Items with the category: Contemporary Jewish Life | Jewish Book Council

Essay

Writing the Jewish Body

Jennifer Fliss

October 30, 2023

Essay

Still Beni: The Life of Jane Breskin Zalben’s Iconic Bear

Emily Schneider

October 23, 2023

Essay

Streisand and Stories: Writing with Music

Rochelle B. Weinstein

October 23, 2023

Cover of Big Bad Wolf's Yom Kippur

Big Bad Wolf’s Yom Kippur

David Sherrin; Martín Morón, illus. 

Cover of Jewish Mindfulness for Kids

Jewish Mindfulness for Kids

Blanca Sissa; Camila Carrossine, illus.

Interview

“The Immortality of Information”: A Conversation with Amy Kurzweil

Megan Reynolds

October 16, 2023

Cover of Sleeping as Fast as I Can

Sleeping as Fast as I Can

Richard Michelson

Cover of Spellbook for the Sabbath Queen

Spellbook for the Sabbath Queen

Excerpt

Excerpt: The Golem of Brooklyn

Adam Mansbach

October 2, 2023

Cover of The Wolf Hunt

Ayelet Gundar-Goshen

Cover of Ellie's Deli: Wishing on Matzo Ball Soup!

Ellie’s Deli: Wishing on Matzo Ball Soup!

Lisa Greenwald; Galia Bernstein, illus.

Essay

The Legacy of the Holocaust in Lithuania

Naomi Ragen

September 26, 2023

Cover of The Moving-Box Sukkah

The Moving-Box Sukkah

Leah Rachel Berkowitz; Sharon Vargo, illus.

Cover of Kayla and Kugel's Silly Sukkot

Kayla and Kugel’s Silly Sukkot

Cover of I Could Nosh: Classic Jew-ish Recipes Revamped for Every Day

I Could Nosh: Classic Jew-ish Recipes Revamped for Every Day

Cover of Hanukkah Upside Down: A Picture Book

Hanukkah Upside Down: A Picture Book

Elissa Brent Weissman; Omer Hoffman, illus.