BONUS: Introducing The Book of Life Podcast
In this bonus episode of The Book of Life Podcast: Jewish Kidlit (Mostly), host Heidi Rabinowitz talks to host of The Five Books, Tali Rosenblatt Cohen. Heidi and Tali trade recommendations for books ...
1 Elo 202534min
Esther Levy Chehebar on Marriage, Sisterhood, and the Weight of Tradition
The Cohen sisters are at a crossroads. And not just because the obedient middle sister, Fortune, has secretly started to question her engagement and impending wedding. Nina, the rebellious eldest sist...
22 Heinä 202550min
Elizabeth Graver on Lost Worlds and New Doorways
A kaleidoscopic portrait of one family’s displacement across four countries, Kantika―“song” in Ladino―follows the joys and losses of Rebecca Cohen, feisty daughter of the Sephardic elite of early 20th...
8 Heinä 202555min
Jessica Berger Gross on Cultural Judaism and Creative Resistance
When Hazel Blum’s father gets a tenured job at a prestigious college, she and her family relocate from Brooklyn to a middle-of-nowhere college town in Maine. With her mother, Claire, a clothing design...
24 Kesä 202543min
Mary Morris on Hidden Histories and Jewish Identities
Thirty years ago, Laura’s mother, Viola, went missing. She left behind her purse, her keys and her mysterious paintings of a red house. Viola was never found, and her family never recovered. Laura, an...
10 Kesä 202547min
Announcement: Now an Always-On, Every Other Week Show, and a Newsletter!
Hi everyone! If you’re new here, welcome! At The Five Books, we’re all about connecting through stories. What role do books play in shaping who we are? Which beloved books do you share with your favor...
3 Kesä 20251min
Rabbi Sharon Brous on Finding Her Place in the Jewish Community and Working to Mend Our Broken Hearts and World
In a time of loneliness and isolation, social rupture and alienation, what will it take to mend our broken hearts and rebuild our society? Sharon Brous—a leading American rabbi—makes the case that th...
27 Touko 20251h 1min
Jeremy Dauber on Jewish Literature, Pop Culture, and What The Horror Genre Reveals About America
“Show me what scares you, and I’ll show you your soul.” In American Scary, noted cultural historian Jeremy Dauber draws a captivating through line that ties historical influences ranging from the Sa...
20 Touko 202552min
