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Jean Meltzer
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The Matzah Ball
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2021
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20 editions
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Mr. Perfect on Paper
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2022
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12 editions
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Kissing Kosher
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2023
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9 editions
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Magical Meet Cute
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2024
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7 editions
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The Eight Heartbreaks of Hanukkah
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2025
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6 editions
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Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends: Annotated version with foreword by Jean Meltzer
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The Eight Heartbreaks of Hanukkah:
"Because I love magical realism, I had a feeling I'd like this. But even better that it turned into my favourite 2025 holiday read so far! What a surprise. I thought I was getting a lighthearted second-chance romance, and it some ways it was, but it a"
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✨ The holidays may be winding down, but it’s always a good time to EAT JEWISH! ✨This absolutely gorgeous new cookbook by Melinda Strauss is more than a collection of recipes—it’s a celebration of who we are as Jews. Some Reasons I Loved This Book: 👉 PH ...more |
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Tonight’s the night! I’m thrilled to welcome Lindsay Hameroff, author of Never Planned on You, to The Jewish Joy Book Club!!! It’s no secret that I LOVE this book. Not only was it our March pick for The Jewish Joy Box—an honor reserved for only four b ...more |
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| An ambitious and imaginative novel set in a flooded post-apocalyptic world, featuring a strong Jewish heroine, and offering a uniquely reimagined take on The Merchant of Venice. This compelling story delivers a fresh and thought-provoking exploration ...more | |
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| Happy Pub Week to the unassailable, Pam Jenoff, and congratulations on the birth of her latest book baby, Last Twilight in Paris! This compelling and fast-paced historical fiction novel follows Louise in 1953 London as she uncovers a necklace’s link ...more | |
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What does it mean to be an iconic Jewish woman? ❤️🔯 I absolutely LOVED Iconic Jewish Women by Aliza Lavie, which celebrates the stories of fifty-nine remarkable Jewish women and the legacies they left on the world! SOME REASONS I LOVE THIS BOOK: 👉It's ...more |
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Saying Inshallah With Chutzpah: A Gefilte Fish Out of Water Story
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“But what I always explained to Jacob is that these candles are a metaphor. They remind us that we always have a choice. We can be someone who snuffs out another person’s candle and, in the process, makes the world a darker place. Or we can be the type of person who spreads light. Better to be the shamash—one candle that lights all the others and brightens an otherwise dark world.”
― The Matzah Ball
― The Matzah Ball
“So many people think Hanukkah is about miracles. But Hanukkah is really about fighting for the things you believe in. Everybody focuses on the oil, but there would have been no oil, no lamp and no miracle had the Maccabees not taken up arms and stormed that darn temple. That’s the thing people forget about Hanukkah. We make our own miracles, Rachel-la. We’re in charge of creating our own happy endings.”
― The Matzah Ball
― The Matzah Ball
“Shmuel shrugged. “You know what bashert is?” “It’s like a soul mate.” “How very modern of you,” Shmuel teased. “Bashert literally means destiny.” “Isn’t that the same thing?” “Not exactly. Soul mate...it’s a movie concept. It’s the idea that you fall in love with someone, and off you go, living happily ever after. But in Judaism, that’s not the point of finding your bashert.” “So what is the point?” “Your other half exists to make you better. She exists to complete something you lack, and vice versa. You challenge each other, like chavruta, two blades which sharpen each other. But that’s different than love, Jacob. In some ways, it’s more powerful. Because only your bashert, your other half, can fill up what you lack...and help you fulfill your destiny.”
― The Matzah Ball
― The Matzah Ball
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