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Yom Kippur

Chil­dren’s
Cater­pil­lar Yom Kip­pur (Jew­ish Nature)
Jennifer Tzivia MacLeod
Essay

The Sec­ond Amend­ment, Yom Kip­pur, and the Las Vegas Massacre

Car­ol Zoref
October 10, 2017
Excerpt

Excerpt: There Was a Rab­bi of Kiev

Howard Jacob­son
July 25, 2017
Chil­dren’s
Yom Kip­pur Shortstop
David A. Adler; Andre Ceolin, illus.
Essay

Dis­cov­er­ing the Pow­er of Jew­ish Books in Ottumwa, Iowa

Deb­bie Born­stein Holinstat
March 27, 2017
Non­fic­tion
An Amer­i­can Indi­an Guide to the Day of Atonement
Emi­ly Bowen Cohen
Essay

Rosh Hashana, Yom Kip­pur, and a Bit of Borscht

Marisa Sche­in­feld is the author of The Borscht Belt: Revis­it­ing the Remains of America’s Jew­ish Vaca­tion­land, a col­lec­tion of pho­tog­ra­phy cap­tur­ing the remains…
Marisa Sche­in­feld
October 10, 2016
Chil­dren’s
Zei­de! Why are you Wear­ing White Ten­nis Shoes on Yom Kippur?
Larry Neinstein; Lorraine Bubar, illus.
Chil­dren’s
Talia and the Very Yum Kippur
Linda Elovitz Marshall Francesca Assirelli, illus.
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10 Awe­some Books for the 10 Days of Awe 5776

Post­ed by Nat Bern­steinEach year pro­duces a fresh crop of fic­tion, non­fic­tion, poet­ry, and mem­oir address­ing the Jew­ish High Hol­i­days and the themes they embody:…
Nat Bern­stein
September 14, 2015
Non­fic­tion
Your Guide to the Jew­ish Hol­i­days: From Sho­far to Seder
Matt Axel­rod
Chil­dren’s
Shi­ra at the Tem­ple: A Yom Kip­pur Story
Galia Sabbag
Recommended Reading

10 Books for the 10 Days of Awe 5775

Look­ing for the new list for 5776? Click here!Post­ed by Nat Bern­stein.1. Many Sec­onds Into the Future by John J. ClaytonTen sto­ries of ten men grap­pling with life, love,…
Nat Bern­stein
September 23, 2014
Essay

Inter­nal Dia­logue: The Days of Awe 5775

Post­ed by Nat Bern­stein.Prayer doesn’t come eas­i­ly to every­one. Whether one con­sid­ers one­self reli­gious, spir­i­tu­al, obser­vant, or curi­ous, find­ing that opti­mum of…
Nat Bern­stein
September 22, 2014
Essay

Remem­ber­ing Hebrew School in Iran­ian Prison

Ear­li­er this week, Joshua Fat­tal wrote about being a Jew cel­e­brat­ing Christ­mas in Iran­ian prison. He will be blog­ging here all week for Jew­ish Book Coun­cil and…
Joshua Fat­tal
March 19, 2014
Chil­dren’s
Sam­my Spi­der’s First Yom Kippur
Sylvia A. Rouss; Katherine Janus Kahn, illus.

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