Founded 1901

Where It All Began

In 1901, the
original Moriah Publishing House was founded in Odessa, Ukraine, by renowned
Jewish poet and author, Hayyim (Chaim) Nahman Bialik (1873 – 1934). The primary
goal of the publisher was for the printing of educational material for Jewish
schools.

Up to 1914, Moriah Publishing House issued a large number of Hebrew
books, and the company eventually came to symbolize the best in modern Jewish
literature. Even though Moriah Publishing House developed into a leading house
of modern Hebrew publishing, World War I and the Russian Revolution of 1917
prematurely caused the end of this extremely successful enterprise.

Founded 1996

Where It Continues

Nearly a century later, on August 28th,
1996, Pastor Stéphane Chauvette founded Moriah Publications Inc., in Montréal, Canada. At the time, the ordained minister and author was unaware of the former publishing house’s existence.

Yet, in parallel with the original Jewish publisher, the modern Christian publishing house was created with the same noble ambition — to produce and distribute quality biblical literature. Since its foundation, Moriah Publications' primary purpose has always been the spreading and teaching of the Holy Scriptures

Two Publishers, One Name

1901
Moriah Publishing House — Odessa, Ukraine

Founded by Hayyim Nahman Bialik, a celebrated Jewish poet, with the mission of producing educational literature for Jewish schools. The name was drawn from Mount Moriah — the sacred hilltop in Jerusalem's Old City.

1996
Moriah Publications Inc. — Montreal, Canada

Founded by Pastor Stéphane Chauvette with the mission of producing and distributing biblical Christian literature worldwide. By pure coincidence, the same geographical designation — Mount Moriah — was chosen as the name.

The City of Peace

Although the Bible speaks of Jerusalem as the City of Peace, this tiny morsel of land has never truly experienced a lasting period of rest. For centuries, powerful nations have desired Jerusalem, and nothing has really changed since then.

Perhaps there are unseen, dark and destructive forces who wish to prevent the fulfilment of biblical prophecy — fully aware that the true Word of the Lord should be proclaimed from the city of Jerusalem, from Mount Moriah.

When one seriously considers what the Bible declares concerning the eternal city of Jerusalem, the shared objective of both publishers is not surprising. As Divine Providence would have it, both Moriah publishing houses have equally recognized and selected the beautiful name of this tiny piece of land located in the most contested city in the whole world.

(NIV) Isaiah 2:3 “…The law will go out from Zion, the Word of the Lord from Jerusalem.”

"Truth be told, that is why we have named our Christian publishing house after the wonderful designation of Moriah Publications — where the Word of the Lord goes forth!" — Pastor Stéphane Chauvette, Founder

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