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    The Maid­en and Her Monster
    Mad­die Martinez
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    Mile­na and Mar­garete: A Love Sto­ry in Ravensbrück
    Gwen Strauss
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    The Lure of Their Graves
    Lau­ra R. Samotin
    Poetry—From the Journal

    Still Life of My Apart­ment on a Win­ter Day

    Rezyl Grace
    June 27, 2025
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    Girls Girls Girls
    Shoshana von Blanckensee
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    Mazel­tov
    Eli Zuzovsky
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    Deke Moul­ton
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    Artists, Mus­es — Equals?

    Emma Cop­ley Eisenberg
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    Shechi­nah at the Art Institute
    Irwin Keller
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    Night­mares in Par­adise: Ring of Solomon
    Aden Poly­doros
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    When­ev­er You’re Ready
    Rachel Run­ya Katz
    Image description: Isaac blesses Jacob as Esau returns from his hunt, an animal slung over his shoulder and daggers strung to his pink tunic. Rebecca stands next to a round tree between her two sons, wearing a light blue tunic and a beige head covering and extending a hand to help Isaac with the blessing. The image is painted on beige parchment.
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    Dis­abil­i­ty and Trans Torah: A Con­ver­sa­tion Between Julia Watts Belser and Joy Ladin

    Julia Watts Belser, Joy Ladin
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    Doc­tor, Will You Pray for Me?: Med­i­cine, Chap­lains and Heal­ing the Whole Person
    Robert Klitz­man
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    Ances­tral Ally­ship: Lessons on Ally­ship as Spir­i­tu­al Prac­tice in the Week­ly Torah Portion
    Mike Moskowitz
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    Emma Cop­ley Eisenberg
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