Book review
'Returning': Exploring assimilation and the search for Jewish belonging - review
A multigenerational story of assimilation and the search for Jewish belonging.
'The Sacrificial Service': Leviticus has been mistranslated for centuries - review
'Agents of Change': American Jews and the transformation of Israeli Judaism - review
'The Wisdom of Truth': Reaching the attic with a ladder to the Zohar - review
'The Road to October 7': The long centuries of hatred that led to Hamas’s attack - review
This review of The Road to October 7 follows an interview with its author published in the Magazine earlier this month.
'Stay Alive': A personal story of anti-Nazi Germans - review
Ian Buruma’s Stay Alive recounts wartime Berlin through hidden Jews, German resisters, and the ordeal of his own father.
'Inspirational Reflections for the Seder Night': A Haggadah for empty chairs at the table - review
With reflections and prayers for each stage of the Seder, this Haggadah invites you to engage with tradition, family, and your own journey of redemption.
'Rogue Justice': Exploring how Israel’s top court turned into a political powerhouse - review
Yonatan Green reveals how Israel’s Supreme Court seized power, shaping law and politics with little democratic oversight.
'The Gavriel Tirosh Affair': Unforgettable teacher, lingering memory - review
Yitzhak Shalev’s novel traces the lingering power of a teacher who vanished but never left his students’ minds.
A forgotten voice from 1391: 'Hasdai Crescas: Collected Writings' - book review
Hasdai Crescas became crown rabbi of Aragon under King John I and Queen Violant de Bar. He counted among his friends Rabbi Isaac ben Sheshet and Rabbi Simeon ben Tzemah Duran.
'The Jewish Journey Through Loss': Combining halacha and psychology in order to heal - review
The wisdom of clinical psychologist Dr. Batya Ludman and Jewish educator Gina Junger combine to create a book that balances both psychology and Jewish law.
'The Morning the Apples Began to Sing': A story of wonder and imagination - review
A story of wonder and self-expression, inspiring children to imagine, create, and embrace life’s hidden miracles.
'Emily Saw a Door': Learning to create spaces for each other with creativity, acceptance - review
A story that encourages and empowers children to find the right place for them, or even to create their own.
A pro-Israel bookshelf: Top book recommendations by a veteran reviewer
Dedicated readers, I thought, might welcome the chance to learn about books and authors they could have overlooked.
