Jewish Book World Blog

Tales of Chelm: How the Chelmites Stole the Moon

Tales of Chelm: How the Chelmites Stole the Moon

The JArtsTM TheatreWorks production of Talesof Chelm is based on the book, “The Wise Folk of Chelm” by Rabbi Seymour Rossel.  Adaptors Jesse Garlick and Dori Robinson approach classic Jewish folktales through a modern lens in Tales of Chelm,...

Leizar by David Gelernter

Leizar by David Gelernter

Leizar is a gripping story through five generations, of one man’s journey against incredible adversity It’s 1843 in a little shtetl village in Russian occupied Poland. The baby is delivered amidst blood and pain...

RBG’s Brave & Bril­liant Women by Nadine Epstein

RBG’s Brave & Bril­liant Women by Nadine Epstein

33 Jew­ish Women to Inspire Everyone This collection of biographies of brave and brilliant Jewish female role models–selected in collaboration with Ruth Bader Ginsburg and including an introduction written by the iconic Supreme Court...

Leibowitz or God's Absence by Daniel Horowitz

Leibowitz or God’s Absence by Daniel Horowitz

As a scientist, philosopher and scholar in Jewish thought, Yeshayahu Leibowitz was one of the most noteworthy thinkers in the twentieth century. He was endowed with a remarkable intellect and was knowledgeable across a...

The Can­dy Man Mystery by Rab­bi Ker­ry Olitzky

The Can­dy Man Mystery by Rab­bi Ker­ry Olitzky

Illus­tra­tor: Christi­na Mat­ti­son Ebert In a synagogue, everyone plays an important role: the rabbi, the cantor, the teachers, and even the congregation. But some synagogues are lucky enough to have a candy man. Everyone...