My Book Dedication
Posted by Danielle Joseph on 10/27/2023 to
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Throughout my life, I have been influenced by many amazing women from my grandmothers to my mother to teachers to literary heroes. They all have taken a role in molding me who I am today as an author, a sister, a mother, and a humanitarian.
A Jerusalem Baby’s Lullaby
Posted by Sarah Sassoon on 10/23/2023 to
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I see a young man on the street holding a baby and repeating over and over the words, “For God will order angels to guard you wherever you go.” (Psalm 91:11) I remember my father singing these words every Friday night. We still sing it in my
The Whisper of My Ancestors
Posted by Sarah Sassoon on 10/17/2023 to
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This Shabbat, a week later, was a day of peace. Pieces of our battered spirits being picked up and examined, as reality sinks in because there is nothing to distract us. No phone, no Facebook, no Instagram, or X to post on, to howl #HamasisISIS.
Kar-Ben Books Soon To Be Available in Braille
Posted by Kar-Ben on 9/22/2023 to
Kar-Ben is excited to announce our partnership with the Jewish Braille Institute! This will make our books accessible to readers who are blind, visually impaired, physically handicapped, or reading disabled. The Jewish Braille
Thank You, Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise
Posted by Geri Kolesar on 8/15/2023 to
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Growing up, being Jewish meant simply saying I was Jewish. But somewhere along the line, I started feeling Jewish. And that somewhere was in the historic Plum Street Temple, one of Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise’s dreams come true.
Why Jump to Sorry?
Posted by Amy Novit on 8/10/2023 to
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MTV debuted its reality series “The Real World” in 1992. Young adult strangers lived together in an apartment and were followed by cameras to capture what drama might ensue. In one of the first episodes, a young man asked his roommates to do him
What Looks Like Bupkes May Simply Mean You Aren’t Looking Hard Enough
Posted by Leslie Kimmelman on 7/12/2023 to
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The folks at Kar-Ben asked if I’d be willing to write a blog about my new book, A Book About Bupkes. (*Nothing.) I gladly agreed. Let me say that I think the book is lots of fun, with an essential message about the small acts of kindness that
He Was The First Jew To Set Foot On North American Soil. A Trip To Spain Inspired The Telling Of His Story.
Posted by Tami Lehman-Wilzig on 5/22/2023 to
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Sometimes the push of family history is an author’s greatest writing prompt. While I am not directly related to Luis de Torres, my paternal family lore connects me to him and encouraged me to write Luis de Torres Sails to Freedom.
Writing While Walking...or Riding a Donkey?
Posted by Susan Tarcov on 4/10/2023 to
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In my experience the hardest part of writing a story isn’t the actual writing of it—finding all the right words—but finding the right shape for it: the right beginning, the right middle, and the right end. For this hardest part I’m usually not
Kindness to Animals: Moses and the Runaway Lamb
Posted by Jacqueline Jules on 3/20/2023 to
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Children have a natural fondness for animals. The simple sight of a waddling duck at a pond can elicit hand-clapping glee in a preschooler. Puppies are much more than pets, they are treasured childhood friends. Children find comfort in loving