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Contemporary Jewish Life

Interview—From the Journal

An Editor’s Jour­ney: A Con­ver­sa­tion with Altie Karper

Car­ol Kaufman
March 25, 2024
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Fic­tion
In Sick­ness and in Health / Yom Kip­pur in a Gym
Nora Gold
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Fic­tion
The Hebrew Teacher
Maya Arad; Jessica Cohen, trans. 
Interview—From the Journal

Acad­e­mia and Israeli Expats: A Con­ver­sa­tion with Maya Arad

Ranen Omer-Sher­man
March 18, 2024
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Chil­dren’s
Mighty Mic­ah
Jane Yolen; Steliyana Doneva, illus.
Essay—Witnessing: Post Oct. 7

Haunt­ings: Look­ing Back at Fall 2023

Abby Horowitz
March 13, 2024
Interview—From the Journal

“Who Will Inher­it the King­dom, and Who Will Be Aban­doned in the For­est?”: A Con­ver­sa­tion with Sab­ri­na Orah Mark and Idra Novey

Kyra Lisse
March 12, 2024
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Non­fic­tion
To Be a Jew Today: A New Guide to God, Israel, and the Jew­ish People
Noah Feld­man
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Poet­ry
unalone
Jes­si­ca Jacobs
Interview

Torah and Midrash as the Rich Humus for Poems: A Con­ver­sa­tion with Jes­si­ca Jacobs

Julie R. Enszer 
March 11, 2024
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Chil­dren’s
The Col­or of Sound
Emi­ly Barth Isler
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Chil­dren’s
The Blue But­ter­fly of Cochin
Ariana Mizrahi; Siona Benjamin, illus.
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Chil­dren’s
Like the Sea and the Sky: A Mys­te­ri­ous Mol­lusk and Its Mag­i­cal Blue Ink
Jordan Namerow; Michelle Simpson, illus.
Essay

Writ­ing About a Yom Kip­pur in a Gym

Nora Gold
March 4, 2024
Recommended Reading

Ten Jew­ish Writ­ers Share Their Must-Read Books for Wom­en’s His­to­ry Month

JBC Staff
March 4, 2024
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Moth­er Doll
Katya Apekina
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