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Read a variety of essays, short stories, and poetry.  Then share your thoughts during this moderated online book club occurring weekly.

Upcoming readings:

TBD

Past readings:

October 5: “First Kiss,” by S. Y. Agnon

October 12: “House of the Lowered: A Short Story,” by Max Apple

October 19: Assorted poems by Louise Glück

October 26: "Ayeka? Where are you?" Readings from Genesis, Martin Buber and Rabbi Yael Levy - plus discussion questions

November 2: Lillith: Monster or Misunderstood? Readings and poems from Rabbi Jill Hammer, Rabbi Lynn Gottlieb, Enid Dame and Raphel Patai, Judith Plaskow

November 9: We Love Anderson Cooper by R.L. Maizes

November 16: Gimpel the Fool by Isaac Bashevis Singer

November 30: Selected Stories by Etgar Keret Breaking the Pig; What, of this Goldfish, Would You Wish? 

December 7: Questions; A Wedding in a Cemetery; Heschel essay; Poem

December 14: First Text; Second Text; Third Text

January 4: Elie Wiesel, selected readings on justice: Text 1; Text 2; Text 3; Text 4;   Text 5

January 11: Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr: I Have a Dream speech: and please see Texts 4 and 5 from January 4

January 25: Questions; Spell My Name With an S, by Isaac Asimov; Everyone Has a Name; The Power of a Name

February 1: Celebrate Black History Month: Let America be America Again;  Freedom's Plow; The Rose That Grew From Concrete; The Hill We Climb; 

February 8: Selected Readings: Questions to Consider; My Mother's Unshaved Legs; On Mt Sinai and Amistad

February 22: Jews of Iran: Text 1; Text 2; Text 3 

March 1: Poetry for JDAIM: Text 1; Text 2

March 8: Text 1; Text 2; Text 3; Text 4; Questions

March 15: Passover study: "Oy, the Tzuris!" From Mitzrayim to Now: Psalm 118; Psalm 118, commentary; Sefaria Study guide; Kol Haolam Kulo

March 22: Passover Potpourri: Text 1; Text 2; Text 3

 April 5: Address Unknown by Kathrine Kressman Taylor

April 12: Celebrating Israel Text 1; Text 2 

April 19: Text 1; Text 2; Text 3; Questions 

May 3: Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai and Lag B'Omer Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai bio; Text 1; Text 2 

May 10: Tribute to Mothers Text 1; Text 2; Text 3; Yiddish Poem 

May 24: Text 1; Text 2; Text 3; Text 4; Questions

June 7: Jewish Pride: Rebuilding a People introduction, by Ben M. Freeman

July 12: Bring Me into Paradise, by Aryeh Lev Stollman Note: This class may start a few minutes late today. Thanks for your patience!

July 19: The Jewbird; To the Bird; Questions 

July 26: Happy Birthday, Naomi Shemer Biography; Yerushalayim shel Zahav; Jerusalem of Gold Backstory; Al Kol Eileh; Al Kol Eileh article

August 9: Rosh Hodesh Elul: selections from Earth Etudes for Elul

August 23: A Grave Situation, by Alter Yisrael Shimon Feuerman

August 30: This Is Real And You Are Completely Unprepared: Selichot, by Rabbi Alan Lew; Poems by John Roedel 

September 13: Jerusalem 1967; Spring Rain; Questions

September 20: Chagim Potpourri: Etgar Keret on Yom Kippur; The World is a Sukkah; Worldly and Otherworldly Dimensions of the Sukkah; Ushpizin

October 4: Do Jews Carry Trauma in Their Genes?