Soc.Culture.Jewish Reading List

Periodicals

Topical General Interest Periodicals

Algemeiner Journal (Der Algemeiner Journal)

FOCUS: A National Jewish Journal

FREQUENCY: Weekly
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
- US: $35/yr.; $20/6 mo;
- Canada: $45/yr.; $25/6 mo.
- Overseas: $150/yr.; $250 air mail
SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS: 221 63 St. * Brooklyn, NY 11220 * 718-492-6571
PUBLISHER: S. Sislin, Pres.; Gershon Jacobson, Editor-in-chief
COMMENTS:
- An independent publication from Chabad, yet provides much Chabad content.
- Yiddish broadsheet with 4-page English section

Beis Moshiach (Bet Mashiah)

FOCUS: Lubavitch philosphy, with the goal of making people ready for Moshiach.

FREQUENCY: Weekly
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
- $2 per copy US; NIS 4
- US/Canada mail sub: $130/yr; $65/6 mo.
- Israel: NIS200/year; NIS100/6 mo.
- Crown Heights: $90/yr; $45/6 mo.
SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS: 383 Kingston Ave. #376 * Brooklyn, NY 11213 * +1 718 604-9313 (voice) * +1 718 604-9257 (FAX)
PUBLISHER:
COMMENTS:

Chai Today

FOCUS: Lubavitch outreach

FREQUENCY: Monthly
SUBSCRIPTION RATES: (USA) $24/2yr
SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS: ??
PUBLISHER: Chai Publications * P.O. Box 403126 * Miami Beach FL 33140
COMMENTS:
- Often sold in bulk to Chabad houses.

Commentary

FOCUS: Controversial issues, political, religious and otherwise.

FREQUENCY: Monthly
SUBSCRIPTION RATES: (USA) $30.00/1yr
SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS: Commentary * 165 East 65th Street * New York NY 10022
PUBLISHER: American Jewish Committee * (212) 751-4000
COMMENTS:
- Provide information in the form of commentaries.
- They don't seem political, prefering to give damning evidence, clear logic and letting the reader come to their own conclusion.
- Tend to be politically conservative.

The Forward (English)

FOCUS: Jewish Newspaper

FREQUENCY: weekly
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
(US) New York Region $39.95/1yr $64.95/2yr
(US) National: $49.95/1yr $74.95/2yr
(US) Canada: $79.95/1yr $119.95/2yr
(Intl) Surface: $84.95/1yr $124.95/2yr
(Intl) Air: $159.95/1yr $289.95/2yr
SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS: Contact (800) 849-1825, visit http://www.forward.com/subscribe.html for a free trial subscription, or write to Forward Subscription Dept., 45 East 33rd St., New York, NY 10016 .
PUBLISHER: Forward Publishing Company * 45 E33rd Street * New York, NY 10016
COMMENTS:
- Founded 1897. There are Yiddish, Russian, and English versions.
- Homepage: http://www.forward.com/

Israel Faxx

FOCUS: News and feature stories from Israel. Audience includes Jews and Christians.

FREQUENCY: Daily: Monday through Friday
SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Annual $189, Semi-annual $99 (US Only)
SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS: 8916 Reading Road #4 * Cincinnati OH 45215
PUBLISHER: Electronic World Communications, Inc.
COMMENTS:
- Sample copy available via snail mail. Subscribers will have their copy sent nightly via SprintFax

Israel Shelanu

FOCUS:

FREQUENCY: Weekly
SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $50 per year
SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS: 1419 Ave. J * Brooklyn, NY 11230 * 718-252-8950
PUBLISHER: Yediot Israel, Inc
COMMENTS:
- Tabloid covering international, national and other news about Israel and Israelis, with selections and summaries of general world and U.S. news. Intended audience includes the Israel expatriate community and visiting Israelis. Appears to have readership in North American Jewish communities outside of New York, as evidenced by advertising and editorial content.

The Jerusalem Report

FOCUS: Covering Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World

FREQUENCY: Biweekly
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
- (Israel) NIS 170
- (US/Canada) US $59.94
- (UK) L 35
- (Austraila) AUD 118
- (Elsewhere) US $69.94
SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS:
- P.O. Box 1805 * Jerusalem 91017 * ISRAEL * 02-291-011
- P.O. Box 580 * Mt. Morris IL 61054 * 800-827-1119
- Northumberland Park Ind. Est. * 76-78 Willoughby Lane * London N17 OSN * 081-365-1609
PUBLISHER: Hirsh Goodman
COMMENTS:
- Yaakov Kirschen's 'Dry Bones' cartoon appears here
- Coverage of Israeli and Jewish news

Jewish Currents

FOCUS: Jewish Secularism

FREQUENCY: Monthly except July/August
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
- (USA) $20/1yr
- (Elsewhere) $25/1yr
SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS: Jewish Currents * Suite 601 * 22 E 17th Street * New York, NY 10003-1919 * (212) 924-5740
PUBLISHER: Association for Promotion of Jewish Secularism * Suite 601 * 22 E 17th Street * New York, NY 10003-1919 * (212) 924-5740
COMMENTS:
- Some claim that this is published by old New York City labor activists. Other claim that it is an old Stalinist mouthpiece from the 40's and 50's.
- Articles on a variety of literary, intellectual, and political topics, from a liberal Jewish perspective.

The Jewish Observer

FOCUS: The Jewish person of today.

FREQUENCY: Monthly except July and August
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
- (USA) $22.00/1yr $36.00/2yr $48.00/3yr.
- (Elsewhere) $32.00/1yr $46.00/2yr $58.00/3yr.
SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS: The Jewish Observer * Suite 1200 * 84 William Street * New York, NY 10038 * (212) 797-9000
PUBLISHER: Agudath Israel of America, Rabbi Nisson Wolpin, Editor
COMMENTS:
- Presents views of leading Torah thinkers on current issues
- Presents comments on the strengths and foibles within the Jewish community.
- Analyzes contemporary Jewish events

Jewish Press

FOCUS: ??

FREQUENCY: Weekly
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
- (NY, NJ, PA, CT, FL) $30/1yr $50/2yr
- (Other States) $35/1yr $55/2yr
SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS: The Jewish Press * 338 3rd Avenue * Brooklyn NY 11215 * (800) 992-1600 * (718) 330-1100
PUBLISHER: ??
COMMENTS:
- Anglo-Jewish Weekly Newspaper

Jewish Standard

FOCUS: Independent Jewish newspaper

FREQUENCY: Weekly
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
- $25 a year in N.J.
- out of state, $30
SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS: The Jewish Standard * 1086 Teaneck Road * Teaneck, NJ 07666
PUBLISHER: James Janoff
COMMENTS:
- Small paper tries to be scrupulously fair to all parts of the political and religious spectrum; editor militates against "virulent rhetoric," whether of the left or right. Covers local, national, international news and the arts, although space is often limited. Unlike many Jewish newspapers, it welcomes good poetry (not doggerel) and occasional fiction, as well as essays, with a Jewish center.

Jewish Women's Journal

FOCUS: Issues of concern to American Jewish women

FREQUENCY: Quarterly
SUBSCRIPTION RATES: (US) $13.50/year
SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS: The Jewish Women's Journal * 120 Riverside Dr * New York NY 10024 * (212) 580-9666
PUBLISHER:
COMMENTS:

Judaism

FOCUS: General Jewish

FREQUENCY: Quarterly
SUBSCRIPTION RATES: (USA) $20/1yr
SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS: Judaism * 15 East 84th Street * New York, NY 10028-0458
PUBLISHER: American Jewish Congress
COMMENTS:
- Articles from all branches of Judaism
- Articles are generally scholarly.

Kefar Habad

FOCUS: ??

FREQUENCY: Weekly
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
- Price per issue: NIS6, US$2.50
- SUBSCRIPTIONs: $100/yr; $60/6 mo.
SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS:
- US: 806 Eastern Pkwy. * Brookklyn, NY 11213 * +1 718 604-3800 (voice) * +1 718 604-4513 (FAX)
- ISRAEL: PO Box 4, Kefar Habad 72915 * +972 03 960-6154 (voice) * +972 03 960-6418 (FAX)
PUBLISHER: Agudat Haside Habad
COMMENTS:
- The international Chabad weekly, published in Israel in Hebrew and is must reading for Lubavitch activists.

Lilith

FOCUS: Jewish Feminism

FREQUENCY: Quarterly
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
- (USA) $16/1yr
- (Canada) $22/1yr
- (Elsewhere) $24/1yr
SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS: Lilith Publications, Inc. * 250 W. 57th Street * New York NY 10107
PUBLISHER: Lilith Publications, Inc.
COMMENTS:
- For Jewish women predominantly. Everything from nostalgic recollections of family history to latest feminist/Jewish issues.

Midstream

FOCUS: Zionism and Israel

FREQUENCY: 9 issues per year
SUBSCRIPTION RATES: (USA) $21/1yr
SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS: Midstream * 110 East 59th Street, 4th floor * New York, NY 10022
PUBLISHER: Theodore Herzl Foundation
COMMENTS:
- Generally conservative politically, both in Israeli and U.S. terms

Moment

FOCUS: Jewish culture and opinion; all denominational

FREQUENCY: Bimonthly
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
- (USA) $27/1yr
- (Elsewhere) $33/1yr
SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS: Moment Magazine * P.O. Box 7028 * Read Oak IA 51591 * (800) 777-1005
PUBLISHER: Moment Magazine * Division of Jewish Educational Ventures Inc * 3000 Connecticut Ave NW, Suite 300 * Washington DC 20008
COMMENTS:
- Attempts to cover all sorts of Judaism, balanced, wide range of topics.

New Menorah

FOCUS: Theory & practice of Jewish renewal

FREQUENCY: Quarterly
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
- (USA) $36/yr (inclds other mailings from publisher)
- (Canada) $40/yr
- (Non-North America) $48/yr
SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS: ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal * 7318 Germantown Ave. * Philadelphia PA 19119
PUBLISHER: ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal * Editor: Arthur Waskow
COMMENTS:
- Focus on usable liturgy (life-cycle, holyday, Shabbat, everyday), approaches to tikkun olam, child and adult education, meditative techniques, images of God, eco-kosher practice, a new Jewish sexual ethic, etc. that arise from and for process of "Jewish renewal"--i.e., a spiritually rooted, egalitarian, participatory, inclusive Judaism concerned both with tikkun ha'lev (healing of the heart) and tikkun olam (healing of the world).

Sh'ma

FOCUS: Contemporary Jewish issues

FREQUENCY: 22 issues per year
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
- (USA) $27/2yr
- (Elsewhere) $17/1yr
SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS: c/o CLAL * 99 Park Avenue, Suite S-300 * New York, NY 10016
PUBLISHER: ??
COMMENTS:
- A few pages every couple weeks which features serious essays and responses on timely issues, mini book reviews, etc.
ONLINE VERSION:
- Sh'ma Online is a moderated discussion group sponsored by Sh'ma magazine. It is dedicated to fostering pluralism and an open exchange of ideas among individuals with often divergent beliefs, as well as exploring the frontiers of Judaism for the 21st century. List participants need not be magazine subscribers. While many discussions may be grounded in articles which appear in the magazine, other discussions may be more freewheeling and ultimately serve as grist for future magazine topics.
  To subscribe, send mail to listproc@shamash.org with the following single line message:
  SUBSCRIBE SHMA your full name

Shavuon Chadashot B'Ivrit Kalah

FOCUS: World News in Easy Hebrew

FREQUENCY: Weekly
SUBSCRIPTION RATES: (Israel) NIS 100/1yr
SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS: Shavuon Chadashot B'Ivrit Kalah * Rechov Sheinbin 54 * Ta-Do'ar 199 * Mikud 4001 * Tel Aviv, ISRAEL * 972-03-528-6141 a/k/a Weekly News in Easy Hebrew * 54 Sheinbin Street * P.O. Box 199 * Mail Code 4001 * Tel Aviv, ISRAEL
PUBLISHER: Same
COMMENTS:
- Hebrew weekly newspaper printed with vowels.
- Someone in Tel Aviv should check this. The submitter just scrawled this info quickly onto a slip of paper and didn't have a copy of the newspaper.

Tikkun

FOCUS: Jewish Critique of Politics, Culture, and Society

FREQUENCY: Bimonthly
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
- (USA) $31/1yr * $51/2yr
- (Canada/Mexico) $49/1yr
- (Elsewhere) $52/1yr
SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS: Tikkun Subscription Service * P.O. Box 460926 * Escondido, Ca, 92046 * (800) 738 5571
PUBLISHER: Institute for Labor and Mental Health * 5100 Leona Street * Oakland CA 94619
COMMENTS:
- Editor: Michael Lerner
- Presents politically-liberal Jewish point of view
- Tends to challenge its readers
- Also contains poetry, fiction and reviews.

Torah Times on Tape

FOCUS: Spiritual Judaism - Reb Shlomo Carlebach's audio magazine

FREQUENCY: 4 issues per year, each issue is two cassettes
SUBSCRIPTION RATES: (US) $72/year (includes tax and shipping) check payable to Torah Times
SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS: Torah Times * 63 West 38th St. Suite 1201 * New York, NY 10018 * (212) 580-2320
PUBLISHER: ??
COMMENTS:
- Divrei Torah, Chasidic songs, prayers, and stories from Reb Shlomo Carlebach, recorded in studio.

Ultimate Issues

FOCUS: Judaism in terms of ethical monotheism and life in general.

FREQUENCY: Quarterly
SUBSCRIPTION RATES: (USA) $24/1yr
SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS: Ultimate Issues * 6020 Washington Blvd * Culver City, CA 90232
PUBLISHER: Dennis Prager * (800) 225-8584 (subscriptions) * (310) 558-3958 (office) * (310) 558-4241 (fax)
COMMENTS:
- Dennis Prager. Nuff said.
- Dennis calls himself a "passionate moderate" when it comes to politics. He lectures world-wide and hosts a radio talk show in Los Angeles (KABC AM 790) that draws several hundred thousand listeners. Dennis also has a televison program that is syndicated in the United States.

What's Next?

FOCUS: Spiritual growth and personal transformation through Judaism

FREQUENCY: Quarterly, to coincide with the Jewish High Holydays and Festivals
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
- US: $18/Year, Students $12/Year
- Outside U.S. $24/Year
- Institutional and group rates available
SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS: What's Next? * 423 E. Ojai Ave. Suite # 107-107 * Ojai, CA 93023 * Phone/Fax: (805)640-9926 * E-mail: whats@rain.org
PUBLISHER: Rebecca & Lev Mallinger
COMMENTS:
- Subtitle: "Cosmic Bagels and other Bytes to feed the Jewish Soul"
- Explores the connections between Spiritual Growth, Personal Transformation, Modern Psychology & Judaism.
- Contains articles and topics ranging from the Generation Gap between Torah's Abraham and Isaac to the timely and elusive Cybernetic Generation X, and perspectives from Kabbalistic to Humanistic
- Goal: to provide a forum for Jewish Spiritual expression, direction and inspiration.
- Submissions are encouraged

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