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    6 Things I Learned About Jew­ish Cul­ture from Seinfeld

    Jen­nifer Keishin Arm­strong is the author of Sein­fel­dia: How a Show About Noth­ing Changed Every­thing, out this week from Simon & Schus­ter. Jen­nifer will be…
    Jen­nifer Keishen Armstrong
    July 4, 2016
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    In Defense of Kosher Food: A Recipe

    Cindy Sil­vert is the author of The Hun­gry Love Cook­book: 30 Steamy Sto­ries, 120 Mouth­wa­ter­ing Recipes. She is guest blog­ging here all week as part of the Vis­it­ing…
    Cindy Sil­vert
    June 29, 2016
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    30 Steamy Sto­ries and Corned Beef on Rye

    Cindy Sil­vert is the author of The Hun­gry Love Cook­book: 30 Steamy Sto­ries, 120 Mouth­wa­ter­ing Recipes. She is guest blog­ging here all week as part of the Vis­it­ing…
    Cindy Sil­vert
    June 27, 2016
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    Break­ing the Self-Imposed Silence

    Dorit Sas­son is the author of Acci­den­tal Sol­dier: A Mem­oir of Ser­vice in the Israel Defense Forces. She is guest blog­ging for the Jew­ish Book Coun­cil all week as…
    Dorit Sas­son
    June 20, 2016
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    The Jig­saw Puz­zle of Writ­ing with­out an Outline

    Ear­li­er this week, Jeff Gottes­feld shared how a news sto­ry about a dead tree inspired his first children’s book, The Tree in the Court­yard. Jeff is guest blog­ging…
    Jeff Gottes­feld
    June 16, 2016
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    How a Dead Tree at 263 Prin­sen­gracht Sparked a Move­ment — and a Chil­dren’s Book

    Fol­low­ing Anne Frank’s birth­day over the week­end, The Tree in the Court­yard author Jeff Gottes­feld is guest blog­ging for Jew­ish Book Coun­cil all week as part of the…
    Jeff Gottes­feld
    June 14, 2016
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