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

Cover of Conversations with My Rabbi: Timeless Teachings for a Fractured World

Conversations with My Rabbi: Timeless Teachings for a Fractured World

Nikki Goldstein

Cover of Tarantula

Eduardo Halfon; Daniel Hahn, trans.

Interview

Inheritance, Experience, and Identity: A Conversation with Eduardo Halfon

Daniel H. Turtel

May 18, 2026

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Cover of Missed You the First Time

Missed You the First Time

Julia B. Carpenter

Essay—Witnessing: Post Oct. 7

Opting In: The Role Books Played in My Return to Judaism After a Lifetime Ignoring It

Aaron Gilbreath

May 11, 2026

Cover of A Time to Gather: How Ritual Created the World—and How It Can Save Us

A Time to Gather: How Ritual Created the World — and How It Can Save Us

Cover of Dickens in Brooklyn: Essays on Family, Writing, and Madness

Dickens in Brooklyn: Essays on Family, Writing, and Madness

Cover of Soon by You

Essay

Writing Picture Books With Love

Jill Santopolo

April 27, 2026

Cover of Unsettled Ground: Reflections on Germany’s Attempts to Make Amends

Unsettled Ground: Reflections on Germany’s Attempts to Make Amends

Jeffrey L. Katz

Cover of Be a Refusenik: A Jewish Student's Survival Guide

Be a Refusenik: A Jewish Student’s Survival Guide

Izabella Tabarovsky

Fiction—From the Journal

The Hotel

Nicole Hazan

April 17, 2026

Cover of Porcupines

Cover of Troika: Three Generations, Three Days, and a Very American Road Trip

Troika: Three Generations, Three Days, and a Very American Road Trip

Cover of Night Night Fawn

Night Night Fawn

Jordy Rosenberg