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Isn’t It Obvious? by Rachel Run­ya Katz

Isn’t It Obvious? by Rachel Run­ya Katz

After a meet-disaster, a podcaster and her producer fall in love over email without realizing they know (and hate) each other in real life. When high school librarian Yael’s secret podcast starts to take...

Kaplan’s Plot by Jason Dia­mond

Kaplan’s Plot by Jason Dia­mond

Elijah Mendes was hoping for a more triumphant return to Chicago. His mother, Eve, is dying of cancer, his business flamed out, and he has nowhere else to go. So he returns to Chicago...

Eat Small Plates by Ben Siman-Tov, Zik­ki Siman-Tov

Eat Small Plates by Ben Siman-Tov, Zik­ki Siman-Tov

Vibrant, Share­able Dish­es for Dai­ly Joy The dynamic couple behind @BenGingi share their favorite mix-and-match-ready recipes for effortless everyday dining and easy hosting From a serendipitous meeting on a street corner in a tiny...

Twice Born by Hes­ter Kaplan

Twice Born by Hes­ter Kaplan

Find­ing My Father In the Mar­gins of Biography A deeply reflective memoir weaving together the personal story of Hester Kaplan’s acclaimed biographer father and his fraught effect on her artistic development with a rich...

World Ene­my No. 1 by Jochen Hell­beck

World Ene­my No. 1 by Jochen Hell­beck

Nazi Ger­many, Sovi­et Rus­sia, and the Fate of the Jews A major new history that transforms our understanding of World War II—tracing the conflict and its most infamous crime, the Holocaust, to Germany’s implacable...

Amoraim Series 14: Rabbi Asi by Meir Lamberski

Amoraim Series 14: Rabbi Asi by Meir Lamberski

Illustrator: Racheli David Rabbi Asi was an early Amora, born in Bavel, then moved to Eretz Yisrael. A lifelong companion to Rabbi Ammi and a talmid of Rabbi Yochanan, his adventures and teachings are found in both Talmudim and in the Midrashim.