by beth-ami | Jan 24, 2024 | Beth Ami Book Club
Sunday, February 11, free choice. Each participant does a mini-book report (5-10 min.) on a fiction or non-fiction book of own choosing by a Jewish author or with a Jewish theme. Probably meet at CBA. Come inspire and be inspired! Sunday, February 25, we will discuss...
by beth-ami | Dec 11, 2023 | Beth Ami Book Club
Elizabeth Graver’s acclaimed novel Kantika (Henry Holt & Company, 2023) is the One Bay One Book selection for 2023-2024. The Beth Ami Book Group will join with One Bay One Book for our next selection. All CBA members and friends are welcome to participate. For...
by beth-ami | Nov 8, 2023 | Beth Ami Book Club
Submitted by Linda Emblen Now we are reading DANCING ARABS by Sayed Kashua (fiction, 227 pgs, Hebrew, 2002; English translation, 2004.) This semi-autobiographical account of Arab Israeli life recounts the story of a Palestinian boy who wins a prestigious scholarship...
by beth-ami | Sep 19, 2023 | Beth Ami Book Club
Now we’re reading Israeli writer, Ayelet Gundar-Goshen’s WAKING LIONS (Fiction, 352 pgs. Hebrew 2014; English translation, 2017.) We participate in the SF Jewish Community Library’s Book Club in a Box program. I’ve been warned that this is not...
by beth-ami | Apr 20, 2023 | Beth Ami Book Club
Our current read is THE ALEPPO CODEX — A True Story of Obsession, Faith and the Pursuit of an Ancient Bible by Matti Friedman. (Non-fiction, 320 pgs., 2012.) Named for the Syrian city in which it was kept, the 10th century Aleppo Codex has long been considered...
by beth-ami | Mar 15, 2023 | Beth Ami Book Club
We are now reading popular Israeli writer Meir Shalev’s TWO SHE-BEARS (Fiction, 320 pgs. Hebrew, 2013; English translation, 2016.) We have loaner books available from the SF Jewish Community Library, including one copy in Hebrew. As usual, open to all CBA...
