New Jewish Books
Illustrator: Nicole Eisenman Foreword: Angela Y. Davis Edited by comedic performance artist and activist Morgan Bassichis with artist and educator Jay Saper and writer Rachel Valinsky, Questions to Ask Before Your Bat Mitzvah invites...
A hilarious and heartfelt novel about a seemingly perfect family in an era of waning American optimism, from the acclaimed author of The Altruists The year is 2013 and the Greenspans are the envy...
Religion and Reproductive Politics in the Promised Land An intimate account of Orthodox family planning amid shifting state policies in Israel In recent years, Israeli state policies have attempted to dissuade Orthodox Jews from...
Introduction: Jack Dann Jewish extraterrestrials?Brisket-eating zombies?Baby robot golems? The first Jewish diaspora began nearly three thousand years ago. Those three millennia have informed a rich story-telling tradition that will only continue to expand in...
Illustrator: Ruth Bennett Emmett Cohen was not at all happy when his mom insisted that he try the art elective at camp this summer. His parents and sister were arty, but he was not....
Illustrator: Kevin Hawkes The virtues of taking a break—and of being thankful—are extolled in the gentle story of a stubborn ox, an impatient farmer, and a day of rest. Long ago, in the hills...
A gritty, fast-paced neo-noir that explores the consumptive nature of fame, celebrity, and motherhood through the lens of a driver lost in the gig economy. A struggling songwriter and Lyft driver, Adam Zantz’s life...
Suny Contemporary Jewish Thought What is good character? What are the traits of a good person? How should virtues be cultivated? How should vices be avoided? The history of Jewish literature is filled with...
No one knows what to do when the lovely village of Shefa is having a drought. Maya reaches out to her father, a rabbi, and the whole community for help. No rain fell. Not...
In AS I SAID: A DISSENT, Abby Minor rejects the vacated terms of the conventional “abortion debate.” Instead, these polyvocal poems explore the “exquisite business” of inheritance, embodiment, justice, and citizenship. Anchored by a...
