A conversation with author Mira Sucharov
By Jeremy Appel (AJNews) – Carleton University political scientist and specialist in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict Mira Sucharov has released a new book, Borders and Belonging:…
Literature
‘The Chicken Soup Manifesto’ features hundreds of recipes from around the world
by Rachel Myerson This post originally appeared in The Nosher. (JTA) — I fell in love with Jenn Louis’ latest cookbook “The Chicken Soup Manifesto”…
Woman of Few Words: My Creative Journey with Dystonia by Cheri Tannenbaum – Book Review
Reviewed by Connie Zalmanowitz (AJNews) – Woman of Few Words: My Creative Journey with Dystonia is a book that tells a compelling story of a…
4 new children’s books to brighten up the Jewish New Year
By Penny Schwartz BOSTON (JTA) – Sparkling stars and the light of the full harvest moon comfort a young boy and his older sister as…
A holiday marking one societal rupture, Tisha B’Av spurs Jewish creativity amid another
by Penina Beede (JTA) — For many observant Jews, the mourning over the destruction of the two ancient Temples in Jerusalem on the fast of…