Excerpts from the SUMMER 2007 ISSUE

CONTENTS

ARTICLES

From the Editor "At the Gate - "

Israel Education in Reform Congregational Schools
Lisa D. Grant

In an Age of Broken Myths: Preliminary Thoughts toward a Liberal Jewish Theology of Christianity
Ralph Mecklenburger

Choosing Life So You’ll Be a Healthy Blessing: A Rabbinic Survival Kit
Arthur Gross-Schaefer and Steve Jacobsen

Truman’s “Anti-Semitic” Diary Entry
Bruce S. Warshal

Women Rabbis (and Rebbitzins) in Contemporary Fiction
David J. Zucker

POETRY

Modeh Ani Lifanecha
James B. Rosenberg

You
Adam D. Fisher

Nowadays the Blue Is Hidden
James Stone Goodman

BOOK REVIEWS

The Heart and the Fountain: An Anthology of Jewish Mystical Experiences
Joseph Dan
Reviewed by Louis A. Rieser

The Dance of the Dolphin: Finding Prayer, Perspective and Meaning in the Stories of Our Lives
Karyn D. Kedar

Lost Souls: Finding Hope in the Heart of Darkness
Niles Elliot Goldstein
Reviewed by Loraine C. Heller

The Jewish Light Spirituality Handbook: A Guide to Understanding, Exploring and Living a Spiritual Life
Stuart M. Matlins
Reviewed by Howard L. Jaffe

Asides
S. Yizhar
Reviewed by Israel Zoberman (in Hebrew)

LETTER TO THE EDITOR