
The Search Committee
A Novel
Marc Angel(Author)
Urim Publications (Publisher)
Published on 1. September 2008
Book
Hardback
155 pages
978-965-524-012-2 (ISBN)
Description
When the leader of a venerable Torah academy passes away, a search committee begins to interview two candidates, both serious and committed Torah scholars. However, the resemblance ends there. One is the previous leader's son, a staunch traditionalist determined to keep to the old ways, while the other is a university graduate with a modern, open-minded perspective. The candidates hold opposing views about the role of the yeshiva, the ideals of Torah Judaism, the role of women in the community, and the future of Orthodoxy and the Jewish people. As they and their wives, colleagues, students, and donors address the committee, a dramatic story emerges about the ways in which a traditional community may embrace or reject the modern world.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Jerusalem
Israel
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Paper over boards
With dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 213 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
340 gr
ISBN-13
978-965-524-012-2 (9789655240122)
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Person
Marc Angel is Rabbi emeritus of Congregation Shearith Israel, the historic Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue of New York City. He is a former president of the Rabbinical Council of America and has won a National Jewish Book Award in Jewish Thought. He lectures throughout the United States and is the author or editor of 25 books, including Losing the Rat Race, Winning at Life and Rabbi Haim David Halevy, and numerous articles on religion and faith. He lives in New York.