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Unleavened: The Ultimate Pesach Cookbook by Ashira Ungar

Unleavened: The Ultimate Pesach Cookbook by Ashira Ungar

Unleavened: The Ultimate Pesach Cookbook brings a fresh perspective to Passover cuisine. This collection of completely chametz-free, kitniyot-free, non-gebrochts and totally gluten-free recipes will elevate your experience of the holiday. More than a hundred...

A Per­fect Fit by Mara Rock­liff

A Per­fect Fit by Mara Rock­liff

How Lena ​“Lane” Bryant Changed the Shape of Fashion Illustrator: Jua­na Mar­tinez-Neal Discover how the Lane Bryant clothing brand changed the way we buy clothes forever by celebrating bodies of all shapes and sizes...

Once We Were Home by Jen­nifer Rosner

Once We Were Home by Jen­nifer Rosner

From Jennifer Rosner, National Jewish Book Award Finalist and author of The Yellow Bird Sings, comes a novel based on the true stories of children stolen in the wake of World War II. When...

The Mysticism of Andalusia by Yamin Levy

The Mysticism of Andalusia by Yamin Levy

Exploring HaRambam’s Mystical Tradition Between the years 900 and 1300 C.E. the Jewish communities of Western Asia, North Africa, and Andalusia (Southern Spain) produced some of the most remarkable works in the study of...

Matilda Makes Matzah Balls by Rhonda Cohen

Matilda Makes Matzah Balls by Rhonda Cohen

Illustrator: Francesca Galmozzi This year for Passover, Matilda’s grandmother invites her to help make the matzah ball soup! Matilda has always loved watching Bubbe make the soup. Now she wants to try out some...

England's Jews by John Tolan

England’s Jews by John Tolan

Finance, Violence, and the Crown in the Thirteenth Century The Middle Ages Series In 1290, Jews were expelled from England and subsequently largely expunged from English historical memory. Yet for two centuries they occupied...