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New Fall Books @ Your Temple Library

We have many new titles to tempt your interest this fall. Visit your friendly Temple library to peruse our collection of five thousand great (and free!) Jewish books!

Fiction: Rashi's Daughters Book III: Rachel: A Novel of Love and the Talmud in Medieval France, by Maggie Anton. We also have Book I: Jocheved and Book II: Miriam of this meticulously researched and highly regarded trilogy. AF ANTON

Sarah's Key, by Tatiana DeRosnay. Hadassah book club selection. This riveting holocaust novel alternates between 1942 France and the present day. AF DEROSNAY

If You Awaken Love, by Emuna Elon. National Jewish Book Award finalist. Beautifully written story of unrequited love, set in Israel. AF ELON

Nonfiction: Soul Sounds, by Rabbi Albert Lewis. Our own Rabbi Al's latest book! It's thoughtful, meditative, warm & cozy. 296.7 LEW

The Baseball Talmud: The Definitive Position-by-Position Ranking of Baseball's Chosen Players, by Howard Megdal. Did you ever want to know which famous player chose baseball over becoming a rabbi? Which Jewish player spent part of his retirement as a spy? Who received $50,000 and a car to quit school and join the major leagues? How many players sat out of games scheduled on Yom Kippur? Read The Baseball Talmud to find out. 796.3 MEG

A Safe Haven: Harry S. Truman and The Founding of Israel, by Allis Radosh and Ronald Radosh. The creation of the state of Israel was one of his proudest moments, but left Truman with "political battle fatigue." A Safe Haven accounts the events and global pressures that led to the establishment of a Jewish homeland. 956.94 RAD

Bad Mother: A Chronicle of Maternal Crimes, Minor Calamities, and Occasional Moments of Grace, by Ayelet Waldman. Hilarious! 813.5 WAL

We have many new kids' books in the library as well. Bring your child in to share a fun Jewish story!

Please let me know if you have any questions or suggestions for the Temple library. Happy reading!

Kris Siegel