I Kept Walking by Minou Michlin
The Unlikely Story of a Persian Woman with Polio A spirited little girl is diagnosed with polio, which in 1940s Iran all but condemns her to a life in the shadows. In a conservative...
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I Believe: A Weekly Reading of the Jewish Bible by Jonathan Sacks
Time and again, in the midst of troubled times or facing difficult decisions, I’ve found the words of the weekly parasha giving me guidance – or, conversely, the events themselves granting me deeper insight...
The Escape Artist by Jonathan Freedland
The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World Award-winning journalist and bestselling novelist Jonathan Freedland tells the incredible story of Rudolf Vrba—the first Jew to break out of Auschwitz, a man...
Eight Nights of Flirting by Hannah Reynolds
A sixteen-year-old girl is on a mission to find the perfect boyfriend this Hanukkah, but love might not go according to plan, in this charming winter romcom from the author of The Summer of...
In Hitler’s Munich: Jews, the Revolution, and the Rise of Nazism by Michael Brenner
Translator: Jeremiah Riemer From acclaimed historian Michael Brenner, a mesmerizing portrait of Munich in the early years of Hitler’s quest for power In the aftermath of Germany’s defeat in World War I and the...
Strauss, Spinoza & Sinai: Orthodox Judaism and Modern Questions of Faith
Editors: Jeffrey Bloom, Alec Goldstein, Gil Student More than three centuries after Baruch Spinoza’s excommunication from the Jewish community of Amsterdam, his legacy remains contentious. Born in 1632, Spinoza is one of the most...
Gematria Refigured by Rabbi Elie Feder, PhD
A New Look At How The Torah Conveys Ideas Through Numbers Gematria is a polarizing topic. While many love it, many others view it with skepticism. What is the purpose of gematria? Can we...
What’s So Funny?: A Cartoonist’s Memoir by David Sipress
From a longtime New Yorker staff cartoonist, an evocative family memoir, a love letter to New York City, and a delightful exploration of the origins of creativity—richly interleaved with the author’s witty, beloved cartoons....
Love, Norm by Norman M. Shulman
Inspiration of a Jewish American Fighter Pilot Modern Jewish History Norm Shulman’s relationship with his stepson Greg Levenson had always been stable and warm, but it altered when Greg decided to enlist in the...
The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen by Isaac Blum
The Chosen meets Adam Silvera in this irreverent and timely story of worlds colliding in friendship, betrayal, and hatred. Hoodie Rosen’s life isn’t that bad. Sure, his entire Orthodox Jewish community has just picked...
