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Culture & Language
1. Rage Against the Meshugenah: Why it Takes Balls to Go Nuts
Danny Evans

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2. The Jewish Odyssey of George Eliot
Gertrude Himmelfarb

Reviewed in The Forward, June 26

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3. Station Identification: A Cultural History of Yiddish Radio in the United States
Ari Y. Kelman

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4. The Imperfect Garden
Adina Sara (Author), Rachel Michaelsen (Illustrator)

Reviewed in The J., Mar. 20

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5. Encyclopedia Judaica 22 Volume Set
Fred Skolnik (Editor)

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Hardcover - 17000 pages 2 edition (December 30, 2006)
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Jewish Thought
1.A Great Voice That Did Not Cease: The Growth of the Rabbinic Canon and Its Interpretation
Michael L. Chernick

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2. How to Do Good and Avoid Evil: A Global Ethic from the Sources of Judaism
Hans Kung (Author), Rabbi Walter Homolka (Author)

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3. Contemporary American Judaism: Transformation and Renewal
Dana Evan Kaplan

Reviewed in The Forward, June 5

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4. The Passionate Torah: Sex and Judaism
Danya Ruttenberg

Reviewed in The Forward, Aug. 7

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5.A Heart Afire: Stories and Teachings of the Early Hasidic Masters
Zalman Schachter-Shalomi (Author), Netanel Miles-Yepez (Author)

Reviewed in The Forward, June 26

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6. The Art of Kavana: How to Ignite Your Judaism and Your Life
Alexander Seinfeld

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7. Aspects of Rabbi Joseph Dov Soloveitchik's Philosophy of Judaism: An Analytic Approach
Shubert Spero

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8. Yiddish Drashos and Writings
Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik

Reviewed in The Forward, Sept. 4

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9. A Code of Jewish Ethics, Volume 2: Love Your Neighbor as Yourself
Rabbi Joseph Telushkin

Reviewed in The J., July 17

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10. Rashi (Jewish Encounters)
Elie Wiesel (Author), Catherine Temerson (Translator)

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11. Daily Kabbalah: Wisdom from the Tree of Life
Gershon Winkler (Author), Andrew Md Weil (Foreword)

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12. The Seven Questions You're Asked in Heaven: Reviewing and Renewing Your Life on Earth
Wolfson and Dr Ron Wolfson

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Lifestyles
1. The New Jew: An Unexpected Conversion
Sally Srok Friedes

Reviewed in The J., June 5

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2. Caring for Our Parents: Inspiring Stories of Families Seeking New Solutions to America's Most Urgent Health Crisis
Howard Gleckman

Reviewed in The J., June 12

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3. Orthodox Jews in America
Jeffrey S. Gurock

Reviewed in The Forward., June 5

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4. Raising a Child with Soul: How Time-Tested Jewish Wisdom Can Shape Your Child's Character
Slovie Jungreis-Wolff

Reviewed in The J., Jan. 30

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5. The Creative Jewish Wedding Book: A Hands-on Guide to New & Old Traditions, Ceremonies & Celebrations
Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer

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6. Coping with Adversity: Judaism's Response to Illness and Other Life Struggles
Joel A. Roffman (Author), Gordon A. Fuller (Author)

Reviewed in The J., May 15

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7. A Formula for Proper Living: Practical Lessons from Life and Torah
Abraham J. Twerski

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8. Bad Mother: A Chronicle of Maternal Crimes, Minor Calamities, and Occasional Moments of Grace
Ayelet Waldman

Reviewed in The NY Times, May 10

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Religious Practices
1. My Peoples Prayer Book
Rabbi Lawrence Hoffman

My People's Prayer Book series. This link takes you to a search for all the books in this series.

All 8 books in the series are now in print.

2. Way Into Series
various authors, Published by Jewish Lights

Way Into Series published by Jewish Lights and written by various authors. This link takes you to all the books in this series.


There are 4 books by 4 different authors currently in this series.



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Religious Text
1. The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary
Robert Alter

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Paperback - 560 pages (October 19, 2009)
2. The Torah: A Women's Commentary
Edited by Dr. Tamara Cohn Eskenazi and Rabbi Andrea Weiss (Author)

Reviewed in Hadassah Mag., Oct. 2008

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Hardcover - 1416 pages (December 10, 2007) added Oct. 4, 2008
3. Jewish Bible: A Jps Guide
Jewish Publication Society (Editor)

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Paperback - 250 pages (September 15, 2008)
4. Etz Hayim: Study Companion
Jewish Publication Society, Jacob Blumenthal (Editor), Janet L. Liss (Editor)

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Paperback: 425 pages (August 15, 2005)
5. A Jewish Woman's Prayer Book
Aliza Lavie

Reviewed in The Forward, Dec. 5

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6. Torah and Commentary: The Five Books of Moses: Translation, Rabbinic and Contemporary Commentary
Sol Scharfstein

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7. Etz Hayim : Torah and Commentary
David L. Lieber (Editor), Jules Harlow (Editor), United Synagogue of Conservative Jews

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Hardcover - 1500 pages (September 2001)

8. The Modern Men's Torah Commentary: New Insights from Jewish Men on the 54 Weekly Torah Portions
Jeffrey K. Salkin

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Hardcover - 450 pages (March 2009)

9. The Song of Songs: A Woman in Love
Rabbi Benjamin Segal translation and commentary) (Author)

Spoke on March 7 - 8 at Kol Emeth

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Hardcover - 204 pages (February 10, 2009)
10. Talmud, Steinsaltz Edition
Adin Steinsaltz

The Steinsaltz Edition of the Talmud: This link takes you to a search for all the books in this series.

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