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1. The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible
A. J. Jacobs

Reviewed in People Mag., Oct. 8

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Maira Kalman

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Neal Karlen

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4. Encyclopedia Judaica 22 Volume Set
Fred Skolnik (Editor)

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1. Guide to Serving God (Torah Classics Library) (Torah Classics Library)
Rabbeinu Avraham Ben Harambam

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2. Abraham's Curse: The Roots of Violence in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
Bruce Chilton

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Elliot Dorff (Editor), Louis Newman (Editor)

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4. Genesis and Jewish Thought
Chaim Navon

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5.Spiritual Activism: A Jewish Guide to Leadership and Repairing the World
Rabbi Avraham Weiss (Author), Alan M. Deshowitz (Foreword)

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Matthew Gewirtz

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2.Blood Matters: From Inherited Illness to Designer Babies, How the World and I Found Ourselves in the Future of the Gene
Masha Gessen

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2.We Plan, God Laughs: Ten Steps to Finding Your Divine Path When Life is Not Turning Out Like You Wanted
Rabbi Sherre Hirsch

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4. The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible
A. J. Jacobs

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5. The History of Last Night's Dream: Discovering the Hidden Path to the Soul
Rodger Kamenetz

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6.God in the Wilderness: Rediscovering the Spirituality of the Great Outdoors with the Adventure Rabbi
Jamie Korngold

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7.Mazel Tov: Celebrities' Bar and Bat Mitzvah Memories
Jill Rappaport (Author), Linda Solomon (Photographer)

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Jonathan Rosen

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9.Life in the Present Tense: Reflections on Family and Faith
Rifka Rosenwein (Author), Tova Mirvis (Foreword)

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Religious Practices
1. My Peoples Prayer Book
Rabbi Lawrence Hoffman

My People's Prayer Book series. This link takes you to a search for all the books in this series.

All 8 books in the series are now in print.

2. How to Read the Bible: A Guide to Scripture, Then and Now
James L. Kugel

Reviewed in The NY Times, Sept. 16; NY Times, Dec. 2; Biblical Archaeology Review, Jan./Feb. 08List Price: $35.00
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3. Living the Halachic Process: Questions and Answers for the Modern Jew
Daniel Mann

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4. Way Into Series
various authors, Published by Jewish Lights

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Religious Text
1.The Torah: A Women's Commentary
Tamara Cohn Eskenazi
Reviewed in The J., Jan. 11

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2. The Book of Exodus
Sam Fink (Illustrator)

Reviewed in Hadassah Mag., Jan. 08

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3. Etz Hayim: Study Companion
Jewish Publication Society, Jacob Blumenthal (Editor), Janet L. Liss (Editor)

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4. Etz Hayim : Torah and Commentary
David L. Lieber (Editor), Jules Harlow (Editor), United Synagogue of Conservative Jews

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Hardcover - 1500 pages (September 2001)

5.Who's Who in the Jewish Bible
David Mandel

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6. Talmud, Steinsaltz Edition
Adin Steinsaltz

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