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Jewish prayers are mostly about daily things - the sliver of a new moon, dew on the grass, the bread and the wine.

Geraldine Brooks

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Geraldine Brooks
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: September 14
Author
Journalist
Novelist
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Sydney
NSW
Wine
Sliver
Moon
Dew
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Prayers
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Jewish
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Grass
Bread
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