center of the Earth, a new political thriller from Pulitzer finalist and best-selling author Nathan Englan... Read more
3 Apr 2017
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43mins
Ranked #4
If All the Seas Were Ink: A Memoir
If All the Seas Were Ink: A Memoir
At the age of 27, alone in Jerusalem in the wake of a painful divorce, Ilana Kurshan decided to begin learning daf yomi,... Read more
18 Apr 2018
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50mins
Ranked #5
Movies and Midrash
Movies and Midrash
Dr. Wendy Zierler's Movies and Midrash pioneers the use of cinema as a springboard to discuss central Jewish texts and m... Read more
13 Dec 2018
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1hr 11mins
Ranked #6
Waking Lions
Waking Lions
Important next-generation Israeli author Ayelet Gundar-Goshen’s gripping novel narrates the aftermath of an Israeli neur... Read more
30 Apr 2018
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58mins
Ranked #7
The Paris Photo
The Paris Photo
Dr. Jane S. Gabin's historical novel looks at the complicated life and aftermath of the occupation of Paris during WWII ... Read more
20 Mar 2019
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1hr
Ranked #8
The Ruined House: A Novel
The Ruined House: A Novel
Ruby Namdar’s The Ruined House received the Sapir Prize, Israel’s most prestigious literary award. Now newly translated ... Read more
1 Feb 2018
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1hr 1min
Ranked #9
Introducing What Now? A JTS Podcast
Introducing What Now? A JTS Podcast
In this opening episode of JTS’s new podcast, What Now?, host Sara Beth Berman tells her story and speaks with Professor... Read more
2 Jun 2019
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29mins
Ranked #10
Confronting Hate
Confronting Hate
As hate crimes and domestic terrorism dominate the headlines, the legacy of the late Rabbi Marc Tanenbaum as a leader in... Read more
29 Oct 2019
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57mins