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In the beginning

Paulette K. Fire
June 6, 2022
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Chil­dren’s
Sit­ting Shiva
Erin Silver, Michelle Theodore (Illustrator)
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The Ratio­nal Passover Haggadah
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Pic­tures Tell: A Passover Hag­gadah with pho­tographs from around the Jew­ish world
Zion Ozeri
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Night of Begin­nings: A Passover Haggadah
Mar­cia Falk
Essay

Under­torah: Exca­vat­ing the Land­scape of Our Dreams

Jill Ham­mer
February 21, 2022
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A Fortress in Brook­lyn: Race, Real Estate, and the Mak­ing of Hasidic Williamsburg
Nathaniel Deutsch, Michael Casper
Essay

‘You Mean Super­sti­tions?’: Explor­ing the Cus­toms of Ortho­dox Jew­ish Women

Lind­sey Taylor-Guthartz
November 22, 2021
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Poet­ry
I Had a Broth­er Once: A Mem­oir, a Poem
Adam Mans­bach
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Visu­al Arts
A Col­lage of Customs
Mark Pod­w­al
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Sor­ry for Your Loss
Joanne Levy
Essay

My First Sequel: The Love Sto­ry of ​‘An Unortho­dox Match’ Continued

Nao­mi Ragen
September 6, 2021
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From Dark­ness into Light: Claude Riedel and the Art of the Ner Tamid
Claude Riedel
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Fic­tion
Hanukkah Veron­i­ca: The Mitz­vah Fairy
Wendy Brant
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The Kab­bal­ah of Light: Ancient Prac­tices to Ignite the Imag­i­na­tion and Illu­mi­nate the Soul
Cather­ine Shainberg
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