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    Contemporary Jewish Life

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    Chil­dren’s
    Mighty Mic­ah
    Jane Yolen; Steliyana Doneva, illus.
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    Fic­tion
    The Hebrew Teacher
    Maya Arad; Jessica Cohen, trans. 
    Essay—Witnessing: Post Oct. 7

    Haunt­ings: Look­ing Back at Fall 2023

    Abby Horowitz
    March 13, 2024
    Interview—From the Journal

    “Who Will Inher­it the King­dom, and Who Will Be Aban­doned in the For­est?”: A Con­ver­sa­tion with Sab­ri­na Orah Mark and Idra Novey

    Kyra Lisse
    March 12, 2024
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    To Be a Jew Today: A New Guide to God, Israel, and the Jew­ish People
    Noah Feld­man
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    Poet­ry
    unalone
    Jes­si­ca Jacobs
    Interview

    Torah and Midrash as the Rich Humus for Poems: A Con­ver­sa­tion with Jes­si­ca Jacobs

    Julie R. Enszer 
    March 11, 2024
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    Chil­dren’s
    The Col­or of Sound
    Emi­ly Barth Isler
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    Chil­dren’s
    The Blue But­ter­fly of Cochin
    Ariana Mizrahi; Siona Benjamin, illus.
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    Ten Jew­ish Writ­ers Share Their Must-Read Books for Wom­en’s His­to­ry Month

    JBC Staff
    March 4, 2024
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    Moth­er Doll
    Katya Apekina
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    Like the Sea and the Sky: A Mys­te­ri­ous Mol­lusk and Its Mag­i­cal Blue Ink
    Jordan Namerow; Michelle Simpson, illus.
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    Writ­ing About a Yom Kip­pur in a Gym

    Nora Gold
    March 4, 2024
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    “It’s Best to Can­cel”: Resilient Lis­ten­ing and Our Kids Today

    Adam Gid­witz
    February 26, 2024
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    JBC Staff
    February 23, 2024
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