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Nonfiction Shir Hashirim: A Modern Commentary on the Song of Songs Leonard S. Kravitz, Kerry M. Olitzky
Essay Jews and Indians, Past and Present Andrew Tertes is the author of Jacob’s Return. He is blogging here today for Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning.Gerald Kolpan’s article “Blazing Saddles It… Andrew Tertes May 31, 2012
Essay Is Prayer for Activists? Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz is the founder and president of Uri L’Tzedek. He is the author of Jewish Ethics & Social Justice: A Guide for the 21st… Shmuly Yanklowitz March 19, 2012
Children’s Celebrate Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur with Honey, Prayers and the Shofar Deborah Heiligman
Jewish Text Hours of Devotion: Fanny Neuda’s Book of Prayers for Jewish Women Dinah Berland, ed.; M. Moritz Mayer, trans.
Jewish Text With All Your Heart: A Shabbat and Festival Companion Rabbi Julie K. Gordan, ed. and trans.
Children’s This is What I Pray Today: The Divine Hours Prayers For Children Phyllis Tickle; Elsa Warnick, illus.
Nonfiction The Bridge to Forgiveness: Stories and Prayers for Finding God and Restoring Wholeness Karyn D. Kedar
Essay The Jewish Message Earlier this week, Tom Fields-Meyer wrote about reading and thinking about books and took a look at autism and God. He has been blogging… Tom Fields-Meyer November 11, 2011