New Titles
Everyone involved in our leadership, and everyone interested in building Jewish Institutions, will learn something from Erica Brown's Inspired Jewish Leadership: Practical Approaches to Building Strong Communities. Brown draws from Ancient models of Jewish leadership as well as contemporary business literature. Another perspective: Rabbi Dov Moshe Lipman's Time-out uses "sports stories as a game plan for spiritual success."
After reading the first two novels in Maggie Anton's Rashi's Daughters trilogy, many members have eagerly awaited the third book. Rachel: A Novel of Love and the Talmud in Medieval France is here and should be another winner.
Enjoy and learn from Power, Faith, and Fantasy: America in the Middle East, 1776 to the Present by Michael Oren, Israel's American-born ambassador to the U.S. And just for fun, wind down with Drinking Problems at the Fountain of Youth by Boston's Beth Teitell.
Congregational Programs
The Library is a leader in planning and coordinating our One Synagogue, One Book and The Rabbi Reads programs. Our One Synagogue, One Book reading is Robert Pinsky's The Life of David. We have ample copies available. Watch for programs based on the life and times of David, such as the recent discussion of kingship and panel on the ethics of war.
For Children and Young Adults
Our collection includes picture books, storybooks, chapter books, and huge numbers of holiday books. We have a wide variety of titles that will capture the interest of young adults. Our new six-volume Rebecca: An American Girl series, depicting an immigrant family in 1914, is the companion to the popular new doll. We also maintain a Shabbat Cart, which is outside the sanctuary for children to use when they come to services.
We have several new titles for our younger readers. T.S. Yavin's All-Star Season, which reaches us just in time for spring training, is the tale of two baseball-playing brothers. The narrator of Lotty's Lace Tablecloth by Israeli author Tami Lehman-Wilzig tells of the lace tablecloth that her great-great-great-grandmother sold to Empress Elizabeth of Austria.
The Sydney Taylor Awards for children's books came out in January, and we have most of them. You've Never Heard of Sandy Koufax? should grab even kids who thought they knew all about him. Benjamin and the Silver Goblet is a delightful tale of Joseph's baby brother in Egypt. The Civil War story The Yankee at the Seder is great Passover reading, and the preschool crowd should love the Passover tale Nachshon, Who Was Afraid to Swim.
Holiday Notebooks
Look for a loose-leaf binder on the coffee table as each holiday approaches. It contains little known facts gleaned online about the holiday, its history, and tips for celebrating it - plus games and puzzles for students and adults.
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