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Essay The Allure of Kosher Food for the Jewish Holidays Sue Fishkoff is the author of Kosher Nation: Why More and More of America’s Food Answers to a Higher Authority. She will be blogging all week for… Sue Fishkoff November 1, 2010
Essay Why Do They Call it Fasting When it Goes SO SLOW? On Monday, Stacey Ballis wrote about Rosh Hashanah cooking. Her newest book, Good Enough to Eat, is now available.As I mentioned before, my Judaism,… Stacey Ballis September 1, 2010
Essay A Sweet New Year Stacey Ballis‘ newest book, Good Enough to Eat, will be available September 7th. Check back all week for more delicious posts from Stacey for the Jewish Book… Stacey Ballis August 30, 2010
News Shavuot Link Round-Up Dear Readers-Happy Shavuot from the Jewish Book Council!Shavuot coverage and FAQs from TabletWhat Shavuot Teaches Us About Women on… JBC Staff May 18, 2010
Essay Why Bake Your Own Matzah? In his last post, Rabbi Elie Kaunfer wrote about new models for engaged Jewish life. He’ll be blogging all week for Jewish Book… Elie Kaunfer April 8, 2010
Essay A Chanukah visit to the White House with Alison Buckholtz Alison Buckholtz and her children Ethan and Esther Moran with President Obama and Mrs. ObamaThe scene was familiar, but not our place in it. Last night, our… Alison Buckholtz December 17, 2009
Recommended Reading 7 Books To Give For Hanukkah Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterJonathan Kirsch of The Huffington Post offers seven books to give for Hanukkah:My own list is an interfaith effort, and I am… JBC Staff December 2, 2009
Essay In the Sukkot Market In this special installment of the Jewish Book Council/MyJewishLearning Visiting Scribe series, we spotlight book illustrator and visual artist Eliyahu… Eliyahu Alpern October 14, 2009
Recommended Reading Can’t Think of a Recipe for Sukkot? Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterNeed a new recipe for Sukkot? Check out these new cookbooks:Jewish Slow Cooker Recipes (Laura Frankel)In Jewish Slow Cooker… JBC Staff October 1, 2009
Essay Eat Me In her last posts, Jennifer Traig reorganized her library and looked at the changes from her past year. She has been guest-blogging all week… Jennifer Traig September 24, 2009
