My Jewish Year News

The New York Times: “You Shall Tell Your Child: In Time for Passover, a Journalist Celebrates a Year of Jewish Holidays” Read the review


Jewish Journal: “‘A Festival of Delights’ Kindles Hanukkah Memories” – Abigail Pogrebin is interviewed about Hanukkah, My Jewish Year, and her contribution to this Hanukkah documentary Read the article


Forward: “‘Hanukkah: A Festival Of deLights’ Reveals The Rise Of A Family Holiday In America” – Abigail Pogrebin is interviewed about Hanukkah, My Jewish Year, and her contribution to this Hanukkah documentary Read the interview


JUF News: “Author chronicles her ‘Jewish year'” – Abigail Pogrebin’s journey through the Jewish calendar—and the lessons she learned along the way Read the interview


My Jewish Year a 2017 INDIES Finalist for Foreword Reviews! Read the review


Jewish Exponent: “Author Explores Holidays in Observant Year” Read the article


On Being Blog: Public Theology Reimagined: “Knowing Is Belonging” by Abigail Pogrebin Read the blog post


#TrendingJewish podcast: “Episode 7: The Dogma of Jewish Time”: Listen to the interview below or here.


The Book of Life podcast: Listen to the interview below or here.


Florida Jewish Journal: “Mandel JCCs to feature authors at Jewish book events” Read the article


Reconstructionist Judaism’s Reconstructionism Today: “18 Jewish Holidays: A Journey to Unexpected Places” Read the interview


Brandeis Blog: “Justice, Justice, Shall You Pursue” Read the blog post


Jewish Latin Princess Podcast: “Episode 15: Abigail Pogrebin, Author of My Jewish Year” Listen to the podcast


Yiddish Book Center Podcast: “Exploring Jewish Holidays with Abigail Pogrebin” Listen to the interview below, or here.


The Jerusalem Post: “Proof of the Enduring Ability of Judaism to Withstand the Permutations of History and Culture” Read the article


ReformJudaism.org: “Sleepless on Shavuot: Let My People Learn” Read the article


Abigail was a guest on On the Other Hand with Rabbi Rick Jacobs: “Gratitude, Obligation, and Responsibility, A Jewish Year with Abigail Pogrebin.” Listen to the interview


The National Book Review: “Q&A: Abigail Pogrebin Talks About Her Year of Living Jewishly — Very Jewishly” Read the Q&A


The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle: “‘One wondering Jew’ to keynote for Women’s Philanthropy event” Read the feature


JW Magazine – Excerpt: “The Feminist Passover: A (Third) Seder of Her Own” Read the excerpt


Kveller – Excerpt: “How to Captivate Kids at the Seder–From Songs to Art to Debates” Read the excerpt


CBS News – Face the Nation: “Sunday: McCullough, Tracy and a look at faith in America” Abigail Pogrebin will be on Face the Nation Sunday April 16th


The Times of Israel: “A writer gets on the Jewish holiday bus for a year. Where she stops surprises even herself” Read the feature


Tablet – Excerpt: “The Purim Report: Mirth and Melancholy” Read the excerpt


JTA – Excerpt: “Purim: A dark story, a crazy party, and a call to leadership” Read the excerpt


Judaism Unbound’s Holidays Unbound Podcast: “Episode 4: Passover Part III – The Passover Seder (Abigail Pogrebin, Amichai Lau-Lavie, Vanessa Ochs, Justin Goldstein)” Listen to the podcast


Shelf Awareness: “Reading with Abigail Pogrebin” Read the interview


My Jewish Year makes The Jewish Book Council’s list of 8 New Books for Passover 5777 Read the full list


Judaism Unbound’s Holidays Unbound Podcast: “Episode 2: Passover Part I – What is Passover For? (Shai Held, Rachel Kahn Troster, Abigail Pogrebin)” Listen to the podcast


The Wisdom Daily: “The Book That Finds a Healing Message in the Seder” Read the feature


Jewish Boston: “The Spiritual Adventures of Abigail Pogrebin” Read the feature


JW Magazine: “The Feminist Passover: A (Third) Seder of Her Own” Read the feature


Judaism Unbound’s Holidays Unbound Podcast: “Episode 1 – Introductions (Abigail Pogrebin)” Listen to the podcast


The Forward: “How to Captivate Kids at the Seder–From Songs to Art to Debates” Read the feature


Jewish Voices NJ: Librarian’s Roundtable: “If spring is here, can new Passover books be far behind” Read the post


Gretchen Rubin’s Happiness Project: “For Habits, ‘Adopting a Sabbath Pause Has Been Revelatory'” Read the interview


Book Q&As with Deborah Kalb Read the interview


My Jewish Year: A Book Launch Event with Abigail Pogrebin + Rabbi Joy Levitt at the JCC Manhattan. Listen to the interview below or here.


Abigail was a guest on “Too Jewish Radio.” Listen to the interview below or here.


The Forward: “At Abigail Pogrebin’s Book Launch, Hope For A Jewish Future” Read the article