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Contemporary Jewish Life

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Excerpt —I Could Nosh: Clas­sic Jew-ish Recipes Revamped for Every Day

Jake Cohen
September 12, 2023
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Fic­tion
The Major­i­ty: A Novel
Eliz­a­beth L. Silver
Interview

“For­ev­er Thir­teen”: A Con­ver­sa­tion with Aman­da Stern

Michal Hoschan­der Malen
September 6, 2023
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Chil­dren’s
The Gray
Chris Baron
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Chil­dren’s
Tzimmes for Tzipporah
Megan Hoyt; Christine Battuz, illus.
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Cook­book
Shab­bat: Recipes and Rit­u­als from My Table to Yours
Adeena Suss­man
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Chil­dren’s
Mir­i’s Mov­ing Day
Stephanie Wild­man
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Visu­al Arts
Humans of Judaism: Every­one Has a Sto­ry. What’s Yours?
Nik­ki Schreiber
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Fic­tion
The Effects of Pick­led Her­ring: A Graph­ic Novel
Alex Schu­mach­er
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Chil­dren’s
Find­ing Mes­si: The Mir­a­cle Cat From Kyiv
Trevor Ost­feld
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Non­fic­tion
Inti­ma­cy: For Jew­ish Cou­ples Seek­ing Connection
Sarah Fras­er
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Non­fic­tion
Not From Here: The Song of America
Leah Lax
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Fic­tion
The Ora­cle of Spring Gar­den Road
Nor­rin M. Ripsman
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Chil­dren’s
Franken­stein’s Matzah: A Passover Parody
K. Mar­cus
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Say­ing Inshal­lah With Chutz­pah: A Gefilte Fish Out Of Water Story
Jes­si­ca Nao­mi Keith
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Leav­ing Bacon Behind: A How to Guide to Jew­ish Conversion
Melvin S. Marsh
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