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Liane Grunberg Wakabayashi

'The Wagamama Bride': A geographical, cultural, and spiritual journey

By WENDY BLUMFIELD

Former UK prime minister Tony Blair.

'The Achilles Trap': Studying the paradox of the Second Gulf War

By GLENN C. ALTSCHULER

The Pillars of Creation are set off in a kaleidoscope of color in NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s near-infrared-light view. The pillars look like arches and spires rising out of a desert landscape, but are filled with semi-transparent gas and dust, and ever changing.

'Let There Be Light': An explanation of the Book of Genesis - review

By NEVILLE TELLER

Rabbi Yehiel Grenimann

'The Partisan's Coat': A mysterious historical novel set in Israel - review

By YEHUDIT COLLINS

RALLYING IN support of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump last week, ahead of the New Hampshire primary.

'The Tyranny of the Minority': How US democracy is under threat - review

By GLENN C. ALTSCHULER

Sir Jonathan Sacks, then-Britain's chief rabbi, sings a prayer at a rally of British Jews in solidarity with Israel at the Jewish Free School in Kenton, northwest London, in 2006.

'The Genius of Israel': How we became the 'Comeback Nation' - review

By SHLOMO MAITAL

THE CELESTIAL phenomenon witnessed over Nuremberg, Germany, on April 14, 1561, as written and illustrated in a broadsheet of the time by Hanns Glaser, letter-painter of the city.

'They Flew': A history of demonic levitation and miracles - review

By GLENN C. ALTSCHULER

(L to R): "Book of Hours" from Stephan Litt's chapter; The 1659 "Wonders of the Creatures and Marvels of Creation" from Samuel Thrope's chapter

'101 Treasures': Travel back in time at the National Library of Israel - review

By MIRIAM KATES LOCK

Friends Richard Michelson (L) and Leonard Nimoy celebrate Nimoy's 80th birthday in 2011

'Sleeping as Fast as I Can': Jewish spiritual humor - review

By MARION FISCHEL

PAYING TRIBUTE to fallen Ukrainian servicemen at the Wall of Remembrance.

'Our Enemies Will Vanish': An up-close look at the Russia-Ukraine War - review

By GLENN C. ALTSCHULER

Hebrew books

Top Jewish books of 2023

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA

Flushing, Queens.

'Adam Unrehearsed': A thrilling coming-of-age novel set in Queens

By LINDA GRADSTEIN

TRULY A book for the times: Soldiers carry a hanukkiah near the border with Syria, Dec. 8.

'Ethics of Our Fighters': Judaism and the moral challenges of warfare

By NEVILLE TELLER

Israeli flags flutter at Ofer Park in Petah Tikva, which houses hi-tech companies.

'The Genius of Israel': A book crucial to read amid Israel-Hamas war

By ERIC R. MANDEL

COLORING PAGES in the book provide art therapy.

'THE ELEPHANT IN MY ROOM': Helping Israeli kids cope with war

By BARBARA BENSOUSSAN