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

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Eight Books That Reflect on Forgiveness

Allison Epstein

September 15, 2025

Essay

How Amos Oz Helped Me Write My Mother’s Tale of Love and Darkness

Sam Sussman

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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

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

Banned Books, Crop Tops, and Other Bad Influences

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

Melinda Strauss

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The Eating Knife

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Yasmina Reza; Jeffrey Zuckerman, trans.

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JBC Bookshelf: Fall 2025

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August 25, 2025

Essay

Reading Between the Sirens

Ilana Kurshan

August 25, 2025

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Cammy Sitting Shiva

Essay

May His Memory Be a Book

Cary Gitter

August 25, 2025

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

Michael Shapiro