The Jewish Book Council just released the 2011 winners and finalists in a myriad of categories for their prestigious award. If you are looking for something to read, you might want to start here.

Mazal tov to all the authors, especially my Bible teacher, Dr. Tamara Cohn Eskenazi for The JPS Bible Commentary: Ruth and the CCAR Press for The Sacred Table: Creating a Jewish Food Ethic. MY DAD will be pleased also because Sacred Trash: The Lost and Found World of the Cairo Geniza by Adina Hoffman and Peter Cole also made the list (and no I haven’t read it yet, DAD).

Happy reading!