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Essay Moshe Kasher Responds to Critics Moshe Kasher is the author of Kasher in the Rye: The True Tale of a White Boy from Oakland Who Became a Drug Addict, Criminal, Mental Patient, and Then Turned 16.… Moshe Kasher April 3, 2012
Nonfiction Redemptions: Contemporary Chassidic Essays on the Parsha and the Festivals Rabbi Zvi Leshem
Essay The Red Devil Earlier this week, Matthew Shaer wrote about the genesis of his book, Among Righteous Men, and divisions within the Crown Heights community. He has been blogging here… Matthew Shaer February 3, 2012
Essay A House Divided Matthew Shaer will be blogging here for Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning all week.In my last blog post, I wrote about the genesis of my book, Among… Matthew Shaer February 1, 2012
Essay Returning to Crown Heights Matthew Shaer is the author of Among Righteous Men: A Tale of Vigilantes and Vindication in Hasidic Crown Heights. He will be blogging here all week for Jewish Book… Matthew Shaer January 30, 2012
Children’s A Never-Ending Tale: Illustrated Parables of the Ba’al Shem Tov and His Disciples Gadi Pollack; Gadi Pollack, illus;Yitzchok Kornblau, trans.
Nonfiction Tanya, the Masterpiece of Hasidic Wisdom: Selections Annotated and Explained Rabbi Rami Shapiro
Nonfiction Mitzvah Girls: Bringing Up The Next Generation of Hasidic Jews in Brooklyn Ayala Fader
Nonfiction A Heart Afire: Stories and Teaching of the Early Hasidic Masters Zalman Schachter-Shalomi and Netanel Miles- Yepez; Arthur Green, fwd.
Essay Joshua Braff Visits 770 Earlier this week, Joshua Braff blogged about chasing girls and falling in love at Jewish day school. He has been blogging all week for the… Joshua Braff July 16, 2010