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    Arts & Culture

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    The World is Round: Jew­ish Children’s Books Wel­come the New Year

    Emi­ly Schneider
    September 26, 2019
    Interview

    Son­tag: A Con­ver­sa­tion with Ben­jamin Moser

    Bob Gold­farb
    September 23, 2019
    Interview

    ‘Mak­ing an Ancient Rit­u­al Work’: A Con­ver­sa­tion Between Beth Rica­nati and Tiffany Shlain

    Tiffany Shlain, Beth Rica­nati
    September 16, 2019
    Essay

    Let­ters at the Nar­row Waist of the World

    Mar­lena Maduro Baraf
    September 16, 2019
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    Chil­dren’s
    Once Upon an Apple Cake: a Rosh Hashanah Story
    Elana Rubinstein (auth.), Jennifer Naalchigar (illus.)
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    Fic­tion
    Cosel­la Wayne
    Jonathan D. Sarna,Cora Wilburn
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    Fic­tion
    How Could She
    Lau­ren Mechling
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    Chil­dren’s
    Shim­ri’s Big Idea
    Elka Weber (auth.), Inbal Gigi Bousidan (illus.)
    Essay

    Part I: Sholem Ale­ichem and Me

    Talia Carn­er
    September 2, 2019
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    Fic­tion
    And the Bride Closed the Door
    Ronit Matalon; Jessica Cohen, trans.
    Essay

    Part II: Take a Skele­ton Out of the Clos­et and Dance with it

    Talia Carn­er
    September 2, 2019
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    Hebrew Roots, Jew­ish Routes: A Trib­al Lan­guage In A Glob­al World
    Jere­my Benstein
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    Laugh Lines: My Life Help­ing Fun­ny Peo­ple Be Funnier
    Alan Zweibel
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    Feast Your Eyes 
    Myla Gold­berg
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    The Lives of Isaac Stern
    David Schoen­baum
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    The New York Times: Right at Home: How to Buy Dec­o­rate Orga­nize and Main­tain Your Space
    Ron­da Kaysen
    Michelle Hig­gins
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