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.

• Coinciding with Jewish American Heritage Month: the Third Annual Community Arts Project from The Artists Against Antisemitism: “Check out almost 100 pieces of art including poetry, prose, paintings, photography, mixed media art, textiles, music, and more – all created and shared around our theme of l’dor v’dor, from generation to generation.”
• DEADLINE EXTENDED! Applications for the Miami Book Fair’s two Emerging Writer Fellowships for 2026-2027 (the Emerging Writer Fellowship for Prose and the Mindich Fellowship for Jewish Fiction; these were listed in our April newsletter) are now welcome until May 31. (Cross-posted earlier this week.)
• “The Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR) is seeking a Publishing Assistant for CCAR Press, a division of the CCAR and the primary publisher of the Reform Movement. CCAR Press publishes books, ebooks, apps, a journal, certificates, and Visual T’filah to serve Reform Jews and the wider Jewish community. This position will contribute to a range of publications, with a primary focus on a major new Reform Torah commentary….This is position is hybrid (four days remote, one day in the office per week) for employees in the New York City metro area, or fully remote for those elsewhere.” Salary range: “$50–$60K.” No deadline indicated. (Cross-posted earlier this week.)
• “Are you passionate about helping people connect with Jewish life and learning? Hundreds of thousands of people each month depend on My Jewish Learning’s offerings — including our articles, essays, email series, classes and our daily Kaddish gathering — as one of their main connections to Jewish tradition. Now we’re looking for an [Editorial Assistant] to help us make it all happen.” NB: This is a full-time position—“preferred: in office 2-3 times/week in New York; remote also possible.” Salary: $55,000 to $60,000. No deadline indicated. (Cross-posted earlier this week.)
• “I like to lie awake at night and worry about the end of Jewish literature. There’s nothing quite like the rush of fretting over Irving Howe’s belief that Jewish literature died in the seventies, or agonizing over whether SY Agnon already said everything there is to say about the Jewish condition. So it’s nice when a new book comes along to remind me that Jewish literature isn’t dead yet, and does so with the disarming appearance of warm apple cake.” So begins Akiva Schick’s insightful review of Allegra Goodman’s This Is Not About Us for Jewish Review of Books.

Wishing everyone a Shabbat shalom.