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The Incorruptibles: A True Story of Kingpins, Crime Busters, and the Birth of the American Underworld
Children’s Tashlich at Turtle Rock Susan Schnur and Anna Schnur-Fishmanl; Alex Steele-Morgan, illus
Children’s Rabbi Rocketpower and the Half-Baked Matzah Mystery: A Particularly Peculiar Passover Rabbi Susan Abramson; Ariel DiOrio, illus.
Jewish Text The Washington Haggadah: A Fifteenth-Century Manuscript from the Library of Congress Joel ben Simeon; David Stern, trans.
Nonfiction Festivals of Faith: Reflections on the Jewish Holidays Norman Lamm; David Shatz, ed.; Simon Posner, assoc. ed.
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: Elmo’s Little Dreidel Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterHeart! Available this September… Naomi Firestone-Teeter August 16, 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 Learning to Mourn On Monday, Dr. Erica Brown asked, “What are the Three Weeks, anyway?” She will be blogging all week for MyJewishLearning and the Jewish Book… Erica Brown July 20, 2011
Essay What Are the Three Weeks, Anyway? Dr. Erica Brown is the author of In the Narrow Places, a daily meditation for each day of the Three Weeks. She will be blogging all week… Erica Brown July 18, 2011
Essay Memory, Scent, and My Mother Earlier this week, Molly Birnbaum wrote about her first writing teacher and the scent of Passover. She has been blogging all week for Jewish… Molly Birnbaum May 13, 2011
Essay The Scent of Passover On Monday, Molly Birnbaum wrote about her first writing teacher. She will be blogging all week for the Jewish Book… Molly Birnbaum May 11, 2011