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marilynw.bsky.social
I know Hanukkah is the next Jewish holiday, and there have been quite a few posts highlighting Hanukkah picture books. So for day 10 of #JewishBookMonth, I'll focus on other Jewish holidays. Here's... #JewishBooksareDiverseBooks #kidlit #writingcommunity #JewishJoy
Three books for Rosh Hashanah: Avital the Pirate, A Turkish Rosh Hashanah, and Miriam and the Sasquatch.
December 3, 2024 at 3:01 PM
erikadreifus.bsky.social
This was a *terrific* event last night. Do try to see this film when you have an opportunity! #JewishBookMonth
graphic announcing world premiere of KAFKA'S LAST TRIAL, followed by a conversation with author Benjamin Balint, director Eliran Peled, and moderator Daphne Merkin, at the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan.
December 18, 2024 at 1:45 PM
erikadreifus.bsky.social
"The black asphalt gleamed neon."

#SundaySentence from Eduardo Halfon (again!), this time from CANCIÓN (trans. Lisa Dillman & Daniel Hahn). #JewishBookMonth

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#SundaySentence - Erika Dreifus
The best sentence I've read during the past week.
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December 8, 2024 at 3:00 PM
jewishbookcouncil.bsky.social
Look­ing to add some Jew­ish joy to your read­ing? Check out this list for the best in Jew­ish romance & fic­tion curat­ed by The Jewish Joy Book Club & The Jew­ish Joy Box—where the hap­py end­ing is guaranteed! It's the perfect #JewishBookMonth reading. bit.ly/4gjTiQd
Jewish Joy: Curated by The Jewish Joy Box
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December 18, 2024 at 5:28 PM
erikadreifus.bsky.social
This #JewishBookMonth I'm reading both newer titles and those plucked from my "shelves of constant reproach." Among the latter: this collection. (Checking off the "poetry" box on my challenge, although "Sephardic Experience" could also apply: www.tabletmag.com/sections/art...)
copy of MANY TO REMEMBER by Rachel Kaufman
November 27, 2024 at 1:15 PM
helenemeyers.bsky.social
Today's #JewishBookMonth pick: Harvey Fierstein's TORCH SONG TRILOGY
Cover of HARVEY FIERSTEIN'S TORCH SONG TRILOGY
December 20, 2024 at 9:18 PM
kmarcuswrites.bsky.social
Hey it's #JewishBookMonth so everyday I thought I'd share something #jewishkidlit related. #kidlit #jewishjoy #jewishbooksforkids #kidlitcommunity #writingcommunity

Barbara Bietz has a great blog!
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Jewish Books For Kids…and More!
with Barbara Bietz
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November 25, 2024 at 5:32 PM
helenemeyers.bsky.social
Today's #JewishBookMonth pick: Ilana Blumberg's OPEN YOUR HAND: TEACHING AS A JEW, TEACHING AS AN AMERICAN
Cover of Blumberg's OPEN YOUR HAND: TEACHING AS A JEW, TEACHING AS AN AMERICAN
December 6, 2024 at 8:33 PM
helenemeyers.bsky.social
"This need for Jews to balance the 'oy' with the 'joy' is an exhortation that could well be shared with many other groups that have become the objects of discrimination and prejudice."--Deborah Lipstadt #SundaySentence #JewishBookMonth
Cover of Deborah Lipstadt's ANTISEMITISM: HERE AND NOW
December 8, 2024 at 4:09 PM
marilynw.bsky.social
Hope everyone is healthy and comfortable today. For Day 6 of #JewishBookMonth, here are this year's Sydney Taylor Award winners. #kidlit #writingcommunity #JewishJoy #SydneyTaylorAwardWinners
2024 Sydney Taylor Award Winners: Afikomen, Hanukkah Upside Down and Hidden Hope.
November 29, 2024 at 2:41 PM
erikadreifus.bsky.social
I'm not sure I'll encounter anything more perfect to share this #JewishBookMonth than Eduardo Halfon's Berman Prize acceptance speech, now available via Tablet (www.tabletmag.com/sections/art...) and concluding as follows:
And that’s why I’m here in Stockholm today—because of that sentence. Or moreover—because of that story. Or moreover still—because we are stories. Where we come from. Where we’ve been. How we got here. It’s through stories that we enter the world. It’s through stories that we learn, and love, and then learn to love. And it’s through stories that we realize that we’re much more than just ourselves—that we’re part of something larger. A family. A group. A community. A nation. A people. A tradition. All of what we are, and all of what we’ve been, is stitched together by the stories we’ve been told and by the stories we’ve read and maybe, if we’re very lucky, by the stories we can someday write.
November 27, 2024 at 4:25 PM
marilynw.bsky.social
For Day 27 of #JewishBookMonth, let's talk about Passover. #JewishBooksAreDiverseBooks #JewishJoy #kidlit #librarians #teachers
Three picture books with stories about the Passover after dinner adventure: the Afikomen. From Amalia Hoffman, Afikotective, from Tziporah Cohen, Afikomen, and from Rebecca Gardyn Levington, Afikomen, Where Did You Go?
December 20, 2024 at 3:46 PM
helenemeyers.bsky.social
In honor Of @lilithmagazine.bsky.social's arrival, FRANKLY FEMINIST, their anthology of short stories by Jewish women, is today's #JewishBookMonth pick. @hadassahbrandeis.bsky.social
Book cover FRANKLY FEMINIST
November 27, 2024 at 9:19 PM
kmarcuswrites.bsky.social
It's #JewishBookMonth! Need a great podcast rec?
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#jewishkidlit @jewishbookcouncil.bsky.social #writingcommunity #kidlit #kidlitart @bookoflife.bsky.social #jewishjoy #kidlitcommunity
The Book of Life: Jewish Kidlit (Mostly)
Books Podcast · 312 Episodes · Updated Monthly
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November 26, 2024 at 4:35 PM
atxeva.bsky.social
Books are a bridge to our culture. Celebrate Jewish Book Month by uplifting Jewish voices and supporting Jewish authors. What’s one Jewish book you’re buying this #JewishBookMonth?
November 25, 2024 at 5:59 PM
uscpress.bsky.social
It's the 100th anniversary of Jewish Book Month and we've got a nice selection of books to help you celebrate! You can find our list here: uscpress.com/books/catego...
Happy reading!

#jewishbookmonth #jewishhistory #jewishculture
October 9, 2025 at 6:51 PM
helenemeyers.bsky.social
HERE ALL ALONG, a really smart re-encounter with Judaism by Sarah Hurwitz, Michelle Obama's speechwriter. #JewishBookMonth
Cover of HERE ALL ALONG by Sarah Hurwitz "Finding Meaning, Spirituality, and a Deeper Connection to Life--in Judaism"
November 26, 2024 at 9:40 PM
worldkidlit.bsky.social
It’s #JewishBookMonth ! Our #WorldKidLit co-editor Jackie Friedman Mighdoll explores recent picture books that celebrate Judaism around the world #jewishliterature #kidlit #internationallit

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Jewish Books Around the World
It’s Jewish Book Month and today World Kid Lit blog co-editor Jackie Friedman Mighdoll looks at recent picture books that celebrate Judaism around the world.  By Jackie Friedman Mighdoll What does …
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December 16, 2024 at 4:28 PM
erikadreifus.bsky.social
About the anthology *Shelter: October 7th and After*, published by the Israeli Institute for Hebrew Literature. #JewishBookMonth
screenshot of my 5-star Goodreads review. Shelter: October 7th and After edited by Oded Wolkstein and Maayan Eitan with multiple translators (Israeli Institute for Hebrew Literature, 2023). I’m not surprised that I’ve heard/read nothing about this collection in mainstream literary discourse, although I might have expected more from the Jewish press. Then again, even I had neglected to read it—although I’d downloaded a (free!) English version to my Kindle months ago—until I was reminded of it this week via an email about a stage adaptation. The description is a tad misleading for anyone whose brain automatically translates the words “short stories” into fiction. The vast majority of these pieces by Israeli and American writers—including those by highly esteemed fictionists such as Joshua Cohen and Elisa Albert—read as nonfiction. But go see for yourself. You can download a copy (again, at no charge) in English or Hebrew at https://www.ithl.org.il/article/shelter/. At under 90 pages, this powerful collection won’t take you long to read (I’m going to re-read it this week). And then, if you agree with my take that more people should read it, please tell others to do so.
December 15, 2024 at 11:30 PM
helenemeyers.bsky.social
Today's #JewishBookMonth pick: @erikadreifus.bsky.social's BIRTHRIGHT

(and here's a link to one of my favorite poems in the collection, "A Single Woman of Valor" www.jewishbookcouncil.org/pb-daily/exc...)
cover of BIRTHRIGHT, a collection of poems by Erika Dreifus
December 17, 2024 at 11:27 PM
erikadreifus.bsky.social
Nov. 30 is Yom HaPlitim (Refugee Day), "dedicated to the recognition of the million Jews forced to flee their homes in Arab countries consequent to the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948—& the ensuing persecution in those lands." Good day to feature Sarah Sassoon's work. #JewishBookMonth
"This Is Not A Cholent": Stories of Jews from the Middle East and North Africa--review by Leah Medin of Sarah Sassoon's latest picture book.
November 30, 2024 at 10:45 PM
stephenfried.bsky.social
Pleased to share a session I did with @avbronstein.bsky.social @ #HamptonSynagogue about the book & my work writing in-depth but with hope about #mentalillness, #addiction & #suicide; talk was wonderfully edited for #JewishBookMonth by the JBS Jewish Broadcasting Service
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The Hampton Synagogue's "Author Discussion Series" for Jewish Book Month: Stephen Fried
YouTube video by JBS
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November 23, 2024 at 2:33 PM
erikadreifus.bsky.social
Today's the day: the start of #JewishBookMonth 2024/5785.

Never heard of it? Want some tips for marking the occasion? @jewishbookcouncil.bsky.social and their impressive roster of organizational partners have you covered: www.jewishbookcouncil.org/events/celeb...
graphic: Celebrate Jewish Books. Support Jewish Authors.
November 24, 2024 at 1:55 PM
bluepurmaid.bsky.social
I have greatly enjoyed this book so far. I began reading it not realizing that the main character is Jewish like me. Each character and their stories are so well thought out. I can’t wait to see what happens next!

#JewishBookMonth
December 12, 2024 at 3:15 AM
erikadreifus.bsky.social
My #FridayReads #ShabbatReads is another title that might check off multiple boxes in my #JewishBookMonth challenge. bsky.app/profile/erik...
CANCION by Eduardo Halfon translated by LIsa Dillman and Daniel Hahn
December 6, 2024 at 4:06 PM