Moshkeleh the Thief by Sholom Aleichem

The first English translation of Sholom Aleichem’s rediscovered novel, Moshkeleh the Thief has a riveting plot, an unusual love story, and a keenly observed portrayal of an underclass Jew replete with characters never seen before in Yiddish literature.

From Enemy to Friend: Jewish Wisdom and the Pursuit of Peace by Amy Eilberg

Amy Eilberg is the first woman ordained as a Conservative Rabbi. The greatest heroism according to the Jewish and Muslim faiths is to “transform an enemy into a friend, to move from hatred to caring, from suspicion and fear, to embrace of the other.”

Getting Good at Getting Older by Richard Siegel and Rabbi Laura Geller

For all of us “of a certain age,” this National Jewish Book Award finalist provides us with the resources and skills to navigate the years between maturity and old age. It brings humor, warmth, and more than 4,000 years of Jewish experience to the question of how to shape this stage of life.

Peony: A Novel of China by Pearl S. Buck

By the acclaimed Nobel laureate, Peony tells of a Chinese woman in love with a Jewish man in nineteenth-century China. Noted for its subtle and balanced treatment of colliding traditions, the novel concerns love, identity, and the tragedy and beauty found at the intersection of two disparate cultures.