Ilana Kurshan

At the age of 27, alone in Jerusalem in the wake of a painful divorce, Ilana Kurshan joined the world s largest book club, learning daf yomi, Hebrew for daily page" of the Talmud, a book of rabbinic teachings spanning about 600 years and the basis for all codes of Jewish law. A runner, a reader and a romantic, Kurshan adapted to its pace, attuned her ear to its poetry, and discovered her passions in its pages. She brought the Talmud with her wherever...

"Eddie Spaghetti is a mischievous little boy who does the silliest things. In these charming stories, cartoonist Rutu Modan offers her playful take on the classic Hebrew character of Eddie Spaghetti as he and his big goofy dog get into all kinds of delightful mischief"--