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When History Is Personal by Mimi Schwartz

When History Is Personal by Mimi Schwartz

When History Is Personal contains the stories of twenty-five moments in Mimi Schwartz’s life, each heightened by its connection to historical, political, and social issues. These essays look both inward and outward so that...

The Heart of Torah, Volume 1 by Rabbi Shai Held

The Heart of Torah, Volume 1 by Rabbi Shai Held

Essays on the Weekly Torah Portion: Genesis and Exodus Foreword by Rabbi Yitz Greenberg Held probes the portions in bold, original, and provocative ways. He mines Talmud and midrashim, great writers of world literature,...