Previously administered by the Jewish Book Council, it is now given in association with the National Library of Israel.

[2] The $100,000 Prize honors an author whose work demonstrates potential for future contribution to the world of Jewish literature.

All winners, Choice Award recipients, finalists, judges and advisors are Fellows in the Sami Rohr Jewish Literary Institute.

The winner and finalists are honored at an awards ceremony for fiction in New York; the event for non-fiction takes place in Jerusalem.

The winner and finalists are selected by an independent group of judges, and all deliberations are strictly confidential.