EPISODE · May 14, 2026 · 58 MIN
A Jewish Bookshelf
from edJEWcation · host edJEWcation
The rabbi’s out this week, so we’re are doing what any self-respecting book nerds would do: geeking out about reading. In this episode, we get into:Jay breaks down his “30 pages a day” habit (spoiler: it adds up to 10,000 pages a year)ChayaLeah confesses her Shakespeare regretsJay’s system for building a daily reading habit (and why you should keep three books going at once)The “Chan-book-ah” book haul: Arab nationalism, Elie Wiesel, Holocaust memoirs, and Jewish prayerChayaLeah’s pitch for Cultural Amnesia by Clive James and why Remains of the Day is still on her mindWhy understanding Jewish prayer word by word is a total game changerLife and Fate by Vasily Grossman, a book they both call the best they’ve ever readHopefully you’ll get some ideas for your next book from this episode.Quote of the episode:"I realized I was never going to be the smartest person in a room, but I could be the most well read." — JayAll the books we mention:Arab Nationalism in the Twentieth Century by Adeed DawishaGod in Search of Man by Abraham Joshua HeschelSouls on Fire by Elie WieselSages and Dreamers by Elie WieselNight by Elie WieselThe Last Consolation Vanished by Zalmen GradowskiHostage by Eli SharabiOn Killing by Dave GrossmanElusive Prophet: Ahad Ha’am and the Origins of Zionism by Steven ZippersteinAs a Driven Leaf by Milton SteinbergAnonymous Soldiers by Bruce HoffmanTo Pray as a Jew by Hayim Halevy DoninThe Hour of Our Death by Philippe ArièsArrows of the Dark (two volumes) by Tuvia FrilingLife and Fate by Vasily GrossmanThe Road by Vasily GrossmanCultural Amnesia by Clive JamesRemains of the Day by Kazuo IshiguroThe Facemaker by Lindsey FitzharrisMy Prayer (two volumes, Chabad teachings on prayer) — could not confirm Amazon listing, may need manual searchRebel and Statesman-The Early Years: The Life and Times of Vladimir Jabotinsky: Volume One by Joesph SchechtmanFighter and Prophet; The Jabotinsky Story; The Last Years by Joesph SchechtmanThe Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons - this is ChayaLeah’s book. Jay dissavows
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The rabbi’s out this week, so we’re are doing what any self-respecting book nerds would do: geeking out about reading. In this episode, we get into:Jay breaks down his “30 pages a day” habit (spoiler: it adds up to 10,000 pages a year)ChayaLeah confesses her Shakespeare regretsJay’s system for building a daily reading habit (and why you should keep three books going at once)The “Chan-book-ah” book haul: Arab nationalism, Elie Wiesel, Holocaust memoirs, and Jewish prayerChayaLeah’s pitch for Cultural Amnesia by Clive James and why Remains of the Day is still on her mindWhy understanding Jewish prayer word by word is a total game changerLife and Fate by Vasily Grossman, a book they both call the best they’ve ever readHopefully you’ll get some ideas for your next book from this episode.Quote of the episode:"I realized I was never going to be the smartest person in a room, but I could be the most well read." — JayAll the books we mention:Arab Nationalism in the Twentieth Century by Adeed DawishaGod in Search of Man by Abraham Joshua HeschelSouls on Fire by Elie WieselSages and Dreamers by Elie WieselNight by Elie WieselThe Last Consolation Vanished by Zalmen GradowskiHostage by Eli SharabiOn Killing by Dave GrossmanElusive Prophet: Ahad Ha’am and the Origins of Zionism by Steven ZippersteinAs a Driven Leaf by Milton SteinbergAnonymous Soldiers by Bruce HoffmanTo Pray as a Jew by Hayim Halevy DoninThe Hour of Our Death by Philippe ArièsArrows of the Dark (two volumes) by Tuvia FrilingLife and Fate by Vasily GrossmanThe Road by Vasily GrossmanCultural Amnesia by Clive JamesRemains of the Day by Kazuo IshiguroThe Facemaker by Lindsey FitzharrisMy Prayer (two volumes, Chabad teachings on prayer) — could not confirm Amazon listing, may need manual searchRebel and Statesman-The Early Years: The Life and Times of Vladimir Jabotinsky: Volume One by Joesph SchechtmanFighter and Prophet; The Jabotinsky Story; The Last Years by Joesph SchechtmanThe Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons - this is ChayaLeah’s book. Jay dissavows
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