The setting is a comedy club in a small Israeli town. An audience that has come expecting an evening of amusement instead sees a comedian falling apart on stage; an act of disintegration, a man crumbling, as a matter...
From The Red Tent to The Ghost of Hannah Mendes, Jewish female writers have addressed relationships viewed against the canvas of a strong faith. Now newcomer Ruchama King gives voice to a fresh theme: how one/s relationship to Torah...
When Mia, a Jewish teenager from Ontario, goes to Israel to spend the summer studying at a yeshiva, or seminary, she wants to connect with the land and deepen her understanding of Judaism. However, Mia’s summer plans go astray...
A modern classic of Jewish-American literature, a remarkable journey into the shrouded world of Chassidic women. Naomi Ragen’s first novel has been called “one of the too most important Jewish books.” Abraham Ha-Levi is a wealthy American businessman and...
Shifra Horn’s beautifully imagined novel tells the story of five generations of women in one family against the background of 100 years in Jerusalem.The story begins with Amal, the last generation, who is despondent over her husband’s desertion after...
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