Past Series Publications
Gabrielle Rossmer Gropman and Sonya Gropman
The first German-Jewish cookbook in a century, a history and memoir with over 100 recipes
Ilana Szobel
Astute analysis of the work of a great Israeli poet through the lens of psychoanalysis, gender, nationalism and trauma theory
Shulamit Reinharz and Mark A. Raider, Editors
The first and only complete exploration of the role of American women in the creation and support of the State of Israel
Sylvia Barack Fishman
A lively and accessible look at Jewish intermarriage and its familial and cultural effects
Chaya Rosenfeld Gorsetman, Elana Maryles Sztokman
National Jewish Book Award Winner!
An incisive look at gender inequalities in Jewish day school education.
Anne Lapidus Lerner
A fascinating analysis of the story of Eve, using modern poetry in conversation with biblical texts and rabbinic rewritings to reveal new layers of meaning
Tamar Ross
National Jewish Book Award Finalist!
An extraordinary examination of the theological implications for Orthodox Judaism of women’s changed status in the modern world
Tova Hartman
An innovative analysis of how creative tensions between modern Orthodox Judaism and feminism can lead to unexpected perspectives and beliefs
Inbar Raveh
Novel readings of rabbinic literature from the perspective of feminism and gender reading theories
Sharon Faye Koren
A fascinating analysis of why there are no female mystics in medieval Judaism
Ellen M. Umansky, Dianne Ashton
The only comprehensive volume of Jewish women's spiritual writing from the sixteenth century to the present
Gaby Brimmer, Elena Poniatowska
The remarkable autobiography of Mexican-Jewish disability rights activist and writer Gabriela Brimmer
Harriet Hartman, Moshe Hartman; Sylvia Barack Fishman, pref.
A much-anticipated sociological analysis of gender components in contemporary American Jewish life based on the most recent population data
Sharon R. Siegel
Formulates a framework for the development of Jewish rituals for newborn girls
Kalpana Misra and Melanie S. Rich, Editors
A dynamic and authentic representation of feminism in Israel by some of its leading exponents and activists
ChaeRan Y. Freeze
A groundbreaking study of Jewish marriage and divorce in 19th-century Russia
Jael Silliman
A riveting family portrait of four generations of Jewish women from Calcutta
Ruth Kark, ed.; Margalit Shilo, ed.;
Galit Hasan-Rokem, ed.; Shulamit Reinharz, fwd. A critical look at the history and culture of women of the Yishuv and a call for a new national discourse
Federica K. Clementi; Shulamit Reinharz, fwd.
An astonishing analysis of Jewish mother-daughter relations before, during, and after the Shoah as described in daughters’ memoirs
Laura Silver
The one and only absolutely definitive biography of the knish
Paula Shoyer
This extraordinary bible of kosher baking breathes fresh life into parve desserts and breads.
Ludmila Shtern
A hilarious memoir of life under communism and capitalism
Dvora E. Weisberg
Provocative exploration of levirate marriage in ancient Judaism that sheds new light on the Jewish family in antiquity and the rabbinic reworking of earlier Israelite law
Carole S. Kessner
National Jewish Book Award Winner!
This book brings to light the fascinating legacy of Marie Syrkin. As a polemical journalist, socialist Zionist, poet, educator, literary critic, translator and idiosyncratic feminist, Syrkin was eyewitness to and reporter on most of the major events in America, Israel and Europe in the twentieth-century.
Judith R. Baskin
A unique look at how non-legal rabbinic writings imagine women and their lives
Avraham Grossman
A pioneering work exploring the social status and daily life of medieval Jewish women
Margalit Shilo
National Jewish Book Award Finalist!
A fascinating journey into the world of women in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community of Jerusalem toward the end of Ottoman rule
Derek Rubin, ed.
An anthology of previously unpublished stories by leading young Jewish writers that explore the idea of the Promised Land
Sonja M. Hedgepeth, ed.; Rochelle G. Saidel, ed.
The first book in English to specifically address the sexual violation of Jewish women during the Holocaust
Laura S. Schor
A biography of both an extraordinary woman and a thriving institution
Marcia Falk
An elegantly designed volume of new English and Hebrew prayers and reflections for the High Holidays from a contemporary American poet
Marcia Falk
An acclaimed translation of the Bible’s celebrated collection of love poetry
Elizabeth Wyner Mark, Editor
Scholars and rabbis examine the complex history and contemporary challenges of the Jewish rite of circumcision.
Elana Maryles Sztokman
A provocative look at the inner world of Orthodox Jewish men who attend partnership synagogues
Mark A. Raider and Miriam B. Raider-Roth, Editors
The classic text on the pioneer women of pre-state Israel, updated in 2002
Carol K. Ingall, ed.
The first volume to examine the contributions of women who brought the forces of American progressivism and Jewish nationalism to formal and informal Jewish education
Marjorie Agosín
An evocative exploration of Jewish women’s immigration to America
Farideh Goldin
A riveting personal account of growing up in the shadow of religious fundamentalism
Susan Sered
An eye-opening look at Israeli women’s life expectancy and health
Pamela S. Nadell and Jonathan D. Sarna, Editors
New portrayals of the religious lives of American Jewish women from colonial times to the present
Rahel R. Wasserfall, Editor
Provocative essays address women’s menstrual rituals in Jewish law, history and culture.
Rochelle L. Millen
A sensitive exploration of the development of pivotal life cycle rituals as they touch Jewish women’s lives