Books

"Don’t travel naked in Switzerland" and more tips for visiting a foreign country

A new travel book offers 100 tips for proper and respectful behavior in a foreign country.

Don’t travel naked in Switzerland
Peter Beinart attends the PEN America 62nd Annual Literary Awards at Town Hall on March 31, 2026 in New York City.

Peter Beinart’s ‘Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza’ wins PEN America award

FEDAYEEN OF the PFLP in mountains east of the Jordan River, early 1969. They carry Soviet and Egyptian weapons.

'The Arab Case for Israel': Explaining the conflict between Jews and Arabs - review

Jewish book lovers gather at the Jewish Book Council's offices in Manhattan, July 19, 2023.

Jewish authors slam Jewish Book Council for ‘bias toward centering Israeli, Zionist voices’


Behind the bylines: Ethan Freedman - interview

An unconventional journalist capturing the human condition.

Ethen Freedman.

Sam Sussman’s novel is about his Jewish mom and the teasing possibility that Bob Dylan is his dad 

Sam Sussman’s debut novel, “Boy from the North Country,” revolves around a mystery: Was Bob Dylan, the singer and Nobel laureate, the narrator’s father?

In "Boy from the North Country," Sam Sussman writes about his mother's real-life romance with Bob Dylan. (Penguin Random House; author photo by Ben Kaplan)

Jerusalem highlights: September 12-18

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

‘It’s All Good’

Dreams, passions, risks, mistakes: Lessons from a long life - opinion

We have only one life to live. Let’s try to leave the world better than we found it. 

MONICA SELES on the tennis court.

New crop of High Holidays children’s books take place in Uganda, Hong Kong and a Sephardic home

A delightful array of new children's books to highlight the depth and the joy of the upcoming High Holidays.

New books out for the High Holidays in 2025 include TK and TK. (Collage by Ilana Zahavy)

David Blumberg built Israel’s greatest library, then politics destroyed him - opinion

MIDDLE ISRAEL: David Blumberg’s dream library stands tall in Jerusalem, but his life ended in tragedy, overshadowed by scandal and political strife.

DAVID BLUMBERG – Short and bespectacled, but authoritative and full of energy, he turned the National Library into a cultural center.

Inside the Muslim Brotherhood's industry of death: An interview with Cynthia Farahat

An interview with Cynthia Farahat, author of ‘The Secret Apparatus: The Muslim Brotherhood’s Industry of Death’

THEN-US SECRETARY of state John Kerry meets with then-Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi in May 2013. Morsi was affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood.

Rotem Sella: Shaping Israel's political discourse through publishing

Publisher Rotem Sella says impact is measured in copies and conversation, and the country is listening.

JPost sits down with Rotem Sella.

‘Move or disappear’: Organizations must 'change chairs' or go extinct - opinion

Animal metaphors epitomize managerial principles central to organizational change and are effective in enhancing the understanding and perceptiveness of CEOs, directors, and academics.

Comfort zone, ilustrative.

Secret Garden for All: The magic and accessibility at the National Library of Israel

Israel’s National Library is all of those things and more: it has truly become a modern-day gem since its founding in 1892.

Some of the 5 million books in the NLI collection.