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Essay What Are the Three Weeks, Anyway? Dr. Erica Brown is the author of In the Narrow Places, a daily meditation for each day of the Three Weeks. She will be blogging all week… Erica Brown July 18, 2011
Essay Memory, Scent, and My Mother Earlier this week, Molly Birnbaum wrote about her first writing teacher and the scent of Passover. She has been blogging all week for Jewish… Molly Birnbaum May 13, 2011
Essay The Scent of Passover On Monday, Molly Birnbaum wrote about her first writing teacher. She will be blogging all week for the Jewish Book… Molly Birnbaum May 11, 2011
News Jewish American Heritage Month Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterIn honor of Jewish American Heritage Month(May!), our friends over at Open Road Media passed along some greatcontent to recognize… Naomi Firestone-Teeter May 4, 2011
Recommended Reading The Urban Family Passover Haggadah Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterRemember Alef Betty?To further her exploration of “Modern Hebrew Arts,” Tsilli Pines has created The Urban Family Passover… Naomi Firestone-Teeter March 17, 2011
Recommended Reading JBC Bookshelf: Valentine’s Day Edition Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterToday, I diverge from my usual listing of newbies on my desk and bring you a list of outstanding Jewish books that contemplate… Naomi Firestone-Teeter February 11, 2011
Recommended Reading JBC Bookshelf: MLK Day Edition Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterWe’ve been hard at work here on the spring issue of Jewish Book World, which will feature the winners of the National Jewish Book… Naomi Firestone-Teeter January 17, 2011
Essay The Allure of Kosher Food for the Jewish Holidays Sue Fishkoff is the author of Kosher Nation: Why More and More of America’s Food Answers to a Higher Authority. She will be blogging all week for… Sue Fishkoff November 1, 2010
Essay Why Do They Call it Fasting When it Goes SO SLOW? On Monday, Stacey Ballis wrote about Rosh Hashanah cooking. Her newest book, Good Enough to Eat, is now available.As I mentioned before, my Judaism,… Stacey Ballis September 1, 2010
Essay A Sweet New Year Stacey Ballis‘ newest book, Good Enough to Eat, will be available September 7th. Check back all week for more delicious posts from Stacey for the Jewish Book… Stacey Ballis August 30, 2010
News Shavuot Link Round-Up Dear Readers-Happy Shavuot from the Jewish Book Council!Shavuot coverage and FAQs from TabletWhat Shavuot Teaches Us About Women on… JBC Staff May 18, 2010
Essay Why Bake Your Own Matzah? In his last post, Rabbi Elie Kaunfer wrote about new models for engaged Jewish life. He’ll be blogging all week for Jewish Book… Elie Kaunfer April 8, 2010
Essay A Chanukah visit to the White House with Alison Buckholtz Alison Buckholtz and her children Ethan and Esther Moran with President Obama and Mrs. ObamaThe scene was familiar, but not our place in it. Last night, our… Alison Buckholtz December 17, 2009
Recommended Reading 7 Books To Give For Hanukkah Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterJonathan Kirsch of The Huffington Post offers seven books to give for Hanukkah:My own list is an interfaith effort, and I am… JBC Staff December 2, 2009
Essay In the Sukkot Market In this special installment of the Jewish Book Council/MyJewishLearning Visiting Scribe series, we spotlight book illustrator and visual artist Eliyahu… Eliyahu Alpern October 14, 2009
Recommended Reading Can’t Think of a Recipe for Sukkot? Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterNeed a new recipe for Sukkot? Check out these new cookbooks:Jewish Slow Cooker Recipes (Laura Frankel)In Jewish Slow Cooker… JBC Staff October 1, 2009
