By Cheryl F. Coon
Reviews of Tastes of Jewish Tradition, by Jody Hirsh et al, and Look What I See! Where Can I Be? AT THE SYNAGOGUE, by Dia L. Michels, reference works for those seeking answers to questions about Jewish holidays, ritual, and going to synag
Date: 01-20-2007
By Marlena Thompson
Review of The Jewish Book of Why, by Alfred J. Kolatch, a compendium of questions and answers regarding Jewish customs, culture, and spirituality.
Date: 01-20-2007
By Marlena Thompson
Review of A Better Tomorrow. By Charles Rammelkamp, 18 essays about choosing to be Jewish by converting.
Date: 01-20-2007
By Judith Bolton-Fasman
Review of Star of Wonder by Daniel Mark Epstein about an adult child of intermarriage who is taken with both of his parents’ faiths.
Date: 01-20-2007
By Susan Katz Miller
Review of Secret Love by Bart Schneider, a tale of the fatalistic romance between a Jewish man and a black woman.
Date: 01-20-2007
By Dinah Zeltser
Review of Lee Gruzen’s Raising Your Jewish/Christian Child: How Interfaith Parents Can Give Children the Best of Both Their Heritages.
Date: 01-20-2007
By Catherine Fischer
Review of The Flying Camel: Essays on Identity by Women of African and Middle Eastern Jewish Heritage, Edited by Loolwa Khazzoom, a collection of memoirs that explore the complexities of being a Mizrahi-Jewish woman.
Date: 01-20-2007
By Jonathan Groner
Review of Is the Bible True: How Modern Debates and Discoveries Affirm the Essence of the Scriptures, by Jeffrey L. Sheler, which explores modern evidence in seeking the greater truths of biblical times.
Date: 01-20-2007
By Marlena Thompson
A review of Unholy Orders; Mystery Stories With A Religious Twist, edited by Serita Stevens, a collection of exciting mysteries which weave in elements of Judaism and Christianity.
Date: 01-18-2007
By Rabbi Bruce Kadden
Review of The Blessing of a Skinned Knee: Using Jewish Teachings to Raise Self-Reliant Children by Wendy Mogel, a guide to raising children while taking faith and religion into consideration.
Date: 01-18-2007