Meet the Author: Laura Gehl

Photo: Courtesy of Laura Gehl Please tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I have a PhD in neuroscience and began my writing career as a science writer. I wrote about science for a variety of publications, for both children and adults. Gradually, I transitioned into spending more and more of my […]

Meet the Author: Tammar Stein

Photo: Courtesy of Tammar Stein Please tell us a little bit about yourself and your background? I’m the author of eight books for children of all ages. I’ve written everything from a board book with 12 words to novels for older young adults. My books have won the Middle East Book Award for children’s literature, […]

Meet the Author: Sylvia Rouss

Photo: Courtesy of Sylvia Rouss Please tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I grew up in California and first began writing for the children in my preschool class. As an early childhood educator for over 30 years, I was privileged to be the recipient of numerous awards for excellence in Jewish […]

Meet the Author: Monique Polak

Photo: Courtesy of Monique Polak Photographer: John Fredericks Please tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I was born and raised in Montreal. My parents were immigrants from the Netherlands. My mum, who was Jewish, spent nearly two years in Theresienstadt, a Nazi concentration camp in what is now the Czech Republic. […]

*Product Review*: Hebrew 1 and 2 Workbooks by Inbal Amit

Reviewed by Miriam P. and the five-and-a-half-year-old Julie H. I spent the last weekend by the coast in County Kerry with my partner, John, and his wonderful family. Liam, his older brother, joined us for a visit together with his wife and their young daughter, Julie, giving me the perfect opportunity to review Inbal Amit’s […]

Meet the Author of Rebel Daughter: Lori Banov Kaufmann

Photo: Courtesy of Lori Banov Kaufmann Please tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I grew up in Charleston, South Carolina but moved up north to go to college and grad school. After graduation, my husband and I made Aliyah and I worked as a strategy consultant for high-tech companies. When I […]

Book Review: The Wagamama Bride by Liane Grunberg Wakabayashi

Photo: Courtesy of Liane Grunberg Wakabayashi Liane Grunberg Wakabayashi is a tremendously talented author and excellent storyteller. As a reader, you will enjoy discovering Japan and Japanese culture through her eyes. She is a master of observation who catches these very moments wonderfully on paper. You will not be able to put this captivating memoir […]

Book Recommendation: Lettering with Love – The Simple Art of Handwriting with Watercolour Embellishment by Sue Hiepler and Yasmin Reddig of May and Berry

Photo: Courtesy of Judaica in the Spotlight Lettering is a wonderful way to spend your Sunday afternoons with. The perfect mindfulness exercise for busy people who enjoy creating art in the little free time they have. This guidebook makes a wonderful addition to the art section in your home library. A fantastic present for beginners […]

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