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Nathan Englander returns with a novel titled “Kaddish.com.” (Cover: Alfred Knopf; photo: Joshua Meier)
Soon after the publication of Englander’s book, someone created a website called “kaddish.com” offering mourners the very service described in Englander’s book.
Read MoreBy the mid-1950s, Herman Wouk’s popular and financial success as an American Jewish novelist was unmatched.
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Eli Valley, a Jewish cartoonist whose work has long taken aim at Jewish leaders and institutions, has broadeded his scope during the Trump era. (Screenshot from Vimeo)
Is Eli Valley a brave Jewish artist speaking truth to power at a moment of national crisis?
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Sharon Mond is the project coordinator project coordinator of “Wisdom Around the World,” and author of “Yoga Stories for Kids.” (Photo by Steve Ruark)
Sharon Mond knows that talk therapy isn’t the only way to help children express their emotions and resolve conflicts.
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Jamie Bernstein: "My father loved pop music and we shared a love of the Beatles. Every time a new album came out, I would run to the record store to buy it. ... 'Norwegian Wood' would come on and he’d say, ‘Hear that? That’s a sitar.’"
Author discusses what it’s like to live with the legacy of one of the greatest musical minds of the 20th century.
Read MoreWe don’t need to reinvent the wheel to DIY Judaism because three young Jews in the ’70s and ’80s forged a path for us.
Read MoreThe number of Holocaust survivors who are still with us is shrinking. So there’s a push to document their stories before it’s too late.
Read MoreSanders is not the only 2020 contender who gets the superhero treatment.
Read MoreSet in the 1950s through the early 1970s, “Feast Your Eyes” is, at its core, a story of mothers and daughters.
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Author Dani Shapiro:: "I understand memoir as an attempt to capture a moment or a particular story or relationship at a particular time." (Photo by Michael Maren)
Dani Shapiro’s latest book, “Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity and Love,” takes readers on her journey of uncovering the secrets surrounding her birth.
Read MoreUnfortunately, most Haggadahs are about as engaging as a Maxwell House percolator.
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