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    Ruth Knafo Setton, When God Yelled at Me Gordon Haber, Peyos ex Machina Hillel Schwartz, Walking with Cristy in D.C. Mordecai Drache, Queerness and the New Jewish Cultures Phil S. Stein, How I Ended Up at the Jerusalem Same-Sex Attraction Group Peter Schwartz, The Return of Isaac Rachel Zucker, Alluvial Jay Michaelson, A Tranparent God: Tensions Between Buddhism and Judaism Robin Goldfin, Close the Door and Sit Close to Me Alex Mankowitz, White Meat David Shasha, The Levantine Option: What the Ashkenazim Have Hidden from Us Ellen Bloomenstein, Image in the Rain Joshua Cohen, Trees


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    David Ehrlich, Everythingís Fine Jill Hammer, The Place of Ashes Kitra Cahana, The Last Days of Gaza Rebecca Mostov, Dear God Leah Koenig, The So-Called Jewish Cultural Revolution Hayyim Obadyah, Masoretic Orgasm Jay Michaelson, The Use of Mysticism Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, Kíga Vna: Just as They… Dan Friedman, The Fundamentalist in the Mirror Anat Liwtin, No Place Like… Nicole Tayler, What She Loved Most Marissa Pareles, A Floating Red Rabbi Jacob Staub, Winter Light Promises


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    Richard Chess, Monotheist’s Lament Jennifer Blowdryer & Alvin Orloff, Hipster Antisemitism Jill Hammer, The Two Mothers Aaron Hamburger, Whatever it Takes Rachel Barenblat, Asher Yatzar Jay Michaelson, Religion, Spirituality, Contemplation, Love Abraham Mezrich, Jacob Said to the Angel Abi Cohen, James Lee Byars & the Number Ten Michael Blumenthal, Not Pure Black and White Hal Sirowitz, Here’s Looking at You Samantha Stiers, Mengele & the Giant Hairball Dan Friedman, Straight Eye for the Consumer Guy Hila Ratzabi, A Demonstration in Words


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    Hal Sirowitz, Being on Good Terms Jill Hammer, An Altar of Earth: Jews, Goddesses and the Zohar Hila Ratzabi, Playing Eve Rowena Silver, Hyatt Regency Dead Sea Resort Jay Michaelson, Two Essays on Jesus Christ Avi Levy, Then Jeff Leavell, Becoming Jewish-ish Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, Invocation Before the Sacred Union Chanel Dubofsky, No Matter What, I Wish You Luck Joshua Axelrad, Sex and the Golem Abraham Mezrich, Pomegranates: A Parable Michael Shurkin, Is France Antisemitic? Ira Stone, The Stable Nigel Savage, Very Short Story


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