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.

Other Titles (1996-1981)

Women Rabbis: Exploration and Celebration —Papers Delivered at an Academic Conference Honoring Twenty Years of Women in the Rabbinate 1972–1992

Edited by Gary P. Zola

This collection of essays by distinguished rabbis and scholars seeks to answer intriguing questions about the existence of women in the modern rabbinate.

The Jews in European History: Seven Lectures

Edited by Wolfgang Beck

Lectures by internationally renowned historians originally presented at the Ludwig-Maximilian University in Munich.

Reason and Hope: Selections from the Jewish Writings of Hermann Cohen

Translated, Edited, and with an Introduction by Eva Jospe

Renowned originally as the founder of the neo-Kantian school of philosophy, Cohen repeatedly stressed his belief in Judaism’s “absolute” monotheism, a religion based equally on faith and reason and grounded in the concept of One God.

The Merit of Our Mothers: A Bilingual Anthology of Jewish Women’s Prayers

Tracy Guren Klirs

An anthology of tkhines—prayers and devotions for Jewish women—in Yiddish and in English translation.

German Jews beyond Judaism

George L. Mosse

Mosse explores the interior of German Jewish thought and the legacy of the “new faith” of Bildung.

Abraham Geiger & Liberal Judaism: The Challenge of the Nineteenth Century

Max Wiener

A biographical introduction to Gieger, along with excerpts from his works, letters, and sermons.