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identity

Essay

Broad­en­ing Rep­re­sen­ta­tion of Jew­ish Life One Sto­ry at a Time

Corie Adj­mi
May 1, 2023
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Inti­mate Strangers: A His­to­ry of Jews and Catholics in the City of Rome
Fredric Brand­fon
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Britain’s Jews: Con­fi­dence, Matu­ri­ty, Anxiety
Har­ry Freedman
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Glance: Poems
Chan­da Feldman
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Impos­si­ble Takes Longer: 75 Years After Its Cre­ation, Has Israel Ful­filled Its Founders’ Dreams?

Daniel Gordis
April 24, 2023
Essay

You Can’t Be a Jew(ish Poet) Alone: A Guide to Find­ing Community

David Eben­bach
April 10, 2023
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All Good Tova Good­man Revised Edition
Mary E. Carter
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Between Par­adise & Earth: Eve Poems
Nomi Stone and Luke Hankins, eds.
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Shab­bos: A Day to Cre­ate Your­self: Build­ing Char­ac­ter, Shap­ing Per­spec­tives, and Find­ing Hap­pi­ness through­out Shabbat
War­ren Goldstein
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Ten Jew­ish Writ­ers Share Their Passover Read­ing Recommendations

JBC Staff
March 27, 2023
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The Wan­der­ing Womb: Essays in Search of Home
S. L. Wisenberg
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The Best Strangers in the World: Sto­ries from a Life Spent Listening
Ari Shapiro
Poetry—From the Journal

The Immi­nent Decline of Every­thing We’ve Under­stood to Be What Gov­erns Our Priv­i­leged Dai­ly Lives

Daniel Kha­lastchi
March 15, 2023
Essay

A Haunt­ed Judge Keeps His Promise

Mar­tin J. Siegel
March 13, 2023
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Nine Jew­ish Writ­ers Share Their Must-Read Books for Wom­en’s His­to­ry Month

JBC Staff
March 13, 2023
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Mai­monides: Faith in Reason
Alber­to Manguel
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