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Philosophy & Ethics

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Chil­dren’s
Hil­lel Takes a Bath
Vicki L. Weber, John Joven (illus.) 
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Fic­tion
The Lim­its of the World
Jen­nifer Acker
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Ariel Sam­son: Free­lance Rabbi
MaN­ish­tana
Cover of Defying the Nazis: The Life of German Officer Wilm Hosenfeld, Young Readers Edition
Chil­dren’s
Defy­ing the Nazis: The Life of Ger­man Offi­cer Wilm Hosen­feld, Young Read­ers Edition
Her­mann Vinke
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Excerpt: The Lim­its of the World

Jen­nifer Acker
July 8, 2019
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Hate: The Ris­ing Tide of Anti-Semi­tism in France (and What It Means for Us)
Marc Weitz­mann
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Wit­ness: Lessons from Elie Wiesel’s Classroom
Ariel Burg­er
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Return and Renew­al: Reflec­tions on Teshu­va and Spir­i­tu­al Growth
Aharon Lichtenstein
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A Torah Giant: The Intel­lec­tu­al Lega­cy of Rab­bi Dr. Irv­ing (Yitz) Greenberg
Shmuly Yanklowitz, ed.
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The Lost Commandments
Sam Sil­ver­stein
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Why Judaism Mat­ters: Let­ters of a Lib­er­al Rab­bi to His Chil­dren and the Mil­len­ni­al Generation
Rabbi John Rosove
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Return­ing
Yael Sha­har
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The Three Escapes of Han­nah Arendt: A Tyran­ny of Truth
Ken Krim­stein
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The Oppo­site of Hate: A Field Guide to Repair­ing Our Humanity
Sal­ly Kohn
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What Jus­tice Demands: Amer­i­ca and the Israeli-Pales­tin­ian Conflict
Elan Journo
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The Bless­ing of Sor­row: How to Turn Grief into Healing
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