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Inventing Jewish Ritual
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Vanessa Ochs has done scholars, ritual innovators, and activists a wonderful favor. Not only does she write analytically and ethnographically in clear, jargon-free prose about the movements, ritual transformations and people that have reshaped American Jewish life. She has also provided useful road maps and ideas for people seeking relevance and mean... »
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Magic of the Ordinary: Recovering the Shamanic in Judaism
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This book can best be described as crazy-wise. Completely defying the historic trends within Judaism for the past several hundred years, trends toward more philosophical, rational modes of thinking, Winkler plunges back into Jewish tribal origins. While his re-reading of Jewish sources may seem eccentric at times, he is not making this stuff up, merely... »
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Putting God On The Guest List: How To Reclaim The Spiritual Meaning Of Your Child's Bar Or Bat Mitzvah
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I found this book to be very useful.
I particularly liked the section on mitzvahs (usually translated as "good deeds" and literally "commandments") in the ceremony itself. This was especially relevant to me as I volunteered on my shul's environmental committee. My child volunteered at an animal shelter and his Torah portion had to do with the ten... »
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Becoming a Jew
This is a great book for every convert or anyone thinking about converting to read. It has lots of information and it is well organized. It really gives... »
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Bagels and Grits: A Jew on the Bayou
I know the author, whose twin children go to high school with my daughter, and have read many of her columns on religious issues in the local newspaper. ... »
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