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    Poetry—Witnessing: Post Oct. 7

    Liv­ing History

    Deb­o­rah Kotz
    August 19, 2024
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    Poet­ry
    A Speak­er Is a Wilder­ness: Poems on the Sacred Path from Bro­ken to Whole
    Anna Good­man Herrick
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    The Place of All Pos­si­bil­i­ty: Cul­ti­vat­ing Cre­ativ­i­ty Through Ancient Jew­ish Wisdom
    Adi­na Allen
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    Com­mu­ni­ties of Mean­ing: Con­ver­sa­tions on Mod­ern Jew­ish Life Inspired by Rab­bi Lar­ry Hoffman
    Joseph A. Skloot and Lisa J. Grushcow, eds. 
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    Am Yis­rael Chai: Essays, Poems, and Prayers for Israel
    Men­achem Creditor
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    Ben­jy’s Messy Room
    Barbara Diamond Goldin; Rita Tan, illus.
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    Writ­ing About a Yom Kip­pur in a Gym

    Nora Gold
    March 4, 2024
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    Like the Sea and the Sky: A Mys­te­ri­ous Mol­lusk and Its Mag­i­cal Blue Ink
    Jordan Namerow; Michelle Simpson, illus.
    Essay—Witnessing: Post Oct. 7

    How to Pray for Hostages

    Ruth Eben­stein
    February 16, 2024
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    Spell­book for the Sab­bath Queen
    Eli­she­va Fox
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    Abom­i­na­tion
    Ash­ley Goldberg
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    Thir­teen Jew­ish Writ­ers Share Their High Hol­i­day Read­ing Recommendations

    JBC Staff
    September 8, 2023
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    A Place to Belong: Deb­bie Fried­man Sings Her Way Home
    Deborah Lakritz; Julie Castano, illus. 
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    Excerpt: The 12th Commandment

    Daniel Tor­day
    January 16, 2023
    Poetry

    In the beginning

    Paulette K. Fire
    June 6, 2022
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    Thank You Mod­eh Ani
    Alyson Solomon, Bryony Clarkson (Illustrator)
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