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Interview “Moments Like That”: A Conversation with Author and Illustrator Jane Breskin Zalben Emily Schneider June 24, 2019
Essay Marilyn Sachs, Forgotten Pioneer in Children’s Literature At a time when children’s literature was filled with picture-perfect families, Marilyn Sachs painted a darker, richer reality. Emily Schneider June 3, 2019
Nonfiction Mothers in the Jewish Cultural Imagination Jane L. Kanarek, Marjorie Lehman, Simon J Bronner, eds.
Essay Talking to the Dead: The Eternal Jewish Mother Leah Kaminsky is the author of the novel The Waiting Room. She will be guest blogging for the Jewish Book Council all week as part of the Visiting Scribe series here on… Leah Kaminsky November 7, 2016
Essay Jewish Mother vs Bad Mother Earlier this week, Lara Vapnyar wrote about how she finds location inspiration for her fictional characters. Her new novel, The Scent of Pine (Simon… Lara Vapnyar January 9, 2014
Nonfiction The Chameleon in the Closet: A Conservative Jewish Mother Reaches Out to Her Orthodox Sons BJ Rosenfeld
Essay The Truth About Motherhood Earlier this week, Stefanie Pervos Bregman, the editor of Living Jewishly, wrote about engaging 20- and 30- somethings in the Jewish world and Rabbi Jason Miller… Rivka Nehorai October 18, 2012
