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• Book Group
• Sisterhood Book Club
• Sisterhood Recommendations
• General Recommendations
• Judy Gross Recommmends

Also:

A link from Rabbi Gerson: Rabbi Scheinerman's home page has a wonderful treasure trove of resources for children and for those young at heart.

The Widow's Son by Bruce Steinberg

The Prophets Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 by Abraham Joshua Heschel

Reading recommendation from Rabbi Gerson: Minyan by Rabbi Rami Shapiro -- a must read book for those serious about their spiritual journey. 

Recommendation from Cantor Green: Grief in our Seasons by Rabbi Kerry M. Olitzky

Recommended for Synagogue Skills Course: The Second Jewish Catalog by Michael Strassfeld (Editor), Sharon Strassfeld (Editor).

Recommended by Deb Spector:  Check out Lee Meyerhoff Hendler’s The Year Mom Got Religion: One Woman’s Midife Journey into Judaism…. And for rich, exquisite short stories Nathan Englander’s For the Relief of Unbearable Urges.

Duties of the Soul : The Role of Commandments in Liberal Judaism by Niles Elliot Goldstein (Editor), Peter S. Knobel (Editor)
This outstanding anthology of thirteen essays by esteemed leaders of the Reform rabbinate reexamines the role of mitzvot in liberal Judaism as viewed through philosophical, experiential, and prctical contexts. In this groundbreaking collection, Niles E. Goldstein and Peter S. Knobel identify the challenges of living as a Reform Jew in today's rapidly changing world. Coming from a wide range of experiences and viewpoints, the essayists contend that for Judaism to survive, Reform Jews must find a balance between maintaining a strong presence in the arenas of social action and basic Reform principles and adopting a strong ideology of observance, tradition, and literacy. Includes 13 essays with an introduction by the editors Authoritative works by key leaders of the Reform movement Comprehensive look at today's understanding of mitzvot.

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