New Jewish Books
In her first book, Life on the Fringes, Haviva Ner-David described her quest to become an Orthodox rabbi, to serve God the same way men traditionally did. Now, Rabbi Ner-David tunes in to an...
A translation of Mendele’s satiric story: every age has wise men of modest means and arrogant rich men; cream does not always rise to the top. The Old Story by Mendele Moykher
The newest episode of The Book of Life podcast, hosted by librarian Heidi Estrin, features an interview with Karen Propp. Karen won the 2013 Sydney Taylor Manuscript Award for her work-in-progress FREESTYLE, based on...
People tell Bob Mankoff that as the cartoon editor of The New Yorker he has the best job in the world. Never one to beat around the bush, he explains to us, in the opening of...
I am now the Editor-in-Chief of Apples and Honey Press and we are looking for great stories for Jewish children. With my success as a writer, I am now privileged to be able to...
Dahlia Barr does not suffer fools – or her own government, with which she is normally at odds. Shrewd, brash, and as tough as she is beautiful, the controversial Israeli attorney specializes in defending...
Join author Aviva Kanoff on a culinary journey from Italy to Morocco and places in-between (including England, France, Italy, Croatia, Austria, Hungary as well as Jamaica and Israel). You’ll explore the tastes and colors...
Jane Austen meets Sherlock Holmes when a crime wave sweeps through Regency London’s Jewish community and the adventures of wealthy-widower-turned-sleuth Ezra Melamed are recorded for posterity by Miss Rebecca Lyon, a young lady not...
Thoughtfully chosen and cheerfully retold, this gathering of eight Jewish stories is sure to delight listeners and readers. Rabbi Boyd Gelfand offers a fresh take on some old favorites to share the beauty and...
Leopold Tyrmand, a Polish Jew who survived World War II by working in Germany under a false identity, would go on to live and write under Poland’s Communist regime for twenty years before emigrating...
