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The Sholem Aleichem Bobblehead Doll, created by Jewish Currents. 7″ tall, packed in a tenement building, accompanied by a miniature book featuring a new translation of his story, “Pity for Living Creatures.” $24, shipping included.

Waiting for God: The Spiritual Explorations of a Reluctant Atheist
by JC editor Lawrence Bush     Ben Yehuda Press, $16.95 postpaid

“Bush has a reputation for independent and unpretentious thought and dialog. Here he continues that tradition, exploring factors that converted Woodstock-era nonbelievers into passionate spiritual seekers . . .”

—Library Journal

“With courage he walks the tightrope between atheism and the temptations of belief. . . . deeply personal, searingly honest, wise and witty.”                                            —Dr. Joseph Chuman, Ethical Culture Society

God Is a Tree and Other Middle-Age Poems by Esther Cohen
2009, Pleasure Boat Studio, $10

No one tells
menopause truth.
You’re incredibly hot.
You develop a small moustache.
It’s hard to sleep.
Black cohosh doesn’t work.
Your body gets wider.
Still, nothing big
truly changes.
At least there’s that.

Amen.