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Essay

My Family’s Vis­it to the West­ern Wall

Eliz­a­beth L. Silver
September 18, 2023
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Cook­book
Shab­bat: Recipes and Rit­u­als from My Table to Yours
Adeena Suss­man
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Excerpt — Shab­bat: Recipes and Rit­u­als from My Table to Yours

Adeena Suss­man
September 4, 2023
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Gol­da Meir: Israel’s Matriarch
Deb­o­rah E. Lipstadt
Essay

Why Moth­ers Make the Best Detectives

Ayelet Gun­dar-Goshen
August 14, 2023
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Fic­tion
How To Love Your Daughter
Hila Blum; Daniella Zamir, trans.
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Fic­tion
Par­al­lel Lines
Ruth Marks Eglash
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My UFOs

Rebec­ca Klempner
July 24, 2023
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Amos Oz: The Lega­cy of a Writer in Israel and Beyond
Ranen Omer-Sher­man
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Announc­ing the Natan Notable Books Spring 2023 Winner

JBC Staff
July 5, 2023
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Inside Infor­ma­tion
Eshkol Nevo; Sondra Silverston, trans.
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Non­fic­tion
My Left Skate
Anna Ros­ner
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Elie Wiesel: Con­fronting the Silence
Joseph Berg­er
Essay

The Rel­e­vance of Ruth to Shavuot

Ilana Pardes
May 19, 2023
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Lemons in the Fog
Chaya Rochel Zimmerman
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The Salt Line
Youval Shimoni; Michael Sharp, trans;
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