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The grinning cat, the spiritual tinkerer and the legacy of Rabbi Louis Jacobs
Louis Jacobs and the Quest for a Contemporary Jewish Theology, Miri Freud-Kandel, Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, £29.95
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A wise, inclusive but sometimes over-protective approach to Torah
Listening for God in Torah & Creation, Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg, Hatchette, £30
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Negotiating the moral maze
Review: Pathways to their Hearts – Torah Perspectives on the Individual, Rabbi Nachum L. Rabinovitch, Maggid, £22.95
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Rabbi Sacks for all the family
A new edition of his sidrah commentaries is designed to encourage family discussion
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Abraham the activist, who challenged God
What made Abraham stand out? Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg profiles the patriarch in an extract from his new book
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The internal struggle within Israel's new ruling elite
Religious Zionists dominate public life, but they may not be as united as critics think, says the author of a new book
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The renaissance of halachah in modern Israel
State of Halakha — Israel’s History in Jewish Law, Aviad Tabory, Maggid, £22.99
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The pursuit of unity is a religious ideal we must not forsake
A more than timely work from the chairman of World Mizrachi, Rabbi Doron Perez
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United Synagogue publishes new Singer's Siddur
Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis said the siddur is the 'only prayer book' congregants need
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How old Is Judaism? The answer might be younger than you think
A new book argues the Torah may not have been widely recognised until the days of the Maccabees
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The start-ups that spell hope for American Jewry
A new book argues that Judaism in the US is on the cusp of radical change
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To dip or not to dip? The Shakespeare Haggadah
IT worker from New Jersey has written a Bard's version of the text we read every Pesach... with a little technical help
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Stop Look Listen book review: The spiritual beauty of Shabbat
Nehemia Polen argues the ultimate purpose of Shabbat is to bring us to a zone of enhanced spiritual awareness
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The genius of Jonathan Sacks
Final volume of his Torah commentaries shows late chief rabbi at the height of his powers
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Hidden for centuries, the Bible that changes everything
Codex Sassoon — the oldest nearly complete version of the Hebrew Bible — will go on sale at Sotheby’s in New York in May
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How monotheism prompted the quest for scientific discovery
An extract from the new book, A Guide for the Jewish Undecided, on why Orthodox Jews have reason to believe
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