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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. Articles Reviews 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 … 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 Recommended Reading 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 Recommended Reading 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 Recommended Reading 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 Recommended Reading 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 Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 7 Next page ›› Cookbook The Artisan Jewish Deli at Home Nick Zukin and Michael Zusman Nonfiction Anne Frank Unbound: Media, Imagination, Memory Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett and Jeffrey Shandler, eds. Fiction Margot Jillian Cantor Nonfiction Jews Welcome Coffee: Tradition and Innovation in Early Modern Germany Robert Liberles Nonfiction The Holocaust as Culture Imre Kertesz; Thomas Cooper, trans. Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 3
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
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
Recommended Reading 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
Recommended Reading 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
Recommended Reading 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
Recommended Reading 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
Nonfiction Anne Frank Unbound: Media, Imagination, Memory Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett and Jeffrey Shandler, eds.
Nonfiction Jews Welcome Coffee: Tradition and Innovation in Early Modern Germany Robert Liberles
