Elana Jagoda
Help the Victims of Hurricane Harvey
Dulce de Manzana (Apple Preserves)
How Our Son Put the Mitzvah in His Bar Mitzvah
We spent two hours doing a mitzvah project together before our synagogue social hall was transformed from an assembly line into a festive New Year’s Eve party.
8 Jewish Stories to Read About the Charlottesville Rally
During Shabbat, our day of rest, terrible events took place in Charlottesville, VA. A "Unite the Right" protest organized by the alt-right turned bloody, violent, and ultimately deadly.
Homesick: A Novel
Eshkol Nevo’s debut novel presents a distinctively young and fresh image of contemporary Israel.
A Chilling Portrait of Bigotry: Hate Crime Murders Reach Record High in 2019
Gratitude: A Novel
Winner of the National Jewish Book Award for fiction, this novel reflects the situation of Hungarian Jews, the last Jewish community in Europe left standing in 1944, through the stories of a single family.
A Seat at the Table: A Novel of Forbidden Choices
Joshua Halberstam explains the genesis of this novel in his Acknowledgments: “Rummaging in the closet of my childhood home in Boro Park, I came upon a box filled with typewritten Chassidic stories.
Roast Chicken, South African-Style
This adaptation of Katie Osrin’s roast chicken - a family favorite - includes potatoes, apples, and ginger.