Book Club — Words of Torah (my blog!) — Rabbi Amy Josefa Ariel (she/her)

10/10 Recommend inviting Kyle Lukoff to Talk With Your Students

Spill the JEWce, my online Jewish YA book club, welcomed teacher, librarian, and author, Kyle Lukoff, to join our circle in September. If you are in a position to welcome and pay an author to come and speak with your community of kids, teens, or adults online or in person, I 10/10 recommend bringing Kyle to talk about his book, A World Worth Saving. Kyle Lukoff joined our circle with warmth, presence, and curiosity. He modeled what it means to listen deeply and respond with heart. Face to face experiences with authors change everything.

Read Good BooksAmy ArielSeptember 15, 2025Book Club, Jewish Book ClubComment

A YA Book for Rosh HaShanah - AKA A Book Review: A World Worth Saving

If your YA reader is looking for a book to read over the High Holidays this year, I have one to recommend. It’s got golems. It’s got sheydim. It’s got this Jewish trans kid who isn’t always sure the world is worth saving, but he and his friends are going to try to save it anyway.

Read Good BooksAmy ArielSeptember 14, 2025Book Club, Spill the JEWce, A World Worth Saving, Rosh HaShanah BooksComment