Shai Secunda

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Jewish Review of Books This Great House 26 Apr
"This Great House" delves into the fascinating history of the National Library of Israel, tracing its origins back to a passionate call in 1899 to create a c...
26 Apr
Jewish Review of Books Facing Faces 23 Jan
In this piece, the author reflects on the power of faces in the context of war and conflict, particularly in Israel. They describe the ritual of looking at t...
23 Jan
Jewish Review of Books Ruby Sees Red 28 Dec 2023
Israeli American novelist Ruby Namdar discusses the novelistic plight of American Jewry and Israeli Jewry in the aftermath of October 7. Namdar reflects on t...
28 Dec 2023
Jewish Review of Books Not Rain 16 Oct 2023
The author recounts their experience on Simchat Torah, a Jewish holiday marking the completion of the annual Torah reading cycle, which coincided with the ou...
16 Oct 2023
Jewish Review of Books From Place to Place in Search of a Place: Reading Agnon in Berlin 10 Jul 2023
"To This Day" is a novel by Shmuel Yosef Agnon set in wartime Berlin. The protagonist, Shmuel Yosef, is a drifting narrator in search of a place to live in a...
10 Jul 2023
Jewish Review of Books The Fierce Lust for Contemplation 11 Jan 2023
"The Yeshiva and the Rise of Modern Hebrew Literature" by Marina Zilbergerts examines the relationship between traditional Jewish learning in yeshivas and th...
11 Jan 2023
Jewish Review of Books No Balm 3 Oct 2022
The book "Medicine in the Talmud: Natural and Supernatural Therapies between Magic and Science" by Jason Sion Mokhtarian aims to update the field of Talmudic...
3 Oct 2022
Jewish Review of Books Wandering Jews 13 Jul 2022
"Wandering Jews" is an edited volume that explores Jewish travel writing from biblical times to the present day. The book examines the significance and direc...
13 Jul 2022
Jewish Review of Books Wild Things: The New Neo-Hasidism and Modern Orthodoxy 29 Dec 2021
The book "Wild Things: The New Neo-Hasidism and Modern Orthodoxy" edited by Arthur Green and Ariel Evan Mayse explores the emergence of a new religious ident...
29 Dec 2021
Jewish Review of Books A Season of Tzuris: The Shtisels Return 25 Mar 2021
The highly anticipated third season of the Israeli TV show "Shtisel" has finally arrived on Netflix, bringing with it a new set of challenges and trials for ...
25 Mar 2021