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    Contemporary Jewish Life

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    Tak­ing Tamar
    Martha Lev-Zion
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    Gift of Soul, Gift of Wis­dom: A Spir­i­tu­al Resource for Men­tor­ing and Leadership
    Bradley Shavit Artson
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    Hos­pi­tal: Man, Woman, Birth, Death, Infin­i­ty, Plus Red Tape, Bad Behav­ior, Mon­ey, God and Diver­si­ty on Steroids
    Julie Salamon
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    The Faith Club
    Ranya Idliby, Suzanne Oliver, and Priscilla Oliver
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    Rais­ing a Child with Soul: How Time-Test­ed Wis­dom Can Shape Your Child’s Character
    Slovie Jungreis-Wolff
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    Par­ent­ing Jew­ish Teens: A Guide for the Perplexed
    Joanne Doades
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    Jew­ish Visions for Aging: A Pro­fes­sion­al Guide for Fos­ter­ing Wholeness
    Rabbi Dayle A. Friedman
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    God, Prayer and Spirituality
    Rabbi Stuart Weinblatt
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    Hid­den Light: Sci­ence Secrets of the Bible
    Dr. David Medved
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    Cool Jew
    Lisa Alcalay Klug
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    Becom­ing Jew­ish: The Chal­lenges, Rewards, and Paths to Conversion
    Rabbi Steven Carr Reuben and Jennifer S. Hanin; Bob Saget, fwd.
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    Remem­ber for Life
    Brad Hirschfield, ed.
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    God, Israel, and Shiloh: Return­ing to the Land
    David Rubin
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    Tal­mud Study in Yeshi­va High Schools
    Aharon Lichtenstein & Yehuda Brandes; Jeffrey Saks ed.
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    Liv­ing the Halachic Process: Ques­tions and Answers for the Mod­ern Jew
    Daniel Mann, ed.
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    Invent­ing Jew­ish Ritual
    Vanessa L. Ochs; Riv-Ellen Prell, fwd.
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