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Nat Bern­stein

Nat Bern­stein is the for­mer Man­ag­er of Dig­i­tal Con­tent & Media, JBC Net­work Coor­di­na­tor, and Con­tribut­ing Edi­tor at the Jew­ish Book Coun­cil and a grad­u­ate of Hamp­shire College.

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Essay

The Rea­son Jews Shouldn’t Cel­e­brate Hal­loween Is Exact­ly Why We Should

Post­ed by Nat Bern­steinIt’s a ques­tion every Jew­ish Amer­i­can par­ent faces at the wan­ing of Octo­ber: Will you allow your chil­dren to trick-or-treat?The…
Nat Bern­stein
October 31, 2014
Essay

Kol Nidre at the Movies

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Nat Bern­stein
October 2, 2014
Interview

Inter­view: Yele­na Akhtiorskaya

by Nat Bern­steinYele­na Akhtiorskaya was recent­ly named one of the Nation­al Book Foun­da­tion’s 2014 5 Under 35 Hon­orees. Her debut nov­el Pan­ic in a Suit­case was…
Nat Bern­stein
October 1, 2014
Recommended Reading

Book Cov­er of the Week: When Books Went to War

Post­ed by Nat BernsteinIt’s Banned Books Week, the lit­er­ary world’s defi­ant cel­e­bra­tion of books that have lam­en­ta­bly been cen­sored in schools, book­stores, and…
Nat Bern­stein
September 24, 2014
Recommended Reading

10 Books for the 10 Days of Awe 5775

Look­ing for the new list for 5776? Click here!Post­ed by Nat Bern­stein.1. Many Sec­onds Into the Future by John J. ClaytonTen sto­ries of ten men grap­pling with life, love,…
Nat Bern­stein
September 23, 2014
Essay

Inter­nal Dia­logue: The Days of Awe 5775

Post­ed by Nat Bern­stein.Prayer doesn’t come eas­i­ly to every­one. Whether one con­sid­ers one­self reli­gious, spir­i­tu­al, obser­vant, or curi­ous, find­ing that opti­mum of…
Nat Bern­stein
September 22, 2014
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Book Cov­er of the Week: Jane Austen Cov­er to Cover

Post­ed by Nat BernsteinThere’s noth­ing so thrilling as find­ing an intrigu­ing edi­tion of a book you love from who-knows-when to take home with you and place next to the…
Nat Bern­stein
September 19, 2014
Recommended Reading

Book Cov­er of the Week: From Bom­boli­ni to Bagel

Post­ed by Nat BernsteinHav­ing worked with Jacque­line Gmach in her role coor­di­nat­ing the San Diego Jew­ish Book Fair for many years, the Jew­ish Book Coun­cil was thrilled…
Nat Bern­stein
September 10, 2014
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Book Cov­er of the Week: The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P.

Post­ed by Nat BernsteinI revis­it­ed Adelle Wald­man’s debut nov­el over Labor Day, rec­om­mend­ing The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P. to a friend who sad­ly expe­ri­enced…
Nat Bern­stein
September 5, 2014
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Book Cov­er of the Week: In the Spir­it of Homebirth

Post­ed by Nat BernsteinWhether home­birthing is your steez or not, there’s no deny­ing the delight of this book cover:In the Spir­it of Home­birth: Mod­ern Women, an…
Nat Bern­stein
August 20, 2014
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Book Cov­er of the Week: The Ter­ri­ble Beau­ty of the Evil Man

Post­ed by Nat BernsteinKodesh Press held a spe­cial Tu b’Av sale of some of their newest titles, includ­ing The Ter­ri­ble Beau­ty of the Evil Man, a mem­oir…
Nat Bern­stein
August 14, 2014
Essay

Inside the Pigeonhole

Post­ed by Nat BernsteinThurs­day evening Stephanie Feld­man, Liana Finck, and Boris Fish­man sat down with a micro­phone and a mod­er­a­tor at Green­light Book­store…
Nat Bern­stein
August 10, 2014

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Chil­dren’s
A Hat for Mrs. Goldman
Michelle Edwards; G. Brian Karas, illus.
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Non­fic­tion
Alli­ga­tor Candy
David Kushner
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Fic­tion
Albi­na and the Dog-Men
Alejandro Jodorowsky
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Visu­al Arts
Brand-New & Ter­rif­ic: Alex Katz in the 1950s
Diana Tuite
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Fic­tion
Three Ear­ly Stories
J. D. Salinger
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Fic­tion
Above Us Only Sky: A Novel
Michele Young-Stone
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Non­fic­tion
Child­hood
Jona Oberski; Ralph Manheim, trans.
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Fic­tion
The Sun­lit Night
Rebec­ca Din­er­stein Knight
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Non­fic­tion
The Lost Book of Mormon
Avi Stein­berg
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Fic­tion
The Con­fab­u­list
Steven Galloway
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Fic­tion
The Best Place on Earth: Stories
Ayelet Tsabari
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Cook­book
Plen­ty More: Vibrant Veg­etable Cook­ing from Lon­don’s Ottolenghi
Yotam Ottolenghi
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Fic­tion
Jew­ish Moth­ers Nev­er Die
Natalie David-Weill; Molly Grogan, trans.
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Fic­tion
After Birth
Elisa Albert
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Fic­tion
Diary of the Fall
Michel Laub

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