Hey there, it's Hannah. Today we wanted to share with you another podcast that we think you'll like.

It's called The Five Books. Like us, they explore what it means to live as a Jewish American today.

The show is hosted by literary insider Tali Rosenblatt Cohen and created with support from the Jewish Books Council.

The Five Books creates a space for listeners to connect with debut

novelists and best-selling writers about the five books that have shaped and guided their journeys

and their Jewish identity. Today we're excited to share their recent episode featuring Rabbi

Benjamin Resnick, whose debut fiction novel, Next Stop, explores the precarious nature of Jewish- life through the lens of one family after a series of strange events occur around the world.

The conversation touches on the importance of Jewish joy in times of trauma and explores other great books like Mouse by Art Spiegelman and a river runs through it by Norman McLean.

So sit back and enjoy and make sure you're following the five books on your podcast app.

Welcome to the very first episode of the five books, where each week we will talk to a Jewish

author about five books that are

near and dear to them. Join us to connect with your favorite author or to find your next great read.

We'll talk about how books influence our lives and identities, and we hope to add more

texture to what you know of the Jewish experience.

My name is Tali Rosenblatt-Kohen.

I'm a book lover and former literary agent who has a special place in my heart for Jewish books.

I wanted to create this podcast because to me, books are always the answer to living with more empathy.

Books are how I've traveled to places I've never been and encountered people, cultures, beliefs,

and ideas I never otherwise would have.

Understanding each other with more depth and nuance feels urgently important right now.

I wanted to talk to Jewish authors, to those putting new

stories out into the world to better understand how they make sense of their Jewish identity.

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