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Novel Noshers

Upcoming 2026 Book Club Dates for Temple Sinai’s Novel Noshers group. Featured books and dates: 'The Golem and the Jinni' Jan 18, 'Heart of a Stranger' Feb 15, 'The Dressmaker’s Mirror' Mar 15, 'Boy from the North Country' Apr 19, 'The Badass Librarians of Timbuktu' May 17, and 'Prisoner without a Name, Cell without a Number' Jun 14. Contact [email protected].
Flyer listing Upcoming 2026 Book Club Dates for Temple Sinai’s Novel Noshers group. Featured books and dates: 'The Golem and the Jinni' Jan 18, 'Heart of a Stranger' Feb 15, 'The Dressmaker’s Mirror' Mar 15, 'Boy from the North Country' Apr 19, 'The Badass Librarians of Timbuktu' May 17, and 'Prisoner without a Name, Cell without a Number' Jun 14. Contact library@sinaireno.org .
Flyer listing Upcoming 2026 Book Club Dates for Temple Sinai’s Novel Noshers group. Featured books and dates: 'The Golem and the Jinni' Jan 18, 'Heart of a Stranger' Feb 15, 'The Dressmaker’s Mirror' Mar 15, 'Boy from the North Country' Apr 19, 'The Badass Librarians of Timbuktu' May 17, and 'Prisoner without a Name, Cell without a Number' Jun 14. Contact library@sinaireno.org .

NOVEL NOSHERS:
A Monthly Book Club at Temple Sinai

Looking for a welcoming space to talk books and build community? Join Novel Noshers, Temple Sinai’s monthly book club that meets in our library to discuss a wide range of titles—from fiction and nonfiction to graphic novels.

Have a suggestion for a future read? We’d love to hear from you! Email: [email protected].

Join Temple Sinai’s monthly Novel Noshers Book Club.

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Upcoming Meetings:

2026 Meetings

  • January 18th at 1:00pm –Shay Rian will lead a discussion on the Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker. Potluck lunch!
  • February 15th at 1:00pm – Jeff Gingold will lead a discussion on Heart of a Stranger by Rabbi Angela Buchdahl.
  • March 15th at 1:00pm –Sue Liebman will lead a discussion on HER BOOK The Dressmaker’s Mirror: Sudden Death, Genetics, and a Jewish Family’s Secret.
  • April 19th at 1:00pm –
    Tanya Nawrocki will lead a discussion on Boy from the North Country by Sam Sussman.
  • May 17th at 1:00pm –
    Vita Dworkin will lead a discussion on The Bad Ass Librarians of Timbuktu by Joshua Hammer.
  • June 14th at 1:00pm –Diana Meza will lead a discussion on Prisoner without a Name, Cell without a Number by Jacobo Timerman.
  • July 19th at 1:00pm – TBD. Potluck Lunch!
  • August 23rd at 1:00pm –Rabbi Ben will lead a discussion on This Is Real and You Are Completely Unprepared by Alan Lew.
 
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