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    Ellie Bar­barash

    Ellie Bar­barash is a writer, musi­cian, and dis­abil­i­ty activist liv­ing in Philadel­phia. Her non-fic­tion has been pub­lished in Bridges. Ordained as a Kohenet, she is work­ing on pro­duc­ing an anthol­o­gy, Clear­ing the Spring, Sweet­en­ing the Waters: A Renewed Call to Torah.
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    Cover of Mitzvah Stories: Seeds for Inspiration and Learning
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    Mitz­vah Sto­ries: Seeds for Inspi­ra­tion and Learning
    Goldie Milgram and Ellen Frankel, eds.
    Cover of All Gone: A Memoir of My Mother's Dementia. With Refreshments.
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    All Gone: A Mem­oir of My Moth­er’s Demen­tia. With Refreshments.
    Alex Witchel
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    A Fly Has a Hun­dred Eyes
    Aileen G. Baron
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    Lev­el­ing the Play­ing Field: Advanc­ing Women in the Jew­ish Orga­ni­za­tion­al Life
    Shifra Bronznick, Didi Goldenhar, and Marty Linksy
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    Tak­ing Back God: Amer­i­can Women Ris­ing Up for Reli­gious Equality
    Leora Tenenbaum
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    Grand Riv­er and Joy
    Susan Messer
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    Pearls of Yid­dish Poetry
    Joseph and Chana Mlotek; Barnett Zumoff, trans.; Mark Mlotek, ed.
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    Non­fic­tion
    A Short His­to­ry of the Jews
    Michael Brenner; Jeremiah Riemer, trans.

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