Koren Publishers

What Koren Publishers does

Koren Publishers is a privately held, Jerusalem-headquartered specialty book publisher founded in 1960 by master typographer Eliyahu Koren, focused on Jewish religious, educational, and literary texts. The company operates four imprints — Koren (the flagship, anchored by Eliyahu Koren's proprietary Hebrew typography and the landmark Koren Tanakh), Maggid (Jewish educational and modern thought), Toby (Judaism and Israel titles), and The Library of the Jewish People (collected historical works) — with a catalog of over 1,271 products published in Hebrew, English, French, Spanish, German, and Amharic. Core product lines include siddurim and mahzorim (prayer books), the Tanakh and Humash (with commentary editions by Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks and Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz), the Noé Edition Koren Talmud Bavli and Steinsaltz Talmud, Mishna, educational siddurim for children and youth, and newer visual formats including the 2023-launched Tanakh Graphic Novel Series and 2024 Passover Haggadah Graphic Novel.

The business model is direct-to-consumer-centric: Koren sells primarily through its own Shopify-based e-commerce platform (korenpub.com for US/international, korenpub.co.il for Israel), supplemented by a physical retail bookstore in Boca Raton, Florida, US fulfillment operations in New Milford, Connecticut, and dedicated bulk-order channels for institutional buyers such as synagogues, day schools, yeshivot, and seminaries. Revenue mixes one-off book purchases (priced from approximately $5 accessories to $2,097.90 complete Talmud sets) with recurring standing-order subscriptions for Talmud volumes (e.g., ~$44.96/month for the Noé Edition). Pricing varies by format (hardcover, paperback, leather, flexcover, board book, PDF), size (compact, standard, large, pocket, leader), and nusach (liturgical tradition). The company is independently owned with no disclosed VC, PE, or parent-company backing, and reports no acquisitions, leadership turnover, or restructuring events in the available source data. Awards include the National Jewish Book Award and the Rabbi Sacks Book Prize.

Name

Koren Publishers

Legal name

Koren Publishers

Website

https://korenpub.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Jerusalem

HQ country

Israel

HQ region

Middle East

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Book Sales (Retail E-commerce): Primary revenue stream through direct online sales via korenpub.com. The company sells individual books, educational materials, and religious texts directly to consumers, families, and institutions worldwide with shipping to multiple countries.
2. Subscription/Talmud Standing Orders: The company offers standing order subscriptions for Talmud volumes, allowing customers to receive new volumes as they are published. This provides recurring revenue from engaged customers.
3. Physical Retail Store: Revenue from their physical bookstore location in Boca Raton, Florida, selling books and religious items directly to walk-in customers.
4. Bulk/Institutional Orders: The company offers bulk ordering capabilities for institutions such as synagogues, schools, and educational organizations, suggesting B2B institutional sales alongside consumer retail.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Koren Publishers is a Jerusalem-based Jewish publishing house that produces authoritative religious texts — including siddurim (prayer books), Tanakh (Hebrew Bible), Humash, Talmud, Mishna, Mahzorim, Haggadot, and graphic-novel adaptations — distinguished by its proprietary Hebrew typography and scholarship from figures such as Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz and Rabbi Jonathan Sacks. Products are sold direct-to-consumer worldwide through korenpub.com and korenpub.co.il, supplemented by a U.S. retail bookstore and bulk-order channels serving synagogues, schools, and Jewish institutions.

Product overview

Koren Publishers Jerusalem is a Jewish publishing house producing a comprehensive portfolio of religious and educational texts. The company operates as a multi-imprint publisher with four distinct imprints: Koren (the main imprint featuring Eliyahu Koren's world-famous Tanakh and Siddur), Maggid (Jewish educational texts), Toby (general Judaism and Israel titles), and The Library of the Jewish People (historical and philosophical works). The core product lines include Siddurim (prayer books) in multiple editions including the classic Koren Siddur, Koren Shalem Siddur, and Educational Siddur Series for children and youth; Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) featuring the original Koren Tanakh, Koren Tanakh of the Land of Israel, and Steinsaltz Tanakh; Humash (Five Books of Moses) including Koren Shalem Humash and Steinsaltz Humash; Talmud with the groundbreaking Noé Edition Koren Talmud Bavli and Steinsaltz Talmud; Mahzorim (High Holiday prayer books); Mishna; and specialized series like the Koren Mikraot HaDorot, graphic novel adaptations (Tanakh Graphic Novel Series, Passover Haggadah Graphic Novel), and contemporary commentary series featuring Rabbi Jonathan Sacks and Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz. Products are published in Hebrew, English, French, Spanish, and other languages, available in various formats including hardcover, paperback, leather, flexcover, and digital PDF subscriptions.

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Products and services

• Koren Siddur The classic Koren Hebrew prayer book featuring a newly designed Koren font and a graphic layout intended to engage the worshiper in prayer, published in 1981 as a flagship product.
• Koren Tanakh The original Koren Hebrew Bible featuring precision typography and a new Koren font, recognized as the first Jewish Bible edited, designed, produced and bound by Jews in nearly 500 years.
• The Noé Edition Koren Talmud Bavli Ground-breaking edition of the Talmud featuring an all-new translation of the entire Talmud with commentary and notations by Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz, available in Large, Medium, and Paperback formats and as PDF subscriptions.
• The Koren Shalem Humash Complete Five Books of Moses with translation and commentary by Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, presented as the enhanced "Shalem" (complete) edition.
• The Steinsaltz Tanakh English version of Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz's translation and commentary on the Hebrew Bible, available in three volumes.
• The Steinsaltz Mishna Complete Mishna with explanatory comments by Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz, available as a 49-volume pocket-size set or a 13-volume boxed set.
• Koren Mahzorim (High Holiday Prayer Books) High Holiday prayer books for Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Pesah, and Shavuot, available in multiple editions including the Koren Sacks Mahzorim.
• The Library of the Jewish People imprint Publishing imprint bringing together leading writers and thinkers from Jewish history across Rabbinics, Arts, and Politics.
• Toby (Toby Press) imprint Leading publisher of titles relating to Judaism and Israel, featuring authors such as Yehuda Avner, Kalman Samuels, Haim Sabato, Shira Lankin Sheps, and the Agnon Library.
• Maggid imprint Publishing imprint for Jewish educational and religious texts, modern Jewish thought, commentary, and educational materials.
• Koren imprint Main imprint featuring publications by Eliyahu Koren, including the world-famous Tanakh and Siddur with precision typography and textual accuracy.
• Koren Tanakh Graphic Novel Series Graphic novel adaptation of Tanakh books launched in 2023, edited by Jordan B. "Gorf" Gorfinkel, bringing biblical stories to new audiences through visual storytelling.
• Passover Haggadah Graphic Novel Passover Haggadah in graphic novel format, a collaboration between acclaimed Batman comics creator Jordan B. Gorfinkel and Koren Publishers.
• The Koren Tanakh of the Land of Israel Groundbreaking new Tanakh (Susan & Roger Hertog Edition) featuring Land-of-Israel-themed content.
• Koren Mikraot HaDorot Series Comprehensive multi-volume Hebrew Bible series with extensive commentary and annotations, offered in 8-volume sets.
• Koren Educational Siddur Series Educational prayer books including Children's Siddurim, Youth Siddurim, Ani Tefilla series, NCSY Siddur, and Koren Yedid Siddur designed for various age groups.
• Steinsaltz Rambam Mishne Torah Mishne Torah by Rambam (Maimonides) with commentary by Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz.
• Covenant & Conversation Commentary series by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks on the weekly Torah portion, available as a 5-volume box set and Family Edition.
• Koren Pirkei Avot Traditional Ethics of our Fathers with Hebrew text aligned alongside contemporary commentary.
• Koren Tehillim Book of Psalms available in various formats including the Compact Hardcover edition.
• The Koren Five Megillot Five Scrolls (Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther) Hebrew/English hardcover edition.
• Koren Birkonim (Grace After Meals) Grace after meals books including the Koren Sacks Birkon, Mesorat HaRav Birkon, and Shalom Rav Birkon.
• Erez Concise Guide Series Brief, modern presentations of Jewish topics including A Concise Guide to Halakha, Mahshava, the Sages, Torah, and Talmud.
• Ceremony & Celebration Guide to Jewish holidays and life-cycle events by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks.
• Koren Gift Card Digital gift card powered by the Go Gift Cards Shopify app, redeemable across the Koren Publishers catalog.

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• NCSY (National Council of Synagogue Youth)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration between Koren and NCSY, the youth wing of the Orthodox Union, to produce the Koren NCSY Siddur - a siddur designed specifically for Jewish youth and teens, cementing the partnership's focus on engaging young people with Jewish prayer.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ArtScroll / Mesorah Publications: The dominant Orthodox Jewish publisher in North America, producing Schottenstein Talmud, siddurim, machzorim, and rabbinic literature. Direct competitor to Koren across virtually every product category with comparable target customer base and distribution model.
• Feldheim Publishers: Long-established Jewish publisher offering siddurim, seforim, children's books, and educational titles in English and Hebrew. Closely comparable to Koren in audience (frum/observant Jewish households and schools) and product breadth.
• Behrman House: Jewish educational publisher specializing in Hebrew language curricula, day-school textbooks, and family education materials. Comparable in educational-channel focus and institutional (school) customer segment.
• Jewish Publication Society (JPS): Scholarly Jewish publisher of the JPS Tanakh and academic/educational titles. Comparable to Koren's Steinsaltz Tanakh and scholarly commentary lines serving Jewish-studies academic and lay-scholar audiences.
• Urim Publications: Israeli-American publisher of Jewish thought, fiction, and biography. Comparable to Koren's Toby and Library of the Jewish People imprints in literary/non-liturgical Jewish publishing.
• Toby Press (Koren subsidiary): Now a Koren imprint, previously independent; included for completeness as an internal reference point within Koren's own portfolio structure.

Broad incumbents

• Oxford University Press: Large academic and religious publisher producing scholarly Bibles, theological commentaries, and reference works. Comparable to Koren on the scholarly-commentary side (e.g., academic Tanakh editions) but with vastly broader scope and global distribution.
• Hendrickson Publishers: Publisher of Bibles, scholarly religious titles, and academic works in biblical studies. Overlaps with Koren's commentary and academic side at smaller scale than OUP.
• HarperOne (HarperCollins religious imprint): Religious and spiritual publishing imprint of HarperCollins publishing devotionals, theology, and inspirational titles. Broad-incumbent comparable to Koren on the devotional/prayer side, but serving a wider interfaith audience.
• Baker Publishing Group: Christian publisher with academic and trade divisions producing scholarly and devotional works. Thematically comparable to Koren as a faith-rooted publisher blending academic and devotional categories.

Market position

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Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

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Customer concentration

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Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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