This musician’s levity and humor are in service of a deeper message: taking every piece of who he is and recognizing it—the African-American and the Jew.

When asked what her favorite book is, Carolyn Starman Hessel evades selecting a current title. “What is the Jewish book that most influenced my life?

As the mikve lady picked loose, wet hairs off my back, I shivered, standing naked and barefoot on the cold floor tiles. Satisfied I was spotless, she

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Critics have often called novelist Jonathan Tropper “the American Nick Hornby,” because Tropper writes about guys—not men—who have yet to grow up, even though they