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Essay 7 Surprises in the English Translation of the Torah Earlier this week, Aviya Kushner wrote about the “smashing, positively dashing spectacle” of modern theater performed in Hebrew. She is the author of The Grammar… Aviya Kushner September 10, 2015
Essay The Power of Story: How Ancient Tales Shaped One Author’s Modern Fiction Laura Nicole Diamond August 11, 2015
Essay The Doomed Generation Joshua Cohen’s most recent novel, Book of Numbers, will be published this week by Random House. He is blogging here today for Jewish Book Council’s Visiting Scribe… Joshua Cohen June 8, 2015
Essay Alluding to the Torah Daniel Torday’s novella The Sensualist won the 2012 National Jewish Book Award in Outstanding Debut Fiction. His debut novel, The Last Flight of Poxl West, was… Daniel Torday May 18, 2015
Essay Tackling the “Sticky” Torah Portions in Limerick Form Earlier this week, Joe Black wrote about how he came to write a book of limericks for every Torah portion. His newest book, There Once Was a Man From Canaan: The… Joe Black May 14, 2015
Essay “Torah Limericks?” “Really?” “Why?” Joe Black serves as Senior Rabbi of Temple Emanuel in Denver, CO. He also is an author of children’s books and a guitarist/singer-songwriter of original Jewish… Joe Black May 12, 2015
Essay What the Lifetime Adaptation of Anita Diamant’s The Red Tent Missed Earlier this week, Michal Lemberger wrote about turning King David into a villain and Lot’s wife and the other nameless women of the Bible. She is the author of the… Michal Lemberger April 24, 2015
Nonfiction Daily Wisdom: Inspiring Insights on the Torah Portion from the Lubavitcher Rebbe Rabbi Moshe Wisnefsky
Nonfiction The Aura of Torah: A Kabbalistic-Hasidic Commentary to the Weekly Readings Rabbi Larry Tabick
Children’s Every Picture Tells a Story: Illustrated Torah Verses and Commentary for Every Age — Book Two: Shmos Chaim Natan Firszt
Children’s Every Picture Tells a Story: Illustrated Torah Verses and Commentary for Every Age, Volume One: Bereishis Chaim Natan Firszt
Interview Torah Koshering: Take Two Earlier this week, Lenore Weiss wrote about Rabbi Levi Selwyn and Torah “Koshering.” Her most recent collection, Two Places, is now available. She is blogging here… Lenore Weiss August 6, 2014
Essay A Job for a Sofer Lenore Weiss’s most recent collection,Two Places, is now available. She is blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council’s Visiting Scribe series.With a ready… Lenore Weiss August 4, 2014
