“You’ll always find them side by side: Never a groom without a bride.” This stanza is from a poem that the consistently runs through the short novel (117 pages) Rhyming Life & … more →
Jew WishesRandy wrote 3 weeks ago: Amos Oz has written 18 books in Hebrew, and about 450 articles and essays. His works have been tr … more →
deucekindred wrote 1 month ago: I first encountered Oz’s books back in 2003 when a friend of mine suggested I read ‘Fim … more →
Christa wrote 1 month ago: Obama’s speech in Cairo threw down the gauntlet for Israeli leaders to respond. The New York … more →
Jean Louise wrote 1 month ago: perhaps it was the sleep deprivation, the poor diet (consisting largely of takeaway curries, store-b … more →
jewwishes wrote 1 month ago: “You’ll always find them side by side: Never a groom without a bride.” This stan … more →
jhalbrook wrote 2 months ago: An antarctic blast brought in some wintry weather yesterday. It seemed singularly appropriate as a … more →
Christa wrote 2 months ago: I’ve gotten some great feedback from my question to y’all about the US boycott of the UN … more →
beyondtheborder wrote 3 months ago: Oz is sitting in the coffee shop of Joseph’s bookstore in Golder’s Green, north London, … more →
David Guretzki wrote 3 months ago: A friend passed on a neat little book entitled, How to Cure a Fanatic by the Jewish novelist and pol … more →
Dan wrote 3 months ago: Sorry for the lack of posts in the past few months. Surprisingly enough, Poughkeepsie, New York is … more →
CPO wrote 3 months ago: Cross-posted on the Makom website You can understand the outrage. Imagine it: a non-Jewish, British … more →
allisonkilkenny wrote 3 months ago: Johann Hari Amos Oz He is, all at once, its most distinguished novelist, its most passionate defende … more →
Dara wrote 4 months ago: Recent book tour sightings on the net: Jewish Book Week 2009 The 2009 Jewish book week is now online … more →
jewishbooks wrote 4 months ago: Posted by Naomi Firestone Dear Book Clubbers, We’ve added some new resources to our Book Club … more →
delialloyd wrote 4 months ago: I’m feeling old today. And I know why. It all began when my husband and I watched a movie we r … more →
delialloyd wrote 4 months ago: A friend of mine in London just passed me a link to the following essay in The Guardian, which is wr … more →
Caleb wrote 4 months ago: “Once in a while it is worth turning on the light to clarify what is going on …” ( … more →
jewishbooks wrote 5 months ago: Posted by Naomi Firestone Happy Friday! As we work our way through another wintery week, we thought … more →
whynotbisquit wrote 5 months ago: I do not care deeply about the sufferings of others, as epitomized by the multiple conflicts in the … more →