Books

A review of Jay Prosser’s new memoir, “Loving Strangers: A Camphorwood Chest, a Legacy, A Son Returns.”

The title may be “This Is Not a Cholent,” but symbolically, the book is a proverbial response to anyone who has ever met an out-of-the-box Jew, especially someone who wasn’t Ashkenazi.

Lane’s life reads like a fairy tale, complete with a cruel stepmother who made her a servant from a young age.

The book is validating to hands-off parents and to moms and dads who feel like they’re always doing something wrong.

Tuvia Tenenbom spent a year with his wife Isi living, praying, singing, befriending and being befriended in two of the major Haredi communities in Israel, Mea Shearim and Bnei Brak.

In “The Apology Tour,” author Susan Shapiro breaks down the nuances of apologies.

The satire is incredibly timely.

Since starting this journey, Binsky has become one of the most popular vloggers/YouTubers, with 4.24 million followers on YouTube and 1 million followers on Instagram. 

Through the lens of her son’s Little League season, Strasser’s memoir will bring any former Little Leaguer back to the days of summer on the baseball diamond.