Beyond the Synagogue: Jewish Nostalgia as Religious Practice
By: Rachel B. Gross
4.05
Format: 271 pages, Kindle Edition
Honorable Mention, 2021 Saul Viener Book Prize, given by the American Jewish Historical Society …
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1. Song of Solomon
By: Toni Morrison
4.14
Format: 338 pages, Paperback
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"Her passions were narrow but deep."-Toni Morrison, Song of Solomon
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2. Changing the World from the Inside Out: Jewish Wisdom for a Lifetime of Making a Difference
By: David Jaffe
3.70
Format: 264 pages, Paperback
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3. My Jewish Year: 18 Holidays, One Wondering Jew
By: None , Abigail Pogrebin
4.26
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Although she grew up following some holiday rituals, Pogrebin realized how little she knew about th… read more
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4. City on a Hilltop: American Jews and the Israeli Settler Movement
By: None
3.65
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Since 1967, more than 60,000 Jewish-Americans have settled in the territories captured by the State… read more
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5. The Lathe of Heaven
By: Ursula K. Le Guin
4.48
Format: 334 pages,
George Orr is a man who discovers he has the peculiar ability to dream things into being -- for bet… read more
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6. Let it Snow
By: John Green , Maureen Johnson , Lauren Myracle
4.23
Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition
Alternate cover edition for The New York Timesbestseller! Sparkling white snowdrifts, beautiful p… read more
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7. Infinite Jest
By: David Foster Wallace
4.31
Format: 66 pages, Paperback
A gargantuan, mind-altering comedy about the Pursuit of Happiness in America. Set in an addicts' ha… read more
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8. Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World
By: Naomi Klein
4.22
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
What if you woke up one morning and found you’d acquired another self―a double who was almost you a… read more
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"Our role here on earth is not simply to maximize the advantage in our lives. It’s to maximize (protect, regenerate) all of life. We are here not just to make sure we as individuals survive, but to ma…"-Naomi Klein, Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World
"A state of shock is what happens to us- individually or as a society- when we experience a sudden and unprecedented event for which we do not yet have adequate explanation. At its essence, a shock is…"-Naomi Klein, Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World
9. How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
By: Clint Smith
4.71
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Poet and contributor to The Atlantic Clint Smith’s revealing, contemporary portrait of America as a… read more
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"How do you tell a story that has been told the wrong way for so long?"-Clint Smith, How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
"Just as he did during the Slavery at Monticello tour, David did not mince words. "There’s a chapter in Notes on the State of Virginia ,"-Clint Smith, How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
"Jefferson believed himself to be a benevolent slave owner, but his moral ideals came second to, and were always entangled with, his own economic interests and the interests of his family."-Clint Smith, How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
"But not enough people spoke about the reasons so many black children grow up communities saturated with poverty and violence. Not enough people spoke about how these realities were the result of deci…"-Clint Smith, How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
10. The Novelist
By: Jordan Castro
3.41
Format: 196 pages, Hardcover
Brisk and shockingly witty, exuberantly scatological as well as deeply wise, The Novelist is a deli… read more
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11. The Escape Artist: The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World
By: Jonathan Freedland
4.37
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
In a book that is part thrilling adventure, part exploration of some of the darkest secrets of the … read more
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12. On Repentance and Repair: Making Amends in an Unapologetic World
By: Danya Ruttenberg
4.46
Format: 243 pages, Hardcover
A crucial new lens on repentance, atonement, forgiveness, and repair from harm--from personal trans… read more
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"Before we even understand what repentance is, we’re instructed to name, out loud, the harm that we have caused."-Danya Ruttenberg, On Repentance and Repair: Making Amends in an Unapologetic World
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13. Shmutz
By: Felicia Berliner
3.52
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
In this witty, provocative, and unputdownable debut novel a young Hasidic woman on a quest to get m… read more
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14. The Cost of Free Land: Jews, Lakota, and an American Inheritance
By: Rebecca Clarren
4.47
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
"Sharply insightful . . . A monumental piece of work." — The Boston Globe An award-winning author … read more
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15. Beyond the Synagogue: Jewish Nostalgia as Religious Practice
By: Rachel B. Gross
4.05
Format: 271 pages, Kindle Edition
Honorable Mention, 2021 Saul Viener Book Prize, given by the American Jewish Historical Society … read more
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16. The Necessity of Exile: Essays from a Distance
By: Shaul Magid
4.21
Format: 295 pages, Kindle Edition
A timely, progressive collection of essays on the Jewish relationship to Zionism and exile.What is … read more
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17. A Fortress in Brooklyn: Race, Real Estate, and the Making of Hasidic Williamsburg
By: Nathaniel Deutsch
4.11
Format: 408 pages, Hardcover
The epic story of Satmar Hasidic Williamsburg, from the decline of New York to the gentrification o… read more
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18. Meir Kahane: The Public Life and Political Thought of an American Jewish Radical
By: Shaul Magid
3.78
Format: 296 pages, Hardcover
The life and politics of an American Jewish activist who preached radical and violent means to Jewi… read more
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19. The American Jewish Philanthropic Complex: The History of a Multibillion-Dollar Institution
By: Lila Corwin Berman
3.86
Format: 280 pages, Hardcover
The first comprehensive history of American Jewish philanthropy and its influence on democracy and … read more
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20. Painted Pomegranates and Needlepoint Rabbis: How Jews Craft Resilience and Create Community (Where Religion Lives)
By: Jodi Eichler-Levine
4.00
Format: 229 pages, Hardcover
Exploring a contemporary Judaism rich with the textures of family, memory, and fellowship, Jodi Eic… read more
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21. What Is African American Religion?: Facets series
By: Anthony B. Pinn
3.82
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
Is there really a monolithic "black church"? Distilling the arguments of Pinn's important and provo… read more
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