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    Did Judy Blume Rewrite Child­hood for You?

    JBC Staff
    July 1, 2024
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    Wav­ing Good­bye: Life After Loss 
    War­ren Kozak
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    “Engag­ing Through Jew­ish Lit­er­a­ture”: A Con­ver­sa­tion with Marc Rothstein

    JBC Staff
    June 24, 2024
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    Great Lit­er­a­ture, Not-So-Great Fathers

    Julian Tep­per
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    Joshua S. Levy
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    Curios­i­ty and Com­mu­ni­ty: My Jour­ney in Torah Study

    Leah Hager Cohen
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