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Essay Writing in Between Whatever Earlier this week, Sophie Cook shared the how her family’s heirloom furniture inspired her first historical novel, Anna & Elizabeth, while she was still in… Sophie Cook June 8, 2016
Essay Heirlooms from Hungary Sophie Cook’s family history and childhood experience of surviving the Holocaust in Hungary inform her first historical novel, Anna & Elizabeth. Sophie… Sophie Cook June 6, 2016
Essay Can Prayer Heal the World? Earlier this week, Rabbi Mordecai Schreiber shared how writing Why People Pray changed his life. He is guest blogging here all week as part of the Visiting Scribe series… Mordecai Schreiber June 2, 2016
Essay How Writing a Book about Why People Pray Changed My Life Between his travels around the world, Rabbi Mordecai Schreiber is set to publish his latest book, Why People Pray, later this month. He is guest blogging here all week as… Mordecai Schreiber May 31, 2016
Essay Why the Time Has Finally Come to Talk about Stabilizing Israel’s Population Earlier this week, The Land Is Full author Alon Tal explained why Israel’s stunning population growth is no cause for celebration. He is guest blogging here all week as… Alon Tal May 18, 2016
Essay Israel’s Extraordinary Population Growth Is No Cause for Celebration Founding directory of the Israel Union for Environmental Defense Alon Tal’s latest book, The Land Is Full, addresses the problems of overpopulation in Israel. He is… Alon Tal May 16, 2016