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Common Prayers: Faith, Family, and a Christian's Journey Through the Jewish Year N. O. Body Torn from his familyHarvey Cox, the eminent Christian theologian and scholar of religion, offers an intimate tour through the Jewish year certain to inform and enlighten Jews and non Jews alike. As a member of an interfaith household, Cox has had ample opportunity to reflect upon the essence of Judaism and its complex relationship to Christianity. Organized around the Jewish calendar from Rosh Hashanah to Yom ha Atzmaut, Common Prayers illuminates the meanings of Jewish