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Contents—New BooksAmAzing Chesed Living a Grace-Filled Life / Shapiro 1

We HAve Sinned Confession in Judaism—Ashamnu and Al Chet / Hoffman 2

dAvening A Guide to Meaningful Jewish Prayer / Schachter-Shalomi / Segel 3

JeWiSH men PrAy Words of Yearning, Praise, Petition, Gratitude and Wonder from Traditional and Contemporary Sources / Matlins 4

On THe CHOCOlATe TrAil A Delicious Adventure Connecting Jews, Religions, History, Travel, Rituals and Recipes to the Magic of Cacao / Prinz 5

revOluTiOn Of JeWiSH SPiriT How to Revive Ruakh in Your Spiritual Life, Transform Your Synagogue & Inspire Your Jewish Community / HaLevi / Frankel 6

PASSing life’S TeSTS Spiritual Reflections on the Trial of Abraham, the Binding of Isaac / Artson 7

JeWiSH THeOlOgy in Our Time A New Generation Explores the Foundations & Future of Jewish Belief / Cosgrove New iN PaPerback! 8

ReCeNtly PuBlished 9–21

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Adventure 5, 12

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Among stories so terrible they rend our hearts, soprofoundtheytouchthedepthsofoursouls,andsoexaltedtheyreachtoheaven,none ismorepoignantthantheBiblestoryofAbraham’ssacrificeofhisson,Isaac.ReveredbyJews,ChristiansandMuslims,turnedoverandoverbygreatsecularthinkerssearchingformeaning,thisgrippingtaleshocksusintocompleteat-tention,thentakesus—infourteenshortverses—onarollercoasterrideofemotion,challengeandhope.BradArtson, knownwidely formaking theHe-

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“Bradley Artson is one of the most insightful and articulate rabbis of his generation.”

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Religion / Judaism / Theology6 x 9, 240 pp, Quality PB978-1-58023-630-0 $19.99Available October 2012Editor’s Home Area: New York City

Rabbi Elliot J. Cosgrove, PhD, is rabbi at Park Avenue Synagogue in Manhattan. He received his doctorate in the history of Judaism from the Univer-sity of Chicago Divinity School.

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Edited by Rabbi Elliot J. Cosgrove, PhD Foreword by Rabbi David J. Wolpe Preface by Rabbi Carole B. Balin, PhD

A powerful and challenging examination of what Jews believe today—

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our religious brAinsWhat Cognitive Science Reveals about Belief, Morality, Community and Our Relationship with GodBy Rabbi Ralph D. MecklenburgerForeword by Dr. Howard KelferPreface by Rabbi Neil Gillman, PhD

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Dr. David Hartman, one of the most re-spected theologians in the world today, is founder and president emeritus of the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem. He is author of many widely- acclaimed books, including The god who Hates Lies: Confronting and Rethinking Jewish Tradition; A Living Covenant: The innovative Spirit in Traditional Judaism, winner of the National Jewish Book Award; Love and Terror in the god Encounter: The Theological Legacy of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik; and A Heart of Many Rooms: Celebrating the Many Voices within Judaism, a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award.


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—from the Introduction

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reimAgining leAdershiP in JeWish orgAnizAtionsTen Practical Lessons to Help You Implement Change and Achieve Your GoalsBy Dr. Misha GalperinForeword by Larry S. Moses

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text messAgesA Torah Commentary for TeensEdited by Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin

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By Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso Full-color illus. by Phoebe Stone9 x 12, 32 pp, Hardcover, Full-color illus.978-1-879045-26-2 $16.99Also Available in Spanish! El nombre de Dios9 x 12, 32 pp, Hardcover, Full-color illus. 978-1-893361-63-8 $16.95

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In a divided world where the one who shouts the loudest often gets the most attention,

a story about compromise and listening.Thetownspeoplehavemezuzahsbutcannotagreeonhowtoputthemupontheirdoorways.Shouldtheyplacethemhorizontallyorvertically,stand-inguporlyingdown?Toendtheirarguing,theyconsult thewise rabbiof the town,whoadvisesthemtocarefullyreadtheShemainthemezuzahtofindtheanswer.

With this lively tale, based on a twelfth-century rabbinic debate, best-selling, award-winning chil-dren’s author Sandy Eisenberg Sasso helps young people discover that there is often more than one solution to a problem, and that living together and creating “home” requires cooperation and listen-ing to one another.

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Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso is author of the award-winning, best-selling god’s Paintbrush (over 100,000 sold), in god’s name (over 80,000 sold), For Heaven’s Sake, Cain & Abel: Finding the Fruits of Peace and other books. She is active in the interfaith community and has written and lectured on the renewal of spirituality and the discovery of religious imagina-tion in children of all faiths. She is rabbi of Congregation Beth-El Zedeck in Indianapolis.Joani Keller Rothenberg is illustrator of Sasso’s Cain & Abel: Finding the Fruits of Peace. She holds an M.A. in art therapy and works extensively with children as an art therapist.


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it’s A … it’s A … it’s A mitzvAhBy Liz Suneby and Diane HeimanFull-color Illus. by Laurel Molk

A fun-filled introduction to the joys of doing good deeds.

Join Mitzvah Meerkat and friends as they in-troduce children to the everyday kindnesses that mark the beginning of a Jewish journey and a lifetime commitment to tikkun olam (repairing the world).Throughlivelyillustrationsandplay-fuldialogue,childrenengagewithJewishwisdomastheyshareinwelcomingnewfriends,forgivingmistakes,respectingelders,sharingfoodwiththehungryandmuch,muchmore.

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“imagine a Jewish Dr. Seuss, and you get this gorgeous book. what a splendid way to introduce young children to the rich moral vocabulary of Judaism!”

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