King Solomon’s Table by Joan Nathan
Driven by a passion for discovery, the biblical King Solomon is said to have sent emissaries on land and sea to all corners of the ancient world, initiating a mass cross-pollination of culinary cultures...
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The Magic Honey Jar: A Jewish Tale For Rosh Hashanah by Rachel Mintz
The Famous Tale In a Jewish Version For Rosh Hashanah In this book a Jewish version which has Rosh Hashanah as it’s center theme. Based on the famous folklore tale, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice by...
City on a Hilltop: American Jews and the Israeli Settler Movement by Sara Yael Hirschhorn
Since 1967, more than 60,000 Jewish-Americans have settled in the territories captured by the State of Israel during the Six Day War. Comprising 15 percent of the settler population today, these immigrants have established...
Pesach Cleaning for Rosh Hashanna: Thoughts and Tales from a Jewish Psychologist by Dr. Ruth Benjamin PhD
What kind of copper-gold thread links Pesach and Rosh Hashanah? What links are there between Pesach Cleaning which is very systematic and practical and doing Tesuvah which is very spiritual and focused on self...
The Girl From Foreign by Sadia Shepard
Fascinating and intimate , The Girl from Foreign is one woman’s search for ancient family secrets that leads to an adventure in far-off lands. Sadia Shepard, the daughter of a white Protestant from Colorado...
Rabbi Benjamin’s Buttons by Alice B. McGinty
Jennifer Black Reinhardt (Illustrator) As a sign of affection for their warm-hearted rabbi, the families of the congregation make Rabbi Benjamin a special holiday vest, complete with four shiny silver buttons. Throughout the year—Rosh...
The Book of Life by Stuart Nadler
Forced together on a trip from Manhattan to Rhode Island, a father and son attempt to renew their bond over lobster, cigarettes, and a buried secret. A pure-hearted artist finds his devotion cruelly tested,...
Seasoned Moments: Rosh Hashana & Yom Kippur: Recipes for a Happy New Year by Michal Dagan Levison
From an Israeli-American cook who is passionate about building family through food comes a vibrant new collection of more than 40 recipes for Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. Michal Levison shares bold takes on...
The Return to God Soul Kit: How to Prepare for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur by Rae Shagalov
You know you should be starting to prepare for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. But how should you begin? What should you do? And who has time anyway?!!! Now, there’s a new, creative way...
This Is Just a Test by Wendy Wan-Long Shang and Madelyn Rosenberg
David Da-Wei Horowitz has a lot on his plate. Preparing for his upcoming bar mitzvah would be enough work even if it didn’t involve trying to please his Jewish and Chinese grandmothers, who argue...
