Close Jewish Book Council, founded in 1943, is the longest-running organization devoted exclusively to the support and celebration of Jewish literature. Get the latest reviews, news, and more in your inbox. Invalid email address
Children’s Dear Santa, Love, Rachel Rosenstein Amanda Peet and Andrea Troyer; Christine Davenier, illus.
Children’s Sammy Spider’s First Taste of Hanukkah: A Cookbook Sylvia Rouss and Genene Turndorf; Katherine Janus Kahn, illus.
Children’s Shira, Detective, CHAMETZ Detective: A Passover story Galia Sabbag; Erin Taylor, illus.
Visual Arts The Art of Passover Rabbi Stephan O. Parnes, Bonnie-Dara Michaels, and Gabriel M. Goldstein
Visual Arts The Brother Haggadah: A Medieval Sephardi Masterpiece in Facsimile Marc Michael Epstein, ed.
Essay Making Sense of Esther: Beyond Beauty Rebecca Kanner’s second novel, Esther, is an adaptation of the story of the Megillah. With Purim on the horizon, Rebecca will be blogging here all week as part of the… Rebecca Kanner March 21, 2016
Essay What Does Purim Mean to My Autistic Son? Liane Kupferberg Carter is the author of Ketchup Is My Favorite Vegetable: A Family Grows Up With Autism. This week she begins an exclusive series on celebrating the… Liane Kupferberg Carter March 21, 2016
