New Jewish Books
Illustrated by Itay Bekin A heartwarming Purim story about friendship, courage, and being yourself. Perfect for preschoolers, Max’s Mask introduces Jewish values and holiday traditions through relatable characters and playful classroom moments. Max is nervous. He’s...
The wise Gaon of Minsk is in town for Shabbat, but Mama’s lighter-than-air challah has flown away! Can Hanni get it back in time for Shabbat dinner?
In a dazzling ode to human inventiveness and desire for meaning, four lives are entangled across time by one unfinished story, saved to a floppy disk in the 1980s and destined to ripple across...
How Ritual Created the World — and How It Can Save Us One of our great decoders of human connection chronicles the astonishing rise of new rituals around the world—and offers a road map for restoring...
An absorbing portrait of Edmond de Rothschild, who defied his class to help build a nation―and found his identity in the process Edmond de Rothschild (1845–1934) was born into one of the wealthiest families...
At 25, Dani Galler just gave up everything—an apartment she loved, a job she liked, and a long-distance boyfriend she wasted years planning to marry. Starting over means figuring out her next career move, finding a...
Dickens in Brooklyn is a virtuoso collection of unusual, compelling essays in which critically acclaimed and award-winning author Jay Neugeboren explores experiences that have been central to his life: caring long-term for a brother...
27 Dresses meets The Intimacy Experiment in this sexy, emotional, opposites-attract rom-com set in New York City’s Modern Orthodox community. Arielle Becker is one hora away from a meltdown. After one too many bridesmaid gigs―complete with Spanx,...
In the Lebanese village of Bhamdoun in 1931, Joseph Friedmann is born to a 15-year-old Jewish girl hastily married off to a man thirty years her senior. His parents divorce, and at the age...
Hagar Ophir (Illustrator), Haitham Haddad (Designer) A beautifully illustrated tale of traditional crafts and communal power. Rachelle is a young girl living in Fès, Morocco in 1920. Surrounded by a warm community of friends,...
