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Recommended Reading Tu Bishvat Reading Find the full list of JBC’s Tu Bishvat reads here.Dear TreeThe Kids’ Catalog of Animals and the EarthCelebrating the Jewish Year: Winter Holidays — Hanukkah, Tu… JBC Staff January 18, 2013
Essay A Jewish Thanksgiving in Avalon Earlier this week, Harry Brod wrote about Jews not have a “middle range,” speaking backwards, a couple of sayings with which he disagrees and why he always… Harry Brod December 21, 2012
Essay What is That Song Playing in My Ear? Earlier this week, Joshua Eli Plaut wrote about Hanukkah events in the NYC area. He has been blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning.Jews have… Joshua Eli Plaut December 13, 2012
Essay It’s Hanukkah Time! Where’s the Party? Last week, Joshua Eli Plaut wrote about Festivus and Jewish Santas. He will be blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning.Every December,… Joshua Eli Plaut December 11, 2012
Essay Festivus! Earlier this week, Joshua Eli Plaut wrote about Jewish Santas. He has been blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning.Festivus, the secular… Joshua Eli Plaut December 6, 2012
Essay So You Want to Dress Up As Santa?! Joshua Eli Plaut, PhD, is the full-time Executive Director of American Friends of Rabin Medical, as well as the Rabbi of the Metropolitan Synagogue in Manhattan.… Joshua Eli Plaut December 4, 2012
Nonfiction A Kosher Christmas: ’Tis the Season to Be Jewish Joshua Eli Plaut; Jonathan D. Sarna, fwd.
Recommended Reading Hanukkah Reads Hanukkah is around the corner! Enjoy the reads below and check out our longer Hanukkah reading list here.Celebrating the Jewish Year: Winter Holidays — Hanukkah, Tu… JBC Staff November 27, 2012
Children’s Maccabee Meals: Food and Fun For Hanukkah Judye Groner; Madeline Wikler; Ursula Roma, illus.
Nonfiction We Have Sinned: Sin and Confession in Judaism: Ashamnu and Al Chet Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman, ed.