Fiction & Novels

Eyal raced over to the rugs and quickly located the boy. At break-neck speed he unrolled the rug Elitzafun was hidden in. Incredibly, Elitzafun's eyes shone from the adventure. "I didn't move or say anything, even when that man came in here and looked all around and talked very loud," he said proudl..

Be careful what you wish for Rookie computer techie Ephraim Freedwald is your ordinary guy living an ordinary life restlessly dreaming of a more exciting reality, beyond working for his smug, advice-churning cousin and dealing with his kids’ meltdowns. But when the happily married father of four is ..

Shadchanus. One of the hardest professions, but also one of the most rewarding.What used to be a time-honored, sacred task has slowly transformed into a game of truth or dare, and Perla Greenwald, an old-school shadchan, is trapped between the winds of change. Rather than stand up to them, she bends..

There’s nothing like the adrenalin rush you get from being chased...Tim Soloff thrives on it. He needs it, too. His fiancé broke their engagement. His career is in a coma. He’s got an antisemitic boss who always gives him the sure-to-fail assignments. (Sometimes he even pulls them off.) This time, t..

A Novel He's brilliant, he's talented, he's privileged. But Yanky Kleiner is about to abandon his shining future in the halls of the beis medrash and pursue a career as an architect. His mitzvah observance has become cold and mechanical, and his once-robust faith is tortured by questions and doubts...

A young, special-needs girl, the daughter of a beloved pediatrician, is dangerously infected with pertussis by the child of a local philanthropist and his zealous anti-vaxxer wife. The community comes to a boil as the two opposing camps face off, trying to reach an understanding without sacrificing ..

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Shaul's voice cut in. "Good luck, Eyal.""Thanks," he replied. I'm gonna need it.Eyal sprinted back toward the cell to find Abu Manuel already "What's happening?" the terrorist demanded."Take this." Eyal shoved the FOX into Abu Manuel's hands, chortling bitterly at the irony of his situation. Here he..

"Why didn't you return the car to Abba in the end?" Efrat stared at her father-in-law's car, bewildered. "And where's our car?" "I'm - " Eyal cleared his throat uncomfortably, knowing he had to break the news at some point. "I brought it in." Her gaze was mistrustful. "For what?" "I'm having it bull..

Three women. Three sets of rules. Abby’s just moved to a new community, and, despite being an avowed introvert, she knows she needs a friend. With her bestie Shifra getting married, Abby’s not sure how to navigate their new relationship.Will she sabotage her connection to the only friend she has bef..

Peek Inside!For all the enthusiasts clamoring for more—as well as for the earnest newcomers in search of inspiration—Rabbi Buddy Berkowitz, master mechanech, is back with a second volume of fresh and illuminating Torah insights.How do we understand Hashem’s promise to Avraham that his..

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Her daughter's marriage is sparkling, while her own feels tired and old. Why can't Bracha view her husband the way her newlywed daughter perceives hers?Spurred on by the report of a graphologist, Riva yearns to shed her mediocrity and accomplish more with her life. But when push comes to shove...is ..

It's a big day for Senator George Caffrey, the driving force in persuading all the major countries in the world to sign a treaty that will significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions and oil drilling. It's also a big day for Dr. Jeff Robinson, the man hired to ruin the senator's celebration, and w..

Neil Grossman, a successful neurosurgeon and dedicated father, seems to have it all - until he meets the opportunity of a lifetime. Will his frenetic race to the top cost him his family, his integrity, his health - and ultimately, his career? Batya, his daughter, is stuck in the shidduch system..

Having second thoughts? A mother is torn between her daughter’s emotional needs and her husband’s illness. Will she finally be able to right her wrongs after all these years? A thirty-year-old single woman craves independence and respect, but she’s treated like a child. What will..

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I look at Rena, the girl who’s been my best friend for more years than I can count on my fingers.“It’s okay,” I say. “I’m busy tonight.”And then I turn and run, run, run, back to my empty room, my empty thoughts, and cry the night away.Shiffy Muller has it all: a great family, a group of close frien..

"We've got a welfare case here," Dr. Geiger taunted. "A welfare case?" Dr. Loren echoed, bewildered. "A child was injured, hit by a car." "Last I checked, car accidents don't count as welfare cases." "But this is different," Dr. Geiger said. "The kid doesn't have parents. He"s living at home, and hi..

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A Wedding With No Guests?Newly engaged Riki Solomon is planning her dream wedding - gorgeous gown, beautiful hall, hundreds of guests and can't wait to start her new life with her chasan, Reuven Klein. But their plans are overturned, leaving them isolated and confused. How will Riki and Reuven's mar..

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“I didn’t do it. I’m innocent.” Shalom looked Chava directly in the eye. “I need you to believe me.”“I know that.”                                                    &nbs..

In Joseph Estevez's debut novel, Isaac Abrams returns home to Golders Green in London after studying at yeshiva in Israel only to find that his best friends have become irreligious. He takes it upon himself to bring them back to Judaism, but his inner contempt for them only drives them away. A story..

Everyone in Lodz knew the Rebbe, Reb Menashe Sholom Ginzburg, scion of the great dynasty of Lodzer chassidus. Wise, kind, and farsighted beyond his years, Reb Menashe Sholom was the life and blood of Lodzer Jewry. But like the majority of Lodz's Jewry , Reb Menashe Sholom was murdered by the Nazis, ..

Nothing that happens in the Schneider household is normal!What happens when......Lali decides that the pen of Buma the lamb is in the wrong place?...Gila lets Buma loose on Shabbos morning?...Buma tries to invite herself over for a seudah at the homes of several families in the area?...All..

Welcome to Yeshiva Makom Torah, a fictional yeshiva in New Jersey. We’ll start our journey with Rabbi Karr’s fifth-grade class of twenty boys, and we’ll follow them through a jam-packed year.Will you identify with Jojo, a very bright young man, but a sore loser? How about Abie, the self- appointed c..

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The sand was soft and warm, and she kicked at it with the toes of her shoes. Scattered shards of glass littered the beach, partially swallowed by sand. Suddenly, out of the corner of her eye, she noticed a broken wooden board; it was black and swollen from the seawater. The grains of sand that stuck..

Pursued on foreign soil, without knowing why or by whom, Ariel is focused on one thing only: to save his life. Together with his two good friends, who have joined him on a kiruv mission in colorful Brazil, he tries to escape his pursuers and flee from the island that seems to have forged a..

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How far would you go to save a friend?For Eyal Gilboa, it's not even a question. When the life of his best friend and longtime colleague, Eli Hadar, hangs in the balance, he'll go to the ends of the earth, literally and figuratively, to save him."But Eyal, remember that my life isn't worth anyt..

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When Ezra Berger masterminds an invention to helpwheelchair-bound children, he's sure he's the only one. Afterall, his brother Gideon's condition inspired his idea, and howmany other kids see that need? How many kids have the driveto set an idea down on paper and see it through the planningstages?As..

It’s true that the Jews are having a harder time than most people in Germany. Sometimesthere’s fighting in the streets and someone calls a Jew by a terrible name. But surely it can’tbe as bad as Opa thinks.Liese Goldschmidt is growing up in a small German town in the late 1930s. Rather thanenjoying ..

By the time I remembered to hide the book, it was too late. Tatte had seen it. A dark cloud swept over his face. However, he didn’t say a thing. He simply backed out of the room.For Yiskah Pehrlshtayn, growing up in the sacred town of Kozhnitz, becoming friends with the Rebbe’s daughter, and picking..

What’s wrong, Miri?” “I — I don’t even know!” Miri cried. “I just don’t even know!”“Shhhhhh,” soothed Yocheved. “Tell me what’s going on. Why are you crying? You don’tfeel like the perfect balebuste? Your brownies flopped or something? I really hope you’re not bawling your eyes out over, like, the q..