Literature

'Agents of Change': American Jews and the transformation of Israeli Judaism - review

From gender roles to religious authority, American-trained leaders transformed key debates in Israeli Judaism.

Rabbi Danny Tropper, founder of Gesher.
Title page of first edition of the Zohar, Mantua, 1558. (Photos: Wikimedia Commons)

'The Wisdom of Truth': Reaching the attic with a ladder to the Zohar - review

ITALIAN AUTHOR Erri De Luca.

Italian author Erri De Luca to take part in International Writers Festival in Jerusalem

PALLBEARERS FROM the Israel Police prepare to carry Ran Gvili’s casket.

'Last Letters from Heroes of the October 7th War': Nobody taught them how to do this - review


Hylenia: The great prophecy brings Jewish culture to young adult fantasy

Exciting twist: Tusak is expanding his career experience as a breaking news desk intern at 'The Jerusalem Post'.

The cover of 'Hylenia: The Great Prophecy'.

2024 Sapir Prize longlist: Israel’s top authors compete for prestigious award

12 authors vie for the 2024 Sapir Prize, Israel's top literary honor, with winners set to be announced in January.

 AUTHORS NATALIE MESSIKA and Eshkol Nevo are two of the nominees.

Brenner literature prize goes to Yossi Avni-Levy

Over the decades, the Brenner Prize has recognized the contributions of some of Israel’s most celebrated authors.

 BRENNER PRIZE winner Yossi Avni-Levy.

Technological fantasy: The new vision from audiobook producer Canarit Audiobooks

Israel’s Canarit Audiobooks partners with renowned fantasy author Nica to create cinematic multi-cast adaptations of her popular novels for the Israeli and global markets.

 Nica

Authors and entertainers sign CCFP letter against Israeli literature boycott

The Creative Community for Peace letter comes during a year when antisemitism is on the rise worldwide and Israeli and Jewish writers have been the targets of boycott calls.

 ANTI-ISRAEL BOOKS outnumber pro-Israel books in the Middle East section of the Harvard University bookshop.

A call to boycott Israeli literature by international authors

Among the signatories are such well-known writers as Sally Rooney, Booker Prize-winning novelist Arundhati Roy, and Percival Everett.

 SALLY ROONEY

Scribing the future: Matan’s fellowship paves the way for women’s Torah literature

Matan’s Kitvuni initiative is allowing women Torah scholars to produce high-level books of Torah scholarship.

RABBANIT ADINA STERNBERG at the launch of her Kitvuni book.

Jagged wounds bleed orange rust: Family dysfunction viewed through art - review

This is a well-written, offbeat, and powerful memoir, deserving of consideration.

 CONCRETE BUILDING frames. ‘Walking in a neighborhood of seriously deteriorated concrete is as sobering an experience as watching a marriage fall apart,’ the author of ‘Dwell Time’ states.

'Making sense of God' through Norman Solomon's new book - review

Solomon’s aim is not to indoctrinate or convert but rather to provoke thought and stimulate discussion.

 A man stands under the starry sky (Illustrative)

'After Camus: A Novel': The ghost of Camus haunts an American couple

An interesting, though bizarre book, and a nod to the writings of Camus about the survival or death of love and friendship.

 GRAVESTONE OF Albert Camus, a philosopher of the absurd