Our roundup includes touching coming-of-age novels, stories about overcoming mental illness and the latest book from Alice Hoffman, which begins in 1941 Berlin.

For inspired, exotic recipes with a focus on healthy eating, Leticia Moreinos Schwartz suggests looking south, to the cuisines of Latin America.

Fact and fantasy mingle in a surprisingly diverse range of new young adult book for Jewish readers.

Two books for the littlest readers describe the familiar noises of the Jewish state, from the crunch of falafel to the 'oop' of the hoopoe, Israel's national bird.

Mr. Fibber and Eddie Spaghetti, beloved characters created by poet-playwright Lea Goldberg in pre-state Israel, are given new life in fresh translations from comic publisher Fantagraphics.

American and Israeli Jews must acknowledge how different they are to begin the sacred work of healing their relationship and ensuring that the Jewish people remains one people,…

Every year, hundreds of American-born Jews adapt the quintessential holiday of Thanksgiving to the Israeli kitchen.

Gleeful children's titles celebrate Hanukkah with a magic dreidel, trucks—even a kugel, while other stories for kids provide lesson on Yiddish and Jewish history.