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Essay A Novel About Early Childhood Earlier this week, Sami Rohr Prize winner Austin Ratner discussed the land of the living versus the land of “The Princess Bride.” He has been blogging here all week for… Austin Ratner March 14, 2013
Essay Follow the Talmud or a Jewish Sharia? Earlier this week, Yuval Elizur examined religious political power in Israel and January’s elections. Today, Lawrence Malkin discusses the tension between… Yuval Elizur March 13, 2013
Essay My Name Is Inigo Montoya Austin Ratner won the 2011 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature for his first novel, The Jump Artist. His new novel, In the Land of the Living, is now available. He… Austin Ratner March 12, 2013
Essay New Kids’ Cookbook Has a Story to Tell Posted by Miri Pomerantz-Dauber“A fun book for family sharing” is the description on the back cover of Jewish Fairy Tale Feasts (Crocodile Books USA, 2013), and, looking… Miri Pomerantz Dauber March 12, 2013
Essay Religious Political Power in Israel Comes to a Halt Yuval Elizur and Lawrence Malkin are the co-authors of the new book The War Within: Israel’s Ultra-Orthodox Threat to Democracy and the Nation. They will be blogging here… Yuval Elizur March 11, 2013
Essay Why I Put a Map in The Bronfman Haggadah Earlier this week, artist Jan Aronson wrote about how she became an illustrator and her illustrations for The Bronfman Haggadah. She will be blogging here all week… Jan Aronson March 8, 2013
