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News The Holocaust Book Award in Memory of Ernest W. Michel Named for 2017 JBC Staff March 7, 2017
Essay Three Sets of Dishes Ellen Umansky is the author of The Fortunate Ones, a novel released last week about the fate of a Chaim Soutine painting left behind in Vienna. Ellen will be… Ellen Umansky February 20, 2017
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: On Turpentine Lane It’s been kind of a topsy-turvy week, so the image of a quaint suburban house ripped from the earth and spun like Dorothy Gale’s twister-borne home feels about right… Nat Bernstein January 24, 2017
Essay Kornbluh’s Kosher Fish Earlier this week, Eytan Bayme wrote about celebrating his third Christmas in Europe as an American Jew. Eytan is guest blogging for the Jewish Book Council all week… Eytan Bayme December 28, 2016
Essay Jews for Christmas Eytan Bayme is the author of High Holiday Porn: A Memoir. With some Jewish reflections on the Christmas season to share, Eytan will be guest blogging for the Jewish… Eytan Bayme December 26, 2016
Nonfiction Next Generation Judaism: How College Students and Hillel Can Help Reinvent Jewish Organizations Mike Uram
Nonfiction Changing the World from the Inside Out: A Jewish Approach to Personal and Social Change David Jaffe
Essay Why Do Talented People Do Bad Things? Earlier this week, Drs. Michelle Friedman and Rachel Yehuda wrote about the Thanksgiving concerns all rabbis must address with their congregants and the backstory… Michelle Friedman, Rachel Yehuda November 28, 2016
Nonfiction Judaisms: A Twenty-First-Century Introduction to Jews and Jewish Identities Aaron J. Hahn Tapper
Essay Why Be Jewish? | Matti Friedman For the first week of the year 5777, Jewish Book Council’s Visiting Scribe series features writers who were touched by Edgar M. Bronfman, z”l, and his dedication to… Matti Friedman October 5, 2016
