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  <name><![CDATA[Anita Diamant]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[Anita Diamant is a prizewinning journalist whose work has appeared regularly in the Boston Globe Magazine and Parenting magazine. She is the author of six books about contemporary Jewish practice, one collection of autobiographical essays (&lt;i&gt;Pitching My Tent&lt;/i&gt;) and three prior novels. &lt;i&gt;The Red Tent&lt;/i&gt;, her first novel, was a national bestseller and the Booksense Book of the Year. &lt;i&gt;Good Harbor&lt;/i&gt; and &lt;i&gt;The Last Days of Dogtown&lt;/i&gt; were both national bestsellers. Diamant lives in Massachusetts with her husband and daughter.

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  <title><![CDATA[Choosing a Jewish Life: A Handbook for People Converting to Judaism and for Their Family and Friends]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Pitching My Tent: On Marriage, Motherhood, Friendship, and Other Leaps of Faith]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Living a Jewish Life: Jewish Traditions, Customs and Values for Today's Families]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Saying Kaddish: How to Comfort the Dying, Bury the Dead, and Mourn as a Jew]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[How to Be a Jewish Parent: A Practical Handbook for Family Life]]></title>
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