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

Cover of College Zionists Confront the Abyss: The Aftermath of October 7 in Higher Education and Its Consequences for Progressive Politics

College Zionists Confront the Abyss: The Aftermath of October 7 in Higher Education and Its Consequences for Progressive Politics

Essay

Hidden in the Hearts of Others: Looking for the Sacred and Divine in Everyday Life and Study

Alex Braver

October 26, 2026

Cover of Stories Carry: We all carry them. Some even carry us.

Stories Carry: We all carry them. Some even carry us.

Dena Schusterman

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Somewhere in Nowhere

Excerpt

Excerpt — Pretend You Believe: How to Enter Religion

Noa Kushner

October 12, 2026

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Rules for Liars

Debra Garfinkle

Cover of A Flame Burns On: Lighting the Yahrzeit Candle

A Flame Burns On: Lighting the Yahrzeit Candle

Richard Ho; Carmel Ben Ami, illus.

Poetry—Witnessing: Post Oct. 7

We Wait Night

Tetiana Suchodolska

October 5, 2026

Cover of To Life: A Cartoonist's Journal in the Aftermath of October 7th

To Life: A Cartoonist’s Journal in the Aftermath of October 7th

Joann Sfar; Montana Kane, trans.

Excerpt

Judaism Redux

Carol Conaway

October 5, 2026

Recommended Reading

Commemorating 10/7 in Literature

JBC Staff

October 5, 2026

Cover of Otherwise Known as Judy the Great: A Poetic Ode to Judy Blume

Otherwise Known as Judy the Great: A Poetic Ode to Judy Blume

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Cover of Anti-Zionism: A Jewish History

Anti-Zionism: A Jewish History

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Cover of A Year of Jewish Joy: Inspired Recipes, Rituals, and Traditions for Beautiful Celebrations

A Year of Jewish Joy: Inspired Recipes, Rituals, and Traditions for Beautiful Celebrations