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

Interview

Secrecy, Silence, and Storytelling: A Conversation with Dani Shapiro

Simona Zaretsky

May 15, 2023

Essay

Judaism and Drinking: My Journey Into Wine

Shana Clarke

May 15, 2023

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Lemons in the Fog

Chaya Rochel Zimmerman

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The Babka Sisters

Lesléa Newman; Tika Bobokhidze and Tata Bobokhidze, illus.

Essay

Broadening Representation of Jewish Life One Story at a Time

Corie Adjmi

May 1, 2023

Excerpt—Poetry

Excerpt: ‘Today in the Taxi’

Sean Singer

April 25, 2023

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A Small Sacrifice for an Enormous Happiness: Stories

Jai Chakrabarti

Recommended Reading

JBC Bookshelf: Summer 2023

Simona Zaretsky

April 24, 2023

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In Other Lifetimes All I’ve Lost Comes Back to Me: Stories

Courtney Sender

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The In-Betweens: A Lyrical Memoir

Excerpt

Excerpt: I.

Chase Berggrun, Gerald Stern

April 18, 2023

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The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions

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The Blue Glass Heart

Yona Zeldis McDonough; Chiara Fedele, illus.

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A Sturdy Yes of a People: Selected Writings

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Longing: Poems of a Life

Essay

You Can’t Be a Jew(ish Poet) Alone: A Guide to Finding Community

David Ebenbach

April 10, 2023