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Recommended Reading 7 Books To Give For Hanukkah Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterJonathan Kirsch of The Huffington Post offers seven books to give for Hanukkah:My own list is an interfaith effort, and I am… JBC Staff December 2, 2009
Recommended Reading Righteous Reads: Time-tested Picks for Young Adults Micol Ostow, author of So Punk Rock (And Other Ways to Disappoint Your Mother), is guest-blogging all week with MyJewishLearning and Jewish Book… Micol Ostow November 6, 2009
Recommended Reading It’s Coming Soon…JSF on Eating Animals Posted By Naomi Firestone-TeeterJonathan Safran Foer‘s newest book Eating Animals will be published on November 2nd by Little, Brown and Company. Eating… JBC Staff October 14, 2009
Recommended Reading Beyond Pain Towards Celebration Posted by Libi AdlerNew book by Naava Piatka, No Goodbyes, honors both of her Holocaust survivor parents’ pasts. Already known internationally for her… Libi Adler October 8, 2009
Recommended Reading Can’t Think of a Recipe for Sukkot? Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterNeed a new recipe for Sukkot? Check out these new cookbooks:Jewish Slow Cooker Recipes (Laura Frankel)In Jewish Slow Cooker… JBC Staff October 1, 2009
Recommended Reading Icon of Loss Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterThe touching, haunting paintings by Samuel Bak, inspired by the little boy from the famous Stroop Report photo taken in the Warsaw… Naomi Firestone-Teeter October 1, 2009