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    Contemporary Jewish Life

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    Korn­bluh’s Kosher Fish

    Ear­li­er this week, Eytan Bayme wrote about cel­e­brat­ing his third Christ­mas in Europe as an Amer­i­can Jew. Eytan is guest blog­ging for the Jew­ish Book Coun­cil all week…
    Eytan Bayme
    December 28, 2016
    Essay

    Jews for Christmas

    Eytan Bayme is the author of High Hol­i­day Porn: A Mem­oir. With some Jew­ish reflec­tions on the Christ­mas sea­son to share, Eytan will be guest blog­ging for the Jew­ish…
    Eytan Bayme
    December 26, 2016
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    Next Gen­er­a­tion Judaism: How Col­lege Stu­dents and Hil­lel Can Help Rein­vent Jew­ish Organizations
    Mike Uram
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    High Hol­i­day Porn
    Eytan Bayme
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    Chang­ing the World from the Inside Out: A Jew­ish Approach to Per­son­al and Social Change
    David Jaffe
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    Inside the Anti­se­mit­ic Mind
    Monika Schwartz-Friesel and Jehuda Reinharz
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    Why Do Tal­ent­ed Peo­ple Do Bad Things?

    Ear­li­er this week, Drs. Michelle Fried­man and Rachel Yehu­da wrote about the Thanks­giv­ing con­cerns all rab­bis must address with their con­gre­gants and the back­sto­ry…
    Michelle Fried­man, Rachel Yehu­da
    November 28, 2016
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    Judaisms: A Twen­ty-First-Cen­tu­ry Intro­duc­tion to Jews and Jew­ish Identities
    Aaron J. Hahn Tapper
    Essay

    Why Be Jew­ish? | Mat­ti Friedman

    For the first week of the year 5777, Jew­ish Book Council’s Vis­it­ing Scribe series fea­tures writ­ers who were touched by Edgar M. Bronf­man, z”l, and his ded­i­ca­tion to…
    Mat­ti Friedman
    October 5, 2016
    Essay

    Why Be Jew­ish? | Judy Batalion

    For the first week of the year 5777, Jew­ish Book Council’s Vis­it­ing Scribe series fea­tures writ­ers who were touched by Edgar M. Bronf­man, z”l, and his ded­i­ca­tion to…
    Judy Batal­ion
    October 5, 2016
    Essay

    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
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    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
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    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
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