Nachum welcomed Menachem Butler (Menachem Butler) Editor of “Praying for the Defenders of Our Destiny,” to this morning’s JM in the AM to explore this fascinating new work focused on the Mi Sheberach for IDF Soldiers. nachumsegal.com/praying-for-th…

David/Dovid Bashevkin *Shiva: Poems of October 7* is an anthology of 59 Hebrew poems with English translations, with links to recorded commentaries about each poem, translated and edited by Rachel Korazim, Michael Bohnen, and Heather Silverman, published by The Institute for Jewish Research and

Newly-published book by Professor Eli Hirsch, *Talmudic Philosophies*, released today by The Institute for Jewish Research and Publications, where Prof. Hirsch engages with fundamental questions at the intersection of Jewish thought and philosophical inquiry. Through a lens deeply rooted in Talmudic scholarship, each

Newly-published book by Michael J. Broyde, *Jewish Law and the American Thanksgiving Celebration: Secular or Religious Holiday?* (amazon.com/dp/1962609111)

For the frontmatter to the book, see here (ijrpub.org/MJBThanksgivin…). I just ordered a copy, and it will be arriving during Thanksgiving weekend!

The Institute for Jewish Research and Publications Can Jews celebrate Thanksgiving? Is gathering around a turkey dinner and expressing gratitude on this distinctly American holiday compatible with Jewish law (halacha)? In this thought-provoking and deeply researched work, Rabbi Michael J. Broyde tackles these questions head-on,

The Institute for Jewish Research and Publications Michael J. Broyde, *Jewish Law and the American Thanksgiving Celebration: Secular or Religious Holiday?* is available for worldwide purchase here (amazon.com/dp/1962609111). I just ordered a copy, and it will be arriving during Thanksgiving weekend!

Mazel Tov to Professor Aviad Hacohen and Professor Jonathan Grossman on being awarded the prestigious Rav Kook Prize for Torah Literature by the Tel Aviv-Jaffa Municipality. Over the past year, it has been my honor to co-edit The Institute for Jewish Research and Publications books with both of them, with plans

*Praying for the Defenders of Our Destiny: The Mi Sheberach for IDF Soldiers*, eds. Aviad Hacohen and Menachem Butler, Cambridge, MA: The Institute for Jewish Research and Publications, 2023), available for purchase here (amazon.com/dp/1962609022). The frontmatter to the book is

*Avraham Grossman on the Cultural Dynamic of Medieval Jewish History and Thought*, eds. Menachem Butler and Jonathan Grossman (Cambridge, MA: The Institute for Jewish Research and Publications, 2024), available for purchase here (amazon.com/Avraham-Grossm…). The frontmatter to the

Mazel Tov to Professor Aviad Hacohen and Professor Jonathan Grossman on being awarded the prestigious Rav Kook Prize for Torah Literature by the Tel Aviv-Jaffa Municipality.

Proud to announce Dr. Nomi Levenkron’s new book, *Guardians of Order, Battleground of Faith: The Israel Police and Haredi Protests in the Formative Years of the State of Israel*, which explores the @IsraelPolice’s role in shaping Haredi citizenship; through defining moments like

On behalf of The Institute for Jewish Research and Publications, I am honored to announce the release of the first two volumes in the Milhemet Mitzvah series—a scholarly project devoted to various dimensions of military service in the State of Israel. The series is edited by Aviad Hacohen, Yitzchak Avi Roness, and

*Milhemet Mitzvah, vol. 1: Halakhic Foundations, Religious Authority, and Military Service in Israel’s War of Independence*, available for worldwide purchase here (amazon.com/dp/1962609154); and for the frontmatter to the volume, see (ijrpub.org/ToCMilhemetMit…).

*Milhemet Mitzvah, vol. 2: Religious Leadership and Halakhic Responsibility in the Military Service Debate*, available for worldwide purchase here (amazon.com/dp/1962609162); and for the frontmatter to the volume, see (ijrpub.org/ToCMilhemetMit…).

Copies are starting to arrive! Order your copies of *Milhemet Mitzvah, vol. 1: Halakhic Foundations, Religious Authority, and Military Service in Israel’s War of Independence*, here (amazon.com/dp/1962609154); and for the frontmatter to the volume, see (ijrpub.org/ToCMilhemetMit…).

For those in Israel who regularly read *Matzav HaRuach* on Shabbat (during appropriate breaks during the Keriat HaTorah, of course), see this week's issue, no. 829, for an announcement about the publication of the first two volumes in the Milhemet Mitzvah, which I've co-edited

The Institute for Jewish Research and Publications is pleased to partner with Yad HaRav Nissim in Jerusalem in presenting the first critical edition of a previously unpublished Hebrew piyyut for Shabbat Nahamu from the Cairo Genizah, prepared by Dr. Yehoshua Granat, in honor of