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    Contemporary Jewish Life

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    Mem­oir and Kindness

    Ear­li­er this week, Elis­sa Alt­man shared how her mem­oir Treyf: My Life as an Unortho­dox Out­law found a recep­tive audi­ence in coastal Maine. Elis­sa is guest…
    Elis­sa Altman
    September 21, 2016
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    37 Sec­onds: Dying Revealed Heav­en’s Help – A Moth­er’s Journey
    Stephanie Arnold
    Essay

    The New Dig­i­tal Dis­course and Mod­ern Ortho­dox Judaism

    Zev Eleff is the author of Mod­ern Ortho­dox Judaism: A Doc­u­men­tary His­to­ry. He is guest blog­ging for Jew­ish Book Coun­cil all week as part of the Vis­it­ing Scribe…
    Zev Eleff
    August 24, 2016
    Essay

    Ortho­dox Judaism and its Con­ver­sion to the Cult of Compartmentalization

    Zev Eleff is the author of Mod­ern Ortho­dox Judaism: A Doc­u­men­tary His­to­ry. He is guest blog­ging for Jew­ish Book Coun­cil all week as part of the Vis­it­ing Scribe…
    Zev Eleff
    August 22, 2016
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    Will Jew Mar­ry Me? A Guide to Dat­ing, Rela­tion­ships, Love, and Marriage
    Rabbi Lawrence Hajioff
    Essay

    Would Tu B’Av Dat­ing Work Today?

    Rab­bi Lawrence Hajioff​’s new book, Will Jew Mar­ry Me? is a great selec­tion with the Jew­ish cel­e­bra­tion of Tu B’Av on the hori­zon. Rab­bi Hajioff is guest blog­ging…
    Lawrence Hajioff
    August 15, 2016
    Interview

    Inter­view with Sarah Rothe, Direct Ser­vices Coor­di­na­tor at Shalom Bayit

    Leigh Stein is the author of the nov­el The Fall­back Plan, the poet­ry col­lec­tion Dis­patch from the Future, and a new mem­oir, Land of Enchant­ment, out this week from…
    Leigh Stein
    August 1, 2016
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    I Am Israeli: The Chil­dren Of Israel
    Eva L. Weiss
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    Cul­ture, Cus­toms and Cel­e­bra­tions in Israel
    Gil Zohar
    Essay

    What Does Tisha B’ Av Hold for the Future of the Jew­ish People?

    Ear­li­er this week, David G. Daniel shared how an encounter with a moose, her calf, and a bear remind­ed him of the dif­fi­cult ques­tions fol­low­ing a trag­ic…
    David G. Daniel
    July 13, 2016
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    Mod­ern Ortho­dox Judaism: A Doc­u­men­tary History
    Zev Eleff; Jacob J. Schacter, fwd.
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    Dear San­ta, Love, Rachel Rosenstein
    Amanda Peet and Andrea Troyer; Christine Davenier, illus.
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    Sem­i­nary Savvy
    Michal Eisikowitz and Debbie Fox
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    Com­ing of Age in Jew­ish Amer­i­ca: Bar and Bat Mitz­vah Reinterpreted
    Patricia Keer Munro
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    Search­ing for John Hughes
    Jason Dia­mond
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    The Curi­ous Case of Kiryas Joel
    Louis Grumet and John M. Caher
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