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Jewish Book Month Is Coming!
It’s that time of the year: time to prepare for Jewish Book Month, which takes place during the month preceding the Hanukkah holiday. (This year, that means that Jewish Book Month begins November 18 on the secular calendar.)
And I am ready—with something fun for all of us:
(more…)Jewish Literary Links
- “Is Everyone Hanging Out at the Evil Global Cabal Without Me?”—Jewish humor by Rebecca Saltzman.
- Event alert! “Recently, My Jewish Learning offered recommendations for a Jewish book for every age, from birth all the way to 120. Now, along with the Jewish Book Council, we invite you to discuss our literary picks — and the merits of making such a list — with an all-star group of Jewish authors, whose books appear among our recommendations.” Authors include Eric Kimmel, Naomi Ragen, and Peter Cole. “Their conversation will be moderated by Ben Harris, Managing Editor of My Jewish Learning, and introduced by Naomi Firestone-Teeter, Executive Director of the Jewish Book Council.” Happening online, at no charge, October 19.
- Sukkot, kidlit, and other Jewish holidays and kidlit (a mini-thread).
- Hadassah Magazine and jGirls+ magazine, an online publication by and for self-identifying Jewish girls, young women and nonbinary teens, announce their third annual teen essay contest, which this year asks: “Tell us a personal story about an issue that has affected your mental health.” Prize: “The winner will receive a $300 educational scholarship, the winning essay will be published in Hadassah Magazine, both in print and online, and in jGirls+ Magazine. And a one-year subscription to Hadassah Magazine is part of the prize as well.” Eligibility: “open to self-identifying Jewish girls, young women and nonbinary teens between the ages of 13 and 19 who reside in the United States, the District of Columbia and the State of Israel, except where prohibited by law.” Deadline: October 30.
- As Jeremy Burton reports, there is now a bridge named for American Jewish writer Cora Wilburn (1824-1906).
Shabbat shalom! And keep enjoying those holidays!
Words of the Week: Pinchas Goldschmidt
“This will be our first Yom Kippur in true exile from the place we called our home for three decades.
Source: Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt, “My First Yom Kippur in Exile” (The New York Times; gift link will take you behind the paywall)