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God Was Not in the Fire

Rabbi Daniel Gordis, a dynamic new voice on the American Jewish scene, addresses what lies at the heart of modern Jews' frustration with Jewish life—namely, the apparent absence of spirituality in traditional Jewish expression.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 254 pages

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