The JPS Bible Commentary: Song of Songs • Commentary by Michael Fishbane • Jewish Publication Society (2015) • Copy editor • “I have … (again) been fortunate to benefit from the skillful editorial interventions of David E. S. Stein. His keen and informed eye repeatedly yielded suggestions that I was compelled to consider; and I am very grateful to him for his excellent craftsmanship.” —Michael Fishbane

The JPS Bible Commentary: Ruth • Commentary by Tamara Cohn Eskenazi with Tikva Frymer-Kensky • Jewish Publication Society (2011) • Winner of the 2012 National Jewish Book Award for Women’s Studies • Consulting editor and proofreader • “It was a pleasure to work again with David Stein. The award that this book received owes a great deal to his insistence on precise, clear expression—enhanced by the depth and breadth of his scholarly knowledge. He makes sure that what’s published is what I actually meant to say.” —Tamara Cohn Eskenazi

The Torah: A Women’s Commentary • Edited by Tamara Cohn Eskenazi and Andrea Weiss, with 100 authors and 151 poets • URJ Press (2008) • Winner of the Everett Family Foundation 2008 Jewish Book of the Year Award • Designer, 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 (2006) • Designer, revising editor, copy editor, compositor, and proofreader.

The Torah: A Modern Commentary, Revised Edition • URJ 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

How to Read the Bible • by Marc Zvi Brettler • Jewish Publication Society (2005) • Developmental 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

The JPS Bible Commentary: Ecclesiastes • Commentary by Michael V. Fox • Jewish Publication Society (2004) • Copy 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

The JPS Bible Commentary: Haftarot • Commentary by Michael Fishbane • Jewish Publication Society (2003) • Project 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

Pathways Through the Bible: Classic Selections from the Tanakh, 3rd Edition • Edited by Mortimer J. Cohen • Jewish Publication Society (2002) • Revising 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

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

JPS Hebrew-English Tanakh • Jewish Publication Society (1999) • Managing editor and co-designer • Author of the preface.

The JPS Torah Commentary: Deuteronomy • Commentary by Jeffrey H. Tigay • Jewish Publication Society (1996) • Proofreader • “Skillful proofreading.” —Jeffrey Tigay

The Zohar: Pritzker Edition • Translated and annotated by Daniel C. Matt, Nathan Wolski, and Joel Hecker • Stanford University Press (Vol. I, 2004; Vol. II, 2004; Vol. III; 2006; Vol. IV, 2007; Vol. V, 2009; Vol. VI, 2011; Vol. VII, 2012; Vol. VIII, 2014; Vols. IX–XI, 2016; Vol. XII, 2017) • Copy editor and indexer • “Rabbi David E. S. Stein’s expert copyediting and erudition have polished this Book of Radiance.” —Daniel C. Matt “David E. S. Stein has enhanced my translation and notes with suggestions bearing on style and content, far surpassing the role suggested by his title.” —Joel Hecker

A River Flows from Eden: The Language of Mystical Experience in the Zohar • by Melila Hellner-Eshed • Stanford University Press (2009) • Copy 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 Fishbane • Stanford University Press (2009) • Indexer.

Mishkan HaLev: Prayers for S’lichot and the Month of Elul • CCAR Press (2017) • Project manager and assistant compositor • “Rabbi David E. S. Stein … assured the quality and aesthetics of these pages. We have counted on [his] expertise and wisdom.”
—Janet Marder and Sheldon Marder

Siddur Lev Shalem for Shabbat & Festivals • Edward Feld, Senior Editor and Editorial Committee Chair • The Rabbinical Assembly (2016) • Proofreader • “David E. S. Stein did yeoman work as the final proofreader. His talent includes not only the ability to catch mistakes, but also felicity with English expression along with masterful Jewish knowledgeability.” —Edward Feld

Mishkan Hanefesh: Machzor for the Days of Awe • 2 volumes • CCAR Press (2015) • Project manager and assistant compositor • “Rabbi David E. S. Stein was an exemplary partner. His professionalism, patience, unique skill set, and good humor was much appreciated.” —Hara Person, Publisher and Director of CCAR Press

Mishkan T’filah: World Union Edition • Adapted by the World Union Editorial Team, led by Jonathan Keren-Black • CCAR Press (2010) • Project 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 Chair • The Rabbinical Assembly (2010) • Chief 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. Frishman • CCAR Press (2009) • Adaptation team member and proofreader.

Or Hadash: A Commentary on Siddur Sim Shalom for Shabbat and Festivals • By Reuven Hammer • The Rabbinical Assembly / United Syna­gogue of Conservative Judaism (2003) • Proofreader.

The Family Haggadah for Passover • Drawings and design by Ismar David; editing and Hebrew calligraphy by Helen Brandshaft • Shunammite Press (1998) • Hebrew 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. Horn • Ma’yan: The Jewish Women’s Project (1996) • Hebrew copy editor and proofreader.

Other and Brother: Jesus in the 20th-Century Jewish Literary Landscape • By Neta Stahl • Oxford University Press (2012) • Copyeditor • “Many thanks to David E. S. Stein [for] careful and punctilious copyediting.” —Neta Stahl

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 Jerusalmi • Stanford University Press (2011) • Indexer.

Talmud for Everyday Living, Book 2: Insights into Buying and Selling • By Hillel Gamoran • UAHC Press (2003) • Proofreader.

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

Torah of the Earth: Exploring 4,000 Years of Ecology in Jewish Thought • Edited by Arthur Waskow • 2 volumes • Jewish Lights Publishing (2000) • Developmental editor.

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