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| Introduction | |
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| What Jews Generally Believe | |
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| That's Funny, You Don't Look Jewish: Who's a Jew and Why | |
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| One Singular Sensation: Judaism and God | |
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| Torah, Torah, Torah: The Unfolding of a Tradition | |
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| Setting Intentions: Judaism as a Daily Practice | |
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| Jewish Mysticism | |
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| From Womb to Tomb: The Life Cycle | |
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| In the Beginning: Birth and Bris | |
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| Coming of Age: The Bar/Bat Mitzvah | |
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| Get Me to the Chuppah On Time: Weddings | |
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| Stepping Through the Valley: The Shadow of Death | |
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| An Overview of Jewish History | |
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| Let My People Go: From Abraham to Exodus | |
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| The Kings of Israel: The First Temple | |
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| Sects and Violence: The Second Temple | |
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| From One Exile to Another: The First Millennium | |
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| The Greatest Horror, The Greatest Triumph | |
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| Jewish Buddhists and Other Paradoxes of the New Age | |
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| The Question of Antisemitism | |
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| Celebrations and Holy Days | |
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| Shabbat: Paradise Regained | |
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| In with the New: Rosh Hashanah | |
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| Getting Serious: Yom Kippur | |
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| The Great Outdoors: Sukkot | |
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| Guilt or Gelt: Chanukkah | |
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| Planting a Tree on Tu B'Shvat | |
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| The Jewish Halloween: Purim | |
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| From Groan to Glee: Passover | |
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| Spring Is Busting Out All Over: Shavuot | |
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| Tisha B'Av: A Day of Mourning | |
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| The Part of Tens | |
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| Ten Great Jewish Thinkers | |
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| Answers to Ten Common Questions about Judaism | |
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| Ten Folks You Should Know | |
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| Appendixes | |
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| Oy Vey! and Other Words You Should Know | |
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| A Sampler of Jewish Prayers and Blessings | |
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| Calendar of Jewish Holidays | |
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| Go Now and Learn | |
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| Index | |
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| Book Registration Information | |