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I and Thou by Martin Buber Publisher Comments Martin Buber's I and Thou has long been acclaimed as a classic. Many prominent writers have acknowledged its influence on their work; students of intellectual history consider it a landmark; and the generation born since World War II considers Buber as... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper 
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Everyday Holiness: The Jewish Spiritual Path of Mussar by Alan Morinis Publisher Comments Profound and practical Jewish teachings on discovering happiness, wisdom, and our highest potential amid the struggles of everyday life--a step-by-step path for inner growth that anyone can follow--now in paperback.... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Heart and the Fountain: An Anthology of Jewish Mystical Experiences by Joseph Dan Publisher Comments Joseph Dan is one of the world's leading authorities on Jewish mysticism. In this superb anthology, Dan not only presents illuminating excerpts from the most important mystical texts, but also delves into the very meaning of mysticism itself. Dan takes... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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As a Driven Leaf by Milton Steinberg Publisher Comments The age of the Talmud is brought to life in a breathtaking saga. This masterpiece of modern fiction tells the gripping tale of renegade talmudic sage Elisha ben Abuyah's struggle to reconcile his faith with the allure of Hellenistic culture. Set in Roman... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Living Judaism: The Complete Guide to Jewish Belief, Tradition, and Practice by Wayne Dosick Publisher Comments Writing in short, accessible chapters that cover Jewish beliefs, people, literature, holidays, worship, and living Rabbi Wayne Dosick captures the essence of Judaism. With a timeline of Jewish history and thought-provoking essays on the Jewish idea of... (read more) List Price $19.99 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Orientalist: Solving the Mystery of a Strange and Dangerous Life by Tom Reiss Staff Pick Truth is stranger than fiction in the improbable life of Lev Nussimbaum. The Jewish son of an oil millionaire in Azerbaijan, he escapes one tyranny after another and becomes a bestselling author in Nazi Germany. This fascinating biography reads like a... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $8.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness by Simon Wiesenthal Publisher Comments Robert Coles, The Dalai Lama, Matthew Fox, Mary Gordon, Harold S. Kushner, Albert Speer, Desmond Tutu, and 47 others respond to Wiesenthal's famous question: "Can evil be forgiven?"... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Jew in the Lotus: A Poet's Rediscovery of Jewish Identity in Buddhist India by Rodger Kamenetz Publisher Comments While accompanying eight high–spirited Jewish delegates to Dharamsala, India, for a historic Buddhist–Jewish dialogue with the Dalai Lama, poet Rodger Kamenetz comes to understand the convergence of Buddhist and Jewish thought. Along the way... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Good Book: The Bizarre, Hilarious, Disturbing, Marvelous, and Inspiring Things I Learned When I Read Every Single Word of the Bib (P.S.) by David Plotz Publisher Comments At a time when wars are fought over scriptural interpretation, when the influence of religion on American politics has never been greater, when many Americans still believe in the Bible’s literal truth, it has never been more important to get to... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Hungry Tigress : Buddhist Myths, Legends, and Jataka Tales, Revised and Expanded (Rev 99 Edition) by Rafe Martin Publisher Comments This Ann Izard Storyteller's Choice Award winner -- completely updated and rewritten with expanded commentaries and two new sections -- brings together a fascinating array of stories from the Buddhist tradition.... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $9.00 Used - Trade Paper
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How Jews Became White Folks and What That Says About Race in America (98 Edition) by Karen Brodkin Book News Annotation Through the lens of her immigrant family's history, Brodkin (anthropology, UCLA) analyzes what the shifting ethnoracial assignment and identification of American Jews through the 1960sin tandem with gender and classsignify for defining "American... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $19.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Seasons of Our Joy (82 Edition) by Arthur I. Waskow Publisher Comments Circling the Jewish calendar from Rosh Hashanah to Tisha B'Av, this lively, accessible guide includes rituals, recipes, songs, prayers, and suggestions for new approaches to holiday observance.... (read more) List Price $20.00 Your price: $11.00 Used - Trade Paper
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No Star Too Beautiful: Yiddish Stories from 1382 to the Present by Joachim Neugroschel Publisher Comments First developed and written in medieval Germany, Yiddish eventually became the everyday speech of Jews all over Europe and later globally. Yiddish was a hybrid language crafted from German, mixed with Hebrew, Judeo-Aramaic, and blended with Italian and... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Essential Judaism: A Complete Guide to Beliefs, Customs, and Rituals by George Robinson Publisher Comments What happens at a synagogue service? What are the rules for keeping kosher? How do I light the Hanukah candles? What is in the Hebrew Bible? What do the Jewish holidays signify? What should I be teaching my children about being Jewish? A landmark... (read more) Your price: $21.99 New - Trade Paper
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Judaism : a Very Short Introduction (96 Edition) by Norman Solomon Publisher Comments Norman Solomon's succinct book is an ideal introduction to Judaism as a religion and way of life. In addition to surveying the nature and development of Judaism, this Very Short Introduction outlines the basics of practical Judaism -- its festivals... (read more) List Price $11.95 Your price: $7.00 Used - Trade Paper
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A Walking Tour of Historic Jewish Portland by Polina Olsen Review “The skeleton of Old South Portland’s Jewish community has some life in it yet. Olsen has packaged oral histories and photos into a booklet that takes visitors to 14 significant sites of the community of Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe who... (read more) Your price: $5.00 New - Pamphlet
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The Essential Kabbalah: Heart of Jewish Mysticism, the by Daniel C Matt Publisher Comments A translation of the Kabbalah for the layperson includes a compact presentation of each primary text and features a practical analysis and vital historical information that offer insight into the various aspects of Jewish mysticism.... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Zohar: The Book of Splendor: Basic Readings from the Kabbalah by Gershom Scholem Publisher Comments One of the great masterpieces of Western religious thought, the Zohar represents an attempt to uncover hidden meanings behind the world of appearances. It is the central work in the literature of the Kabbalah, the Jewish mystical tradition. This volume... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Hinges of History #2: The Gifts of the Jews: How a Tribe of Desert Nomads Changed the Way Everyone Thinks and Feels by Thomas Cahill Publisher Comments The author of the runaway bestseller How the Irish Saved Civilization has done it again. In The Gifts of the Jews Thomas Cahill takes us on another enchanting journey into history, once again recreating a time when the actions of a small band of people... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Turbulent Souls:: A Catholic Son's Return to His Jewish Family by Stephen J Dubner Publisher Comments Turbulent Soulsis a luminous memoir, crafted with the eye of a journalist and the art of a novelist by New York Times Magazinewriter and editor Stephen J. Dubner. By turns comic and heartbreaking, it tells the story of a family torn apart by religion... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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