Book review
'Inspirational Reflections for the Seder Night': A Haggadah for empty chairs at the table - review
With reflections and prayers for each stage of the Seder, this Haggadah invites you to engage with tradition, family, and your own journey of redemption.
'Rogue Justice': Exploring how Israel’s top court turned into a political powerhouse - review
'The Gavriel Tirosh Affair': Unforgettable teacher, lingering memory - review
A forgotten voice from 1391: 'Hasdai Crescas: Collected Writings' - book review
'The Jewish Journey Through Loss': Combining halacha and psychology in order to heal - review
The wisdom of clinical psychologist Dr. Batya Ludman and Jewish educator Gina Junger combine to create a book that balances both psychology and Jewish law.
'The Morning the Apples Began to Sing': A story of wonder and imagination - review
A story of wonder and self-expression, inspiring children to imagine, create, and embrace life’s hidden miracles.
'Emily Saw a Door': Learning to create spaces for each other with creativity, acceptance - review
A story that encourages and empowers children to find the right place for them, or even to create their own.
A pro-Israel bookshelf: Top book recommendations by a veteran reviewer
Dedicated readers, I thought, might welcome the chance to learn about books and authors they could have overlooked.
'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
A spy-thriller true story of the Solf Circle – elite Germans who defied Hitler, rescued Jews, and paid dearly after betrayal – asking the question: what would you have done?
New book traces Christian pilgrims' ancient path through Jerusalem
Rodney Aist retraces Jerusalem’s pre-Crusades pilgrim circuit—Holy Sepulchre to Zion, Gethsemane and the Mount of Olives—blending ancient texts, archaeology, and reflection.
John Irving's new novel follows a Jewish heroine across decades
John Irving’s Queen Esther follows an orphaned Jewish girl who becomes a family’s anchor, fights Nazis, and shapes Israel’s birth –while her son comes of age amid Vietnam and identity, love, and loss
Inside the mind of Yossi Cohen: A Mossad chief’s adventure into the shadows - exclusive
In conversations over the years, there were moments when Cohen left the Post speechless when he boasted, after an operation against Iran, about the almost guaranteed success of future similar ops.
Mastering the short story: Twelve vignettes capture America’s Jewish world - book review
'You’ve Told Me Before,' proves, if proof were needed after her first wonderful foray into this specialized literary field, that Jennifer Anne Moses is a master of the short story genre.