24 Jul Book Review, Latest Review | 10 Things Every Jew Should Know Before They Go To College Posted by Jessica Ackerman July 24, 2025 0 Emily Schrader and Blake Flayton explain the basics of Israel and Judaism to students, but should the target audience be exclusively Jewish? Continue reading
02 Jul literary moment, Summer 2025 Book Review | The Forgotten Bond Between Teddy and the Tribe Posted by Robert Siegel July 2, 2025 0 In many ways Theodore Roosevelt was limited by the ideas of his times. Continue reading
19 Jun literary moment, Summer 2025 Book Review | A Golden Age Seen Through Its Icons Posted by Gloria Levitas June 20, 2025 0 Sip it slowly, and live or relive this golden age—an era giddy with hope, a time of light. Continue reading
10 Jun Highlights, Latest, literary moment Book Review | Everything Matters: A Surprising Take on Spirituality, Ethics and Daily Life Posted by Jack Reimer June 20, 2025 0 I came away feeling that this book ought to be read by all kinds of Jews. Continue reading
07 Apr Book Review, Highlights, literary moment, Spring 2025 Book Review | Israel Doesn’t Fit Your Frameworks Posted by Carlin Romano April 10, 2025 4 Is it possible to be evenhanded in discussing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict or the Israeli-Hamas war? Continue reading
07 Apr Book Review, literary moment, Spring 2025 Book Review | It’s All Happened Here Posted by Robert Siegel April 7, 2025 0 “Red Scare” doesn’t describe a country devoted to free speech and willing to fight for the right of others to express dissenting opinions. Continue reading
26 Mar Book Review, Highlights, literary moment, Spring 2025 Book Review | The Colorful Crew Who Unlocked the Past Posted by Robert Alter March 26, 2025 0 “It is clearly not a flawless book, but it is definitely a good read.” Continue reading
23 Jan Book Review, literary moment, Winter 2025 Book Review | A Language Forged in Fire Posted by Miriam Isaacs January 23, 2025 0 The novel brings overdue attention to the fate of the Yiddish language in the Holocaust, seeing it as a victim in its own right. Continue reading
23 Jan Book Review, literary moment, Winter 2025 Book Review | A Tale of Dueling Abrahams Posted by Robert Siegel January 23, 2025 0 Julius’s story tells us what Jews have made of Abraham. Continue reading
23 Jan Book Review, literary moment, Winter 2025 Book Review | Jews at the End of the World Posted by E.Kinney Zalesne January 23, 2025 0 Families, cities and planets are “atomized,” seemingly beyond redemption, in this hellscape of a novel. Continue reading
09 Dec 2024 November/December, Book Review, literary moment Book Review | The Failure of Aryan Physics Posted by Robert Siegel December 9, 2024 1 The spiraling arms race of the Cold War was thus set off by the bomb that German physicists recognized was beyond their reach. Continue reading
04 Dec 2024 November/December, Book Review, Featured, literary moment Book Review | A Rebbe with a Fiddle and No Followers Posted by Michael Krasny December 11, 2024 0 “There is much to be charmed by in this novel and even more to learn from it.” Continue reading