Top Document: Judaism Reading List: Periodicals (Pt. XII) Previous Document: ORGANIZATION Next Document: General Interest Periodicals focused on Tradition and the Home See reader questions & answers on this topic! - Help others by sharing your knowledge Algemeiner Journal (Der Algemeiner Journal) FOCUS: A National Jewish Journal + FREQUENCY: Weekly + SUBSCRIPTION RATES: o US: $35/yr.; $20/6 mo; o Canada: $45/yr.; $25/6 mo. o Overseas: $150/yr.; $250 air mail + SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS: 221 63 St. * Brooklyn, NY 11220 * 718-492-6571 + PUBLISHER: S. Sislin, Pres.; Gershon Jacobson, Editor-in-chief + COMMENTS: o An independent publication from Chabad, yet provides much Chabad content. o Yiddish broadsheet with 4-page English section Beis Moshiach (Bet Mashiah) FOCUS: Lubavitch philosphy, with the goal of making people ready for Moshiach. + FREQUENCY: Weekly + SUBSCRIPTION RATES: o $2 per copy US; NIS 4 o US/Canada mail sub: $130/yr; $65/6 mo. o Israel: NIS200/year; NIS100/6 mo. o Crown Heights: $90/yr; $45/6 mo. + SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS: 383 Kingston Ave. #376 * Brooklyn, NY 11213 * +1 718 604-9313 (voice) * +1 718 604-9257 (FAX) + PUBLISHER: + COMMENTS: Chai Today FOCUS: Lubavitch outreach + FREQUENCY: Monthly + SUBSCRIPTION RATES: (USA) $24/2yr + SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS: ?? + PUBLISHER: Chai Publications * P.O. Box 403126 * Miami Beach FL 33140 + COMMENTS: o Often sold in bulk to Chabad houses. Commentary FOCUS: Controversial issues, political, religious and otherwise. + FREQUENCY: Monthly + SUBSCRIPTION RATES: (USA) $30.00/1yr + SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS: Commentary * 165 East 65th Street * New York NY 10022 + PUBLISHER: American Jewish Committee * (212) 751-4000 + COMMENTS: o Provide information in the form of commentaries. o They don't seem political, prefering to give damning evidence, clear logic and letting the reader come to their own conclusion. o Tend to be politically conservative. The Forward (English) FOCUS: Jewish Newspaper + FREQUENCY: weekly + SUBSCRIPTION RATES: (US) New York Region $39.95/1yr $64.95/2yr (US) National: $49.95/1yr $74.95/2yr (US) Canada: $79.95/1yr $119.95/2yr (Intl) Surface: $84.95/1yr $124.95/2yr (Intl) Air: $159.95/1yr $289.95/2yr + SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS: Contact (800) 849-1825, visit http://www.forward.com/subscribe.html for a free trial subscription, or write to Forward Subscription Dept., 45 East 33rd St., New York, NY 10016 . + PUBLISHER: Forward Publishing Company * 45 E33rd Street * New York, NY 10016 + COMMENTS: o Founded 1897. There are Yiddish, Russian, and English versions. o Homepage: http://www.forward.com/ Israel Faxx FOCUS: News and feature stories from Israel. Audience includes Jews and Christians. + FREQUENCY: Daily: Monday through Friday + SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Annual $189, Semi-annual $99 (US Only) + SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS: 8916 Reading Road #4 * Cincinnati OH 45215 + PUBLISHER: Electronic World Communications, Inc. + COMMENTS: o Sample copy available via snail mail. Subscribers will have their copy sent nightly via SprintFax Israel Shelanu FOCUS: + FREQUENCY: Weekly + SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $50 per year + SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS: 1419 Ave. J * Brooklyn, NY 11230 * 718-252-8950 + PUBLISHER: Yediot Israel, Inc + COMMENTS: o Tabloid covering international, national and other news about Israel and Israelis, with selections and summaries of general world and U.S. news. Intended audience includes the Israel expatriate community and visiting Israelis. Appears to have readership in North American Jewish communities outside of New York, as evidenced by advertising and editorial content. The Jerusalem Report FOCUS: Covering Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World + FREQUENCY: Biweekly + SUBSCRIPTION RATES: o (Israel) NIS 170 o (US/Canada) US $59.94 o (UK) L 35 o (Austraila) AUD 118 o (Elsewhere) US $69.94 + SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS: o P.O. Box 1805 * Jerusalem 91017 * ISRAEL * 02-291-011 o P.O. Box 580 * Mt. Morris IL 61054 * 800-827-1119 o Northumberland Park Ind. Est. * 76-78 Willoughby Lane * London N17 OSN * 081-365-1609 + PUBLISHER: Hirsh Goodman + COMMENTS: o Yaakov Kirschen's 'Dry Bones' cartoon appears here o Coverage of Israeli and Jewish news Jewish Currents FOCUS: Jewish Secularism + FREQUENCY: Monthly except July/August + SUBSCRIPTION RATES: o (USA) $20/1yr o (Elsewhere) $25/1yr + SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS: Jewish Currents * Suite 601 * 22 E 17th Street * New York, NY 10003-1919 * (212) 924-5740 + PUBLISHER: Association for Promotion of Jewish Secularism * Suite 601 * 22 E 17th Street * New York, NY 10003-1919 * (212) 924-5740 + COMMENTS: o Some claim that this is published by old New York City labor activists. Other claim that it is an old Stalinist mouthpiece from the 40's and 50's. o Articles on a variety of literary, intellectual, and political topics, from a liberal Jewish perspective. The Jewish Observer FOCUS: The Jewish person of today. + FREQUENCY: Monthly except July and August + SUBSCRIPTION RATES: o (USA) $22.00/1yr $36.00/2yr $48.00/3yr. o (Elsewhere) $32.00/1yr $46.00/2yr $58.00/3yr. + SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS: The Jewish Observer * Suite 1200 * 84 William Street * New York, NY 10038 * (212) 797-9000 + PUBLISHER: Agudath Israel of America, Rabbi Nisson Wolpin, Editor + COMMENTS: o Presents views of leading Torah thinkers on current issues o Presents comments on the strengths and foibles within the Jewish community. o Analyzes contemporary Jewish events Jewish Press FOCUS: ?? + FREQUENCY: Weekly + SUBSCRIPTION RATES: o (NY, NJ, PA, CT, FL) $30/1yr $50/2yr o (Other States) $35/1yr $55/2yr + SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS: The Jewish Press * 338 3rd Avenue * Brooklyn NY 11215 * (800) 992-1600 * (718) 330-1100 + PUBLISHER: ?? + COMMENTS: o Anglo-Jewish Weekly Newspaper Jewish Standard FOCUS: Independent Jewish newspaper + FREQUENCY: Weekly + SUBSCRIPTION RATES: o $25 a year in N.J. o out of state, $30 + SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS: The Jewish Standard * 1086 Teaneck Road * Teaneck, NJ 07666 + PUBLISHER: James Janoff + COMMENTS: o Small paper tries to be scrupulously fair to all parts of the political and religious spectrum; editor militates against "virulent rhetoric," whether of the left or right. Covers local, national, international news and the arts, although space is often limited. Unlike many Jewish newspapers, it welcomes good poetry (not doggerel) and occasional fiction, as well as essays, with a Jewish center. Jewish Women's Journal FOCUS: Issues of concern to American Jewish women + FREQUENCY: Quarterly + SUBSCRIPTION RATES: (US) $13.50/year + SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS: The Jewish Women's Journal * 120 Riverside Dr * New York NY 10024 * (212) 580-9666 + PUBLISHER: + COMMENTS: Judaism FOCUS: General Jewish + FREQUENCY: Quarterly + SUBSCRIPTION RATES: (USA) $20/1yr + SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS: Judaism * 15 East 84th Street * New York, NY 10028-0458 + PUBLISHER: American Jewish Congress + COMMENTS: o Articles from all branches of Judaism o Articles are generally scholarly. Kefar Habad FOCUS: ?? + FREQUENCY: Weekly + SUBSCRIPTION RATES: o Price per issue: NIS6, US$2.50 o SUBSCRIPTIONs: $100/yr; $60/6 mo. + SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS: o US: 806 Eastern Pkwy. * Brookklyn, NY 11213 * +1 718 604-3800 (voice) * +1 718 604-4513 (FAX) o ISRAEL: PO Box 4, Kefar Habad 72915 * +972 03 960-6154 (voice) * +972 03 960-6418 (FAX) + PUBLISHER: Agudat Haside Habad + COMMENTS: o The international Chabad weekly, published in Israel in Hebrew and is must reading for Lubavitch activists. Lilith FOCUS: Jewish Feminism + FREQUENCY: Quarterly + SUBSCRIPTION RATES: o (USA) $16/1yr o (Canada) $22/1yr o (Elsewhere) $24/1yr + SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS: Lilith Publications, Inc. * 250 W. 57th Street * New York NY 10107 + PUBLISHER: Lilith Publications, Inc. + COMMENTS: o For Jewish women predominantly. Everything from nostalgic recollections of family history to latest feminist/Jewish issues. Midstream FOCUS: Zionism and Israel + FREQUENCY: 9 issues per year + SUBSCRIPTION RATES: (USA) $21/1yr + SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS: Midstream * 110 East 59th Street, 4th floor * New York, NY 10022 + PUBLISHER: Theodore Herzl Foundation + COMMENTS: o Generally conservative politically, both in Israeli and U.S. terms Moment FOCUS: Jewish culture and opinion; all denominational + FREQUENCY: Bimonthly + SUBSCRIPTION RATES: o (USA) $27/1yr o (Elsewhere) $33/1yr + SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS: Moment Magazine * P.O. Box 7028 * Read Oak IA 51591 * (800) 777-1005 + PUBLISHER: Moment Magazine * Division of Jewish Educational Ventures Inc * 3000 Connecticut Ave NW, Suite 300 * Washington DC 20008 + COMMENTS: o Attempts to cover all sorts of Judaism, balanced, wide range of topics. New Menorah FOCUS: Theory & practice of Jewish renewal + FREQUENCY: Quarterly + SUBSCRIPTION RATES: o (USA) $36/yr (inclds other mailings from publisher) o (Canada) $40/yr o (Non-North America) $48/yr + SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS: ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal * 7318 Germantown Ave. * Philadelphia PA 19119 + PUBLISHER: ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal * Editor: Arthur Waskow + COMMENTS: o Focus on usable liturgy (life-cycle, holyday, Shabbat, everyday), approaches to tikkun olam, child and adult education, meditative techniques, images of God, eco-kosher practice, a new Jewish sexual ethic, etc. that arise from and for process of "Jewish renewal"--i.e., a spiritually rooted, egalitarian, participatory, inclusive Judaism concerned both with tikkun ha'lev (healing of the heart) and tikkun olam (healing of the world). Sh'ma FOCUS: Contemporary Jewish issues + FREQUENCY: 22 issues per year + SUBSCRIPTION RATES: o (USA) $27/2yr o (Elsewhere) $17/1yr + SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS: c/o CLAL * 99 Park Avenue, Suite S-300 * New York, NY 10016 + PUBLISHER: ?? + COMMENTS: o A few pages every couple weeks which features serious essays and responses on timely issues, mini book reviews, etc. + ONLINE VERSION: o Sh'ma Online is a moderated discussion group sponsored by Sh'ma magazine. It is dedicated to fostering pluralism and an open exchange of ideas among individuals with often divergent beliefs, as well as exploring the frontiers of Judaism for the 21st century. List participants need not be magazine subscribers. While many discussions may be grounded in articles which appear in the magazine, other discussions may be more freewheeling and ultimately serve as grist for future magazine topics. To subscribe, send mail to listproc@shamash.org with the following single line message: SUBSCRIBE SHMA your full name Shavuon Chadashot B'Ivrit Kalah FOCUS: World News in Easy Hebrew + FREQUENCY: Weekly + SUBSCRIPTION RATES: (Israel) NIS 100/1yr + SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS: Shavuon Chadashot B'Ivrit Kalah * Rechov Sheinbin 54 * Ta-Do'ar 199 * Mikud 4001 * Tel Aviv, ISRAEL * 972-03-528-6141 a/k/a Weekly News in Easy Hebrew * 54 Sheinbin Street * P.O. Box 199 * Mail Code 4001 * Tel Aviv, ISRAEL + PUBLISHER: Same + COMMENTS: o Hebrew weekly newspaper printed with vowels. o Someone in Tel Aviv should check this. The submitter just scrawled this info quickly onto a slip of paper and didn't have a copy of the newspaper. Tikkun FOCUS: Jewish Critique of Politics, Culture, and Society + FREQUENCY: Bimonthly + SUBSCRIPTION RATES: o (USA) $31/1yr * $51/2yr o (Canada/Mexico) $49/1yr o (Elsewhere) $52/1yr + SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS: Tikkun Subscription Service * P.O. Box 460926 * Escondido, Ca, 92046 * (800) 738 5571 + PUBLISHER: Institute for Labor and Mental Health * 5100 Leona Street * Oakland CA 94619 + COMMENTS: o Editor: Michael Lerner o Presents politically-liberal Jewish point of view o Tends to challenge its readers o Also contains poetry, fiction and reviews. Torah Times on Tape FOCUS: Spiritual Judaism - Reb Shlomo Carlebach's audio magazine + FREQUENCY: 4 issues per year, each issue is two cassettes + SUBSCRIPTION RATES: (US) $72/year (includes tax and shipping) check payable to Torah Times + SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS: Torah Times * 63 West 38th St. Suite 1201 * New York, NY 10018 * (212) 580-2320 + PUBLISHER: ?? + COMMENTS: o Divrei Torah, Chasidic songs, prayers, and stories from Reb Shlomo Carlebach, recorded in studio. Ultimate Issues FOCUS: Judaism in terms of ethical monotheism and life in general. + FREQUENCY: Quarterly + SUBSCRIPTION RATES: (USA) $24/1yr + SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS: Ultimate Issues * 6020 Washington Blvd * Culver City, CA 90232 + PUBLISHER: Dennis Prager * (800) 225-8584 (subscriptions) * (310) 558-3958 (office) * (310) 558-4241 (fax) + COMMENTS: o Dennis Prager. Nuff said. o Dennis calls himself a "passionate moderate" when it comes to politics. He lectures world-wide and hosts a radio talk show in Los Angeles (KABC AM 790) that draws several hundred thousand listeners. Dennis also has a televison program that is syndicated in the United States. What's Next? FOCUS: Spiritual growth and personal transformation through Judaism + FREQUENCY: Quarterly, to coincide with the Jewish High Holydays and Festivals + SUBSCRIPTION RATES: o US: $18/Year, Students $12/Year o Outside U.S. $24/Year o Institutional and group rates available + SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS: What's Next? * 423 E. Ojai Ave. Suite # 107-107 * Ojai, CA 93023 * Phone/Fax: (805)640-9926 * E-mail: whats@rain.org + PUBLISHER: Rebecca & Lev Mallinger + COMMENTS: o Subtitle: "Cosmic Bagels and other Bytes to feed the Jewish Soul" o Explores the connections between Spiritual Growth, Personal Transformation, Modern Psychology & Judaism. o Contains articles and topics ranging from the Generation Gap between Torah's Abraham and Isaac to the timely and elusive Cybernetic Generation X, and perspectives from Kabbalistic to Humanistic o Goal: to provide a forum for Jewish Spiritual expression, direction and inspiration. o Submissions are encouraged User Contributions:Top Document: Judaism Reading List: Periodicals (Pt. XII) Previous Document: ORGANIZATION Next Document: General Interest Periodicals focused on Tradition and the Home Single Page [ Usenet FAQs | Web FAQs | Documents | RFC Index ] Send corrections/additions to the FAQ Maintainer: "Daniel P. Faigin" <faigin@polaris.pacificnet.net>
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