The Book of Life: Jewish Kidlit (Mostly)
The Book of Life is an interview-format podcast about Jewish kidlit, mostly, with occasional coverage of Jewish YA/adult books, music, film and web, established in December 2005.
Host: Heidi Rabinowitz
Sponsors: Feldman Children's Library at Congregation B'nai Israel of Boca Raton, Florida & the Association of Jewish Libraries
- Update frequency
- every 19 days
- Average duration
- 23 minutes
- Episodes
- 333
- Years Active
- 2005 - 2025
Moses Is Departing Egypt, A Facebook Haggadah
The Facebook Haggadah swept the Internet in spring 2009. In this episode of The Book of Life we interview its creator, Carl Elkin, about the haggadah and about his other Facebook projects. www.bookof…
00:10:41 |
Wed 08 Apr 2009
Truth or Dare
The Book of Life podcast interviews Judy Blundell, author of What I Saw and How I Lied, winner of the National Book Award in the Young People's Literature category. bookoflifepodcast.com
00:16:30 |
Wed 01 Apr 2009
A Civil War Passover
Yankee at the Seder is a picture book is about a Yankee Jewish soldier who spends Passover with a Confederate Jewish family. It is historian Elka Weber's first book for children, and it's based on a …
00:09:49 |
Wed 18 Mar 2009
Memories of Aranka Siegal
Holocaust survivor and memoirist Aranka Siegal shares some of the memories on which her award-winning books are based. The Book of Life March 2009 www.bookoflifepodcast.com
00:15:55 |
Tue 03 Mar 2009
Sonia Levitin's Return
Sonia Levitin, author of over 40 books for children and teens, has turned her award-winning 1987 novel The Return into a a musical stage play. RETURN chronicles an Ethiopian Jewish girl's walk to fre…
00:20:07 |
Wed 18 Feb 2009
Black History Month, Jewish Style
We celebrate Black History Month, Jewish style, with the book As Good As Anybody: Martin Luther King Jr & Abraham Joshua Heschel's Amazing March Toward Freedom, and the CD Sing for Joy, music of the …
00:21:49 |
Sun 01 Feb 2009
The 2009 Sydney Taylor Book Awards
A behind-the-scenes look at the Sydney Taylor Book Awards with awards committee chair Kathe Pinchuck.
00:08:41 |
Mon 26 Jan 2009
Marc Aronson's Unsettled
Unsettled: The Problem of Loving Israel is Marc Aronson's rather unsettling new nonfiction book for teens. We spoke to him about the challenges of writing and reading nonfiction and about this book a…
00:45:36 |
Mon 05 Jan 2009
Spin the Dreidel
The Book of Life celebrates Chanukah with Sylvia Rouss, author of the Sammy Spider series; Eric Kimmel, who now has audiobooks available on his website; Josh Nelson, a performer in the Lights TV spec…
00:25:19 |
Mon 01 Dec 2008
Tribalism
Are you a member of the tribe? Which tribe? What is a tribe, anyway? We take a look at the Klezmer Company Orchestra's CD "Beyond the Tribes," the documentary film "The Tribe," and a book by photogra…
00:29:46 |
Sun 02 Nov 2008
Blog Action Day: Poverty
The Book of Life's Blog Action Day episode features Blog Action co-founder Cyan Ta'eed, and authors Aubrey Davis (Bagels from Benny) and Eric Kimmel (The Mysterious Guests), discussing themes of pove…
00:26:21 |
Wed 15 Oct 2008
O Canada
Meet The Book of Life's new Canadian Correspondent, author & librarian Anne Dublin! Anne introduces us to her Toronto writers' group as they discuss the Jewish elements of their work. Check out Anne'…
00:13:41 |
Thu 02 Oct 2008
Laughing with God
The Book of Life's 2008 High Holidays Special! We speak to Jacqueline Jules, author of the picture book Sarah Laughs, and to Rabbi Sherre Hirsch, author of the self-help book We Plan, God Laughs: 10 …
00:34:46 |
Tue 02 Sep 2008
2 Jews, 3 Opinions
In this episode of The Book of Life, we talk to 2 Jews and get way more than 3 opinions. These two conversations are the last of the material recorded at Book Expo 2008. Smart, articulate women Kathy…
00:23:46 |
Fri 08 Aug 2008
Book Expo, Part 4: The Holocaust
In Part 4 of The Book of Life's series from the Book Expo America conference, we hear about new and forthcoming titles on the Holocaust for adults and youth. Before closing, we'll cleanse our palates…
00:16:40 |
Tue 22 Jul 2008
Book Expo, Part 3
The Book of Life's coverage of Jewish books at the 2008 Book Expo America conference in Los Angeles. In this third segment of the series, we look at Judaic books for adults. www.bookoflifepodcast.com
00:16:25 |
Mon 07 Jul 2008
Book Expo, Part 2: Jewish Kids/Teen Books
Interviews recorded at Book Expo America 2008, covering Jewish books for older kids and teens.
00:17:44 |
Tue 17 Jun 2008
Brand Spanking New, Part 1: Jewish Picture Books
What's new in Jewish picture books? Follow Book of Life host Heidi Estrin around the 2008 Book Expo America conference to listen in on publishers talking about their new and forthcoming titles!
00:17:33 |
Fri 06 Jun 2008
See You at Book Expo!
Book of Life host Heidi Estrin will be attending Book Expo America 2008 in Los Angeles, to record material for the podcast and to promote the Sydney Taylor Book Award. If YOU will be at Book Expo, dr…
00:04:37 |
Tue 20 May 2008
Israel @ 60
The Book of Life celebrates Israel's 60th birthday with a musical extravaganza! 1) Composer Yuval Ron talks about the music he created for the Oscar-winning short film West Bank Story. 2) Fran Manush…
00:25:59 |
Thu 01 May 2008
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