Dear JBC Readers,

As we close out 2021, I want to thank you for your con­tin­ued read­er­ship and sup­port of Jew­ish Book Coun­cil. We’re so grate­ful that you’re part of our Jew­ish lit­er­ary community.

At the end of the year, our team loves to look back on our con­tent to see which books, essays, and posts you were most excit­ed about. I’m pleased to share a few of the high­lights here with you today:

• Ashke­nazi Herbal­ism on PB Dai­ly and Insta­gram
• Bene Appétit: on Insta­gram
• Signs of Sur­vival on Face­book
• Mahjong: A Chi­nese Game and the Mak­ing of Mod­ern Amer­i­can Cul­ture on PB Dai­ly
• Osnat and Her Dove on PB Dai­ly
• Entebbe Declas­si­fied: The Untold First-Hand Sto­ries of the Leg­endary Res­cue Oper­a­tion on PB Dai­ly
• Spir­its of the Ordi­nary: A Tale of Casas Grandes on PB Dai­ly

These are, of course, just a few of the hun­dreds of reviews, essays, inter­views, and excerpts we fea­tured across JBC’s plat­forms this year. I’d love to hear your own high­lights from the year!

As we pre­pare for 2022 — spoil­er alert: we already have some incred­i­ble books to share with you — I hope you’ll con­sid­er becom­ing a mem­ber or gen­er­al­ly sup­port­ing JBC’s efforts to edu­cate, enrich, and strength­en the com­mu­ni­ty through Jew­ish lit­er­a­ture. Our aim is to con­tin­ue to cre­ate new access points for think­ing about Jew­ish life, iden­ti­ty, his­to­ry, and cul­ture, and your finan­cial sup­port is crit­i­cal to our efforts.

With grat­i­tude,

Naomi
JBC Exec­u­tive Director