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Dara Horn
Dara Horn's new novel, 'Eternal Life' is about a woman who can't die. (Michael B. Priest)
January 20, 2018, 10:39 pm
Blessing or curse? A matriarch grapples with immortality in new Dara Horn novel
Spanning from the fall of the Second Temple until today, ‘Eternal Life’ traces the exceptionally long life of Rachel, the archetypical Jewish mother
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Sigal Samuel, author of 'The Mystics of Mile End.' (Crystal Sikma)
December 6, 2015, 11:10 pm
Hanukkah gifts for the People of the Book(s)
This selection of the ‘best’ Jewish reads of the season gives you a new book for each holiday night — and one to spare for New Year’s
By Victor Wishna
Carolyn Starman Hessel (Courtesy Jewish Book Council)
January 1, 2015, 6:00 pm
Jewish Book Council’s Oprah turns the page
As director Carolyn Starman Hessel retires with no successor in sight, ‘her’ authors clamor to sing her praises
By Beth Kissileff
'A Guide for the Perplexed' author Dara Horn (photo credit: Brendan Schulman)
November 12, 2013, 4:13 pm
New technology lets Jews ‘sit’ together and learn
With 24×24, the Global Day of Jewish Learning initiative offers an eclectic mix of teachers and artists through Google Hangouts On Air
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
'A Guide for the Perplexed' author Dara Horn (photo credit: Brendan Schulman)
September 17, 2013, 4:02 pm
Facebook meets medieval Genizah in intriguing new novel
Superstar Jewish author Dara Horn writes a guide to perplexing contemporary problems, with a little help from the sages
By Renee Ghert-Zand
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