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Books On My Reading List This Week – April 12, 2022
Posted on April 12, 2022 Leave a Comment
Read Along with Me Well, I am pleased to say I have completed my reading goal for 2022. 75 titles complete in just over three months. Last year, I missed completing 100 books by less than 5 titles. But it looks like I should manage it easily this year. First up on my list this […]
[Book Review] One-Legged Mongoose: Secrets, Legacies, and Coming of Age in 1950s New York by Marc J. Straus
Posted on April 6, 2022 Leave a Comment
By Marc J. Straus Straus’s memoir opens in 1953 when, at the age of 10, his parents decide to take him out of public school and transfer him to Yeshiva, along with his younger brother. After enduring Anti-Semitism in public school, his community, and the Boy Scouts, Straus finds himself in a caring and nurturing […]
[Book Review] Choosing Hope: The Heritage of Judaism by David Arnow
Posted on April 6, 2022 Leave a Comment
By David Arnow Dr. Arnow’s new release explores various sources of Jewish text and tradition that provide the primary sources for seeking hope in an ever changing world. The book considers nine sources including: Tikkun Olam (repairing the world), the Exodus, HaOlam HaBa (the World to Come), Israel, and Jewish Humor, among others. Dr. Arnow […]
Books On My Reading List This Week – April 5, 2022
Posted on April 5, 2022 Leave a Comment
Read Along with Me I am really looking forward to my reading list this week. I am two books away from completing my reading goal for 2022. Which is wild! The first book on my list is a crime thriller, set in 1949 Tel Aviv. The protagonist is a private detective and survivor of the […]
[Book Review] Jacobo’s Rainbow by David Hirshberg
Posted on March 30, 2022 Leave a Comment
By David Hirshberg Set against the backdrop of the Civil Rights movement and the war in Vietnam, Jacobo leaves his home in New Mexico for college where he joins efforts to register Black Americans to vote. But when his work lands him in jail, Jacobo is faced with a choice to be released on condition […]
[Book Review] The Flip Side of Love by Ashley Amber
Posted on March 30, 2022 Leave a Comment
By Ashley Amber James Letta is going on tour to promote a new album in the UK. Accompanied by his girlfriend, Spirit, the pair decide to take in the sights between interviews and shows. But something goes awry when Spirit’s magic traps the couple in a loop, reliving the same day. The only way out […]
Books On My Reading List This Week – March 29, 2022
Posted on March 29, 2022 Leave a Comment
Read Along with Me I can’t believe I’m saying this but I am five titles away from my reading goal for 2022. And it’s March. How crazy is that?! This week’s list includes two new releases in Jewish literature. The first, One-Legged Mongoose, is a memoir examining life in 1950s New York. The second, Chasing […]
[Book Review] The Resurrector by Moshe Mikanovsky
Posted on March 23, 2022 Leave a Comment
By Moshe Mikanovsky The Levi family is sitting shiva – the Jewish tradition of observing a week-long period of mourning. The family has been shattered by the death of the middle son, Nir. The loss brings back together a father, elder son, and daughter whose relationships have been damaged following the loss of the children’s […]
Books On My Reading List This Week – March 22, 2022
Posted on March 22, 2022 Leave a Comment
Read Along with Me And now I’m less than 10 titles away from completing my reading goal for the year. If I really pushed it, I could finish by the end of first quarter. I’m not going to do that but it’s nice to know I could. It’s been an amazing week this past week. […]
[Book Review] Tetterbaum’s Truth by S. R. Claridge
Posted on March 16, 2022 Leave a Comment
By S. R. Claridge Book 1 in the Just Call Me Angel series, Angel Martin takes a job at Tetterbaum’s Pub. A distraction as she nurses a broken heart when her boyfriend, Tony, suddenly disappears. What Angel doesn’t realize is her new place of employment is a favorite hangout of members of the mafia in […]
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