From a book shop that sells pickles to a store focused on romance reads, these are some of the best Jewish indie bookstores.

For Nice Jewish Girls, abortion in the pre-Roe v. Wade era was excruciatingly shameful.

Use our prompts to guide discussions about April's One Book, One Hadassah choice Lisa Barr's 'Woman on Fire.'

Vivian Green, the young, queer assistant rabbi at a Conservative congregation, investigates the strange happenings at her synagogue as she wrestles with Jewish tradition and local politics.

Two first-time novelists write dual narratives about the impact that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has on ordinary lives.

A penetrative and humorous look at the McCarthy Era and the Jewish struggle for acceptance in post-World War II America.

This essay is excerpted and adapted from People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present.

The novels and stories that capture our imaginations and are close to our hearts.