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These questions make a great jumping off point for Passover discussion. Beneath the questions is a broad expanse of white space – where children preparing for the holiday can write or draw their answers to the questions.
In More Than Four Questions, master educator Sharon Black has collected questions asked to her by children over the years, about the Exodus from Egypt, about the Passover holiday, and about the Seder ritual itself.
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More Than Four Questions Inviting Children's Voices to the Seder - A Conversational Haggadah Companion by Sharon Black
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“In every generation, the Jewish soul is marked by the memory of migration. In this moment, that memory calls us to courage: To reclaim and recenter our moral compass. … To declare to our leaders: Do not wrong or oppress the stranger.”
“To be a Jew is to advocate for law to be just, compassionate, and fair, and cry out when power is wielded with cruelty,” the letter reads.
1,100+ rabbis sign on to letter supporting immigrant rights: ‘Do Not Oppress the Stranger’
Ben Yehuda Press is proud to see several of our authors among the signers.
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Written in the shadow of October 7, dedicated in solidarity with Israel’s defenders, this Haggadah reflects a strong faith that “No matter the darkness, with God’s help, light triumphs.”
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Haggadah Yehi Ohr, Let There Be Light by Rabbi Avi Weiss
Sally Priesand decided at age 16 to become a rabbi. There was one challenge: no seminaries admitted girls into their programs.
Read about how Sally's journey and find more stories of Jewish changemakers in Heroes with Chutzpah
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Repartings, Poems of Haftara by Joelle Maxx Milman officially releases next week on March 11th.
Repartings is a cyclical poetic response, in voice feral and exacting, to the imagery of the prophetic texts of the Hebrew bible.
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Can Judaism Be Saved? Its Future After Gaza by Arthur Green invites readers to engage in a bold and necessary conversation about the future of Jewish identity, the role of Israel, and the moral responsibilities of the Jewish people.
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Happy Birthday to Dr. Seuss!
Celebrate with a copy of "Eyn Fish Tsvey Fish Royter Fish Bloyer Fish" (One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish in Yiddish). It captures the words, rhyme scheme, and spirit of the original.
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You can read more about Leonard Nimoy and others in Heroes with Chutzpah, 101 True Tales of Jewish Trailblazers, Changemakers & Rebels by Deborah Bodin Cohen and Kerry Olitzky
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Leonard lifted his hands and spread his fingers into the Hebrew letter shin. But just the hand motion was not enough.
A greeting needs a catch phrase. Like all good Vulcans, Leonard called out, “Live long and prosper.”
Leonard Nimoy, best known for his role on Star Trek, passed away on this day in 2015.
When he first started playing Spock, Leonard wanted to create a Vulcan hand salute. He remembered Yom Kippur as a boy and the magical feeling of seeing the priestly benediction.
Aviya Kushner will interview poets Tikva Hecht and Baruch November and publisher Larry Yudelson for a reading followed by a conversation about Jewish poetry now.
Mark your calendars for Sunday, March 8th at 3pm, EST
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Congratulations to Matthew Lippman, poetry collection "King of the Jews" was a finalist in the 75th National Jewish Book Awards!
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Mussar in Recovery, A Jewish Spiritual Path to Serenity & Joy by Hannah L. with Rabbi Harvey Winokur
The book weaves together timeless wisdom of Jewish ethical teachings with the Twelve Steps, bringing a dynamic Jewish voice to the recovery journey.
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Hannah L. and Rabbi Harvey Winokur, authors of "Mussar in Recovery, A Jewish Spiritual Path to Serenity & Joy", were interviewed on the College Commons podcast.
Hannah will appear on the JBS TV show Spotlight with Abby Pogrebin that airs on Monday
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Jewish Poetry Month is almost over, so don't miss out on Ben Yehuda Press's buy 2, get 1 free sale on all poetry books!
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North Shore, Poems of Mourning and Remembrance by David Caplan
With North Shore, David Caplan has written another collection of finely chiseled and luminous poems.
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Book of Failed Salvation, Poems by Julia Knobloch
In these poems, complicated Jewish histories intertwine with a yearning for consolation, while prophets dance and cypresses tower into the sky.
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On Feb 19th, from 7-8:30 pm, two of our Ben Yehdua Press authors, Julia Knobloch and David Caplan, are participating in JCC Buffalo's Virtual Jewish Poetry Reading Series.
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You can order "Zion Square", poems by Maxim D. Shrayer on our website
Jewish Poetry Month special: Buy 2, get 1 free!
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Visions of Past and Future: A Review of “Zion Square”
Maxim D. Shrayer’s new poetry collection “Zion Square” contains the pain and dreams of a Jew with his heart in Israel, roots in Europe, and branches in the Unites States.
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Can Judaism Be Saved? Its Future After Gaza by Arthur Green
Can Judaism Be Saved? invites readers to engage in a bold and necessary conversation about the future of Jewish identity, the role of Israel, and the moral responsibilities of the Jewish people.
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The Five Books of Limericks by Rhonda Rosenheck
"Each chapter of the Torah is distilled into its own limerick, leading the reader to reconsider the meaning of the original text"
—Rabbi Hillel Norry
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The Sabbath Bee by Wilhelmina Gottschalk
"Torah, say our sages, has seventy faces. As these prose poems reveal, so too does Shabbat..Through the lens of these deft, surprising, moving prose poems, all seventy of Shabbat’s faces shine.”
—Rachel Barenblat
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Daily Blessings, poems on Tractate Berakhot by Hillel Broder
"Dr. Broder uncovers the poetic flow that rests at the heart of the mundane, and the spiritual cadence at the heart of the ordinary."
—Rabbi Joey Rosenfeld
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Jewish Poetry Month Special at Ben Yehuda Press; Buy 2, get 1 free!
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