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Borowitz creatively explores his theory of Covenant, linking self to folk and God through the contemporary idiom of relationship.

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Eugene Borowitz was the leading liberal Jewish theologian of the 20th and early 21st century. Although this book may be challenging for those disinclined to read dense theology, it is presented in a more popular way and contains a theology that has informed the lives of many Jews, including myself. 

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