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    Mod­i­fied Mat­zo Balls: A Gluten- and Grain-Free Spin on a Jew­ish Classic

    Jen­nifer Robins is the voice being the pop­u­lar food blog Pre­dom­i­nant­ly Paleo and, togeth­er with Simone Miller, co-author of The New Yid­dish Kitchen: Gluten-Free and…
    Jen­nifer Robins
    March 7, 2016
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    Writ­ing from Elsewhere

    Beth Kissileff is the edi­tor of Read­ing Gen­e­sis: Begin­nings, a col­lec­tion of essays on the Hebrew Bible by experts in range of non-rab­binic fields. Beth is blog­ging…
    Beth Kissileff
    March 4, 2016
    Essay

    Where Ortho­dox Judaism, Fem­i­nism, and Fan­ta­sy Fic­tion Intersect

    Ear­li­er this week, Ilana C. Myer wrote about how Jerusalem found its way into her debut fan­ta­sy nov­el. Ilana is blog­ging here all week as part of the Vis­it­ing Scribe…
    Ilana C. Myer
    March 3, 2016
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    Bring­ing Bling to the Bible

    Ear­li­er this week, Beth Kissileff shared the expe­ri­ences and con­ver­sa­tions that inspired Read­ing Gen­e­sis, a col­lec­tion of essays on the Hebrew Bible by experts…
    Beth Kissileff
    March 2, 2016
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    In the Begin­ning, Dr. Ruth Read Genesis

    Beth Kissileff is the edi­tor of Read­ing Gen­e­sis: Begin­nings, a col­lec­tion of essays on the Hebrew Bible by experts in range of non-rab­binic fields. Beth is blog­ging…
    Beth Kissileff
    February 29, 2016
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    How Jerusalem Infil­trat­ed My Fan­ta­sy Novel

    Ilana C. Myer is the author of the fan­ta­sy nov­el Last Song Before Night. She is blog­ging here all week as part of the Vis­it­ing Scribe series on The ProsenPeo­ple.The cov­er…
    Ilana C. Myer
    February 29, 2016
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