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Circle, Arrow, Spiral: Exploring Gender in Judaism

Circle, Arrow, Spiral: Exploring Gender in Judaism is a fascinating book that turns the women in Judaism conversation on its…

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Kosher Movies: A Film Critic Discovers Life Lessons at the Cinema

This year marks the centenary of the release of D.W. Griffith’s monumental Birth of a Nation, a film that—despite the…

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KidLit Reviews

The Awesome Adventures of Pickle Boy is a rousing action adventure plucked straight out of the hyper-fueled fantasy world of…

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2003—One People, Two Worlds

At first glance, a book review might be considered an odd choice for this section. However, this article by Rabbi…

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How Free Will Works

Isaac Bashevis Singer, the Nobel prize-winning Yiddish author, was once famously asked, “Do you believe in free will?” He wryly…

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Lincoln and the Jews: A History

On Shabbat morning, July 4, 1863, in Mikveh Israel Congregation in Philadelphia, Sabato Morais, not knowing that the Union had…

MARRIAGE

Review of The Shame Borne in Silence: Spouse Abuse in the Jewish Community

Rabbi Dr. Abraham J. Twerski, prominent Chassidic rabbi, psychiatrist and prolific author, packs a powerful punch in his book about…

FOOD

Review of The Well-Spiced Life: A Food Memoir

For Barbara Bensoussan, life has been a journey both inside and outside of the kitchen. As chronicled in her new…

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People of the Book: Five Hundreds Years of the Hebrew Book From the Beginning of Printing Until the Twentieth Century

The Internet is only the latest, and probably not the last, of many information upheavals due to technology. An important…

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Torah MiEtzion: New Readings in Tanach – Bemidbar

Yeshivat Har Etzion has earned a well-deserved reputation for breaking new ground in Torah commentary. Its new Torah MiEtzion series,…

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To Fill The Sky With Stars: Women Explore Their Midlife Challenges and Triumphs

“Then comes a new stage in life . . .” Miriam Liebermann writes poignantly in her new anthology, To Fill…

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