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    Family & Parenting

    Essay

    What is the Story?

    Ear­li­er this week, Jen­nifer Gilmore wrote about the over­lap between her per­son­al con­cerns and writer­ly con­cerns. She has been blog­ging here all week for Jew­ish Book…
    Jen­nifer Gilmore
    April 11, 2013
    Essay

    Lost Sto­ries

    Jen­nifer Gilmore​’s newest nov­el, The Moth­ers, is now avail­able. She will be blog­ging here all week for Jew­ish Book Coun­cil and MyJew­ish­Learn­ing.The Moth­ers is my…
    Jen­nifer Gilmore
    April 9, 2013
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    Fol­low­ing Ezra: What One Father Learned About Gum­by, Otters, Autism, and Love From His Extra­or­di­nary Son
    Tom Fields-Mey­er
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    How to Stop Los­ing Your Sh*t with Your Kids: A Prac­ti­cal Guide to Becom­ing a Calmer, Hap­pi­er Parent
    Car­la Naumburg
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    Chutz­pah: Why Israel Is a Hub of Inno­va­tion and Entrepreneurship
    Inbal Arieli
    Cover of Intermission: How Fervor, Frienships and Faith Took Me to the Second Act
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    Inter­mis­sion: How Fer­vor, Frien­ships and Faith Took Me to the Sec­ond Act
    Mindie Bar­nett
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    Mov­ing For­ward: An Ancient Divorce Rit­u­al for the Mod­ern World
    Mar­i­lyn Beloff
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    A Begin­ner’s Guide to the End: Prac­ti­cal Advice for Liv­ing Life and Fac­ing Death
    Shoshana Berg­er
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    Esau’s Bless­ing: How the Bible Embraces Those with Spe­cial Needs
    Ora Horn Prouser
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    Torah Lights: Gen­e­sis Con­fronts Life, Love and Fam­i­ly, Vol. 1
    Rabbi Shlomo Riskin
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    Bar Mitz­vah, Bat Mitz­vah: Plan­ning the Per­fect Day
    Amy Nebens; Ellen Silverman and David Lewis Sternfeld, illus.
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    The New Jew­ish Baby Book, 2nd Edition
    Ani­ta Diamant
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    The Pain Of Knowledge
    Yair Auron; Ruth Ruzga, trans.
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    Mar­riage, Sex, and Fam­i­ly in Judaism
    Michael Broyde, Editor
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    Bar Mitz­vah: A Guide to Spir­i­tu­al Growth
    Marc-Alain Ouaknin, Francoise-Anne Menager
    Essay

    From Grand­fa­ther to Father to Son

    Ear­li­er this week, Joshua Henkin explored the ques­tion: ​“Are you a Jew­ish writer?”. He will be blog­ging here all week for Jew­ish Book Coun­cil and…
    Joshua Henkin
    June 20, 2012
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