By Rabbi Rachel Esserman
William M. Schniedewind thinks scholars and contemporary readers often ask the wrong questions when looking at the development of the biblical text. In his “Who Really Wrote the Bible: The Story of the Scribes” (Princeton University Press), Schniedewind, a profe…
By Rabbi Rachel Esserman
“Finn and Ezra’s Bar Mitzvah Time Loop”
Time loops have become a popular literary device, one that allows writers to explore how their characters would react if forced to live the same day or weekend or week over and over and over again. This is the premise…
By Rabbi Rachel Esserman
“Confidential”
First novels can be tricky for short story writers, especially if their tales feel more like vignettes than complete works. However, Mikolaj Grynberg’s book “I’d Like to Say Sorry, But There’s No One to Say Sorry to: Stories” was so goo…
By Rabbi Rachel Esserman
When I skimmed through the press release from Ayin Press, I initially didn’t plan to ask for review copies of any of its new seasonal works because the books on my to-review piles seem to multiply on their own when I am not looking. However, there was a link to a …
By Rabbi Rachel Esserman
“One Little Goat”
Dara Horn’s first graphic novel for tweens may surprise fans who are familiar with her other works. “One Little Goat: A Passover Catastrophe” by Horn and illustrated by Theo Ellworth (Norton Young Readers) is a surrealistic look at not o…
