Jewish Studies - Brill Publishing

25/07/2025

Looking to stock up on core resources in Jewish Studies? The 40% summer discount also applies to new releases and foundational scholarship, such as:

📘 "The Tales of the Sages in Late Midrash: A Curtain Set with Jewels" by Sivan Nir
https://brill.com/display/title/64949

📘 "The Temple Scroll (Dead Sea Scrolls Editions, vol. 1)" by Lawrence H. Schiffman and Andrew Gross
https://brill.com/display/title/58427
A critical edition of the manuscript evidence from Qumran, with translation, commentary, and detailed textual apparatus.

An excellent moment to revisit key texts—or to add new ones to your shelf.

20/07/2025

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗽𝗵𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗝𝗲𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁

How can language shape and challenge notions of identity and belonging?

In The Exile of Language (Maimonides Library for Philosophy and Religion, vol. 10), Libera Pisano traces how early twentieth-century German-Jewish thinkers—among them Mauthner, Landauer, Susman, Rosenzweig, and Benjamin—critiqued nationalist ideologies by questioning linguistic purity and autochthony.

A study of language as exile, this book offers fresh perspectives on diaspora, identity, and political thought.

📖 Learn more: https://brill.com/display/title/64482

16/07/2025

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗶𝗻 𝗝𝗲𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆

How did Jewish immigrant entrepreneurs in Argentina build major industrial enterprises without access to communal financial institutions?

In "Jewish Immigrants, Nationalism and Finance Sourcing in Argentina" (Jewish Latin America, vol. 18), Igal Aisenberg explores the economic and social dynamics that shaped Jewish industrial entrepreneurship from the 1930s to the early 1960s. Drawing on diverse, previously unexplored sources, the book offers fresh insights into business history, migration, and nationalism in Latin America.

📖 More about the book: https://brill.com/display/title/71880

30/06/2025

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙧𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙍𝙚𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙇𝙞𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙅𝙪𝙙𝙖𝙞𝙨𝙢

Two recent publications explore the depth and diversity of ancient and medieval Jewish literature, thought, and tradition:

📘 'Sources and Interpretations' by Lawrence H. Schiffman (vol. 78) brings together over fifty influential studies that have shaped the field of Ancient Judaism, covering a broad range of textual and archaeological sources—from the Dead Sea Scrolls to late antique liturgy and Jewish-Christian relations.

- More information: https://brill.com/display/title/70033

📙 'The Tales of the Sages in Late Midrash' by Sivan Nir (vol. 79) offers a close reading of post-Talmudic rabbinic narratives, uncovering their hypertextual nature and the cultural tensions they encode.

- More information: https://brill.com/display/title/64949

06/06/2025

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗶𝗻 𝗝𝗲𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆

We’re pleased to announce the release of 'Rabbi Yitzchak Hutner's Theology of Meaning: "The World Was Created for Me"' by Alon Shalev.

This volume offers an in-depth analysis of Rabbi Hutner’s thought, combining careful textual and historical scholarship with philosophical insight. It presents a framework for understanding his theology as bridging Jewish tradition, modern philosophy, and existential inquiry.

A valuable contribution for scholars of Jewish thought, theology, and intellectual history.

📖: https://brill.com/display/title/61863

04/06/2025

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26/05/2025

𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲: 𝙀𝙣𝙘𝙮𝙘𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙖 𝙤𝙛 𝙅𝙚𝙬𝙞𝙨𝙝 𝙃𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘾𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚

We are pleased to announce the completion of the English edition of the 'Encyclopedia of Jewish History and Culture' with the release of Volume 7.

Originally published in German, this landmark 7-volume set presents a comprehensive, richly illustrated view of Jewish life from 1750 to the 1950s—across Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and beyond. With approximately 800 scholarly entries, the EJHC offers deep insight into the complexities of modern Jewish history and culture, making it an invaluable reference for researchers and readers alike.

🔗 Read more: https://brill.com/display/serial/EJH

25/04/2025

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹: 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲

How do feminist artists from traditional Jewish communities challenge, reshape, and reimagine the spaces of art, religion, and society?

In "Devoted Resistance: Jewish Feminist Art in the US and Israel", David Sperber offers the first comprehensive study of feminist artistic practices rooted in observant Jewish worlds. Exploring the interplay of theology, activism, and visual culture, the book reveals how Jewish feminist artists in the US and Israel merge personal experience with communal identity—and how their work engages both social critique and religious tradition.

📘 Learn more: https://brill.com/display/title/69678

07/04/2025

01/04/2025

🎧 Podcast Recommendation | Ottoman Jewry: Leadership, Charity, and Literacy

How did Jewish communities in the Ottoman Empire build strong institutions and navigate their complex social environment? In this engaging episode from the New Books Network, Yaron Ayalon discusses his recent Brill publication and reconsiders long-standing narratives about Ottoman attitudes toward Jewish settlement.

Listen to the full interview: https://newbooksnetwork.com/ottoman-jewry

📘 Learn more about the book: https://brill.com/display/title/71067

28/03/2025

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