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    Rabbi Dov Singer
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    Deb­o­rah Shapiro
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    Dalia Wolf­son
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    Eri­ka Dreifus
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    Yaniv Cohen
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    How to Keep Kosher Internationally

    Nealy Fis­ch­er
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    The 100 Most Jew­ish Foods: A High­ly Debat­able List
    Alana New­house
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    David Eben­bach
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    The Abu Dhabi Bar Mitzvah
    Adam Valen Levinson
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    It’s a Whole Spiel: Love, Latkes, and Oth­er Jew­ish Stories
    Lau­ra Silverman
    Kather­ine Locke
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