Sacks Book Prize Call for Submissions
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The Rabbi Sacks Book Prize 2026 has opened the call for submissions from authors.
The Rabbi Sacks Book Prize is awarded by The Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks-Herenstein Center to an author of a recently published or soon to be published work of Jewish ideas deeply sourced in Jewish texts, with broad appeal within and beyond the Jewish community. The author of the winning work will receive a $10,000 prize, and two finalists will receive $2500 each.
The winner of the Book Prize will be determined by an independent committee in cooperation with The Rabbi Sacks Legacy, and the winner, and finalists, will be announced in November 2026. The winning author and finalists will then present public lectures organized by the Sacks-Herenstein Center.
The Rabbi Sacks Book Prize was created to bring recognition to a work of non-fiction that contributes significantly to the arena of modern Jewish thought and heightens awareness of issues pertaining to the intersection of faith and modernity. This award recognizes the creative contributions and scholarship of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks in responding to major trends and issues of the day through the lens of Jewish values and Jewish texts. The Prize is therefore an acknowledgement of a work that explores contemporary Jewish life and practice and stimulates public conversations of seminal importance to the field of Jewish thought.
All entries for the 2026 Prize are to be nominated and submitted by a recognized publishing house. The manuscripts must hold a 2026 copyright, and be submitted in both a Word document and a PDF file by May 1, 2026. (Note that a manuscript may be submitted by the deadline even if it is not yet available and will be published later in the year.)
Aspiring candidates are advised to visit the Yeshiva University’s dedicated webpage for more details, and to contact Dr. Shira Weiss ([email protected]) with any questions.
Submission: Manuscripts should be submitted by 1 May 2026.