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Abigail Pogrebin wondered if perhaps that's because we haven't all looked at religion closely enough.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough she grew up following some holiday rituals, Pogrebin realised how little she knew about their foundational purpose and current relevance. She wanted to understand what had kept these holidays alive and vibrant, in some cases for thousands of years. Her curiosity led her to embark on an entire year of intensive research, observation, and writing about the milestones on the Jewish calendar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMy Jewish Year\u003c\/em\u003e travels through this calendar's signposts with candour, humour, and a trove of information, capturing the arc of Jewish observance through the eyes of a relatable, wandering—and wondering—Jew. 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Most of all, it is a snapshot of what Torah study is meant to be: a real-time, candid, instructive, challenging exchange of responses to ancient text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor the first time, in a single volume, readers can take a tour of the entire Torah through the medium of one challenging, instructive, irreverent, animated conversation. Rabbi Dov Linzer, an Orthodox rabbi, and Abigail Pogrebin, a Reform journalist, talk their way through the Five Books of Moses with candor, humor, emotion, personal revelation, and scholarship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is the product of two people literally meeting in the middle to bring us their most honest intellectual and relevant understanding of the Torah. 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