Annual Scholastic Book Fair at Talmud Torah School: October 31 – November 2
The annual Scholastic Book Fair will be arriving soon at Talmud Torah School and they are excited about sharing the joy of reading with their…
Literature
Book Review: Facing the Shards by Joy Ruth Mickelson
Reviewed by Deborah Shatz (EJNews) – In 1939, facing a Nazi invasion, the British government ordered the evacuation of 500,000 young people from London to…
A Rabbi’s Take on ‘Harry Potter’
By Rebecca Rosenthal (Kveller via JTA) — This summer, as I put my 8-year-old on the bus to sleepaway camp, he turned to his friend…
7 books to make your summer more summery — and Jewy, too
By Victor Wishna (JTA) — Summer’s here, and whether from the heat or the humidity or the harrowing election cycle, we bet you could use…
Book Review by Rabbi Rachel Esserman: The joys and frustrations of being a parent
By: Rabbi Rachel Esserman (JTA coop) – If you search for “parenting books” on Amazon.com, 186,916 book suggestions appear. The works range from those that…