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Contemporary Jewish Life

Essay

Be Patient in Judg­ment: Pirkei Avot and the Cher­nobyl Disaster

Rachel Baren­baum
April 4, 2022
Essay

In the Pres­ence of Books

Jeff Deutsch
March 28, 2022
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Because My Soul Longs for You: Inte­grat­ing The­ol­o­gy into Our Lives
Edwin Goldberg and Elaine Zecher (Editors)
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It Could Hap­pen Here: Why Amer­i­ca Is Tip­ping From Hate To The Unthink­able And How We Can Stop It 
Jonathan Green­blatt
Essay

Lit­tle Nods and Food for Thought: Inte­grat­ing Jew­ish Char­ac­ters and Judaism into Mid­dle Grade Novels

A. J. Sass
March 22, 2022
From the Journal

Tahi­ni: A Brief History

Adeena Suss­man
March 15, 2022
Fiction

Metab­o­lism

Bel­la Shaier, Antho­ny Berris
March 11, 2022
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Chil­dren’s
Big Dreams, Small Fish
Paula Cohen
Essay

Arriv­ing in Love

Maayan Eitan
March 8, 2022
Essay

Repair the World

Mar­jorie Margolies
March 7, 2022
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Fic­tion
Eddie What­ev­er
Lois Ruby
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Fic­tion
As If On Cue
Marisa Kan­ter
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Simona Zaret­sky
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Spot­light on Ukraine
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The Pow­er of Eighteen

Rebec­ca E. Bender
February 28, 2022
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Fic­tion
Alma Press­es Play
Tina Cane
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