Tzimmes for Tzipporah by Megan Hoyt
Illustrator: Christine Battuz This count down to the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah explores life and celebration on a family farm through the eyes of a young girl allowed to help with preparations for...
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Parallel Lines by Ruth Marks Eglash
Imagine coming of age surrounded by terror and militancy. Tamar, Nour, and Rivki all live in Jerusalem, and all are on the cusp of adulthood, but in a city of tribal culture and an...
Jews and Christians in the Roman World by Steve Mason
From Historical Method to Cases Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity Roman Judaea, Christian origins, and Roman-Judaean-Christian relations are flourishing fields of endless fascination. Amid the flurry of new research, however, which uses ever new...
Jews in Post-War Wrocław and L’viv by Izabela Kazejak
Official Policy and Local Responses in comparative perspective, 1945–1970s Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society Izabela Kazejak examines the process of re-establishing Jewish communities in two cities: Wrocław, which passed from Germany to Poland...
Charwood by Josh Schlossberg
Dark doings are afoot in the forests of Charwood… After joining the Tenders, a band of backwoods activists claiming to solve climate change by burning trees for energy, Orna Tannenbaum falls in with Rowan,...
Sizzle Reel by Carlyn Greenwald
For aspiring cinematographer Luna Roth, coming out as bisexual at twenty-four is proving more difficult than she anticipated. Sure, her best friend and fellow queer Romy is thrilled for her—but she has no interest...
Judaism and Its Bible by Frederick E. Greenspahn
A People and Their Book Judaism and Its Bible explores the profoundly deep and complex relationship between Jews, Judaism, and the Hebrew Bible. The Hebrew Bible has been ubiquitous in Jewish life and thought:...
Two Tribes by Emily Bowen Cohen
In her poignant debut graphic novel inspired by her own life, Emily Bowen Cohen embraces the complexity, meaning, and deep love that comes from being part of two vibrant tribes. Mia is still getting...
Hopping and hoping into privilege; Thoughts on “Levinson of Harvard” by L.M. Vincent
What a coincidence: the day after I finished reading a book that portrayed the difficulties of becoming a “college man” at Harvard in the early 20th century if one does not come from a...
Out and About: A Tale of Giving by Liza Wiemer
Illustrator: Margeaux Lucas In this inspiring story, we follow Daniel as he tries to find out where his parents are going and what’s inside the mysterious boxes they’re carrying. Daniel’s imagination runs wild―could there...
