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Contemporary Jewish Life

Cover of From Enemy to Friend: Jewish Wisdom and the Pursuit of Peace
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From Ene­my to Friend: Jew­ish Wis­dom and the Pur­suit of Peace
Amy Eil­berg
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Wrestling with Yoga: Jour­ney of a Jew­ish Soul
Shelly Dem­be
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Judaism in Tran­si­tion: How Eco­nom­ic Choic­es Shape Reli­gious Tradition
Carmel Ullman Chiswick
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Par­ent­ing in the Present Moment: How to Stay Focused on What Real­ly Matters
Car­la Naumburg
Cover of Renaissance: A Strategic Plan for Transforming Judaism
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Renais­sance: A Strate­gic Plan for Trans­form­ing Judaism
Jim Stein
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Build­ing a Bet­ter Teacher: How Teach­ing Works (And How to Teach It to Everyone)
Eliz­a­beth Green
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Joy Comes in the Morning
Jonathan Rosen
Cover of Stars of David: Prominent Jews Talk About Being Jewish
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Stars of David: Promi­nent Jews Talk About Being Jewish
Abi­gail Pogrebin
Cover of Marrying Out: Jewish Men, Intermarriage, and Fatherhood
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Mar­ry­ing Out: Jew­ish Men, Inter­mar­riage, and Fatherhood
Keren R. McGinity
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Jews & Dias­po­ra Nation­al­ism: Writ­ings on Jew­ish Peo­ple­hood in Europe & The Unit­ed States
Simon Rabinovitch, ed.
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Did Jew Know?: A Handy Primer on the Cus­toms, Cul­ture & Prac­tice of the Cho­sen People
Emi­ly Stone
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Unscrolled: 54 Writ­ers and Artists Wres­tle with the Torah
Roger Bennett, ed.
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The Dev­il That Nev­er Dies: The Rise and Threat of Glob­al Antisemitism
Daniel Jonah Goldhagen
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How to Woo a Jew: The Mod­ern Jew­ish Guide to Dat­ing and Mating
Tamar Caspi
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Spoils
Tam­mar Stein
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Returns and Exchanges
Yuri Kru­man
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