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Essay Feast of Famine Lauren Shockey is the author of Four Kitchens: My Life Behind the Burner in New York, Hanoi, Tel Aviv, and Paris. She offered thoughts on Yom Kippur and break fast… Lauren Shockey October 10, 2011
Essay Casting Off Stuart Nadler’s first book, The Book of Life, is now available. He will be blogging all week for the Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning.For me, the year has always… Stuart Nadler September 26, 2011
Essay Rosh Camping On Tuesday, Haley Tanner wrote about her mother’s blessing. She has been blogging all week for MyJewishLearning and Jewish Book… Haley Tanner June 2, 2011
Essay The Stranger’s Notebook On Monday, Michael David Lukas shared a list of his top ten favorite Jews of all time. He will be blogging all week for the Jewish Book… Michael David Lukas February 16, 2011
Recommended Reading Favorite Fictional Jewish Characters Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterIn honor of Rosh Hashanah (and in time for Yom Kippur), The Huffington Post (and HuffPost readers) share their favorite Jewish… JBC Staff September 16, 2010
Recommended Reading High Holiday Reading Jewish Book World reviewer Eric Ackland examines three new books from Jewish Lights that tackle different aspects of the High Holidays experience (this… Eric Ackland September 7, 2010
Essay Rabbi Joseph Telushkin Shares His Thoughts… Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterAs we approach the new year, Rabbi Joseph Telushkin shares his thoughts on Rosh Hashanah and the Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish… Joseph Telushkin September 10, 2009
