Behrman House Publishers
Writers Guidelines
Behrman House is known as a publisher of quality Judaic textbooks and supplementary materials for the classroom. Their educational materials are fun, age-appropriate and pedagogically sound. They also publish noteworthy books about Judaism and Jewish life for those interested in deepening their understanding of Judaism, their Jewish roots, and Jewish practice.
Hachai Publishing
Writers Guidelines
Hachai specializes in full color picture books for Jewish children. Their books teach Jewish history and tradition as well as promote universal values such as sharing, kindness and charity.
Jason Aronson Publishers
Writers Guidelines
Jason Aronson publishes both Psychotherapy and Judaica titles. Their list of Judaica authors spans the entire spectrum of approaches to Jewish tradition. Subject areas include Baal Shem Tov, Folklore and Storytelling, Gematria, Hasidism, Jewish Law, Kabbalah, Maimonides, Marriage, Meditation, Prayer, Talmud, Torah, Women's Studies, and more.
Jewish Lights Publishing
Writers Guidelines 
General trade books reflecting the Jewish wisdom tradition for people of all faiths, all backgrounds. Special emphasis on broadening the Christian world's understanding of Judaism. Subject areas include spirituality, philosophy, children's, healing, recovery/self-help, theology, New Age/mysticism and history, personal growth and religious inspiration.
Kehot Publication Society and Merkos Publications
Kehot
Publication Society and Merkos Publications, the publishing divisions Judaism's Lubavitch movement were established in 1942 by the sixth
Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn. The
Lubavitch publishing houses have brought Torah education to nearly
every Jewish community in the world, and is the world's largest
publisher of Jewish literature. More than 100,000,000 volumes have been
disseminated to date in Hebrew, Yiddish, English, Russian, Spanish,
French, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, German, Farsi and Arabic.
Their publications include discourses on Chasidic philosophy and mysticism, Halachic texts and other scholarly works, histories, biographies, novelettes and story books for young children. An ever expanding list is designed to stimulate and satisfy the appetite of Jews on every level of religious understanding for a better knowledge of Judaism.
Pitspopany Press
Writers Guidelines
Pitspopany Press publishes books for children from ages 3
through 14. The age categories of our titles are 3-6, 5-9, 8-12, 10-14.
Submissions must have Jewish content. This does not mean that the
content must be religious of nature, but it should be easily
recognizable as having some Jewish information which can benefit Jewish
children. Manuscripts in almost any category are accepted, but these
categories are preferred: Humor, Mystery, Jewish Family Life, Israel,
Bible, Animals, Holocaust, and Midrash. The specific types of manuscripts they are looking for through 2006 are:
- Jewish Family Life stories that take place today, specifically for ages 6-9 and 8-12.
- A collection of non-fiction Israel stories about children living in Israel, both sabras and immigrants.
- Jewish Camp Stories for Kids, which will be the sixth in our "Jewish Stories for Kids series". Each story should be no more than 5,000 words. We are looking for up to 8 author's stories.
- Stories for all ages for our "Tikkun Olam" series. These are stories that deal with how to make the world a better place. The first in the series, "God's World" by Sylvia Rouss, will be available January 2005. The stories must all have Jewish content but can be in any age range.
Targum Press
Writers Guidelines
Whether you want a cookbook or a historical overview of the Holocaust, a Passover hagaddah, a book on Jewish dating, or a biography for young people, Targum Press has the books you're looking for.
Targum Press accepts book proposals and manuscripts for consideration. The content must be of interest to, and appropriate for the Orthodox Jewish population.
URJ Press
Proposal Form
URJ Press provides the highest quality in religious educational materials and has for well over a hundred years. Their publications are suitable for all ages, from preschool through adult, for use in both the classroom and at home.
Urim Publications
Writers Guidelines
They accept queries with a description of the proposed work and a short biography of the author.
Urim Publications is an independent Jewish publishing house based in Jerusalem and New York. Dedicated to publishing and distributing classical and contemporary works of the highest caliber, their main areas of interest include: Jewish Thought, Spiritual or Meditative Works, Women and Judaism, Jewish Law and Modernity, Bible Commentary, Israel Studies, Modern Biographies, and Children's Illustrated Books.
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