Hope by Andrew Ridker
A hilarious and heartfelt novel about a seemingly perfect family in an era of waning American optimism, from the acclaimed author of The Altruists The year is 2013 and the Greenspans are the envy...
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The State of Desire by Lea Taragin-Zeller
Religion and Reproductive Politics in the Promised Land An intimate account of Orthodox family planning amid shifting state policies in Israel In recent years, Israeli state policies have attempted to dissuade Orthodox Jews from...
Jewish Futures: Science Fiction from the World’s Oldest Diaspora by Michael A. Burstein (Editor)
Introduction: Jack Dann Jewish extraterrestrials?Brisket-eating zombies?Baby robot golems? The first Jewish diaspora began nearly three thousand years ago. Those three millennia have informed a rich story-telling tradition that will only continue to expand in...
Golem Goes to Camp by Todd Gutnick
Illustrator: Ruth Bennett Emmett Cohen was not at all happy when his mom insisted that he try the art elective at camp this summer. His parents and sister were arty, but he was not....
Shoshi’s Shabbat by Caryn Yacowitz
Illustrator: Kevin Hawkes The virtues of taking a break—and of being thankful—are extolled in the gentle story of a stubborn ox, an impatient farmer, and a day of rest. Long ago, in the hills...
The Last Songbird by Daniel Weizmann
A gritty, fast-paced neo-noir that explores the consumptive nature of fame, celebrity, and motherhood through the lens of a driver lost in the gig economy. A struggling songwriter and Lyft driver, Adam Zantz’s life...
Jewish Virtue Ethics by Geoffrey D. Claussen, Alexander Green, Alan L. Mittleman (Editors)
Suny Contemporary Jewish Thought What is good character? What are the traits of a good person? How should virtues be cultivated? How should vices be avoided? The history of Jewish literature is filled with...
Bringing Rain: A Modern Jewish Folktale by Sharona Hassan
No one knows what to do when the lovely village of Shefa is having a drought. Maya reaches out to her father, a rabbi, and the whole community for help. No rain fell. Not...
As I Said: A Dissent by Abby Minor
In AS I SAID: A DISSENT, Abby Minor rejects the vacated terms of the conventional “abortion debate.” Instead, these polyvocal poems explore the “exquisite business” of inheritance, embodiment, justice, and citizenship. Anchored by a...
The Changing Landscape of Israeli Archaeology by Hayah Katz
Between Hegemony and Marginalization Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern History Focused on the connections between archaeology and Israeli society, this book examines the development of Israeli archaeological research, taking historical, sociological, and political contexts...
