Book Club
Welcome to Book Club at CRS!
Books bring us together—and the CRS Book Club offers a space to explore stories, ideas, and Jewish themes in good company. Coordinated by Deedee Friedman, this congregant-led group gathers on one Thursday of each month at 7:00 PM to discuss books—fiction and nonfiction, plays, and poetry—written by Jewish authors or centered on Jewish themes.
Some sessions are held in person at CRS, while others take place over Zoom, making it easy to join the conversation wherever you are.
See a book that interests you? Read it and join us for the discussion!
Have questions or want to get involved? Reach out to Deedee Friedman at bookclub@crsnyc.org.
In 2026-2027, CRS Book Club will discuss:
- Boy from the North Country, a novel by Sam Sussman (SEPT 3)**
- Hostage by Eli Sharabi (OCT 1)**
- In the Image, a novel by Dara Horn (NOV 5)
- The Heart of a Stranger: An Unlikely Rabbi’s Story of Faith, Identity, and Belonging by Angela Buchdahl (DEC 7)*
- This is Not About Us, a novel by Allegra Goodman (JAN 7)*
- The Director, a novel by Daniel Kehlmann (FEB 4)*
- The Art Spy: The Extraordinary Untold Tale of WWII Resistance Hero Rose Valland by Michelle Young (MAR 4)*
- The Safekeep, a novel by Yael van der Wouden (MAR 25)
- The Postcard, a novel by Anne Berest (MAY 6)
- Emet, a novel by Roger L. Simon (JUNE 3)
CRS Book Club is congregant coordinated and congregant facilitated. Please email Deedee Friedman at bookclub@crsnyc.org for more information.
* Zoom Only
** Outdoors on the 6th Floor terrace, weather permitting.
