Posted on Nov 30, 2021

18 Delightfully Jewish Books To Light The Way This Hanukkah

Take a break from debating the best latke topping, and pick up one of these joyously Jewish books!

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Blue cover featuring a white male in a suit and a white woman in a blue dress. Tag line reads: It's the Hanukkah event of the season...and the feud of the century. Title reads: The Matzah Ball, a novel.

A white man, wearing an apron that says 'I heart you a latke," and a white woman stand together on a snow covered street. The title reads: Love and Latkes. Below says, "A Friendships and Festivals Novel."

Blue cover. Two white teenagers, a girl in a pink dress and a boy in a yellow button-up shirt and jeans, stand next to a full bookcase. Title reads: Recommended for You. A blackboard sign reads: Author Appearance by Laura Silverman.

Two white teenagers, a boy wearing an open blue shirt, a white shirt with music notes, and yellow pants and a girl wearing a black and white striped dress and a yellow jacket, stand in front of lockers. Title reads: As If on Cue.

Blue cover with light blue clouds. Title reads: Sick Kids in Love. Instead of an "I" there are two white teenagers, a girl in a pink coat and a boy in a black coat. Tagline reads: "They don't die in this one."

Blue and green cover featuring three female teenagers. Two are Black, the one in the middle is an outline. The title reads: Color Me In a novel.

White cover. A white girl in a green patterned shirt leans out of the window of the second story of a house. A white boy wearing a kippah, black shirt, and jeans sits in a bare tree outside the house. Title reads: "The Last Words We Said"

Pale pink cover. Outline of long hair in gold. Title reads: "Kate in Waiting." Tagline reads: "Break a leg, not your heart."

Bright blue cover. A boy and a girl, in outline, sit apart on a bench, then sit closer, and finally sit together, the girl's legs on his lap, both wearing graduation caps and gowns. Title reads: "Today Tonight Tomorrow"

Blue background featuring Tiffany Haddish wearing black, confetti falling over her head. Title reads: "The Last Black Unicorn.'

Pink cover with an illustrated image of Rachel Bloom and a white dog. Title reads; "I Want to Be Where the Normal People Are."

Blue cover with white stars featuring a white woman and a white man standing next to a podium.

An illustrated hotel in the background, green lawn with people on it. Title reads: "Last Summer at the Golden Hotel."

Wooden background featuring a sequined patch. On the patch there is a rainbow house and two blue figures holding hands. Title reads: "Camp."

A white girl stands, looking over her shoulder. Backpack and notebooks at her feet. Title reads: "Drawn That Way.'

Purple cover featuring a white girl wearing heart shaped sunglasses. A Syrian girl wearing a star of David is in one of the hearts and a white boy in a blue jacket is in the other. Title reads: "Cool for the Summer"

Black and read cover. Image of a boy in black. Title reads: "The City Beautiful."

Blue cover featuring Jewish teenagers. Title reads: 'It's a Whole Spiel."

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