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    Image Break­er
    Mark E. Leib
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    The Wis­dom of Mor­rie: Liv­ing and Aging Cre­ative­ly and Joyfully
    Rob Schwartz
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    Boca by Moon­light: A Funer­al. Three Friends. Start­ing Over.
    Brad Graber
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    Jew­ish Pride
    Michael Stein­hardt
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    Peo­ple Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunt­ed Present
    Dara Horn
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    The Mag­i­cal Imperfect
    Chris Baron, Trisha Previte (Illustrator)
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    A Beach in Jerusalem?

    Iddo Gefen
    August 23, 2021
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    An Hon­est and Decent Liv­ing in the Dig­i­tal Economy

    Michael Eisen­berg
    August 23, 2021
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    Poet­ry
    If This Is the Age We End Discovery
    Rose­bud Ben-Oni
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    Real Estate: A Liv­ing Autobiography
    Deb­o­rah Levy
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    Starfish
    Lisa Fipps
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    Antiq­ui­ties
    Cyn­thia Ozick
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    DIJ — Do It Jew­ish: Use Your Jew­ish Creativity!
    Barbara Bietz, Daria Grinevich (Illustrator)
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