All book selections can be found at the houston public library. For those who share an interest in reading and discussing jewish books of all sorts. Book club reading lists 20082009 association of jewish. Jewish book world reached over 5,000 readers with a specific interest in jewish books, including library professionals, book festival coordinators, book group members, academicians, and lay leaders. Great jewish books book club members receive four englishlanguage books over the course of the year. Virtual book club jewish alliance of greater rhode island. This page will act as our virtual home to post, discuss, and create community around personal challenges and growth.
A page of menuchas book menucha publishers is a purveyor of fine, original jewish literature. Facilitator jim van buskirk, coordinator of book club in a box, leads a lively and intelligent discussion each month. Join a community of readers and enjoy the best of modern jewish literatureall selections are in english. Jewish book club jewish federation of greater oklahoma city. It was devoted to the promotion of books of jewish interest. The only requirement is that the book has a jewish theme. Our general topics incorporate all things jewish, including but by no means limited to. Led by rabbi matesmuchin and rabbi regev, the jewish book club will meet bimonthly over the next two program years as we dip our toes into the vast sea of jewish books and the insights they offer into two. The book club is open to anyone and everyone interested in participating in a reading group.
Join our group on goodreads, attend a quarantine book club gathering, and sign up for the email list to get the latest book club news. Book club evelyn rubenstein jewish community center of. Association of jewish libraries book club reading lists. But arguably, intellectual pursuit was always highly regarded and admired in our culture. A book club has the potential to create lifelong readers and is an effective discipline for encouraging people to read more or outside the genres they normally gravitate towards. Wherever you go by joan leegant, an orphan in history. Jewbird by bernard malamud facilitated by lisa silverman, library director, sperber library the jewbird is a short story by the jewishamerican writer bernard malamud.
Jewish book world was a quarterly magazine published by the jewish book council from 1982 to 2015. Find your local library to check out any of our picks. A jewish book club can also create lifelong learners providing a unique opportunity for participants to learn about, explore, and discuss judaism through literature. Book club rituals change, evolve in wake of coronavirus. Inappropriate the group contains hate speech or sexual roleplay activity, or facilitates illegal activity. Books with jewish content that deal with current social andor womens issues are selected. We are an organization whose interests include books, eating, and schmoozing. Jbc book clubs provides resources and support to book clubs reading books of jewish interest. Go behind the stories and peer inside the archives at this new bimonthly book discussion, led by lauren gilbert, senior manager for. Ranya, suzanne, and pamela plan to write a childrens book together but their sessions create an intense opportunity to talk about islam, christianity and judaism what brings them together and where they differ. Find a new favorite or rediscover an old one with our annual selection guide. Goodreads offers a subsection of jewish books and also hosts an online jewish book group. Book clubs, where members are on the same page hadassah. Jewish book month jccns, jewish community center of the.
When an american muslim woman befriends two other mothers, one jewish and one christian, they decide to educate their children about their. The baltimore jewish book club baltimore, md meetup. Can you think of a better way of celebrating judaism and things jewish than the celebration our writers, our literature, and our history. Adult content the group should be set to adultsonly due to its adult content. Jewish book box joins the family as the smartest way to bring the. Join our group on goodreads, and sign up for the email list get the latest book club news. We are known as the nation of the book yes, the old testament, but also. Books of all genres and sexual orientation will be considered. Cbts jewish book club event congregation beth tefillah. The jewish book council is a great source for how to start a book club. Jewish book council, founded in 1944, is the longestrunning organization devoted exclusively to the support and celebration of jewish literature.
Cbbs jewish book club meets four times a year on sunday mornings to read and discuss both fascinating and criticallyacclaimed jewish novels. Jewish womens archive lists books and hosts group discussions. Many ajl members host book clubs in their libraries. Join the alliances virtual book club and gain new perspectives on life and literaturewithout having to leave home.
West london synagogue book club london, united kingdom. The wls book club meets once a month in a pub near shul to discuss a book with some connection to jewish culture or religion, however tenuous. Read about jewish immigrants to america from the nineteenthcentury america west to the latetwentiethcentury soviet jewry movement. The book club is open to anyone and everyone interested in participating in a r.
Jewish book box joins the family as the smartest way to bring the best of literature directly into your home and hands. Join us monthly for friendly and thoughtprovoking discussions on books of jewish content or by jewish authors. At the temple solel book club, members schmooze and share a potluck for the first. With one click, families can access hours of audio stories, themed musical playlists, animated videos. While the j is closed due to covid19, the used book sale is not accepting donations. Simchat torah is drunk jewish bookclub, with dancing.
Members and prospective members are invited to join lively discussions at meetings cosponsored by hadassah and the northwest jewish connections of the jewish federation of southern arizona. If you arent already part of a book club and are hoping to start one, the national jewish book club provides a readymade book club experience with books to choose from and discussion questions at your fingertips. At the jewish federations people of the book club, we read and discuss a variety of books. Our first read is the english teacher by yiftach reicher atir, recommended by the national jewish book club. Free books for jewish children and their families pj library. Interested in discussing books by andor about jewish people, events, or ideas.
Pj library sends free, awardwinning books that celebrate jewish values and culture to families with children 6 months through 12 years old. Jewish book discussion group peninsula jewish community. Plagiarized the groups content has been reproduced from another group. At temple chais people of the book group, members start by introducing themselves and recommending a book, tv show or movie. The next meeting of the malverne jewish center book club will take place on monday, april 27, 2020 at 7. The jewish book council lists 1,400 clubs on its membership roster, and miri pomerantz dauber, the councils book club coordinator, says there. Jewish book club led by rabbi matesmuchin and rabbi regev, the jewish book club will meet bimonthly over the next two program years as we dip our toes into the vast sea of jewish books and the insights they offer into twothousand years of our history. One mans triumphant search for his jewish roots by pau. Edie was also one of a select group of trailblazing women in computing, working her way up the ladder. Find your next book club read or enhance your book club. Our first read is the english teacher by yiftach reicher atir, recommended by the national jewish book club after attending her fathers funeral, former mossad agent rachel goldschmitt empties her bank account and disappears. May 15, 2017 lynn free edit 0 0 teens, grades 912, join derek sheckman award recipient claire caplan in volunteering at sisson elementary in lynn for her weekly book club project for 3rd and 4th graders. Led by rabbi matesmuchin and rabbi regev, the jewish book club will meet bimonthly over the next two program years as we dip our toes into the vast sea of jewish books and the.
April virtual book discussion group tuesday, april 28 10. A selfdescribed book addict, hurwitz says her jewish book club experiences have expanded my horizons and introduced me to new jewish worlds. The great jewish books book club join a community of readers and enjoy the best of modern yiddish literature in english translation. After attending her fathers funeral, former mossad agent rachel goldschmitt empties her bank account and disappears. Thousands of books will be available for sale as the annual j used book sale returns in to the arts and education building. Join other readers for a lively discussion of jewishthemed books on loan from the jewish community librarys book club in a box. Annual jewish book club guides find a new favorite or rediscover an old one with our annual selection guide. Being jewish for many of us is not only a religion or an ethnic designation, but a cultural existence. Book clubs are a great way for booklovers to enjoy reading and the pleasure of. The monthly reads will be chosen from both group suggestion, and from best seller lists. In this spirit, and jewish celebrations are happy to embark on this new venture.
For the 2021 book club, registration will open in october 2020. Jewbird by bernard malamud facilitated by lisa silverman, library director, sperber library the jewbird is a short story by the jewish american writer bernard malamud. Book of the month club give the gift of jewish lives to family and friends with a oneyear membership to the jewish lives book of the month club. Book club reading lists association of jewish libraries. Temple sinai jewish book club 201819 2 years 9 books 2,000 years of history as we mark the occasion of jewish book month, we are excited to launch the temple sinai jewish book club. The basic requirement for the books is that they have a jewish theme. Signing up is free, easy, and takes less than 3 minutes. The last of the soviets by svetlana alexievich the book is available through the nassau library system as well as for kindle users. Additionally, jbc book clubs can provide a stepbystep explanation of how to set up a new book club.
Our past meetings have included fiction and nonfiction, contemporary and classic books by british and international authors. Ofrahs book club is ofrah sofaers jewish book picks. At the temple solel book club, members schmooze and share a potluck for the first half hour before the book discussion gets underway. Download the jewish book councils book club discussion guide. Book club in a box selections the titles listed below, ordered by the authors last name, are available through the jewish community librarys book club in a box program. Sep 08, 2019 cbbs jewish book club meets four times a year on sunday mornings to read and discuss both fascinating and criticallyacclaimed jewish novels. Monday, may 11 diary of a lonely girl, or the battle against free love by miriam karpilove. Selections may include novels, memoirs, short stories, and poetry, each thoughtfully chosen by yiddish book center staff from the vast treasure trove of modern jewish literature. We are joined by charles lynn batten, a ucla professor and master facilitator. Led by rabbi matesmuchin and rabbi regev, the jewish book club will meet bimonthly over the next two program years as we dip our toes into the vast sea of jewish books and the insights they offer into twothousand years of our history. She notes that one of her clubs began as a group of likeminded readers who loved books and learning, jewish learning in particular. Registration for the yiddish book centers 2020 great jewish books book club is now closed. Kernwood country club, salem valet parking available price. Please call stephanie greenfield at 202 2889619 to reserve your seat.
The site includes recommended reading lists and hosts live author chats. The great jewish books book club yiddish book center. The great jewish books book club join a community of readers and enjoy the best of modern jewish literatureall selections are in english. Sign up by december 20, 2019 and an awardwinning biography will be shipped every month for twelve.
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