Hebrew Union College Press

Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion is the intellectual, academic, spiritual, and professional leadership development center of Reform Judaism.

The Hebrew Union College Press, now in its 85th year, has from its inception devoted its resources and efforts to the publication of works of the highest caliber for a discerning international academic readership. The following titles are distributed by Wayne State University Press.

Monographs (No.31-26)

“Remember Amalek!”: Vengeance, Zealotry, and Group Destruction in the Bible according to Philo, Pseudo-Philo, and Josephus

Louis H. Feldman

Monograph No. 31

Looking at the divine annihilation of the Amalekites, as well as other Biblical commandments and instances of destruction.

“Loosen the Fetters of Thy Tongue, Woman”: The Poetry and Poetics of Yona Wallach

Zafrira Lidovsky Cohen

Monograph No. 30

A critical study of the poetry of maverick Israeli poet Yona Wallach.

Happiness in Premodern Judaism: Virtue, Knowledge, and Well-Being

Hava Tirosh-Samuelson

Monograph No. 29

Traces the Jewish discourse on “happiness” from antiquity to the seventeenth century.

Sifra, Dibbura de Sinai: Rhetorical Formulae, Literary Structures, and Legal Traditions

Howard L. Apothaker

Monograph No. 28

Presents a detailed study of the rhetorical structures and legal contents of approximately one-tenth of the Midrash Sifra.

Between Snow and Desert Heat: Russian Influences on Hebrew Literature, 1870–1970

Rina R. Lapidus

Monograph No. 27

By locating and examining textual parallels in the works of both the influencing and the influenced authors, Lapidus illuminates similarities between Russian and Hebrew writers.

From Ideology to Liturgy: Reconstructionist Worship and American Liberal Judaism

Eric Caplan

Monograph No. 26

The first systematic and comprehensive analysis of official Reconstructionist prayer materials.