Pre-Shabbat Jewish Lit Links

Photo Credit: Reut Miryam Cohen
Photo Credit: Reut Miryam Cohen

Every Friday My Machberet presents an array of Jewish-interest links, primarily of the literary variety.

  • Presenting this month’s Jewish Book Carnival–hosted by the Jewish Book Council.
  • On the Fig Tree Books blog: a stroll down literary-memory lane (and a re-assessment of Philip Roth’s The Plot Against America).
  • Jewish Currents has announced the theme for the Fourth Annual Raynes Poetry Competition: “Urge.” NB: This competition charges an entry fee of $18, which includes a one-year subscription to the magazine.
  • Here’s hoping that Baba Joon, the next official Israeli selection for nomination as “Best Foreign Language Film” at the Oscars, makes it to U.S. distribution soon.
  • From Mosaic magazine: a review of Edward Alexander’s Jews Against Themselves, which is on my tbr list. It’s a thorough review but doesn’t quite contain any spoilers: I’d already sensed that this book won’t be happy read.
  • Shabbat shalom.

    2 thoughts on “Pre-Shabbat Jewish Lit Links

    1. e halperin says:

      RE the poetry contest
      Is there any further prompt, re the Word URGE. It is just too open ended.
      The editor or the judge might have an extra, idea of what they are looking for in terms of content.
      enhalperin

      1. Erika Dreifus says:

        Very sorry, but I know as much as you do–which is to say, I’m equally limited to what’s shared in the guidelines (I’m simply the messenger here). My guess is that the prompt is deliberately open-ended. But you could always reach out to the contest administrators to see if they have any further advice for you. Good luck.

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