The Demons’ Mistake: A Story from Chelm by Francine Prose
The book at Amazon The mischievous demons of Chelm, the legendary town in Poland where only fools live, wreak havoc on a daily basis. They make the milk go sour, herd livestock into the...
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Ghosts and Golems: Haunting Tales of the Supernatural by Malka Penn
The book at Amazon Black and white illustrations by Theodor Black Ages 10 and up Jewish stories of the supernatural are nothing new. The very first Jewish ghost story appears in the Bible. This...
Hayyim’s Ghost by Eric A. Kimmel
The book at Amazon A classic Jewish tale. Hayyim wakes up one morning only to find out that the entire town thinks he’s “gone to Heaven.” But he’s still here! With the help of...
The Angel of Losses by Stephanie Feldman
The book at Amazon and on Kindle Inventive, lushly imagined debut novel that explores the intersections of family secrets, Jewish myths, the legacy of war and history, and the bonds between sisters. When Eli...
The Hormone Factory by Saskia Goldschmidt
The book at Amazon and on Kindle From the throes of his death bed, Dutch pharmaceutical entrepreneur and megalomaniac Mordecai de Paauw reflects on his life as the co-founder and CEO of Farmacon: the...
Reconstructing the Talmud: An Introduction to the Academic Study of Rabbinic Literature by Jason Rogoff and Joshua Kulp
The book at Amazon The Babylonian Talmud (Bavli) is a symphony of hundreds of voices, including legal rulings, folklore, biblical interpretations, and rabbinic legends. Each of these voices was originally issued in a distinct...
At Home in Exile: Why Diaspora Is Good for the Jews by Alan Wolfe
The book at Amazon and on Kindle Since the beginnings of Zionism in the twentieth century, many Jewish thinkers have considered it close to heresy to validate life in the Diaspora. But what if...
Miracle for Shira: A Chanukah story by Galia Sabbag and Erin Taylor
The book at Amazon and on Kindle Chanukah is a kid favorite holiday! What is in the Chanukah gift box Shira got from her aunt in Israel? What happened to her gift? Will a Chanukah miracle happen to...
Rabbinic Traditions between Palestine and Babylonia, Edited by Ronit Nikolsky
The book at Amazon In this book various authors explore how rabbinic traditions that were formulated in the Land of Israel migrated to Jewish study houses in Babylonia. The authors demonstrate how the new...
The Hilltop by Assaf Gavron
The book at Amazon and on Kindle On a rocky, beautiful hilltop stands Ma’aleh Hermesh C, a fledgling community flying under the radar. According to the government it doesn’t exist; according to the military...
