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Essay How Writing a Book about Why People Pray Changed My Life Between his travels around the world, Rabbi Mordecai Schreiber is set to publish his latest book, Why People Pray, later this month. He is guest blogging here all week as… Mordecai Schreiber May 31, 2016
Nonfiction Jewish Tradition and the Non-Traditional Jew (The Orthodox Forum Series) Jacob J. Schacter
Essay It’s Hardly Peeking If There’s Nothing in the Way With the release of his debut novel, Anna and the Swallow Man, this week author and actor Gavriel Savit guest blogs for the Jewish Book Council as part of the Visiting… Gavriel Savit January 26, 2016
Essay The Origins of the Undo List Earlier this week, Christopher Noxon shared the beginnings of his journey from “doing Jew” to being Jewish and the profound importance he found in ritualized rites… Christopher Noxon November 27, 2015
Essay Everyone Wants to Be Invited Earlier this week, Christopher Noxon shared his journey from “doing Jew” to being Jewish. He is blogging here all week as part of the Visiting Scribe series on The… Christopher Noxon November 25, 2015
Cookbook Spiritual Kneading Through the Jewish Months: Building the Sacred through Challah Dahlia Abraham-Klein
Essay Writing the Mechitzah Earlier this week, Michelle Brafman wrote about water and the mikvah in Judaism as well as the tahara, Jewish burial rituals. She is the author of the debut… Michelle Brafman May 1, 2015
Essay Sacred Pools Earlier this week, Michelle Brafman wrote about the tahara, Jewish burial rituals. She is the author of the debut novel Washing the Dead and will be blogging here all… Michelle Brafman April 29, 2015
Essay Washing the Dead: The Wonder of Ritual Michelle Brafman’s debut novel Washing the Dead is being published this week by Prospect Park Books. She will be blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council’s… Michelle Brafman April 27, 2015
