David Ellenson has written numerous important essays in the field of modern Jewish thought, and he has gathered here an impressive collection of some of his more important articles. After working through twenty-three essays ranging from interreligious disputes about organs in synagogues to Marcia Falk's Book of Blessings, a reader gains a deeper appreciation for both the significance of Jewish thought in Germany and Israel and the academic range and intellectual candor that Ellenson brings to his studies. Although Ellenson writes for a liberal Jewish audience, these essays, which date back to 1995, bear witness to his sympathetic concern for Orthodoxy and the ways in which the non-Orthodox can expand their religious horizons through a sensitive engagement with other denominations. There is much to be gleaned in these texts for specialists and novices alike—perhaps even more for those who understand religious traditions as firmly embedded within social and cultural forces.