• Palestine 1936, Oren Kessler

Winner of the 2024 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature, Oren Kessler delves into the roots of the Middle East conflict. Recommended by Booklist as “…key to understanding the current situation between Israelis and Palestinians.”

 

  • Oscar Hammerstein II and the Invention of the Musical, Laurie Winer

Laurie Winer looks at Oscar Hammerstein, the man who, more than anyone else, invented the American musical. Among the most commercially successful artists of his time, he was also as fighter for social justice who constantly prodded his audiences to be better than they were.

 

  • Judaism Is About Love, Shai Held

Rabbi Shai Held, one of the most important Jewish thinkers in America today finds the heart in Jewish tradition, making the case that Judaism is about love as much as it is about law.