Book review
'Disasters of Biblical Proportions': From ancient Exodus to lessons in fear and faith - review
The book Disasters of Biblical Proportions: The Ten Plagues Then, Now, and at the End of the World provides a history of the interpretations of each of the 10 plagues in the Book of Exodus.
'The Traitors Circle': A spy thriller that asks - would you have defied the Nazis? - review
New book traces Christian pilgrims' ancient path through Jerusalem
John Irving's new novel follows a Jewish heroine across decades
'Giant Love': Shedding light on Edna Ferber and the making of 'Giant' - review
As Edna Ferber’s popularity has waned over the years, Julie Gilbert hopes to reintroduce the first Jewish Pulitzer Prize winner and “put her at the center of 20th-century women writers.”
'Uncovered': Examining Halacha through a female lens - review
Each of its nine chapters includes source material from biblical verses, Talmudic discussions, and classical and contemporary responsa, in Hebrew/Aramaic and English, presented chronologically.
Nexus: Analyzing Yuval Noah Harari's take on AI - review
"The problem, Harari argues, is not necessarily information itself. The problem is perhaps that we have been asking the wrong questions."
'This is their song too': A look at Phish and their Jewish fans - review
The book, clearly written for a very narrow audience of Jewish fans – many have seen several hundred shows – details every possible point of connection between Phish and Judaism.
'Jerusalem That Once Was': An architect's look at the history of Israel's capital - review
A new book by famed architect and former Jerusalemite David Kroyanker shines a penetrative loving light on the capital’s fading beauty.
What did Einstein think of Zionism, Jewish nationalism? - review
Volume 17 contains an intriguing expression of Albert Einstein’s strong support for Zionism in the early 1920s.
'This Is Not a Cholent': Stories of Jews from the Middle East and North Africa - review
"This Is Not a Cholent" contributes to the history and legacy of these refugees and these communities’ cultural and emotional experiences.
'The October 7 War': A photojournalist’s testimony of horrors and resilience - review
Ziv Koren’s The October 7 War is heavy to pick up and hard to put down. This is not a classic coffee table photography book but it is of lasting importance.
'The Lost Orphan Boy': A treacherous journey from Yemen to the Promised Land - review
Reading The Lost Orphan Boy spotlights the struggles of the Jewish communities in Arab lands, bringing them to the forefront of our national and personal consciousness.
'Tikkun Ha'am': Is there a future for Liberal Judaism in America? - review
You will have to be ready to be provoked a little bit (or a lot) and to think more creatively than you usually do about the condition of non-Orthodox Jews in America in our time.
