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The Book of Life: Jewish Kidlit (Mostly)

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Heidi Rabinowitz

The Book of Life is an interview-format podcast about Jewish kidlit, mostly, with occasional coverage of Jewish YA/adult books, music, film and web, established in December 2005. Host: Heidi Rabinowitz Sponsors: Feldman Children's Library at Congregation B'nai Israel of Boca Raton, Florida & the Association of Jewish Libraries

#342

20th Anniversary Retrospective Spectacular!

SHOW NOTES & TRANSCRIPT: <a href= "https://open.substack.com/pub/bookoflifepodcast/p/podca... more

Yesterday

1 HR 29 MINS

1:29:50

Yesterday

#341

A Hanukkah Classic Crossover with Fuse 8 n' Kate

SHOW NOTES: <a href= "https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2025/12/a-hanukkah-classic-crossove... more

01 Dec 2025

44 MINS

44:33

01 Dec 2025

#340

November Throwback: Jewish Book Month

SHOW NOTES: <a href= "https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2025/11/november-throwback-jewish-b... more

13 Nov 2025

22 MINS

22:57

13 Nov 2025

#339

Jean Meltzer, Queen of Jewish Joy

SHOW NOTES: <a href= "https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2025/11/jean-meltzer-queen-of-jewis... more

01 Nov 2025

57 MINS

57:33

01 Nov 2025

#338

October Throwback: Laurel Snyder Redux

SHOW NOTES: <a href= "https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2025/10/october-throwback-laurel-sn... more

16 Oct 2025

25 MINS

25:35

16 Oct 2025

#337

One Small Spark & More Than Enough

SHOW NOTES: <a href= "https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2025/10/one-small-spark-more-than-e... more

03 Oct 2025

46 MINS

46:46

03 Oct 2025

#336

September Throwback: Sweep, The Story of a Girl and Her Monster

SHOW NOTES: <a href= "https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2025/09/september-throwback-sweep-s... more

16 Sep 2025

49 MINS

49:23

16 Sep 2025

#335

A World Worth Saving

SHOW NOTES: <a href= "https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2025/09/a-world-worth-saving.html">... more

01 Sep 2025

28 MINS

28:08

01 Sep 2025

#334

August Throwback: Summer Coolness

SHOW NOTES: TRANSCRIPT: In honor of my 20th year of podcasting on The Book of Life, I'm br... more

17 Aug 2025

26 MINS

26:32

17 Aug 2025

#333

The Five Books Podcast

SHOW NOTES: <a href= "https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-five-books.html">https:... more

01 Aug 2025

38 MINS

38:51

01 Aug 2025

#332

Announcing: Jewish Joy Con

SHOW NOTES: <a href= "https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2025/07/announcement-jewish-joy-con... more

25 Jul 2025

07 MINS

07:16

25 Jul 2025

#331

July Throwback: The Inquisitor's Tale

SHOW NOTES: <a href= "https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2025/07/july-throwback-inquisitors-... more

20 Jul 2025

24 MINS

24:15

20 Jul 2025

#330

Max in the Land of Lies

SHOW NOTES: <a href= "https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2025/07/max-in-land-of-lies.html"> ... more

01 Jul 2025

43 MINS

43:26

01 Jul 2025

#329

Pride Month Throwback: The New Queer Conscience

SHOW NOTES: <a href= "https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2025/06/pride-month-throwback-new-q... more

16 Jun 2025

20 MINS

20:38

16 Jun 2025

#328

Pride Month Special: The Gender Binary Is a Big Lie

SHOW NOTES: <a href= "https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2025/06/pride-month-special-gender-... more

01 Jun 2025

43 MINS

43:06

01 Jun 2025

#327

A Special Message from Heidi (A High, a Low, a Call to Action)

SHOW NOTES: <a href= "https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2025/05/a-special-message-from-heid... more

28 May 2025

07 MINS

07:50

28 May 2025

#326

#JAHM Throwback: The Book of Life in America, 2006

SHOW NOTES: <a href= "https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2025/05/jahm-throwback-book-of-life... more

18 May 2025

24 MINS

24:21

18 May 2025

#325

Mendel the Mess-Up

SHOW NOTES: <a href= "https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2025/05/mendel-mess-up.html">https:... more

04 May 2025

32 MINS

32:17

04 May 2025

#324

A Feather, A Pebble, A Shell

SHOW NOTES: <a href= "https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2025/04/listen-to-podcast-read-tran... more

16 Apr 2025

46 MINS

46:30

16 Apr 2025

#323

Bonus: Next Year at the White House

SHOW NOTES: <a href= "https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2025/04/bonus-passover-interview-ne... more

10 Apr 2025

01 MINS

01:43

10 Apr 2025

#322

Dara Horn's One Little Goat: A Passover Catastrophe

SHOW NOTES: <a href= "https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2025/03/dara-horns-one-little-goat-... more

08 Mar 2025

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:02