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Essay A Jewish Atheist’s Prayer Earlier this week, Leah Vincent wrote about leaving the ultra-Orthodox community and the backlash that came when she decided to talk about her decision publicly. Her… Leah Vincent January 16, 2014
Nonfiction May God Remember — Yizkor: Memory and Memorializing in Judaism (Prayers of Awe) Lawrence A. Hoffman
Nonfiction Davening: A Guide to Meaningful Jewish Prayer Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, Joel Segel; Kushner, fwd.
Nonfiction Filling Words With Light: Hasidic and Mystical Reflections on Jewish Prayer Lawrence Kushner; Nehemia Polen
Children’s My Prayers: A Jewish Child’s Book of Prayers for Every Day Rabbi Barton G. Lee and Rabbi Roy A. Walter
Visual Arts The Illuminated Kaddish: Interpretations of the Mourner’s Prayer Hyla Shifra Bolsta
Nonfiction Shir Hashirim: A Modern Commentary on the Song of Songs Leonard S. Kravitz, Kerry M. Olitzky
Essay Jews and Indians, Past and Present Andrew Tertes is the author of Jacob’s Return. He is blogging here today for Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning.Gerald Kolpan’s article “Blazing Saddles It… Andrew Tertes May 31, 2012
