Rabbi Elchanan Shoff, the leader of Beis Knesses Los Angeles in Pico-Robertson and a local educator, is known for thinking outside the box when it comes to Torah learning. Whether he is giving a ...

This list of books with Jewish main characters will help you discover exceptional picture books and middle grade books with compelling writing, intriguing stories, and memorable characters. If you’re ...

Last December, in a column about the Jewish books of 2023, I predicted that “next year’s list will include a slew of books dealing with the crisis in Israel or will be read through the lens of the war ...

A century ago, Fanny Goldstein, a Russian-Jewish immigrant working as a librarian at the Boston Public Library, noticed Jewish visitors rarely checked out books about their own culture. With her ...

Author workshops & read alouds, free PJ Library books, crafts, & live music — a joyful day for the whole family with 92NY, ...

Enter to win a copy of Helene Wecker’s debut novel “The Golem and the Jinni” here. Her blog posts are featured on The Arty Semite courtesy of the Jewish Book Council and My Jewish Learning’s Author ...

For Jewish publishers, fall brings a wave of titles highlighting holidays from somber to joyful. There are four holidays this year in October alone, beginning with Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, ...

This post is sponsored content. The Forward’s editorial staff were not involved in its publication. Susan Blumberg-Kason, a Jewish author whose work explores Jewish history and identity, was deep into ...

Leviticus gets a bad rap. It lacks the great narratives of the first two books and is full of rules and regulations. Many of these instructions (Lev 1-10) deal with the different types of sacrifices ...