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Essay B‑Sides with Melissa Broder In her last post, Melissa Broder, author of the forthcoming When You Say One Thing but Mean Your Mother (February 6th), conducted a “Jewish vs.… Melissa Broder January 26, 2010
Essay Jewish vs. Goyish: The Year in Review Melissa Broder, author of the forthcoming When You Say One Thing but Mean Your Mother (February 6th), is guest-blogging all week… Melissa Broder January 25, 2010
Essay Etgar Keret on Fat Cats Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterEtgar Keret writes for Tablet mag about “Fat Cats:”Ehud Olmert, like the author’s son, believes in the feline defense: ‘I’m… JBC Staff January 22, 2010
Essay Jewish Atheism vs. Atheism In her last post, Rebecca Newberger Goldstein wrote about the inspiration behind Azarya Sheiner, the heart of her new novel. She has been guest-blogging all… Rebecca Newberger Goldstein January 14, 2010
Essay The Case for (a Fictional) God Rebecca Newberger Goldstein, author of 36 Arguments for the Existence of God: A Work of Fiction, is guest-blogging all week… Rebecca Newberger Goldstein January 12, 2010
Essay Courage, Creativity, and the Path to Self-Transcendence Rabbi Niles Goldstein is the author of The Challenge of the Soul: A Guide for the Spiritual Warrior, an approach to spiritual learning as seen through his… Niles Goldstein January 1, 2010