Rubble Children by Aaron Kreuter
Rubble Children is an important book given the current climate, it’s Kreuter’s characterization and storytelling abilities that make it a must-read.
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In Sickness and In Health/ Yom Kippur in a Gym by Nora Gold
In Sickness and In Health by Nora Gold is the fictionalized memoir of a woman whose childhood was marked by epilepsy. Yom Kippur in a Gym by Nora Gold is a powerful, moving narrative that illuminates the messiness of our lives, while also providing a gentle nudge towards deep healing through kinship and faith.
The Island Gospel According to Samson Grief: Steven Mayoff What Makes Samson Run?
Mayoff’s exuberant novel, The Island Gospel According to Samson Grief …
The Full Catastrophe by Méira Cook
A compassionate and funny novel about defining yourself, the communities that support us, and the journeys that secrets propel.
Qorbanot: Offerings by Alisha Kaplan, Art by Tobi Aaron Kahn
A collaboration between poet Alisha Kaplan and artist Tobi Aaron Kahn, Qorbanot–the Hebrew word for sacrificial offerings–explores the concept of sacrifice, offering a new vision of an ancient practice.
Brought Down by Simon Constam
Characterized by the admission of doubt in God’s desire for a better world, and willing to see Jewish tradition as indispensable, Brought Down struggles with daily life as a firm believer and continuing pride in Jewish identity. In the great Jewish tradition of holding God to account, and not relenting in anger towards Him, the themes in this book are universal: faith, religious practice, forgiveness, history, and the relevance of belief.
The Karen Schauber Interview
Karen Schauber is the editor of the best-selling book The Group of Seven Reimagined, an extraordinary combination of art and flash fiction. I had many questions about the book, it’s design and eventual realization.
In Many Waters by Ami Sands Brodoff
In Many Waters is the gripping story of three orphans whose lives intersect on the island of Malta during our current, urgent refugee crisis.
