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Nonfiction Shir Hashirim: A Modern Commentary on the Song of Songs Leonard S. Kravitz, Kerry M. Olitzky
Nonfiction Judaism, Physics and God: Searching for Metaphors in a Post-Einstein World David W. Nelson
Nonfiction The Natural History of the Bible: An Environmental Exploration of the Hebrew Scriptures Daniel Hillel
Nonfiction The Ladder of Jacob: Ancient Interpretations of the Biblical Story of Jacob and His Children James L. Kugel
Nonfiction The Talmud’s Theological Language Game: A Philosophical Discourse Analysis Eugene B. Borowitz
Nonfiction Wisdom by the Week: The Weekly Torah Portion as an Inspiration for Thought and Creativity Naftali Rothenberg, ed.
Nonfiction Pledges of Jewish Allegiance: Conversion, Law, and Policymaking in Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Orthodox Responsa David Ellenson and Daniel Gordis
Nonfiction Sliding to the Right: The Contest for the Future of American Jewish Orthodoxy Samuel C. Heilman
Nonfiction The Left Hand of God: Taking Back Our Country From the Religious Right Michael Lerner