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Essay The Power of Jewish Music Nora Gold’s latest book, The Dead Man, follows the story of a composer of Jewish sacred music and a music therapist with an unconquerable obsession. Nora is… Nora Gold May 2, 2016
Essay Everything Is Fresh and New Barbara Kreiger is the author of The Dead Sea and the Jordan River, a chronicle of the natural and human history of two of the Middle East’s most iconic bodies… Barbara Kreiger April 29, 2016
Essay Voices Within the Ark: The Modern Jewish Poets Voices Within the Ark: The Modern Jewish PoetsHoward Schwartz reflects on Voices Within the Ark: The Modern Jewish Poets, published in 1980. Voices in… Howard Schwartz April 28, 2016
Essay Beautiful Because It Simply Is Barbara Kreiger is the author of The Dead Sea and the Jordan River, a chronicle of the natural and human history of two of the Middle East’s most iconic bodies… Barbara Kreiger April 27, 2016
Essay Discovering the Dead Sea from a Different, Not-So-Distant Shore Barbara Kreiger is the author of The Dead Sea and the Jordan River, a chronicle of the natural and human history of two of the Middle East’s most iconic bodies… Barbara Kreiger April 25, 2016
Essay Let My People In: Bringing Children and Adults with Disabilities to the Seder Table Liane Kupferberg Carter is the author of Ketchup Is My Favorite Vegetable: A Family Grows Up With Autism. This week she continues her exclusive series on… Liane Kupferberg Carter April 18, 2016
