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Children’s Rachel Friedman and Eight Not-Perfect Nights of Hanukkah Sarah Kapit; Genevieve Kote, illus.
Essay Menorah in the Mall: My Jewish Identity as a Florida Teen Brittany Ackerman June 14, 2021
Nonfiction Beyond Chrismukkah: The Christian-Jewish Interfaith Family in the United States Samira K. Mehta
Essay Jews for Christmas Eytan Bayme is the author of High Holiday Porn: A Memoir. With some Jewish reflections on the Christmas season to share, Eytan will be guest blogging for the Jewish… Eytan Bayme December 26, 2016
Children’s Dear Santa, Love, Rachel Rosenstein Amanda Peet and Andrea Troyer; Christine Davenier, illus.
Essay Jews Don’t Celebrate Christmas (Except in Prison in the Islam Republic of Iran) Joshua Fattal, Shane Bauer, and Sarah Shourd were imprisoned in Iran in 2009. Shourd was released one year later and worked to secure Bauer and Fattal’s return in 2011. Since… Joshua Fattal March 17, 2014
Essay Happy Merry Christmas, Ma’am! On Being Jewish in a Strange Land Earlier this week, Jenny Feldon wrote about becoming an accidental housewife and how to ignore the labels. She is the author of the recently published Karma Gone Bad:… Jenny Feldon December 12, 2013
Essay What is That Song Playing in My Ear? Earlier this week, Joshua Eli Plaut wrote about Hanukkah events in the NYC area. He has been blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning.Jews have… Joshua Eli Plaut December 13, 2012
Essay So You Want to Dress Up As Santa?! Joshua Eli Plaut, PhD, is the full-time Executive Director of American Friends of Rabin Medical, as well as the Rabbi of the Metropolitan Synagogue in Manhattan.… Joshua Eli Plaut December 4, 2012
Nonfiction A Kosher Christmas: ’Tis the Season to Be Jewish Joshua Eli Plaut; Jonathan D. Sarna, fwd.
Children’s The Latke Who Couldn’t Stop Screaming: A Christmas Story Lemony Snicket; Lisa Brown, illus.
