B’nai Torah’s book group reads six books per year – each has a Jewish author, character and/or theme and each has been read and recommended by a group member. We meet for a potluck lunch and discussion in January, March, May, July, September and November. While it’s recommended that you’ve read the book, all are welcome. Since 2000, the book group has read more than 100 books.
2025-2026 Reading List:
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November 1 – Across So Many Seas, by Ruth Behar
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January 3 – The Only Woman in the Room, by Marie Benedict
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March 7 – Dirtbag Queen, by Andy Corren
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May 2 – The Hebrew Teacher, by Maya Arad
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July 11 – The Gates of Gaza, by Amir Tibon
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August 29 – The Soloist, by Steve Lopez
Book Group recommendations and past reads:
Apeirogon, by Colum McCann
Susan, Linda, Nina & Cokie: The Extraordinary Story of the Founding Mothers of NPR, by Lisa Napoli
The Book of Lost Names, by Kristin Harmel
Dinner at the Center of the Earth, by Nathan Englander
The Ladies Auxilliary by Tova Mirvas
As a Driven Leaf by Milton Steinberg
The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
The Israelis: Ordinary People in an Extraordinary Land by Donna Rosenthal
Journey from the Land of No by Roya Hakakian
The Last Jew by Noah Gordon
The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon by Richard Zimmler
This is a Soul by Marilyn Berger
We Love Anderson Cooper, by RL Maizes
The Worst Hard Time, by Timothy Egan
Black Bird, Blue Road, by Sofiya Pasternack
The Forest of Vanishing Stars, by Kristin Harmel
Horse, by Geraldine Brooks
In the Garden of the Righteous, by Richard Hurowitz.
