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Jewish Publication Society ( JPS ), originally known as the Jewish Publication Society of America , is the oldest nonprofit, nondenominational publisher of Jewish works in English. It is especially well-known for its English translation of the Hebrew Bible , the JPS Tanakh , today regarded as the authoritative Jewish translation.1When JPS was founded in Philadelphia in 1888, it was the only Jewish publisher in the English language in North America.2Though other publishers now produce Jewish books, JPS as a nonprofit publisher continues to develop projects that for-profit publishers will not invest in: significant scholarly projects that may take years to complete.3Its mission continues to be to make the rich Jewish literary legacy accessible to all those interested in Jewish culture, both within and outside of the Jewish community. In addition, JPS engages in service projects such as providing books to Jewish military personnel, chaplains in hospitals, nursing homes, and the military, and to impoverished Jewish communities throughout the world.4 The JPS Bible translation is used in rabbinical and Christian seminaries, on hundreds of college campuses, in informal adult study settings, in synagogues , and in Jewish day schools and supplementary programs. It has been licensed in a wide variety of books as well as in electronic media. Its core projects—the ongoing JPS Bible commentary series, books on Jewish lifestyle and customs, the new JPS Guides, its many Bible editions and Bible study resources—have had and will continue to have a lasting impact on our understanding of the contributions made to world culture by the People of the Book.5
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The Jewish Publication Society ( JPS ), originally known as the Jewish Publication Society of America , is the oldest nonprofit, nondenominational publisher of Jewish works in English. Founded in Philadelphia in 1888, by reform Rabbi Joseph Krauskopf among others, JPS is especially well known for its English translation of the Hebrew Bible , the JPS Tanakh . The JPS Bible translation is used in rabbinical and Christian seminaries, on hundreds of college campuses, in informal adult study settings, in synagogues , and in Jewish day schools and supplementary programs. It has been licensed in a wide variety of books as well as in electronic media. As a nonprofit publisher, JPS continues to develop projects that for-profit publishers will not invest in, significant scholarly projects that may take years to complete. Other core JPS projects include the ongoing JPS Bible commentary series, books on Jewish lifestyle and customs, new JPS Guides, and its many Bible editions and Bible study resources.Beginning in 2012, JPS publications will be distributed by the University of Nebraska Press .
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The Jewish Publication Society ( JPS ), originally known as the Jewish Publication Society of America , is the oldest nonprofit, nondenominational publisher of Jewish works in English. Founded in Philadelphia in 1888, by reform Rabbi Joseph Krauskopf among others, JPS is especially well known for its English translation of the Hebrew Bible , the JPS Tanakh . The JPS Bible translation is used in Jewish and Christian seminaries, on hundreds of college campuses, in informal adult study settings, in synagogues , and in Jewish day schools and supplementary programs. It has been licensed in a wide variety of books as well as in electronic media. As a nonprofit publisher, JPS continues to develop projects that for-profit publishers will not invest in, significant projects that may take years to complete. Other core JPS projects include the ongoing JPS Bible commentary series; books on Jewish tradition, holidays and customs, history, theology, ethics and philosophy; midrash and Rabbinics; and its many Bible editions and Bible study resources.
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The oldest nonprofit, nondenominational publisher of Jewish works in English The Jewish Publication Society ( JPS ), originally known as the Jewish Publication Society of America , is the oldest nonprofit, nondenominational publisher of Jewish works in English. Founded in Philadelphia in 1888, by Reform Rabbi Joseph Krauskopf among others, JPS is especially well known for its English translation of the Hebrew Bible , the JPS Tanakh . The JPS Bible translation is used in Jewish and Christian seminaries, on hundreds of college campuses, in informal adult study settings, in synagogues , and in Jewish day schools and supplementary programs. It has been licensed in a wide variety of books as well as in electronic media. As a nonprofit publisher, JPS develops projects that for-profit publishers will not invest in, significant projects that may take years to complete. Other core JPS projects include the ongoing JPS Bible commentary series; books on Jewish tradition, holidays and customs, history, theology, ethics and philosophy; midrash and Rabbinics; and its many Bible editions and Bible study resources.
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oldest nonprofit
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american non-profit
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