Today in the Taxi by Sean Singer
“Sean Singer’s radiant and challenging body of work involves, much like Whitman’s, nothing less than the ongoing interrogation of what a poem is. In this way his books are startlingly alive… I love in...
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Sepher Yosippon: A Tenth-Century History of Ancient Israel by Steven B. Bowman
Raphael Patai Series in Jewish Folklore and Anthropology Sepher Yosippon was written in Hebrew by a medieval historian noted by modern scholars for its eloquent style. This is the first known chronicle of Jewish...
Shoham’s Bangle by Sarah Sassoon
Illustrator: Noa Kelner Shoham’s bangle jingles and jangles, clinks and clacks Shoham wears a golden bangle on her wrist, just like her Nana Aziza. Their bangles jingle when they cook, and glitter in the...
The Literary Mafia by Josh Lambert
Jews, Publishing, and Postwar American Literature In the 1960s and 1970s, complaints about a “Jewish literary mafia” were everywhere. Although a conspiracy of Jews colluding to control publishing in the United States never actually...
Jewish Ideas in Morality and Religion by Rabbi Dr. Sol Roth
Rabbi Dr. Sol Roth in his academic career applied the analytic method in his teaching of philosophy at Yeshiva University and in books he wrote. His goal was to bring greater clarification of Jewish...
The Incandescent Threads by Richard Zimler
From the acclaimed author of The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon and The Warsaw Anagrams comes an unforgettable, deeply moving ode to solidarity, heroism, and the kind of love capable of overcoming humanity’s greatest horror....
Café Shira by David Ehrlich
Translator: Michael Swirsky New to Jerusalem and to adulthood, Rutha serves Café Shira’s devoted customers with a quiet compassion and a sensitive gaze, collecting their stories and absorbing them at her peril. Avigdor, the...
Empathy, ethics, experiment: Thoughts on “The Journey of Sarah Levi-Bondi” by R. P. Toister
What is the antonym of empathy? As always, the answer is “it depends”. Early on the young girl, who later becomes the mother of the titular character of “The Journey of Sarah Levi-Bondi” is...
The Women of Rothschild by Natalie Livingstone
The Untold Story of the World’s Most Famous Dynasty In The Women of Rothschild, Natalie Livingstone reveals the role of women in shaping the legacy of the famous Rothschild dynasty, synonymous with wealth and...
The Cost of Living and Other Mysteries by Saul Golubcow
For Holocaust survivor, Frank Wolf, what matters most is helping people. After relocating to New York City after the war, he takes on a new career as a detective. In these three stories, all...
