Erika Dreifus

Toward the end of each week, the My Machberet blog presents a collection of links, drawn primarily from the world of Jewish books and writing.

• ICYMI when I cross-posted on Practicing Writing earlier this week: “JTS seeks an Academic Assistant Director for its new MFA in Creative Writing directed by Etgar Keret — a creative, organized, and forward-thinking professional interested in higher education administration and deeply engaged in contemporary and storytelling culture.” No deadline indicated. Salary listed for this full-time position in New York City: $80,000. (Hat tip:Monica Osborne.)
• “What Philip Roth Taught Me about My Life as a Jewish Man, Despite His Own Imperfections” (Stephen Daniel Arnoff for JTA).
• “The Best Jewish Children’s Books of 2025” (Rachel Fremmer for Tablet).
• For those of you in the UK: Want to win “a bundle of books featured in the Jewish Book Week 2026 programme“? Enter by December 31.
• Speaking of 2026: I could not be more excited about the forthcoming (February) publication of Allegra Goodman’s next short-story collection. “This Is Not About Us, out in February from Dial Press, collects 17 interconnected stories about the Rubinstein family, a sprawling East Coast Jewish clan marred by mundane forces like divorce, resentment, and stalled professional ambitions.” Grateful to see the author and the book spotlighted by Conner Reed for Publishers Weekly.

A couple of quick reminders: This is the last pre-Hanukkah “Jewish Literary Links,” which means it’s the final one for Jewish Book Month 5786 (aka Jewish Book Month 100)! Of course, for me, every month is Jewish Book Month, so naturally these posts will be continuing!

Also: This week has brought a couple of updates to both my “After October 7″ and “Writers, Beware” documents.

Shabbat shalom and Chag Hanukkah Sameach!