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Malka Z. Simkovich

Malka Z. Simkovich is the editor in chief of the Jewish Publication Society and the author, most recently, of Letters from Home: The Creation of Diaspora in Jewish Antiquity (Eisenbrauns).

Scattered Seeds: The Origins of Diaspora

Winter 2025

Scattered Seeds: The Origins of Diaspora

By: Malka Z. Simkovich

Who invented the diaspora, and what did ancient Jews think about it . . . in the diaspora?

A Torah Exchange: Malka Simkovich Responds to Yonatan Adler

May 24, 2024

A Torah Exchange: Malka Simkovich Responds to Yonatan Adler

By: Malka Z. Simkovich

Malka Simkovich engages with Yonatan Adler's letter.

Origin Stories

Winter 2024

Origin Stories

By: Malka Z. Simkovich

If the Israelites of the Hebrew Bible weren't Jewish, when did Judaism begin?

Brotherhood

Winter 2023

Brotherhood

By: Malka Z. Simkovich

How did the world's most antisemitic play become a symbol of positive Christian-Jewish relations? Karma Ben Johanan's new book explores an evolving dynamic.

Inside-Out

Summer 2022

Inside-Out

By: Malka Z. Simkovich

The boundaries between the biblical canon and the Apocrypha have seemed firm for a long time. But what if the walls aren’t that solid?

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