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Essay Donna Minkowitz on How Judaism Became the Foundation of Her Memoir Donna Minkowitz’s most recent memoir, Growing Up Golem: How I Survived My Mother, Brooklyn, and Some Really Bad Dates, will be published by Magnus Books on… Donna Minkowitz September 16, 2013
Essay Who Wrote the Story of Abraham and Isaac? Last week, James Goodman wrote about God and child sacrifice and how he came to write about Abraham and the binding of Isaac. His most recent book, But Where Is the Lamb, is… James Goodman September 16, 2013
Essay Understanding Genesis 22: God and Child Sacrifice Earlier this week, James Goodman wrote about how he came to write about Abraham and the binding of Isaac. His most recent book, But Where Is the Lamb, is now available from… James Goodman September 11, 2013
Essay What You Lose Writing a Novel This week, Michael Lavigne, the author of The Wanting and the Sami Rohr Prize Choice Award novel Not Me, blogs for The Postscript on the difficulty of editing… Michael Lavigne September 10, 2013
Essay The Ultimate Sacrifice: James Goodman on Abraham and the Binding of Isaac James Goodman is a professor at Rutgers University, where he teaches history and creative writing. His most recent book, But Where Is the Lamb?, is now… James Goodman September 9, 2013
Essay Researching and Reimagining Margot Frank Yesterday, Jillian Cantor wrote about religion and having children. Her most recent book, Margot (Riverhead), is now available. She has been blogging here all week for… Jillian Cantor September 4, 2013
