New Jewish Books
A graduate of Berkeley’s program in environmental economics and policy, Joshua Fattal is an activist and organizer focused on sustainable development. Along with co-authors Sarah Shourd and Shane Bauer, he has spoken at universities,...
40 lifesaving lessons to help you make it to the finish line Is it really possible to get ready for Pesach with joy? Let Chava Dumas show you how! Believe it or not, it’s...
In this cultural history – the tie-in to the PBS and BBC series “The Story of the Jews” – Simon Schama details the story of the Jewish people, tracing their experience across three millennia,...
When Brooklyn journalist Daniel Plotnick learns he has cancer, his fortunes fall faster than you can say Ten Plagues of Egypt. His wife can’t cope, his marriage ends in a showdown with police, and...
Would you like valuable quality time with your children/students that will instill in them some Jewish tradition? Would you like to enrich your children/students with fascinating contemporary stories of empowerment? Would you like games...
The newest episode of The Book of Life podcast, hosted by librarian Heidi Estrin, features an interview about the Seminar on Jewish Story taking place at Temple Emanu-El in NYC on May 18, 2014. This...
The Hebrew language may be divided into the Biblical, Mishnaic, Medieval, and Modern ?periods. Biblical Hebrew has its own distinct linguistic profile, exhibiting a diversity of styles and linguistic traditions extending over some one thousand...
In the Vein of The Alchemist, Harry Potter, and The Lord of the RingsThe Age of Prophecy series transports you back 3000 years, to the epic battle between the Israelite Kings and Prophets. Lev,...
In March, Jill at Rhapsody in Books reviewed One Last Thing Before I Go by Jonathan Tropper, about a rabbi’s son who is not convinced his life has any meaning. At once both tragic...
She was only 14. A sensitive Jewish girl with a flair for writing, trapped in the maelstrom of the Holocaust. The only repository for her deepest feelings: a diary, found abandoned soon after the...
