Library Corner

Naming Evil: Two Lawyers from Lviv

November 8, 2016

By Robin Jacobson.  In the 1920s, at a law school located in present-day Lviv, Ukraine, a Polish-Jewish student and his professor argued over a startling gap in international law. The …

Not The Usual High Holiday Reading

October 8, 2016

By Minna Jacobson.  It’s once again the season of apples and honey and soul-searching. For some unconventional High Holiday reading, take a look at the work of Peter Singer, a …

Novels for the New Year

September 8, 2016

By Robin Jacobson. A round of applause for congregant Michelle Brafman!  Beth El proudly announces the September publication of Michelle’s second full-length work of fiction, Bertrand Court, following the success …

Choosing Life: Two Wartime Novels

July 6, 2016

By Robin Jacobson.  In August, Beth El and congregations everywhere will begin reading Devarim (Deuteronomy), the final book of the Torah.  Eventually, we will reach the dramatic moment when Moses …

Oh, to Be in England

June 1, 2016

By Robin Jacobson. As spring turns to summer, the United Kingdom continues to joyously commemorate two oh-so-British occasions: the Queen’s 90th birthday and the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death. The …