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Interview Meet Sami Rohr Prize Finalist…Shani Boianjiu Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterOver the next several weeks, we’ll be introducing you to the five fiction finalists for this year’s Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish… Naomi Firestone-Teeter March 18, 2013
Essay Rabbi Gafni’s Revenge Earlier this week, Yuval Elizur examined religious political power in Israel and January’s elections and Lawrence Malkin discussed the tension between tradition and… Yuval Elizur March 15, 2013
Essay Follow the Talmud or a Jewish Sharia? Earlier this week, Yuval Elizur examined religious political power in Israel and January’s elections. Today, Lawrence Malkin discusses the tension between… Yuval Elizur March 13, 2013
Essay Religious Political Power in Israel Comes to a Halt Yuval Elizur and Lawrence Malkin are the co-authors of the new book The War Within: Israel’s Ultra-Orthodox Threat to Democracy and the Nation. They will be blogging here… Yuval Elizur March 11, 2013
Recommended Reading The Best Place on Earth Earlier this week, Nancy Richler discussed the perspective of her novel The Imposter Bride and why she decided to forgo research. She has been blogging here for… Nancy Richler March 8, 2013
Nonfiction Saturday People, Sunday People: Israel through the Eyes of a Christian Sojourner Lela Gilbert
Essay Transforming the Magical Earlier this week, Baruch and Judy Sterman wrote about their obsession with blue. They have been blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning.We… Baruch Sterman, Judy Sterman February 28, 2013
Essay Can Israel Help American Jews Recall Their Own Forgotten Heroes? Earlier this week, M. M. Silver wrote about the riches in Louis Marshall’s archive. He will be blogging here this week for Jewish Book Council and… M. M. Silver February 27, 2013
Essay Sifriyat Pijama Grows Up by Galina VromenWhen you see a newborn and then watch her four years later, climbing to the top of the jungle gym, you can’t believe it’s the same child. That’s the… Galina Vromen February 27, 2013
Recommended Reading Top 25 Literary Classics About Israel During the JFNAGA this past November, JBC shared a list of 25 famous literary classics in the areas of Judaism and Zionism with the Israel Forever Foundation.… JBC Staff February 1, 2013
Essay From Stanislawow to Beach Music Cliff Graubart is the author of The Curious Vision of Sammy Levitt and Other Stories (Mercer University Press, 2012). He will be blogging here all week for Jewish Book… Cliff Graubart January 7, 2013
Nonfiction Intermission: How Fervor, Frienships and Faith Took Me to the Second Act Mindie Barnett
