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The Hare with Amber Eyes: A Hidden Inheritance by Edmund de Waal Publisher Comments An Economist Book of the Year Costa Book Award Winner for Biography Galaxy National Book Award Winner (New Writer of the Year Award) Edmund de Waal is a world-famous ceramicist. Having spent thirty... (read more) Your price: $16.00 New - Trade Paper 
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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: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Sabbath-with New Introduction (05 Edition) by Abraham Joshua Heschel Publisher Comments Elegant, passionate, and filled with the love of God's creation, Abraham Joshua Heschel's The Sabbath has been hailed as a classic of Jewish spirituality ever since its original publication-and has been read by thousands of people seeking meaning in... (read more) List Price $13.00 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots by Deborah Feldman Publisher Comments In the tradition of Ayaan Hirsi Alis Infidel and Carolyn Jessops Escape, Unorthodox is a captivating story about a young woman determined to live her own life at any cost. The Satmar sect of Hasidic Judaism is as mysterious as it is intriguing to... (read more) Your price: $23.00 New - Hardcover
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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: $4.50 Used - 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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Sabbath (51 Edition) by Abraham Joshua Heschel Publisher Comments Elegant, passionate, and filled with the love of God's creation, Abraham Joshua Heschel's The Sabbath has been hailed as a classic of Jewish spirituality ever since its original publication--and has been read by thousands of people seeking meaning in... (read more) List Price $12.00 Your price: $7.00 Used - Trade Paper
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God in Search of Man: A Philosophy of Judaism by Abraham J Heschel Publisher Comments Abraham Joshua Heschel was one of the most revered religious leaders of the 20th century, and God in Search of Man and its companion volume, Man Is Not Alone, two of his most important books, are classics of modern Jewish theology. God in Search of Man... (read more) List Price $19.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Jewish World: 365 Days (365 Days) by Sharon Avrutick Publisher Comments Drawing on the extensive holdings of the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, this celebration of Jewish life through the ages includes images of art and artifacts, archaeological finds, ancient manuscripts, artworks, and traditional and ceremonial objects, all... (read more) List Price $32.50 Your price: $14.95 Used - Hardcover
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Adventures of Rabbi Harvey (06 Edition) by Steve Sheinkin Publisher Comments Jewish and American folklore are combined in this witty and original collection of comic Jewish folktales creatively retold and set on the western frontier of the 1870s. Presented in a full-color graphic novel format, these are the legends of Harvey... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $9.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Story of a Life: A Memoir by Aharon Appelfeld Publisher Comments In spare, haunting, almost hallucinogenic prose, the internationally acclaimed, award-winning novelist shares with us–for the first time–the story of his own extraordinary survival and rebirth. Aharon Appelfeld’s childhood ended when he... (read more) List Price $23.00 Your price: $6.50 Used - Hardcover
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Abraham Joshua Heschel: Prophetic Witness by Edward K Kaplan Publisher Comments This is the first volume of the first biography of Abraham Joshua Heschel, one of the outstanding Jewish thinkers of the twentieth century. Edward K. Kaplan and Samuel H. Dresner trace Heschel’s life from his birth in Warsaw in 1907 to his... (read more) List Price $23.75 Your price: $13.95 Used - Trade Paper
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From Defender to Critic: The Search for a New Jewish Self by Dr David Hartman PW Review "With this intelligent and heartfelt volume, Hartman, a former yeshiva student and pulpit rabbi, continues his critique of Orthodox Judaism's reliance upon halakha even at moments when it creates disappointment or despair. The octogenarian asserts that... (read more) Your price: $35.00 New - Hardcover
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The Invisible Wall: A Love Story That Broke Barriers by Harry Bernstein Publisher Comments A wonderfully charming memoir written when the author was 93, "The Invisible Wall" vibrantly brings to life an all-but-forgotten time and place. Bernstein offers a moving tale of working-class life, and of the boundaries that can be overcome by love.... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Outwitting History by Aaron Lansky Publisher Comments The man who spearheaded what has been called "the greatest cultural rescue effort in Jewish history" recounts his poignant, intrepid, and often riotous quest to safeguard a vanishing civilization.... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Abraham Isaac Kook: The Lights of Penitence, the Moral Principles, Lights of Holiness, Essays, Letters, and Poems (Classics of Western Spirituality) by Ben Zion Bokser Publisher Comments The most in-depth and scholarly panorama of Western spirituality ever attempted!<P>In one series, the original writings of the universally acknowledged teachers of the Catholic, Protestant, Eastern Orthodox, Jewish, Islamic and Native American... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $13.95 Sale - Trade Paper
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Kosher Jesus by Shmuley Boteach PW Review "In this informed and cogent primer on Jesus of Nazareth, Boteach, rabbi and author of the international bestseller Kosher Sex, takes a brave stab at re-evaluating Jesus through an intensive look at the New Testament and historical documents. In what is... (read more) Your price: $26.00 New - Hardcover
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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: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Jewish Renewal: A Path to Healing and Transformation by Michael Lerner Publisher Comments The editor of Tikkun magazine and the co-author (with Cornel West) of Blacks and Jews presents this concrete and empathetic guide to building a spiritually rich Jewish life.... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Word :Jewish wisdom through time : a spiritual sourcebook by Noah Ben Shea Book News Annotation BenShea (Jacob the Baker) gives us another tasty dose of popular philosophy/theology. Villard Books delivers it in a handsome package--though perfect bound. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $6.95 Used - Hardcover
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