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JBC Bookshelf: Winter 2025

Kyra Lisse

November 10, 2024

Cover of Rachel Friedman Breaks the Rules

Rachel Friedman Breaks the Rules

Sarah Kapit; Genevieve Kote, illus.

Essay—From the Journal

Writing Styles, Thinking Styles: A Conversation with Moriel Rothman-Zecher, Dani Shapiro, Allegra Goodman, Francisco Goldman, Emily Bowen Cohen, Chloe Benjamin, Max Gross, and Iddo Gefen

Becca Kantor

November 1, 2024

Cover of A Flame Burns On: Lighting the Yahrzeit Candle

A Flame Burns On: Lighting the Yahrzeit Candle

Richard Ho; Carmel Ben Ami, illus.

Essay

A Bat Mitzvah by Maxwell House

Randy Susan Meyers

October 28, 2024

Cover of Sharing Shalom

Danielle Sharkan; Selina Alko, illus.

Essay

Retelling ‘Pride and Prejudice’ through a Jewish Lens

Lauren Appelbaum

October 21, 2024

Cover of Lucky Penny

Aimee Lucido; Jon Davis, illus.

Poetry

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Annie Wood

October 15, 2024

Cover of The Wisdom Whisperers: Golden Guides to a Long Life of Grit, Grace, and Laughter

The Wisdom Whisperers: Golden Guides to a Long Life of Grit, Grace, and Laughter

Essay—Witnessing: Post Oct. 7

Meeting a Survivor

Jonathan Dunsky

October 7, 2024

Cover of Tradition and Transition: Jewish Communities and the Hyper-Empowered Individual

Tradition and Transition: Jewish Communities and the Hyper-Empowered Individual

Andrés Spokoiny

Cover of Waiting for Lumpy

Waiting for Lumpy

Leslie Kimmelman; Teresa Ramos, illus.

Essay

BookWatch with Zibby Owens — Author, Podcaster, and CEO of Zibby’s Books

Zibby Owens

September 30, 2024

Cover of The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern

The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern

Lynda Cohen Loigman

Cover of Jewish Voices: Inspiring & Empowering Quotes from Global Thought Leaders

Jewish Voices: Inspiring & Empowering Quotes from Global Thought Leaders