PERIODICALS DO NOT CIRCULATE.
PLEASE KEEP ALL PERIODICALS IN THE LIBRARY.
THANK YOU FOR UNDERSTANDING.
- Babaganewz (10 per year for grades 4 – 7, published on the Hebrew month)
http://www.babaganewz.com
"BabagaNewz is a full-color monthly classroom magazine for grades 4-7 that accurately and thoughtfully analyzes major news stories, religious holidays, cultural events and youth trends that play an important part in our children's lives. Each issue of BabagaNewz is organized around a specific Jewish value."
Co-published by Jewish Family and Life! and The AVI CHAI Foundation
- Biblical Archaeology Review (6 per year)
http://www.bib-arch.org/bswb_BAR/indexBAR.html
"Biblical Archaeology Review connects the academic study of archaeology to a broad general audience eager to understand the world of the Bible. Covering both the Old [Hebrew Bible in our terms] and New Testaments, BAR presents the latest discoveries and controversies in archaeology with breathtaking photography and informative maps and diagrams. BAR's writers are the top scholars, the leading researchers, the world-renowned experts. BAR is the only nonsectarian forum for the discussion of Biblical archaeology."
Published by the Biblical Archaeology Society
- Commentary (11 per year)
http://www.commentarymagazine.com/
"Commentary is America's premier monthly magazine of ideas, the publication that those who shape public opinion turn to first for in-depth analysis of politics, religion, foreign affairs, social policy, culture, and the arts, as well as for outstanding reviews of current books. The magazine's letters section is a world-renowned forum for unfettered debate about the most pressing issues of the day. Commentary has been a major force in shaping American political and cultural life since its founding in 1945. The magazine is primarily known as the intellectual home of the neoconservative movement, a brand of skeptical thought that emerged as a reaction to the anti-American radicalism of the 1960's and is today vitally engaged in the preservation and spread of democracy and Western values. As part of its historical mission, Commentary has always taken a special interest in Jewish issues and the state of Israel."
Published by the American Jewish Committee
- Conservative Judaism (4 per year)
http://www.rabbinicalassembly.org/publications/cj_journal.html
"Conservative Judaism, sponsored by the Rabbinical Assembly and the Jewish Theological Seminary, publishes articles which express a serious, critical inquiry of Jewish texts and traditions, legacy, and law; further the quest for a Conservative theology and ideology; and explore today's changing Jewish community. Its perspective is worldwide and transcends denominational boundaries."
Published by the Rabbinical Assembly and the Jewish Theological Seminary
- Eretz: The Magazine of Israel (6 per year)
http://www.eretz.com/NEW/
“ …providing an independent source of information on the heritage of Israel. Not the everyday politics, reported with an infinite number of agendas, but the real vibrant, exciting, beautiful land of Israel.”
Published by Eretz in Israel
- International Jerusalem Post (weekly)
http://www.jpost.com
"The most trustworthy source of news about Israel - written and edited for the overseas audience."
Published by the Jerusalem Post
-The Jerusalem Report
www.jrep.com
" The Jerusalem Report is an editorially independent biweekly newsmagazine that offers original journalism from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world. Founded in 1990, The Report consistently aims to bridge the gaps between Israel and the Diaspora, and honestly asssess Israel's relations with its Arab neighbors. Every two weeks, we look behind and beyond the headlines, providing award-winning reporting, analysis and commentary from correspondents on every continent to a readership in more than 70 countries. In addition to incisive coverage of the events, trends and forces that are shaping contemporary Israel and life among Diaspora Jewry, The Jerusalem Report also provides regular coverage of Palestinian affairs, as well as book reviews, arts and business features, and a wide array of opinion pieces. "
- Lilith: The Independent Jewish Women’s Magazine (4 per year)
http://www.lilith.org/
"Lilith: Independent, Jewish & Frankly Feminist
Published since 1976, LILITH magazine charts Jewish women's lives with exuberance, rigor, affection, subversion and style. The magazine features award-winning investigative reports, new rituals and celebrations, first-person accounts both contemporary and historical, entertainment reviews, fiction and poetry, art and photography."
Published by Lilith
- Midstream: A Bi-monthly Jewish Review (6 per year)
http://www.midstreamthf.com/
"Midstream is the leading intellectual Zionist journal in the world – a medium of informed discussion and lively thinking. We live in a time of rapid and fateful changes affecting Jewish life and the international scene. Against this background Midstream was started some 50 years ago as a magazine of opinion. Ever since its pages have reflected a searching exploration of many of the critical problems of our time by some of the most profound thinkers here and abroad. In addition, its readers have been treated to a wealth of exciting and significant literary works. Midstream offers a critical interpretation of the past, a profound examination of the present, and affords a medium for creative cultural expression. While paying attention to problems of Jewish concern, it addresses itself to the whole range of contemporary life and culture, with special emphasis on the State of Israel, and the Zionist idea. Its aims are to clarify the central issues of our time, rather than simply to provide information; to encourage original, seminal thought, rather than to repeat accepted cliches; to analyze dissension, rather than engage in pious celebration."
Published by The Theodor Herzl Foundation, Inc
- Moment (6 per year)
http://www.momentmag.com/
"When Elie Wiesel and Leonard Fein founded Moment in 1975, they called it 'The New Magazine for America's Jew.' In its premier issue Fein proudly declared that Moment would include diverse opinions "of no single ideological position, save of course, for a commitment to Jewish life. Today, as the largest independent Jewish magazine in North America, Moment is as committed as ever to being an independent forum, in which disparate opinions and ideas are addressed in provocative ways. ... You'll always find a wealth of viewpoints that include, but are not limited to, Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, Reconstructionist, secular humanist and the non-affiliated movements, as well as 'left', 'right' and 'center'."
Published by Moment
- Sh'ma: A Journal of Jewish Responsibility (10 per year)
http://www.shma.com/
“Sh'ma invites some of the most thoughtful writers of contemporary Judaism to create a thought-provoking conversation-in print. Each issue of Sh'ma , which is sometimes referred to as a Jewish newsletter because of its accessible format, focuses on a topic that raises critical questions about communal issues, Jewish education, synagogues, personal theology, philanthropy, Israel, community transformation, Jewish arts and culture, Judaism and the Diaspora, and much more. Regular features include Nish'ma , a simulated page of contemporary Jewish Talmud, book reviews, and a practical Jewish ethics column …In addition to the print journal, Sh'ma helps synagogues, schools, Jewish federations, and Jewish Community Centers facilitate a new initiative, The Sh'ma Salon , a discussion forum where stimulating talk is built around the informative and accessible journal. The Founding Editor of Sh'ma , Eugene Borowitz, teaches at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in New York. He is the author of many books on theology and moral virtues. Launching the journal Sh'ma , he was described as a midwife of ideas. He had a unique ability to cross religious, cultural, and political boundaries and maintained a passion for inclusiveness and diversity. In founding the journal in 1970, Borowitz aimed at "a vigorous dialectic of opinion... If we could learn to listen to one another, particularly when we are in fundamental disagreement, we might thereby give a sign of how society can become community." Over the course of 455 issues of Sh'ma , Gene built a journal of ideas and a community of disparate voices; he created a forum that continues to live as a unique home without walls for contemporary Jews to courageously think out loud about social, religious, political, cultural, and communal issues.”
Published by Jewish Family and Life!
- Tikkun: Critique of Politics, Culture, & Society (6 per year)
http://www.tikkun.org/
"A Jewish Magazine, an Interfaith Movement …
“Magazine: For the past twenty years, we have been the pre-eminent North American publisher of analytical articles on Israel/Palestine, Jewish culture, and the intersection of religion and politics in the United States.”
“Community: We are an international community of people of many faiths calling for social justice and political freedom in the context of new structures of work, caring communities, and democratic social and economic arrangements. We seek to influence public discourse in order to inspire compassion, generosity, non-violence and recognition of the spiritual dimensions of life.”
Published by Tikkun
- Washington Jewish Week (weekly)
http://www.washingtonjewishweek.com/
"An independent newspaper founded in 1965, successor to the National Jewish Ledger (1930-1965)."
Published by Washington Jewish Week