It’s been 50 years since the Jewish Publication Society commissioned a groundbreaking translation of the Bible. Jonathan Sarna asks if it’s time to revisit the famed work.
The Jewish Publication Society has sold its entire inventory to the University of Nebraska Press for $610,000, The Lincoln Journal Star reports. This includes nearly 250 titles as well as its popular Bible, the JPS Tanakh.
The most-tagged topics on Twitter generally involve Justin Bieber and other celebrities, but at least for one day, the Jewish Publication Society hopes to elevate Torah into the top 10.