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Essay Putting Myself on the Line Peri Devaney’s new book, A Jewish Professor’s Political Punditry: Fifty-Plus Years of Published Commentary by Ron Rubin (Syracuse University Press), is now… Peri Devaney July 22, 2013
Essay The Teacher Has Plenty to Learn Earlier this week, Melissa R. Klapper wrote about abortion and the complexity of halacha and 5 American Jewish women you’ve (probably) never heard of. She… Melissa R. Klapper July 19, 2013
Essay From Intermarried Couple to Observant Jewish Family Earlier this week, Gayle Redlingshafer Berman wrote about mourning the loss of a non-Jewish parent. Today we hear from Gayle’s co-author, her husband Harold Berman,… Harold Berman July 18, 2013
Essay Abortion, Birth Control, and the Complexity of Halacha (Jewish Law) Earlier this week, Melissa R. Klapper wrote about 5 American Jewish women you’ve (probably) never heard of. She will be blogging here all week for Jewish Book… Melissa R. Klapper July 17, 2013
Essay The Difficulty of Naming Cats…and Characters This week, Anne Cherian, the author of The Invitation blogs for The Postscript on how to find the right names for her characters. The Postscript series is… Anne Cherian July 16, 2013
Essay Mourning the Loss of a Non-Jewish Parent Gayle Redlingshafer Berman is co-author, with her husband Harold, of Doublelife: One Family,Two Faiths and a Journey of Hope, the first true-life account of “an… Gayle Redlingshafer Berman July 16, 2013
