Close Jewish Book Council, founded in 1943, is the longest-running organization devoted exclusively to the support and celebration of Jewish literature. Get the latest reviews, news, and more in your inbox. Invalid email address
Nonfiction Becoming Frum: How Newcomers Learn the Language and Culture of Orthodox Judaism Sarah Bunin Benor
Nonfiction Designing Babies: How Technology is Changing the Ways We Create Children Robert Klitzman
Essay The Other Earlier this week, Tehila Lieberman wrote about crossing the borders of radically divergent worlds and two of the short stories from her collection Venus in the… Tehila Lieberman November 21, 2012
Essay Double Vision Earlier this week, Tehila Lieberman wrote about two of the short stories from her collection Venus in the Afternoon. She will be blogging here all week for Jewish Book… Tehila Lieberman November 20, 2012
Nonfiction Exclusion and Hierarchy: Orthodoxy, Nonobservance, and the Emergence of Modern Jewish Identity Adam S. Ferziger
Essay Sleeping on Felix Frankfurter’s Couch Earlier this week, Joshua Henkin talked about how he came to write his latest novel, his father and grandfather, and explored the question: “Are you a Jewish… Joshua Henkin June 22, 2012
Nonfiction We’re Missing The Point:What’s Wrong With The Orthodox Jewish Community And How to Fix it Rabbi Dr. Gidon Rothstein
Essay A Nice Jewish Girl on the Balance Beam Dvora Meyers is the author of Heresy on the High Beam: Confessions of an Unbalanced Jewess. She will be blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council and… Dvora Meyers May 14, 2012
Nonfiction Sliding to the Right: The Contest for the Future of American Jewish Orthodoxy Samuel C. Heilman
Nonfiction Whatever is Contained Must Be Released: My Jewish Orthodox Girlhood, My Life as a Feminist Artist Helène Aylon
Essay Finding My Religion Earlier this week, Michelle Haimoff discussed her unlikely in-laws and having immigrant parents, baby boomers, and parental expectations. She will be blogging here all… Michelle Haimoff March 2, 2012
