Items with the category: Contemporary Jewish Life | Jewish Book Council

Cover of Banned Books, Crop Tops, and Other Bad Influences

Banned Books, Crop Tops, and Other Bad Influences

Interview

Reclaiming Jewish Identity and Culture: A Conversation with Sarah Hurwitz

Marc Katz

September 9, 2025

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Right Back At You

Carolyn Mackler

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Judaism Unbound (Bound)

Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg

Essay

Growing Up as the Cantor’s Daughter: Writing a Jewish American Middle Grade Novel

Diana Harmon Asher

September 8, 2025

Essay

Friendship and Fate: Navigating Jewish Identity in College

Kitty Zeldis

September 1, 2025

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The Eating Knife

Cover of Eat Jewish: Over 100 Recipes That Blend Jewish Heritage, Modern Flavors, and Family Traditions

Eat Jewish: Over 100 Recipes That Blend Jewish Heritage, Modern Flavors, and Family Traditions

Melinda Strauss

Essay

May His Memory Be a Book

Cary Gitter

August 25, 2025

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To Phrase A Prayer for Peace

Donna Spruijt-Metz

Cover of Serge

Yasmina Reza; Jeffrey Zuckerman, trans.

Recommended Reading

BookWatch with the Founder and Publisher of Amsterdam Publishers

Liesbeth Heenk

August 25, 2025

Essay

Reading Between the Sirens

Ilana Kurshan

August 25, 2025

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Cammy Sitting Shiva

Cover of Ketubah Renaissance: The Artful Modern Revival of the Jewish Marriage Contract

Ketubah Renaissance: The Artful Modern Revival of the Jewish Marriage Contract

Michael Shapiro

Recommended Reading

JBC Bookshelf: Fall 2025

Simona Zaretsky

August 25, 2025