Tzemah's Newest Release
What if everything you knew about the Bible was a later draft?
According to the first drafts, we are all descendants of murders, Abraham was a crook, and Esau was the good guy. There were only seven plagues.
These stories disappeared.
Why Was God Afraid? tells them.
Bible scholar. Humanist. Free Thinker.
Meet Tzemah
Tzemah Yoreh is one of the intellectual leaders of Jewish humanism and the head of the City Congregation in New York City. With two PhDs — in biblical criticism from Hebrew University of Jerusalem and in Ancient Wisdom Literature from the University of Toronto — he has spent his life asking the questions that make people uncomfortable. He is the author of 55+ books spanning biblical scholarship, humanist liturgy, autism advocacy, and memoir.
55+ books. One relentless question: what does the text actually say?
Tzemah's Books
From his groundbreaking work on the Documentary Hypothesis to his memoir on life as a rabbi on the autism spectrum, Tzemah has spent decades writing books that challenge, provoke, and occasionally comfort. Browse the full catalog — organized by subject so you can find exactly what you're looking for.
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Kohelet's Bible
Biblical commentary that doesn't flinch.
Rabbi on the Spectrum
On autism, advocacy, and life as a rabbi who sees the world differently
Bursting with Blessing
Poetry, liturgy, and humanist prayer for the modern soul.
Kohelet Witticisms
Humor, commentary, and the occasional provocation.
