Chanukah is a great time to stay inside during the cold nights and read a good book. Jessica Fink, executive director, and the staff at the Jewish Library of Baltimore have compiled some of their favorite Chanukah reading recommendations for teens and adults.
Candlelight for Rebecca by Jacqueline Dembar Greene
While Rebecca Rubin helps her building’s ailing superintendent take care of his homing pigeons, she puzzles over what to do with the Christmas centerpiece her teacher insisted she make but which has no place in her Jewish home.
The Matzah Ball: A Novel by Jean Meltzer
Desperate not to lose her contract, Rachel’s determined to find her muse at the Matzah Ball, a Jewish music celebration on the last night of Hanukkah, even if it means working with her summer camp archenemy—Jacob Greenberg.
