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Nonfiction Synagogue Song: An Introduction To Concepts, Theories, and Customs Jonathan L. Friedman
Children’s What You Will See Inside a Synagogue Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman; Dr. Ron Wolfson; photos by Bill Aron
Nonfiction Rethinking Synagogues: A New Vocabulary for Congregational Life Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman
Nonfiction My Synagogue Scrapbook Hara E. Person; Faye Tillis Lewy z”l; Dahlia Schoenberg-Lam, illus.
Essay Is the Synagogue a Relic of the Past? Earlier this week, Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz wrote about prayer and activism and prioritizing the vulnerable in justice. He has been blogging here all week for… Shmuly Yanklowitz March 23, 2012
Nonfiction Mornings at the Stanton Street Shul: A Summer on the Lower East Side Jonathan Boyarin
Nonfiction Landmark of the Spirit: The Eldridge Street Synagogue Annie Pollard; Bill Moyers, fwd.
Essay When I Went to Synagogue Earlier this week, Anna Solomon wrote for the Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning about Jews in the West and a grandmother’s… Anna Solomon November 23, 2011
Nonfiction Beyond the Façade: A Synagogue, A Restoration, A Legacy Larry Bortniker, Roberta Brandes Gratz, and Bonnie Dimun
Essay Synagogues and Settlements Rabbi Elie Kaunfer is the author of Empowered Judaism: What Independent Minyanim Can Teach Us about Building Vibrant Jewish Communities. He’ll be blogging all… Elie Kaunfer April 7, 2010
Essay Finding a Religious Home In her last posts, Abby Sher, author of Amen, Amen, Amen: Memoir of a Girl Who Couldn’t Stop Praying (Among Other Things)wrote about revisiting her childhood… Abby Sher December 11, 2009
Essay The Shuls, They Are A’Changin’ Abby Sher, author of Amen, Amen, Amen: Memoir of a Girl Who Couldn’t Stop Praying (Among Other Things), is blogging all week for MyJewishLearning and… Abby Sher December 7, 2009