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A âlucid, compassionate, [and] inspiringâ chronicle of an American Rabbiâs struggle to keep the faith of his congregation (Chicago Tribune). Â Journalist Paul Wilkes spent a year with Rabbi Jay Rosenbaum of Congregation Beth Israel in Worcester, Massachusetts. He silently observed the Rabbiâs life and work, got to know his congregation, and listened in as he performed the myriad tasks both spiritual and practical that occupy a Rabbiâs long day. Wilkes quickly learned that Rabbi Rosembaum is an extraordinary individualâa spiritual leader deeply committed to his congregation, a Jewish scholar steeped in ancient tradition, and an American man too familiar with the temptations of secular society. Â Wilkes watched as Rabbi Rosenbaum workedâwith unyielding confidence and nearly constant frustrationâto draw his conservative congregation into more than just intermittent observance. This fascinating, thought-provoking book is at once an intimate portrait of a year in a rabbiâs life and a vivid account of the state of American Judaism today. |
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