Jewish Lights Publishing is a
publishing company
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. Founded in 1990 by Stuart Matlins in
Woodstock, Vermont
Woodstock is the shire town (county seat) of Windsor County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 3,005. It includes the villages of Woodstock, South Woodstock, Taftsville, and West Woodstock.
History
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, the company publishes works for children and adults that come from a
Judaic
Judaism ( he, ''Yahăḏūṯ'') is an Abrahamic, monotheistic, and ethnic religion comprising the collective religious, cultural, and legal tradition and civilization of the Jewish people. It has its roots as an organized religion in the M ...
perspective, yet provide wisdom to readers of any spiritual background.
[Herman, Jeff, "Jewish Lights Publishing", ''Jeff Herman's guide to book publishers, editors & literary agents'', 2004, page 427] Topics covered include
Jewish mysticism and
spirituality,
social justice
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,
self-help,
interfaith
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, and Jewish life cycle events. The company was a division of LongHill Partners along with sister companies
SkyLight Paths Publishing
Turner Publishing Company is an American independent book publisher based in Nashville, Tennessee. The company is in the top 101 independent publishing companies in the U.S. as compiled bBookmarket.com and has been named four times to ''Publish ...
and
GemStone Press
Turner Publishing Company is an American independent book publisher based in Nashville, Tennessee. The company is in the top 101 independent publishing companies in the U.S. as compiled bBookmarket.com and has been named four times to ''Publish ...
.
In 2016, LongHill Partners sold its publishing program to
Turner Publishing Company
Turner Publishing Company is an American independent book publisher based in Nashville, Tennessee. The company is in the top 101 independent publishing companies in the U.S. as compiled bBookmarket.com and has been named four times to ''Publish ...
.
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Book publishing companies based in Vermont
Jewish printing and publishing
Jews and Judaism in Vermont
Publishing companies established in 1990
1990 establishments in Vermont
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