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Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: Not the Israel My Parents Promised Me Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterHarvey Pekar’s final memoir, featuring JT Waldman, will be available in July from Hill & Wang:Harvey Pekar’s mother was… Naomi Firestone-Teeter March 27, 2012 Essay We Need More Jewish Debate, Not Less Rabbi Barry Schwartz is director of The Jewish Publication Society in Philadelphia and rabbi of Congregation Adas Emuno in Leonia, NJ. He is the author of… Barry Schwartz March 26, 2012 Essay Is the Synagogue a Relic of the Past? Earlier this week, Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz wrote about prayer and activism and prioritizing the vulnerable in justice. He has been blogging here all week for… Shmuly Yanklowitz March 23, 2012 Essay Five Jewish Writers Walk Into a Bookstore… Posted by Joseph WinklerA Jewish joke: what do you get when you stick five contemporary, talented Jewish writers on a panel?A. 10 opinions on what constitutes… Joseph Winkler March 22, 2012 Recommended Reading The Chosen Passover Books Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterSee below for a few of our Passover recommendations and click here for a complete list (which includes children’s… Naomi Firestone-Teeter March 21, 2012 News 2011 National Jewish Book Award Photos Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterA few highlights from the 2011 National Jewish Book Award ceremony photos taken by Alexandra Ragheb from Young to Publishing… JBC Staff March 21, 2012 Pagination Previous page Newer Current page402 Next page Older Pagination First page 1 … Page400 Page401 Current page402 Page403 Page404 … Last page 497
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: Not the Israel My Parents Promised Me Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterHarvey Pekar’s final memoir, featuring JT Waldman, will be available in July from Hill & Wang:Harvey Pekar’s mother was… Naomi Firestone-Teeter March 27, 2012
Essay We Need More Jewish Debate, Not Less Rabbi Barry Schwartz is director of The Jewish Publication Society in Philadelphia and rabbi of Congregation Adas Emuno in Leonia, NJ. He is the author of… Barry Schwartz March 26, 2012
Essay Is the Synagogue a Relic of the Past? Earlier this week, Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz wrote about prayer and activism and prioritizing the vulnerable in justice. He has been blogging here all week for… Shmuly Yanklowitz March 23, 2012
Essay Five Jewish Writers Walk Into a Bookstore… Posted by Joseph WinklerA Jewish joke: what do you get when you stick five contemporary, talented Jewish writers on a panel?A. 10 opinions on what constitutes… Joseph Winkler March 22, 2012
Recommended Reading The Chosen Passover Books Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterSee below for a few of our Passover recommendations and click here for a complete list (which includes children’s… Naomi Firestone-Teeter March 21, 2012
News 2011 National Jewish Book Award Photos Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterA few highlights from the 2011 National Jewish Book Award ceremony photos taken by Alexandra Ragheb from Young to Publishing… JBC Staff March 21, 2012