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[Book Review] A Brilliant New Release from Roberta Silman
Posted on October 26, 2022 Leave a Comment
By Roberta Silman Roberta Silman’s latest novel Summer Lightning is historical fiction at it’s finest. A meet-cute between two young people at an air field, in 1927, begins a story about the immigrant experience in the United States. Belle and Isaac face many challenges, both interpersonal and socioeconomic, as they begin a new life, in […]
[Book Review] A Humorous New Release from Sarah Lavane
Posted on October 26, 2022 Leave a Comment
By Sarah Lavane Sarah Lavane brings a conversational style to her memoir on the challenges of being a single woman in the world of Orthodox dating. Lavane’s story is very relatable, even for those dating outside the Orthodox community. Her experiences are at times funny and at times heartbreaking. Lavane gives a very honest take […]
[Book Review] A Nest of Snakes by Deborah Levison
Posted on October 12, 2022 Leave a Comment
By Deborah Levison Brendan Cortland lives a life of solitude. His primary interaction with other people comes from online shopping, discussion boards, and weekly therapy appointments. Brendan struggles to manage symptoms of PTSD. But despite years of therapy, he has never shared the source of his underlying trauma. Until, at the age of 47, he […]
[Book Review] A New Memoir by Sarah Birnbach
Posted on September 28, 2022 Leave a Comment
By Sarah Birnbach The Mourner’s Kaddish is a traditional Jewish prayer, written in Aramaic. At the loss of a parent, child, or spouse, it is traditional to recite the prayer for eleven months. After the loss of her father, Sarah Birnbach commits to reciting the Kaddish, twice daily, in synagogue, for eleven months. Birnbach describes […]
[Book Review] A New Memoir by Elisa Bernick
Posted on September 21, 2022 Leave a Comment
By Elisa Bernick Growing up in suburbia Minnesota among a predominantly Christian population, Elisa Bernick understood she was different. Her mother, Arlene, was far from fitting in with the other mothers of 60s and 70s midwestern life. Bernick’s talent for journalism shines in this well-presented memoir. What I found unique about this story was Bernick’s […]
[Book Review] A New Veronica Rosenthal Mystery by Sergio Olguin
Posted on September 21, 2022 Leave a Comment
By Sergio OlguÃn (author), Miranda France (translator) Sergio Olguin brings us book three of his Veronica Rosenthal Mystery series. Currently available in Spanish, the English translation is currently scheduled for release on September 20, 2022. I was delighted to receive an advanced copy for review. Olguin sets the third installment in this series in Buenos […]
[Book Review] A Nest of Snakes by Deborah Levison
Posted on September 9, 2022 Leave a Comment
By Deborah Levison Brendan Cortland lives a life of solitude. His primary interaction with other people comes from online shopping, discussion boards, and weekly therapy appointments. Brendan struggles to manage symptoms of PTSD. But despite years of therapy, he has never shared the source of his underlying trauma. Until, at the age of 47, he […]
[Book Review] Jewish Noir II by Kenneth Wishnia and Chantelle Aimée Osman
Posted on August 24, 2022 Leave a Comment
By Kenneth Wishnia and Chantelle Aimée Osman Jewish Noir II is a collection of twenty-four stories from a combination of Jewish and non-Jewish writers focusing on topics including the resurgence of anti-Semitism in the US, the influence of stereotypes about certain Jewish communities on anti-Semitic attitudes, Israel’s ongoing legacy of regional warfare, the Jewish role […]
[Book Review] A New Memoir by Lara Gelya
Posted on August 17, 2022 1 Comment
By Lara Gelya Originally from Ukraine, Lara Gelya spent twenty years working at geological sites in the deserts of Uzbekistan. With the fall of the Soviet Union in the early 90s, she moved to the Austria, followed by Italy, before eventually making her way to the United States. This is a book you are not […]
[Book Review] The Book of Jewish Knowledge
Posted on August 17, 2022 Leave a Comment
By The Rohr Jewish Learning Institute, Editor in Chief: Rabbi Yanki Tauber The Rohr Jewish Learning Institute has undertaken a seven year project to produce a volume that belongs in every Jewish home. Separated into 160 sub-sections, covering topics including: ethics, life cycle events, Shabbat observance, Jewish thought and everything in between, this book is […]
