The Day the Rabbi Disappeared: Jewish Holiday Tales of Magic

Howard Schwartz. Jewish Publication Society of America, $13 (80pp) ISBN 978-0-8276-0757-6

Howard Schwartz's The Day the Rabbi Disappeared: Jewish Holiday Tales of Magic, illus. by Monique Passicot, is now available in a trade paperback from the Jewish Publication Society. PW's starred review praised the collection of a dozen tales, each devoted to a different holiday and infused with a potent dose of mysticism, for its expert storytelling as well as its historical breadth.

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