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Editorial Services: Publication Credits

Categories: BibleKabbalahLiturgyOther Judaica


I. Bible

 

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The JPS Bible Commentary: Ruth
Commentary by Tamara Cohn Eskenazi with Tikva Frymer-KenskyJewish Publication Society, 2011Consulting editor and proofreader • “It was a pleasure to work with David Stein again.”Tamara Cohn Eskenazi.

 



The Torah: A Women’s Commentary
Edited by Tamara Cohn Eskenazi and Andrea Weiss, with 100 authors and 151 poetsURJ Press (2008)Winner of the Everett Family Foundation 2008 Jewish Book of the Year AwardDesigner, project manager, revising translator, copy editor, and proofreader • “I thank . . . David Stein . . . for his devotion to the text and to its interpreters”Tamara Cohn Eskenazi.

 



The Contemporary Torah: A Gender-Sensitive Adaptation of the JPS Translation
Jewish Publication Society, 2006Designer, revising editor, copy editor, compositor, and proofreader.

 



The Torah: A Modern Commentary,
Revised EditionURJ Press (2005)General editor, designer, project manager, revising editor for Masoretic Hebrew text, revising translator, copy editor, and proofreader • “David Stein works magic.”Hara Person, Editor-in-Chief.

 

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How to Read the Bible
by Marc Zvi BrettlerJewish Publication Society, 2005Developmental editor and copy editor (assisted by David Mevorach Seidenberg) • “Together, they corrected many factual errors and helped me clarify what I was trying to say, making this book much more readable”Marc Zvi Brettler.

 

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The JPS Bible Commentary: Ecclesiastes
Commentary by Michael V. FoxJewish Publication Society, 2004Copy editor • “Rabbi David Sulomm Stein’s interpretive sensitivity and keen sense of English style helped me to clarify and present my ideas”Michael V. Fox.

 

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The JPS Bible Commentary: Haftarot
Commentary by Michael FishbaneJewish Publication Society, 2003Project editor and proofreader • “Thanks to David E. S. Stein … for preparing the “Overview of This Book” and the back matter, and for his keen editorial eye during proofreading. My successive interactions with him have only increased my admiration for his exacting skills; the Masoretic tradition is alive and well in his hands”Michael Fishbane.

 

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Pathways Through the Bible: Classic Selections from the Tanakh
, 3rd EditionEdited by Mortimer J. CohenJewish Publication Society, 2002Revising editor • “Rabbi Stein … has replaced the 1917 translation with the 1985 version and has made all the language in this new edition, both biblical and modern, gender sensitive and congenial to the contemporary ear”Ellen Frankel.

 

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Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary
The Rabbinical Assembly / United Syna­gogue of Conservative Judaism, 2001Project manager.

 

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JPS Hebrew-English Tanakh
Jewish Publication Society, 1999Managing editor and co-designerAuthor of the preface.

 

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The JPS Torah Commentary: Deuteronomy
Commentary by Jeffrey H. TigayJewish Publication Society, 1996Proofreader • “Skillful proofreading”Jeffrey H. Tigay.


II. Kabbalah

 



The Zohar: Pritzker Edition
Translated and annotated by Daniel C. MattStanford University Press (Vol. I, 2004; Vol. II, 2004; Vol. III; 2006; Vol. IV, 2007; Vol. V, 2009; Vol. VI, 2011)Copy editor and indexer • “Rabbi David E. S. Stein’s expert copyediting polished this Book of RadianceDaniel C. Matt.

 



A River Flows from Eden: The Language of Mystical Experience in the Zohar
by Melila Hellner-EshedStanford University Press, 2009Copy editor and indexer • “I thank … David E. S. Stein for his outstanding editorial work”Melila Hellner-Eshed.

 



As Light Before Dawn: The Inner World of a Medieval Kabbalist
by Eitan FishbaneStanford University Press, 2009 Indexer.

 


III. Liturgy

 



Mishkan T’filah: World Union Edition
Adapted by the World Union Editorial Team, led by Jonathan Keren-BlackCCAR Press, 2010Project editor and proofreader. “David has invariably been responsive, informative, empathic, patient and efficient. He is also clear as well as creative and ingenious. I have no doubt that the result is much better for his involvement.”Jonathan Keren-Black.

 



Mahzor Lev Shalem: Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
Edward Feld, Senior Editor and Editorial Committee ChairThe Rabbinical Assembly, 2010Chief proofreader and acting project manager. “At the final stages, Rabbi David E. S. Stein … provided oversight and coordination for an extensive and complex proofreading process and we are grateful for his diligence and care”Edward Feld.

 



Mishkan T’filah for Gatherings: A Reform Siddur
Adapted by Sue Ann Wasserman from the original edition of Elyse D. FrishmanCCAR Press, 2009Member of the adaptation team and proofreader.

 



Or Hadash: A Commentary on Siddur Sim Shalom for Shabbat and Festivals
By Reuven HammerThe Rabbinical Assembly / United Syna­gogue of Conservative Judaism, 2003Proofreader.

 



The Family Haggadah for Passover
Drawings and design by Ismar David; editing and Hebrew calligraphy by Helen BrandshaftShunammite Press, 1998Hebrew Proofreader.

 



B’tzeit Yisrael: The Journey Continues: Ma’yan Passover Haggadah
Edited by Tamara Ruth Cohen, Sue Levi Elwell, Deborah Lynn Friedman, and Ronnie M. HornMa’yan: The Jewish Women’s Project, 1996Hebrew copy editor and proofreader.

 


IV. Other Judaica

 



A Jewish Voice from Ottoman Salonica: The Ladino Memoir of Sa'adi Besalel a-Levi
Edited by Aron Rodrigue and Sarah Abrevaya Stein; Translation, Transliteration, and Glossary by Isaac JerusalmiStanford University Press, 2011Indexer.

 



Talmud for Everyday Living, Book 2: Insights into Buying and Selling
By Hillel GamoranUAHC Press, 2003Proofreader.

 



The Jewish Family Fun Book: Holiday Projects, Everyday Activities, and Travel Ideas with Jewish Themes
By Danielle Dardashti and Roni SarigJewish Lights Publishing, 2002Copy editor.

 



Torah of the Earth: Exploring 4,000 Years of Ecology in Jewish Thought
Edited by Arthur Waskow2 volumesJewish Lights Publishing, 2000Developmental editor.

 



Hebrew Feminist Poems from Antiquity to the Present: A Bilingual Anthology
Edited by Shirley Kaufman, Galit Hasan-Rokem, and Tamar S. HessThe Defiant Muse SeriesThe Feminist Press at the City University of New York, 1999Proofreader.

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