Discover the thirteen titles longlisted for the 2026 Risa Domb/Porjes Prize.
A collection of three moving novellas, blending irony and sensitivity, that delve into the stories of three Israeli women whose lives are irrevocably changed by immigration to the United States. Explores the decline of idealism, the academic and expatriate life, and the generational gap that sets these women apart.
The Only Daughter tells the story of Rachele, the young daughter of a Jewish family living in northern Italy, and becomes a larger tale of conflicting religious identities and historical memory.
Scorpion Dance tells the story of Orion who has been brought up by his mother Aviva and then his German grandmother Johanna, moving back and forward in time, between the Holocaust and modern Israel
A story of family estrangement which reflects on how the strength of love can disguise the damage of our actions. Winner of the Sapir Prize 2022, this novel has been hailed as ‘a new and wonderful occurrence has transpired in Israeli literature’ (Neri Livne, Haaretz).
A collection of intimate essays by Rav Kook, the first Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of British Mandatory Palestine and a father of religious Zionism. These essays explore both his passion and his doubts, offering a unique insight into the mind of a master scholar and spiritual leader.