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Contemporary Jewish Life

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Chil­dren’s
Mr. Temp­kin Climbs a Tree
Cary Fagan (auth.), Carles Arbat (illus.)
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Chil­dren’s
Kol Hakavod: Way to Go!
Jamie Kiffel-Alcheh (auth.), Sarah-Jayne Mercer (illus.)
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Chil­dren’s
Right Side Up: Adven­tures in Chelm
Eric A. Kimmel (auth.), Steve Brown (illus.)
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Fic­tion
The Tope­ka School 
Ben Lern­er
Excerpt

Excerpt: Maybe You Should Talk to Someone

Lori Got­tlieb
October 7, 2019
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Non­fic­tion
The Book of Sarah
Sarah Light­man
Essay

The World is Round: Jew­ish Children’s Books Wel­come the New Year

Emi­ly Schneider
September 26, 2019
Excerpt

Excerpt: Saba­ba

Adeena Suss­man
September 23, 2019
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Braid­ed: A Jour­ney of A Thou­sand Challahs
Beth Rica­nati
Interview

‘Mak­ing an Ancient Rit­u­al Work’: A Con­ver­sa­tion Between Beth Rica­nati and Tiffany Shlain

Tiffany Shlain, Beth Rica­nati
September 16, 2019
Interview

It’s a Whole Spiel: A Con­ver­sa­tion Between Kather­ine Locke and Lau­ra Silverman

Kather­ine Locke, Lau­ra Silverman
September 9, 2019
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Embrac­ing Auschwitz: Forg­ing a Vibrant Life-Affirm­ing Judaism that Takes the Holo­caust Seriously
Joshua Ham­mer­man
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Dri­ving to Tre­blin­ka: A Long Search for a Lost Father
Diana Wich­tel
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Fic­tion
The Orchard
David Hopen
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Can Robots Be Jew­ish?: Inspi­ra­tional Rab­bis Answer Press­ing Ques­tions of Mod­ern Life
Amy E. Schwartz
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The Mem­o­ry Eaters
Eliz­a­beth Kadetsky
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