Books

A pro-Israel bookshelf: Top book recommendations by a veteran reviewer

Dedicated readers, I thought, might welcome the chance to learn about books and authors they could have overlooked.

FEBRUARY 8, 2026|ByNEVILLE TELLER

Selection of best selling books in Hebrew language displayed at a bookstore in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 2, 2023

My own reality slap was made more painful by my inability to accept that it had occurred.

Facing the reality slap: coping when life doesn’t go as planned - opinion

The concept of the reality slap spoke to me as soon as I read the line “a serious illness.” It has since helped provide context as to why the last year has been so tough for me.

FEBRUARY 7, 2026|ByBRIAN BLUM

“Neshama,” Marcella Pixley’s novel-in-verse, won the gold medal for Jewish children’s literature for middle-grade readers from the Association of Jewish Libraries.

Stories of ghosts, grief and Shabbat gladness win top prizes in Jewish children’s literature

“Neshama,” Marcella Pixley’s lyrically written novel-in-verse, won the gold medal for Jewish children’s literature for middle-grade readers from the Association of Jewish Libraries.

JANUARY 27, 2026|ByPENNY SCHWARTZ/ JTA

'Pride and Prejudice' was first brought to the silver screen in 1940, and was reprised in 2005.

250 years later, Jane Austen lives on at the Jerusalem Cinematheque

Austen was particularly adept at portraying societal circumstances with liberal helpings of wit and sarcasm.

DECEMBER 21, 2025|ByBARRY DAVIS

Jerusalem highlights: September 12-18

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

SEPTEMBER 12, 2025ByHAGAY HACOHEN

Dreams, passions, risks, mistakes: Lessons from a long life - opinion

We have only one life to live. Let’s try to leave the world better than we found it. 

SEPTEMBER 7, 2025ByDVORA WAYSMAN

New crop of High Holidays children’s books take place in Uganda, Hong Kong and a Sephardic home

A delightful array of new children's books to highlight the depth and the joy of the upcoming High Holidays.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2025ByJTA/PENNY SCHWARTZ

New books out for the High Holidays in 2025 include TK and TK. (Collage by Ilana Zahavy)

David Blumberg built Israel’s greatest library, then politics destroyed him - opinion

MIDDLE ISRAEL: David Blumberg’s dream library stands tall in Jerusalem, but his life ended in tragedy, overshadowed by scandal and political strife.

SEPTEMBER 5, 2025ByAMOTZ ASA-EL

DAVID BLUMBERG – Short and bespectacled, but authoritative and full of energy, he turned the National Library into a cultural center.

Inside the Muslim Brotherhood's industry of death: An interview with Cynthia Farahat

An interview with Cynthia Farahat, author of ‘The Secret Apparatus: The Muslim Brotherhood’s Industry of Death’

AUGUST 30, 2025ByMOSHE DANN

THEN-US SECRETARY of state John Kerry meets with then-Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi in May 2013. Morsi was affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood.

Rotem Sella: Shaping Israel's political discourse through publishing

Publisher Rotem Sella says impact is measured in copies and conversation, and the country is listening.

AUGUST 18, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST PODCASTS

‘Move or disappear’: Organizations must 'change chairs' or go extinct - opinion

Animal metaphors epitomize managerial principles central to organizational change and are effective in enhancing the understanding and perceptiveness of CEOs, directors, and academics.

AUGUST 11, 2025ByBOAZ SHALIT