Books, Poetry & Short Stories

Mitzvah Power Academy Books, Website, Encourage Children to Do Good Deeds

Her latest venture is a Mitzvah Power Academy series written for 5- to 10-year-old-readers in which children known as the Haverim Heroes perform good deeds at home, in school, in their community, in space, and during time-travel adventures in which they interact with Jews of the past. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Author Chronicles Israeli Discrimination against Ethiopian Jews

In We are Black Jews: Ethiopian Jewry and the Journey to Equality in Israel, Roni Fantanesh Malkai provides eye-opening, need-to-know information about the history and difficulties of Ethiopian Jews. We should read it and do our best to get people to treat others as they want others to treat them. [Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin]

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Fictionalized Account of Thomas Mann’s Life Provides Insights into His Character

Toibin has undertaken extensive research into Mann’s life and works while at the same time imaginatively recreating his conversations with members of his large family, as well as delving into the inner recesses of his mind and the way he drew on his experiences in the creative process of writing the books that made him famous. [Dorothea Shefer-Vanson]

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Following Lag B’Omer, Shabbat, Shavuot Observances to Occupy S.D. Jewish Community

Lag B’Omer occurred on the 33rd day of counting the Omer, and many celebrated this occasion with bonfires and barbecue items like hot dogs, hamburgers, and s’mores. [Cailin Acosta]

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Jewish Poets-Jewish Voices Wraps Up Season with 3 Scheduled Readings

The Astor Judaica Library had some 60 people attending the May 4 Jewish Poets—Jewish Voices program featuring three published poets, Stewart Florsheim, Simon Patlis and Adam Shames. [Eileen Wingard]

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‘Silver Echoes’ A Good Read Despite Taking on Too Much

Rebecca Rosenberg’s account of the life of Rose Mary Echo Silver Dollar Tabor is fictional, although such an improbably named person was the actual daughter of a Colorado silver baron, former Republican U.S. Sen. Horace Tabor, and his second wife, Elizabeth “Baby Doe” McCourt Tabor. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Keeping Minds Active with Zentangle

As part of Mental Health Awareness Month, it is important to take a few minutes for yourself. Many of us have children and professions that demand our attention and sometimes that “me time” gets pushed to the back seat. [Cailin Acosta]

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