To Pause at the Threshold BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary Figures Juanita lived in Santa Catarina

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and his profiles stir not only our praise and respect for these legislators

in these four crisp essays

they sought to secure a role for themselves in the face of demands of local communities for secular state-controlled education

Finalist for the 2013 National Jewish Book Award

To Pause at the Threshold BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary Figures Juanita lived in Santa Catarina"A threshold is a sacred thing," goes the traditional saying of ancient wisdom. In some corners of the earth, in some traditional cultures, and in monastic life, this is still remembered. But in our fast paced modern world, this wisdom is often lost on us. It is important for us to remember the significance of the threshold. While it is certainly true that thresholds mark the end of one thing and the beginning of another, they also act as borders the