New Jewish Books
Illustrator: Ariel Landy A delicious tale of rivalry, friendship, heartache, and dessert! Fame-obsessed Jack and somber Jillian, who is mourning the loss of her mother, become a mismatched duo selected to compete for $150,000...
How the Jewish Community Can Become Truly Diverse and Inclusive in the 21st Century Warm and Welcoming: How the Jewish Community Can Become Truly Diverse and Inclusive in the 21st Century is the first...
Let it be said, Philip Roth was never uncontroversial. From his first book, Roth scandalized literary society as he questioned Jewish identity and sexual politics in postwar America. Scrutiny and fierce rebukes of the...
Can Jewish tradition face our modern understanding of justice, equality and human progress? Can mitsvot survive modernity’s deep critique of authority and culture of personal autonomy? To Be a Holy People: Jewish Tradition and...
A searing novel about the love and contradictions of sisterhood, the intoxicating desires of adolescence, and the traumas that trap mothers and daughters in cycles of violence One weekend, sisters Tanya and Nessa Bloom...
Leaves from the Jewish Logic Tree The Bomb Thief and Other Curious Cases is an introduction to the exciting field of Talmudic analysis. Based on the interactive lectures of Rabbi Yitzchak Menachem Karlinsky, it...
Here is the list of the 107 books that I posted on JewishBookWorld.org in December 2021. The image above contains some of the covers. The bold links take you to the book’s page on...
A stirring novel of first love in a time of war and the unbearable choices that could tear sisters apart, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Orphan’s Tale Life is a...
The story of Jewish literature is a kaleidoscopic one, multilingual and transnational in character, spanning the globe as well as the centuries. In this broad, thought-provoking introduction to Jewish literature from 1492 to the...
Defending Britta Stein is a story of bravery, betrayal, and redemption―from Ronald H. Balson, the winner of the National Jewish Book Award Chicago, 2018: Ole Henryks, a popular restauranteur, is set to be honored...
