Isn’t It Obvious? by Rachel Runya Katz
After a meet-disaster, a podcaster and her producer fall in love over email without realizing they know (and hate) each other in real life. When high school librarian Yael’s secret podcast starts to take...
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Kaplan’s Plot by Jason Diamond
Elijah Mendes was hoping for a more triumphant return to Chicago. His mother, Eve, is dying of cancer, his business flamed out, and he has nowhere else to go. So he returns to Chicago...
On the Margins of Orthodoxy by Schneur Zalman Newfield, Jessica Lang, Glenn Dynner, Joshua Shanes (Editors)
Among scholars of Jewish Studies, the process, history, and literature of exiting one’s native religious community is increasingly recognized as a new area within the field which, ironically, has a history stretching back to...
Ninette’s War: A Jewish Story of Survival in 1940s France by John Jay
The moving, poignant true story of a young Jewish girl coming of age in France during World War II, as the Holocaust approaches. This is the heart-wrenching true story of a young Jewish girl...
DEI: Digging, Equality, Inheritance; Thoughts on “The Unexpected Heiress” by George Mallory
A Family Saga From Concentration Camp to Gold Mining Empire Editor: Juliette Lachemeier What is gold? On one hand, it is the very material and metaphor that represents wealth. On the other hand, it...
Eat Small Plates by Ben Siman-Tov, Zikki Siman-Tov
Vibrant, Shareable Dishes for Daily Joy The dynamic couple behind @BenGingi share their favorite mix-and-match-ready recipes for effortless everyday dining and easy hosting From a serendipitous meeting on a street corner in a tiny...
Twice Born by Hester Kaplan
Finding My Father In the Margins of Biography A deeply reflective memoir weaving together the personal story of Hester Kaplan’s acclaimed biographer father and his fraught effect on her artistic development with a rich...
Classical and Popular Music in Israel: Transcultural Dialogues and Contrasts by Dr. Malcolm Miller (Editor)
Original historical and analytical research into the Israeli music scene, treating important composers as well as broader issues such as Jewish-Arab encounters, Holocaust memorialization and post-October 7th soundscapes. Does a nation’s music reflect its...
World Enemy No. 1 by Jochen Hellbeck
Nazi Germany, Soviet Russia, and the Fate of the Jews A major new history that transforms our understanding of World War II—tracing the conflict and its most infamous crime, the Holocaust, to Germany’s implacable...
Amoraim Series 14: Rabbi Asi by Meir Lamberski
Illustrator: Racheli David Rabbi Asi was an early Amora, born in Bavel, then moved to Eretz Yisrael. A lifelong companion to Rabbi Ammi and a talmid of Rabbi Yochanan, his adventures and teachings are found in both Talmudim and in the Midrashim.
