Long-time Forward columnist David Klinghoffer argues in a new book that "God commands you to be a conservative." This book begs to differ, offering deeper readings of the Torah and Talmud to make the case for voting liberal this election. Controversial issues addressed include gay marriage, abortion, drug policy, taxation and capital punishment.

What if the Messiah finally came to redeem the world . . . and she turned out to be a girl? A gorgeous one, from a good Orthodox family in Scranton, PA, no less. Never mind that her father is strongman for the "Cosmic Wisdom Movement." It turns out that she may have even better qualifications-shrouded in a twenty-year-old mystery. Whatever the source of Nechama Gutkind's inspiration, the status quo will never be the same!