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Jewish Publication Society

The Jewish Publication Society (abbreviated as JPS), originally known as the Jewish Publication Society of America, is the oldest non-profit, non-denominational publisher of scholarly works covering the academic field of Jewish studies. Founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1888 by Reform Rabbi Joseph Krauskopf and lay leaders of the Jewish–American communities, JPS is especially well known for its English translation of the Hebrew Bible, the ''JPS Tanakh''. Since 2012, JPS publications have been distributed by the University of Nebraska Press.

As a nonprofit publisher, the Jewish Publication Society 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 ''minhagim''; the history of Judaism; Jewish theology, ethics, and philosophy; ''midrashim'' and rabbinic literature; and its many Bible editions and Bible study resources. Provided by Wikipedia