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Howard Mortman is the author of "When Rabbis Bless Congress"
Posted inBooks

New book: Meet the 441 rabbis of the U.S. Congress

Robert Nagler Miller by Robert Nagler Miller October 21, 2021October 22, 2021
From the cover of “Jerusalem Beach: Stories” by Iddo Gefen
Posted inOff the Shelf

New short story collections: Imaginative fairy tales and affecting Israeli tales

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman October 20, 2021
Sally Rooney speaks onstage during a conference in Pasadena on Jan. 17, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Erik Voake-Getty Images for Hulu)
Posted inBooks

‘A new moment’: BDS activists cheer Sally Rooney’s boycott, Jewish groups mostly mum

Arno Rosenfeld by Arno Rosenfeld and Forward October 13, 2021
Sally Rooney speaks onstage during a conference in Pasadena on Jan. 17, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Erik Voake-Getty Images for Hulu)
Posted inCulture

Sally Rooney: Israeli publishers can’t put out my new book for now, but Hebrew translation ‘would be an honour’

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA October 12, 2021October 12, 2021
Andrew Porwancher is the author of "The Jewish World of Alexander Hamilton."
Posted inHistory

Bastard. Orphan. And Jew? New book explores ‘The Jewish World of Alexander Hamilton’

Barbara Hassid by Barbara Hassid October 11, 2021October 13, 2021
Laura Arnold Leibman is the author of "Once We Were Slaves: The Extraordinary Journey of a Multiracial Jewish Family."
Posted inCulture

Born into slavery, they rose to be elite New York Jews. A new book tells their story.

Yonat Shimron by Yonat Shimron and RNS October 7, 2021October 11, 2021
Adam Mansbach, the very busy author best known for his not-for-children children's book "Go the Fuck to Sleep." (George Barahona)
Posted inCulture

Adam Mansbach, the ‘Go the F*** to Sleep’ guy, is really f***ing busy

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten September 29, 2021October 7, 2021
Shira Gill brings compassion and practicality to her work as an organizer and life coach. (Photo/Vivian Johnson)
Posted inJewish Life

Getting rid of stuff hurts — but this Berkeley mom can help lighten the load

Alix Wall by Alix Wall September 27, 2021September 27, 2021
Portrait of the American biochemist and writer Isaac Asimov in the 1970s. (Photo/JTA-Mondadori via Getty Images)
Posted inCulture

Isaac Asimov’s epic ‘Foundation’ series is now a TV show. His Jewish life was complicated.

by Stephen Silver and JTA September 24, 2021September 27, 2021
Herbert Gold points to a painting he got in Haiti. (Photo/George Barahona)
Posted inCulture

‘Not Dead Yet’: Nonagenarian S.F. icon Herbert Gold talks writing, Israel, mortality

by Liz Harris September 23, 2021September 29, 2021

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