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    William Liss-Levin­son

    William Liss-Levin­son is vice pres­i­dent, chief strat­e­gy & oper­a­tions offi­cer of Cas­tle Con­nol­ly Med­ical Ltd., a con­sumer health research, infor­ma­tion, and pub­lish­ing com­pa­ny. He holds a Ph.D. in edu­ca­tion and is a mem­ber of the board of direc­tors of the Jew­ish Book Council.
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    Essay

    In Search of The­o­log­i­cal Modesty

    by William Liss-LevinsonI wrote In Search of The­o­log­i­cal Mod­esty: Bib­li­cal Lessons to offer some per­spec­tives that may enable read­ers to re-con­cep­tu­al­ize…
    William Liss-Levin­son
    August 18, 2015
    Interview

    Inter­view: Rab­bi Joseph Telushkin

    by William Liss-Levin­sonWilliam Liss-Levin­son, mem­ber of the Board of the Jew­ish Book Coun­cil, sat down with fel­low Board mem­ber and not­ed author, schol­ar and speak­er…
    William Liss-Levin­son
    August 22, 2014

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