The Miracle Seed by Martin Lemelman
The thrilling true story of an ancient plant, wonderfully reborn in the modern era through the hard work of two female scientists. Thousands of years ago, in a time of rebellion, the Jewish people...
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The Woman Beyond the Sea by Sarit Yishai-Levi
Translator: Gilah Kahn-Hoffman A mesmerizing novel about three generations of women who have lost each other―and the quest to weave them back into a family. An immersive historical tale spanning the life stories of...
Pre-State Photographic Archives and the Zionist Movement by Rotem Rozental
Routledge History of Photography By entering and critically re-activating the Zionist photographic archive established by the Division of Journalism and Propaganda of the Jewish National Fund, this research examines its rippling impact on civil...
Subcontractors of Guilt by Esra Özyürek
Holocaust Memory and Muslim Belonging in Postwar Germany At the turn of the millennium, Middle Eastern and Muslim Germans had rather unexpectedly become central to the country’s Holocaust memory culture—not as welcome participants, but...
Queer Judaism by Orit Avishai
LGBT Activism and the Remaking of Jewish Orthodoxy in Israel Offers a compelling look at how Orthodox Jewish LGBT persons in Israel became more accepted in their communities. Until fairly recently, Orthodox people in...
The Best Strangers in the World by Ari Shapiro
Stories from a Life Spent Listening From the beloved host of NPR’s All Things Considered, a stirring memoir-in-essays that is also a lover letter to journalism. In his first book, broadcaster Ari Shapiro takes...
‘Male and Female’ by Moshe Idel
Equality, Female Theurgy, and Procreation – R. Moshe Cordovero’s Dual Ontology (2 volume set) The present study engages the centrality of the bifurcations of male-female entities in the vast corpus of the Safedian Kabbalist...
Vince Leo: Remembered as a Blessing by Vince Leo
Visitation Stones in Jewish Cemeteries Essays by Rabbi Morris J Allen and Daniel Mendelsohn A beautifully somber photographic meditation on an ancient Jewish ritual The Jewish tradition of leaving a stone or pebble at...
Totally Kosher: Tradition with a Twist! by Chanie Apfelbaum
150+ Recipes for the Holidays and Every Day: A Cookbook More than 150 fun, flavorful, and modern kosher recipes inspired by dishes from around the world—featuring quick-and-easy weekday meals, traditional recipes, and unfussy holiday...
Planning Perfect by Haley Neil
In this charming, heartfelt YA romcom about being on the asexual spectrum, a girl tries to craft the perfect wedding for her mother but discovers that sometimes the best parts of life can’t be...
