Soc.Culture.Jewish Reading List

Periodicals

General Interest Periodicals focused on Jewish Scholarship

Jewish Bible Quarterly

FOCUS: Timely, authoritative studies on biblical themes.

• FREQUENCY: Quarterly
• SUBSCRIPTION RATES: (Everywhere) US$24/1yr
• SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESSES:
  • (Electronically) info@jewishbible.org (Dr. Josh Backon) [Supply VISA/MC #, Expiration Date, and Billing Address to Dr. Backon (who is the secretary of the JBA), and they'll take care of it. Let him know what volume you want (1993->v21, etc)]
  • (Postal) Jewish Bible Quarterly * P.O. Box 29002 * Jerusalem, ISRAEL.
• PUBLISHER: The Jewish Bible Association * (A Registered Nonprofit Assn [Israeli Reg# 58-019-398-5]) * P.O. Box 29002 * Jerusalem, ISRAEL.
• COMMENTS:
  • Only Jewish-sponsored journal dealing exclusively with the Tanakh
  • Publishes original articles, translations from scholarly Hebrew journals, book reviews, a triennial calendar of Bible reading, and correspondence.
  • Considers all viewpoints: Orthodox, Conservative, Reform and Secular-Humanistic.
  • Also available on the Internet. Table of contents appears in CONTENTS; full text of each article (since v19) available on the CARL system on the Internet. The table of contents is free; full text is available by fax.
  • Webpage: <www.jewishbible.org>

Jewish Thought: A Journal of Torah Scholarship

FOCUS: Nonpartisan journal of traditional scholarship in parshanuth HaMikra (Biblical commentary and exegesis) and machsheveth Yisra'el (classic Jewish philosophy).

• FREQUENCY: Two issues a year.
• SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
  • (USA) $10/1yr
  • (Back Issues-USA) $ 6/issue
• SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS:
  • (Israel) Jewish Thought * c/o Yeshivat Ohr Yerushalayim * Moshav Beit Meir * D.N. Harei Yehuda 90865, ISRAEL
  • (Elsewhere) Jewish Thought * c/o Orthodox Union * 333 Seventh Avenue * New York, NY 10001, USA
• PUBLISHER: Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America in conjunction with Yeshivat Ohr Yerushalayim, Israel.
• COMMENTS:

Journal of Halachah and Contemporary Society

FOCUS: Halachic discussions, approaches and solutions to issues in contemporary society, explorations of relevant Biblical and Talmudic passages; surveys of recent Responsa.

• FREQUENCY: Twice a year: Fall and Spring
• SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
  • (USA) $18/2yr
  • (Elsewhere) $20/2yr
  • (Back Issues) $5/issue
• SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS: Contact Mrs. Claire Friedman * 350 Broadway, 9th Floor * New York, NY 10013 * (212) 334-9285.
• PUBLISHER: Rabbi Jacob Joseph School * 3495 Richmond Road * Staten Island, NY 10306.
• COMMENTS:
  • To submit manuscripts: Rabbi Alfred Cohen (Editor) * 1265 East 108th St. * Brooklyn, NY 11236.

Torah U-Madda Journal

FOCUS: Modern Orthodoxy

• FREQUENCY: Annual
• SUBSCRIPTION RATES: ???
• SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS: 500 West 185th Street * New York, NY 10033
• PUBLISHER: Torah U-Madda Project, Yeshiva University
• COMMENTS:
  • Publishes lectures given at Yeshiva on the interaction of Torah and secular culture