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Essay Researching Jewish Sports On Monday, Douglas Stark wrote about the best Jewish basketball team ever. His new book, The SPHAS: The Life and Times of Basketball’s Greatest Jewish… Douglas Stark August 17, 2011
Essay The Greatest Jewish Basketball Team Douglas Stark’s The SPHAS: The Life and Times of Basketball’s Greatest Jewish Team is now available. He will be blogging all week for the Jewish Book… Douglas Stark August 15, 2011
Essay An Empty Mental Space Earlier this week, Dr. Erica Brown asked, “What are the Three Weeks, anyway?”, and wrote about learning to mourn. Her new book, In the Narrow Places,… Erica Brown July 22, 2011
Essay Righting Wrongs Ealier this week, Austin Ratner wrote about Hillel sandwiches and patricide, photography, and Audrey Hepburn. His first book, The Jump Artist,… Austin Ratner April 15, 2011
Essay Patricide, Photography, and Audrey Hepburn On Monday, Austin Ratner wrote about Hillel sandwiches. His first book, The Jump Artist, is the winner of the 2011 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature.… Austin Ratner April 13, 2011
