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Children’s Zeide! Why are you Wearing White Tennis Shoes on Yom Kippur? Larry Neinstein; Lorraine Bubar, illus.
Recommended Reading 10 Awesome Books for the 10 Days of Awe 5776 Posted by Nat BernsteinEach year produces a fresh crop of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and memoir addressing the Jewish High Holidays and the themes they embody:… Nat Bernstein September 14, 2015
Recommended Reading 10 Books for the 10 Days of Awe 5775 Looking for the new list for 5776? Click here!Posted by Nat Bernstein.1. Many Seconds Into the Future by John J. ClaytonTen stories of ten men grappling with life, love,… Nat Bernstein September 23, 2014
Essay Internal Dialogue: The Days of Awe 5775 Posted by Nat Bernstein.Prayer doesn’t come easily to everyone. Whether one considers oneself religious, spiritual, observant, or curious, finding that optimum of… Nat Bernstein September 22, 2014
Essay Remembering Hebrew School in Iranian Prison Earlier this week, Joshua Fattal wrote about being a Jew celebrating Christmas in Iranian prison. He will be blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council and… Joshua Fattal March 19, 2014
Nonfiction We Have Sinned: Sin and Confession in Judaism: Ashamnu and Al Chet Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman, ed.
Children’s Celebrate Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur with Honey, Prayers and the Shofar Deborah Heiligman
Essay Feast of Famine Lauren Shockey is the author of Four Kitchens: My Life Behind the Burner in New York, Hanoi, Tel Aviv, and Paris. She offered thoughts on Yom Kippur and break fast… Lauren Shockey October 10, 2011
