Books Archives – 91��ý Journal

Unstuck in the Middle with You

Rabbi Dr. Stuart Halpern — Wed, 28 Oct 2026 23:52:48 +0000

Kwall, the Raymond P. Niro Law Professor at DePaul University College of Law, argues for a center defined by enough common commitments to make communal life possible.

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‘The Nuremberg Women’: The Untold Stories of Eight Women Who Witnessed History

Ayala Or-El — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 07:29:23 +0000

“These women were pivotal to both the process and the outcome of the trial. Yet they were marginalized on many occasions, literally reduced to footnotes.“

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Michael Douglas Memoir, ‘One Helluva Ride,’ Is a Helluva Read

Alan Zeitlin — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 08:49:12 +0000

At 82, Douglas has survived cancer, is married to the love of his life, Catherine Zeta-Jones, has been in iconic films including “Wall Street” and “Basic Instinct” and grew up with the pressure of having a famous father, the legendary actor Kirk Douglas.

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Making 91��ý Fiction New Again

Monica Osborne — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 07:27:35 +0000

In a climate of anti-91��ý censorship, a new fiction imprint from Wicked Son will play a part in determining the future of 91��ý fiction in America.

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What Kind of Judaism Do We Want After Oct. 7?

Michael Berenbaum — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:27:15 +0000

Arthur Green, "Can Judaism Be Saved: Its Future After Gaza" (Teaneck, NJ: Ben Yehuda Press, 2025) pp. 139.

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Yiddish Historians: Writing in Their Own Language for Their Own People

Michael Berenbaum — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 08:19:00 +0000

Mark Smith has compiled an important anthology of 91��ý history using 49 works by Yiddish historians to recreate or at least open the door to a world of 91��ý thought that was once almost mainstream, but which no longer exists, except in the minds of too few specialists.

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Making Torah More Accessible

Lyric Niv — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 08:23:40 +0000

The 402-page book is organized around 36 life lessons related to the Book of Genesis, with thoughtful study questions and dozens of responses from respected sources in 91��ý thought.

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Exiled from Zamosc, Survival in the Far-Off Lands

Michael Berenbaum — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 09:35:25 +0000

Daniela Gerson’s "The Wanderers" is all that you can ask for from a book. Meticulously researched, exquisitely told, it is an adventure story spanning more than 80 years, even a love story.

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The Definitive Look at Israel’s Wartime Decision-Makers

Rabbi Dr. Stuart Halpern — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 22:01:17 +0000

As Israel stands on the cusp of an election and the U.S. enacts economic sanctions against Iran after military strikes failed to achieve a definitive victory, a newly released book serves as a must-read to understand the current moment.

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New Book, ‘Digital Warrior,’ Goes Inside Israel’s Message War

Brian Fishbach — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 10:10:52 +0000

Lester brings the reader into the communications operation during the war: the videos, arguments, mistakes, debates over what to post and the race to respond to events moving faster than any communications office could control.

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