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The Jews of Harlem: The Rise, Decline, and Revival of a Jewish Community

by Jeffrey S. Gurock

Published: 2016-10-25

Hardcover: 320 pages

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The complete story of Jewish Harlem and its significance in American Jewish history New York Times columnist David W. Dunlap wrote a decade ago that “on the map of the Jewish Diaspora, Harlem Is Atlantis. . . . A vibrant hub of industry, artistry and wealth is all but forgotten. It is ...

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What Israel Means to Me: By 80 Prominent Writers, Performers, Scholars, Politicians, and Journalists

by Alan Dershowitz

Published: 2006-06-01

Hardcover: 368 pages

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Personal and Passionate Reflections on the Land and Its People""The Mediterranean landscape, the exuberance of the Israelis, the way politics is a matter of life and death there-all these things beguiled me.""-Erica Jong, author""What does Israel mean to me? Courage. The Israelis have more...

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My Life in Jewish Renewal: A Memoir

by Zalman Schachter-Shalomi

Published: 2012-09-11

Hardcover: 258 pages

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This powerful memoir chronicles the life of one of America’s most celebrated rabbis—Rabbi Zalman M. Schachter-Shalomi, or “Reb Zalman” as he is fondly known to friends and followers. The book traces his life from a youth in the shadow of the Nazis through the tumultuous 1960s in Am...

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WALKING ISRAEL

by MARTIN FLETCHER

Published: 2011-09-13

Paperback: 342 pages

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From the much lauded author of Breaking News comes a version of Walking the Bible just for Israel. With its dense history of endless conflict and biblical events, Israel's coastline is by far the most interesting hundred miles in the world. As longtime chief of NBC's Tel Aviv news bureau, ...

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The Lion Is In: A Novel

by Delia Ephron

Published: 2013-01-29

Paperback: 304 pages

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"One of the sharpest observers of human behavior around."—Booklist (starred review)BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SIRACUSA, coming in trade paperback on June 6, 2017!Tracee is a runaway bride and kleptomaniac. Lana’s an audacious beauty, a recovering alcoholic. Rita is a...

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Schadenfreude, A Love Story: Me, the Germans, and 20 Years of Attempted Transformations, Unfortunate Miscommunications, and Humiliating Situations That Only They Have Words For

by Rebecca Schuman

Published: 2017-02-07

Kindle Edition: 289 pages

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"This book is a wild and wonderful ride. Your guide, Rebecca Schuman, is a super-smart and very funny person who writes brilliantly about Germany and Germans (who are not what you think) and being young and insane and life in general and… just read it, OK?"-Dave BarrySometimes Love Gets ...

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The Great Partnership: Science, Religion, and the Search for Meaning

by Jonathan Sacks

Published: 2014-09-02

Paperback: 384 pages

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Impassioned, erudite, thoroughly researched, and beautifully reasoned, The Great Partnership argues not only that science and religion are compatible, but that they complement each other—and that the world needs both.  “Atheism deserves better than the new atheists,” states Rabbi J...

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Contemporary American Judaism: Transformation and Renewal

by Dana Kaplan

Published: 2011-03-28

Paperback: 446 pages

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No longer controlled by a handful of institutional leaders based in remote headquarters and rabbinical seminaries, American Judaism is being transformed by the spiritual decisions of tens of thousands of Jews living all over the United States. A pulpit rabbi and himself an American Jew, Da...

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Jew Vs Jew: The Struggle For The Soul Of American Jewry

by Samuel G. Freedman

Published: 2000-08-10

Hardcover: 400 pages

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The author of The Inheritance explores the meaning of Judaism in America today, concluding that beneath its prosperous exterior, American Jews are bitterly divided along sectarian and political lines.

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The Passionate Torah: Sex and Judaism

Published: 2009-06-01

Paperback: 304 pages

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In this unique collection of essays, some of today's smartest Jewish thinkers explore a broad range of fundamental questions in an effort to balance ancient tradition and modern sexuality. In the last few decades a number of factors post-modernism, feminism, queer liberation, and more have brought discussion...