New Jewish Books
Illustrator: Racheli David Rabbi Chiya Bar Abba left Bavel while young to study under Rabbi Yochanan in Tiberias. Due to extreme poverty, he moved a great deal and gave lectures from town to town, and due to his piety,...
An Unlikely Rabbi’s Story of Faith, Identity, and Belonging From the first Asian American to be ordained as a rabbi, a stirring account of one woman’s journey from feeling like an outsider to becoming...
Living in the Liminal Religious Experience and Divinization in the Sectarian Dead Sea Scrolls is the first book-length study to examine Qumran religious experience through the lens of liminality in order to better understand what...
Stories of Theft, Loss, Recovery, and Migration of Nazi Uprooted Art Written by a Holocaust survivor whose family collected art, Plunder and Survival tells the stories of principal figures, events, and artworks that contribute...
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...
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...
Among scholars of Jewish Studies, the process, history, and literature of exiting one’s native religious community is increasingly recognized as a new area within the field which, ironically, has a history stretching back to...
The moving, poignant true story of a young Jewish girl coming of age in France during World War II, as the Holocaust approaches. This is the heart-wrenching true story of a young Jewish girl...
A Family Saga From Concentration Camp to Gold Mining Empire Editor: Juliette Lachemeier What is gold? On one hand, it is the very material and metaphor that represents wealth. On the other hand, it...
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...
