Interested in getting into cultural/historical Jewish literature, but haven't found the motivation or perhaps don't know where to start? Maybe you just want to get more involved with the community and have been waiting for a community-centered event or program to launch? Well here's your sign! 🪧 Join the Circle for our new Virtual Book Club! 📖

Book Clubs are a great way to squeeze more reading into your life, connect and build relationships within your community, get exposed to different viewpoints in a non-judgmental space, and learn something new. All books recommended as part of our Book Club will be written by a Jewish author, or about the Jewish experience.

When & Where We'll Meet

Our new Book Club will meet quarterly via Google Meet (meeting link furnished upon registration) from 7:30-9pm on the second Monday of the second month of each quarter. (Occasional date changes may be necessary to avoid things like major holidays; we'll keep you posted!)

Save The Date!

• Monday, February 23^rd, 2026
• Monday, May 11^th, 2026
• Monday, August 10^th, 2026

What book are we reading next?

Our next book will be Kissing Girls on Shabbat: A Memoir by Dr. Sara Glass in 2024.

Kissing Girls on Shabbat is the true story of Dr. Sara Glass, a lesbian born into a Hasidic community in Brooklyn, and her messy struggles with authenticity and deradicalization, growing up queer in a community that couldn't accept her. Kissing Girls was the winner of the Stonewall Book Awards's Stonewall Honor Books in Non-Fiction award in 2025.

If this book interests you: Read on to the next section, where we'll detail where you can read the book for free. You need to finish the book before the meeting to be able to discuss it at the meeting!

If this book doesn't sound like it's for you: That's okay! There are many books on the horizon to come! Register today to be kept in the loop on what books we'll read next and/or send in your book recommendations!

Where can you read the book?

Because we'll be discussing the book at the meeting, make sure you finish reading the book before the next meeting! This book is available for check-out as a physical book, ebook and audiobook from all local public libraries:

Future Books / Recommendations

Not interested in reading this quarter's book, but interested in our selected (or potential) future picks? Register anyway! Registration does not mandate that you attend ALL club meetings; attend what you want and skip what you don't!

Have a suggestion for what we should read next? Submit book recommendations here!

Questions, accommodations, feedback?

Don't be shy! You can contact the Book Club founder & host, SJC member Heidi B., directly.