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Cover of The Monk's Haggadah: A Fifteenth-Century Illuminated Codex from the Monastery of Tegernsee

The Monk’s Haggadah: A Fifteenth-Century Illuminated Codex from the Monastery of Tegernsee

David Stern, Christoph Markschies, Sarit Shavlen-Eyni, eds.

Cover of Penguin Rosh Hashanah

Penguin Rosh Hashanah

Jennifer Tzivia MacLeod

Cover of Eight Candles and a Tree

Eight Candles and a Tree

Simone Bloom; Nathan Brian Barber, illus.

Cover of Passover With a Twist

Passover With a Twist

Benjie Herskowitz; Avi Katz, illus.

Cover of Here Is the World: A Year of Jewish Holidays

Here Is the World: A Year of Jewish Holidays

Lesléa Newman; Susan Gal, illus.

Cover of I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Dreidel

I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Dreidel

Caryn Yacowitz; David Slonim, illus.

Cover of Free At Last: From Mud to Mirth: A Pesach Tale

Free At Last: From Mud to Mirth: A Pesach Tale

Michael Broll; David Chemla, illus.

Cover of Simon and the Bear: A Hanukkah Tale

Simon and the Bear: A Hanukkah Tale

Eric A. Kimmel; Matthew Trueman, illus.

Cover of The New Passover Menu

The New Passover Menu

Essay

Jews and Their Many Questions

Earlier this week, Rabbi Lawrence Hajioff wrote about how he approaches challenging queries and the benefits of crowdfunding one’s book. His book, Jew Got…

Rabbi Lawrence Hajioff

January 9, 2015

Essay

Chanukah: A Repository of Memory

Ronna Wineberg is the author of On Bittersweet Place, her first novel, and a debut collection, Second Language, which won the New Rivers Press Many Voices Project…

Ronna Wineberg

December 22, 2014

Essay

Woody Guthrie’s Hanukkah Songs

Rabbi Joshua Eli Plaut, PhD is the author of A Kosher Christmas: ’Tis the Season to Be Jewish (Rutgers University Press). Visit his web site and seasonal blog at…

Rabbi Joshua Eli Plaut

December 15, 2014

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A Guide To Selecting Your Perfect Chanukah Book

Posted by Chava LanskyHere’s your guide to selecting your perfect book for Chanukah this year! Want a larger version? Click the image! You can find links to all of…

Chava Lansky

December 8, 2014

Cover of Honeyky Hanukah

Honeyky Hanukah

Woody Guthrie; Dave Horowitz, illus.

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2014 Jewish Book Council Chanukah Gift Guide

Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterWe know you book lovers out there have been waiting all year for what’s finally upon us: Jewish Book Month — an annual event to promote…

Naomi Firestone-Teeter

November 17, 2014

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2014 Jewish Book Council Chanukah Gift Guide for Children

Posted by Nat BernsteinWe know it’s only November, but we’ve already got Chanukah on our mind. Earlier today we published our 2014 Chanukah gift-giving guide for adults,…

Nat Bernstein

November 17, 2014