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JBC Book­shelf: Hanukkah 2023

Simona Zaret­sky
December 5, 2023
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Chil­dren’s
The Extra­or­di­nary Drei­del: A Hanukkah Sto­ry from Israel
Devorah Omer; Aviel Basil, illus.; Shira Atik, trans.
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Chil­dren’s
Miryam’s Dance
Kerry Olitzky and Rachel Stock Spilker; John Baptist Tumuhaise, illus.
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‘To Cel­e­brate Non­con­for­mi­ty’: A Con­ver­sa­tion with David Adj­mi and Jack Hazan

Michael Harari
November 27, 2023
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Chil­dren’s
A Wild, Wild Hanukkah
Jo Gershman and Bob Strauss; Jo Gershman, illus.
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The Mex­i­can Dreidel
Linda Elovitz Marshall and Ilan Stavans; Maria Mola, illus.
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Hanukkah Gob­lins and Hol­i­day Books

Gail Lern­er
November 27, 2023
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Still Beni: The Life of Jane Bre­skin Zalben’s Icon­ic Bear

Emi­ly Schneider
October 23, 2023
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Big Bad Wolf’s Yom Kippur
David Sherrin; Martín Morón, illus. 
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Eight Dates and Nights: A Hanukkah Romance
Bet­sy Aldredge
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Eccle­si­astes and the Search for Meaning
Eri­ca Brown
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Chil­dren’s
The Mov­ing-Box Sukkah
Leah Rachel Berkowitz; Sharon Vargo, illus.
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Chil­dren’s
Hanukkah Upside Down: A Pic­ture Book
Elissa Brent Weissman; Omer Hoffman, illus.
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Kay­la and Kugel’s Sil­ly Sukkot
Ann D. Koffsky
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I Could Nosh: Clas­sic Jew-ish Recipes Revamped for Every Day
Jake Cohen
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Excerpt —I Could Nosh: Clas­sic Jew-ish Recipes Revamped for Every Day

Jake Cohen
September 12, 2023
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