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A W O R D F R O M T H E E D I T O R

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A R T I C L E S

Value Statements in “Legal” Contexts: Some Examples from the Bavli
Richard Claman
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Answering Eleven Objections to Kol Nidrei
Louis Kaplan
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Number Pattern in the First Chapter of Pirkei Avot
Isaac Mann
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A R T:

Art as Midrash: Cain and Abel, The Offerings
Peggy de Prophetis
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L I T U R G Y:

Psalm 145: A Psalm of David-Acrostic Poem in English
Peg Kershenbaum
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Katrina Prayer
Joseph H. Prouser
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S E R M O N:

Yom Kippur Yizkor Sermon: The Sting of Peshable Things
Stephen Pearce
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B O O K R E V I E W S:

Joseph H. Prouser: Noble Soul: The Life and Legend of the Vilna Gaon Ger Tzedek, Count Walenty Potocki
Reviewed by Martin Rozenberg
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Joel M. Hoffman: In the Beginnning: A Short History of the Hebrew Language
Reviewed by Paul Kushner
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