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
A Book of Life Addendum
This brief "addendum" to The Book of Life podcast offers timely information about a new book list of Hanukkah stories for children.
00:03:47 |
Sun 19 Nov 2006
The Book of Life Celebrates Jewish Book Month
The Book of Life, a show about Jewish people and the books we read, celebrates Jewish Book Month! We speak to Howard Schwartz, author of Before You Were Born; to Carolyn Starman Hessel, director of t…
00:21:22 |
Tue 31 Oct 2006
The Book of Life: Past, Present and Future
The Book of Life explores Jewish continuity with Alice Hoffman's historical novel Incantation, Abigail Pogrebin's Stars of David, in which she speaks to famous contemporary Jews, the a capella music …
00:19:31 |
Tue 03 Oct 2006
The Book of Life Starts a New Chapter
The Book of Life celebrates new beginnings. We talk to Rahel Musleah, author of Apples and Pomegranates, a Family Seder for Rosh Hashanah. We interview Ken Gordon, editor of Jbooks.com, a web site wh…
00:17:07 |
Tue 05 Sep 2006
The Book of Life Tells Stories
The Book of Life, a Show about Jewish People and the Books We Read. This month we celebrate the power of storytelling. We talk with author/illustrator Simms Taback (Joseph Had a Little Overcoat, Kibi…
00:22:06 |
Tue 01 Aug 2006
The Book of Life in America, July 2006
The Book of Life podcast celebrates Jewish life in America! We interview Linda Glaser and Phil Myzel, author and subject of the novel Bridge to America. We hear a review of the CD American Jewish Sum…
00:23:12 |
Wed 05 Jul 2006
The Book of Life on Summer Reading, June 2006
This episode of The Book of Life podcast takes you on an armchair summer trip to meet author Holly-Jane Rahlens in Germany, author Pnina Moed Kass in Israel, and to learn about Jewish music from all …
00:22:41 |
Mon 05 Jun 2006
The Book of Life Gets Caught Reading
For our May 2006 episode of The Book of Life, we celebrate Get Caught Reading Month, a campaign of the Association of American Publishers.
00:20:27 |
Mon 01 May 2006
The Book of Life on Passover, April 2006
This episode of The Book of Life, a show about Jewish people and the books we read, features many books and CD's that would make great Afikomen gifts! I'm including age recommendations to help you se…
00:19:06 |
Sun 02 Apr 2006
The Book of Life on Heroes, February 2006
The Book of Life, a Show About Jewish People and the Books We Read: episode 3 focuses on Jewish heroes of the Olympics, the civil rights movement, the art world, and even on Jewish superheroes.
00:16:21 |
Thu 02 Mar 2006
January 2006, The Book of Life on Book Awards
Interviews with the winners of the 2006 Sydney Taylor Book Awards for Jewish children's literature, and a conversation with Andy Rubin, founder of the Freilachmakers Klezmer String Band.
00:14:33 |
Thu 26 Jan 2006
The Book of Life, December 2005
This inaugural episode of The Book of Life, a show about Jewish people and the books we read, features:
- Eric Kimmel, author of Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins
- CBI Youth Director Aley Sheer, review…
00:14:17 |
Wed 21 Dec 2005
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