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    We Are Gath­ered: A Novel
    Jamie Weis­man
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    Time­less Trav­els: Tales of Mys­tery, Humor, Intrigue and Enchantment
    Joseph Roten­berg
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    Recharg­ing Judaism: How Civic Engage­ment is Good for Syn­a­gogues, Jews, and America
    Judy Seldin-Cohen
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    Lit­tle & Lion
    Brandy Col­bert
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    Sub­ject to Change
    Karen Nesbitt
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    Feel­ing Jew­ish (A Book for Just About Anyone)
    Devo­rah Baum
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    Wher­ev­er You Go, There They Are
    Annabelle Gur­witch
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    Life­sav­ing for Beginners
    Anne Edel­stein
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    About Econ­o­my and Sustenance
    Aharon Ariel Lavi
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    Extreme Mea­sures
    Jes­si­ca Nutik Zitter
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    A Nar­row Bridge
    Janet B. Fattal
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    Being There: Jour­nal­ism 1978 – 2000
    Tom Tei­cholz
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    The Gene Machine
    Bon­nie Rochman
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    Dis­tilled: A Mem­oir of Fam­i­ly, Sea­gram, Base­ball, and Philanthropy
    Charles Bronfman with Howard Green
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    Par­ent­ing in Perspective
    Barry Kislowicz
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    Jenna Weissman Joselit
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