Library of Jewish Ideas⁷

Cosponsored by the Tikvah Fund

The Library of Jewish Ideas presents engaging and authoritative treatments of core Jewish concepts in a form appealing to general readers who are curious about Jewish treatments of key areas of human thought and experience.

Halakhah: The Rabbinic Idea of Law Chaim N. Saiman
How the rabbis of the Talmud transformed Jewish law into a way of thinking and talking about everything
The Love of God: Divine Gift, Human Gratitude, and Mutual Faithfulness in Judaism Jon D. Levenson
A compelling interpretation of a foundational concept of Jewish religious life
The Story of Hebrew Lewis Glinert The Story of Hebrew explores the extraordinary hold that Hebrew has had on Jews and Christians, who have invested it with a symbolic power far beyond that of any other language in history. Preserved by the Jews across two millennia...
After One-Hundred-and-Twenty: Reflecting on Death, Mourning, and the Afterlife in the Jewish Tradition Hillel Halkin
A deeply personal look at death, mourning, and the afterlife in Jewish tradition
Human Nature & Jewish Thought: Judaism's Case for Why Persons Matter Alan L. Mittleman
What Jewish tradition can teach us about human dignity in a scientific age
No Joke: Making Jewish Humor Ruth R. Wisse
Why the genius of Jewish humor runs risks as well as rewards
Inheriting Abraham: The Legacy of the Patriarch in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam Jon D. Levenson
How Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have reimagined Abraham in their own images